From the mighty stretches of the Karakorams in the North to the vast alluvial delta of the Indus River in the South, Pakistan remains a land of high adventure and nature. Trekking, mountaineering, white water rafting, wild boar hunting, mountain and desert jeep safaris, camel and yak safaris, trout fishing and bird watching, are a few activities, which entice the adventure and nature lovers to Pakistan.
Pakistan is endowed with a rich and varied flora and fauna. High Himalayas, Karakoram and the Hindukush ranges with their alpine meadows and permanent snow line, coniferous forests down the sub-mountain scrub, the vast Indus plain merging into the great desert, the coast line and wetlands, all offer a remarkably rich variety of vegetation and associated wildlife including avifauna, both endemic and migratory. Ten of 18 mammalian orders are represented in Pakistan with species ranging from the world's smallest surviving mammals, the Mediterranean Pigmy Shrew, to the largest mammal ever known; the blue whale.
In 2018, the British Backpacker Society ranked Pakistan as the world's top adventure travel destination, describing the country as "one of the friendliest countries on earth, with mountain scenery that is beyond anyone’s wildest imagination."This geographically and ethnically diverse country has much to offer, from natural beauty and historical heritage to cultural diversity.
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Today I want to tell you about tourism in PAKISTAN.
Pakistan is a land of beauty.If you love to travel then Pakistan is a place that must be on your travel list......
In this post I will tell you about some tourism sites of Pakistan and some reviews of tourists that have visited this country....They will tell you the reasons to visit Pakistan and some unique facts about the country...
So lets get started.....
The following are the places with nature at its best:
NEELUM VALLEY:
The Neelum Valley, is the northernmost region and district of Azad Kashmir in Pakistan.
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GOJAL VALLEY:
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SHANGRILA RESORT:
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DEOSAI PLANES:
Deosai Planes are located in the north of Pakistan in Gilgit Baltistan.It is a 5 hour drive from Skardu.
Deosai Planes are the highest planes of the world.When you visit there it seems like you have come in heaven.You can see the beauty in the pics.
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RAMA MEADOWS:
Rama Meadows is a small peaceful city in Gilgit Baltistan.It is a few kilometers from the city of ASTORE
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SIRI PAYE:
Siri Paye is a high mountain lake at an elevation of 3.058m (10,032ft) above the sea level, located in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan.
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HUNZA VALLEY:
Hunza is a mountainous valley in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. The Hunza is situated in the extreme northern part of Pakistan, bordering with the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan and the Xinjiang region of China.
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LAKE SAIF-UL-MALOOK:
Saiful Muluk is a mountainous lake located at the northern end of the Kaghan Valley, near the town of Naran in the Saiful Muluk National Park. The lake is a source of the Kunhar river.When you visit there it seems that you have entered heaven.
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SATPARA LAKE:
Satpara Lake is a very beautiful lake near Skardu.It powers Satpara dam that provides electricity to all of Skardu city.
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MARGALLA HILLS:
The Margalla Hills is a hill range which is part of the Himalayan foothills located within the Margalla Hills National Park, north of Islamabad, Pakistan. The Margalla range has an area of 12,605 hectares. The hills are a part of Murree hills.
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THANDIANI:
Thandiani is a hill station in the Galyat area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa the Province of Pakistan.Thandiani is located in the northeast of Abbottabad District and is about 37.5 kilometres from Abbottabad in the foothills of the Himalayas.
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MINIMURG:
Minimarg is a village in the Astore District of the Pakistani region of Gilgit-Baltistan. It is situated on the right bank of the Neelum River to the north of Taobat, approximately 190 km from the city of Gilgit.The city got its name from a legend.It is said that two lovers were separated from each other due to family clashes. The love was so strong that both lovers committed suicide.MINI was the name of the girl and she was buried there at Minimurg hence the name MINIMURG.
Minimurg is also a very beautiful place.........the weather is always very cold and it feels awesome to be there.
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DOMEL RAINBOW LAKE:
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SWAT VALLEY:
Swāt is a valley and an administrative district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. Swat is renowned for its outstanding natural beauty.
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KAGHAN VALLEY:
Kaghan Valley is an alpine-climate valley in Mansehra District of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. The tourists from across the country come to visit this place.
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NARAN:
Naran is a medium sized town in upper Kaghan Valley in Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located 119 kilometers from Mansehra city at the altitude of 2,409 meters.It is located 70 kilometers from Babusar Top.
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PATRIATA:
Patriata also known as New Murree is a hill staton in northern Punjab, Pakistan. It is situated 15 km south-east of Murree hill.
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NATHIA GALI:
Nathia Gali is a mountain resort town or hill station in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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MURREE:
Murree is a mountain resort town, located in the Galyat region of the Pir Panjal Range, within the Rawalpindi District of Punjab, Pakistan.
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ANSOO LAKE:
Ansoo Lake is situated in Manoor Valley, Kaghan Valley in the Mansehra District of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located near Malika Parbat in the Himalayan range. The name "Ansoo" comes from its tear-like shape.
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HANNA LAKE:
Hanna Lake is a lake in Urak Valley near Quetta city in Balochistan Province in southwestern Pakistan. It is surrounded by mountains.
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FAIRY MEADOWS:
Fairy Meadows, named by German climbers and locally known as Joot, is a grassland near one of the base camp sites of the Nanga Parbat, located in Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan.
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K2:
K2,also known as Mount Godwin-Austen or Chhogori, at 8,611 metres (28,251 ft) above sea level, is the second highest mountain in the world, after Mount Everest at 8,848 metres (29,029 ft). It is located on the China–Pakistan border between Baltistan in the Gilgit-Baltistan region of northern Pakistan, and the Taxkorgan Tajik Autonomous County of Xinjiang, China.K2 is the highest point of the Karakoram range and the highest point in both Pakistan and Xinjiang.
K2 is known as the Savage Mountain due to the extreme difficulty of ascent. It has the second-highest fatality rate among the eight thousanders, with around 300 successful summits and 77 fatalities; about one person dies on the mountain for every four who reach the summit.It is more difficult and hazardous to reach the peak of K2 from the Chinese side, so it is usually climbed from the Pakistani side.
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NANGA PARBAT:
Nanga Parbat, locally known as Diamer, is the ninth highest mountain in the world at 8,126 metres above sea level. Located in the Diamer District of Pakistan’s Gilgit Baltistan region, Nanga Parbat is the western anchor of the Himalayas.
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KHEWRA SALT MINE:
The Khewra Salt Mine (or Mayo Salt Mine) is located in Khewra, north of Pind Dadan Khan, an administrative subdivision of Jhelum District, Punjab Region, Pakistan, which rises from the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It is Pakistan's largest, the world's 2nd largest and the oldest salt mine in the world. It is a major tourist attraction, drawing up to 250,000 visitors a year. Its history dates back to its discovery by Alexander's troops in 320 BC, but it started trading in the Mughal era.
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Cultural heritage in Pakistan: Pakistan's cultural heritage includes archaeological sites, stupas, forts, shrines, tombs, buildings, residences, monuments, and places of worship. ... Punjab and Sindh are the only two provinces which have provincial level laws to protect heritage.
Let me take you to some amazing heritage sites of Pakistan
LAHORE FORT:
The Lahore Fort , is a citadel in the city of Lahore, Pakistan. The fortress is located at the northern end of Lahore's Walled City, and spreads over an area greater than 20 hectares. It contains 21 notable monuments, some of which date to the era of Emperor Akbar. The Lahore Fort is notable for having been almost entirely rebuilt in the 17th century, when the Mughal Empire was at the height of its splendour and opulence.
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ROHTAS FORT:
Rohtas Fort is a 16th-century fortress located near the city of Jhelum in the Pakistani province of Punjab.The fortress was built during the reign of the Pashtun king Sher Shah Suri between 1541 and 1548 in order to help subdue the rebellious tribes of the Potohar region of northern Punjab that were loyal to the Mughal crown. The fort is one of the largest and most formidable in the subcontinent. Rohtas Fort was never stormed by force, and has survived remarkably intact.
The fort is known for its large defensive walls, and several monumental gateways. Rohtas Fort was inscribed by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site in 1997 for being an "exceptional example of the Muslim military architecture of Central and South Asia.
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TOMB OF JHANGIR:
The Tomb of Jahangir is a 17th century mausoleum built for the Mughal Emperor Jahangir. The mausoleum dates from 1637, and is located in Shahdara Bagh in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, along the banks of the Ravi River.The site is famous for its interiors that are extensively embellished with frescoes and marble, and its exterior that is richly decorated with pietra dura.
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BADSHAHI MOSQUE:
The Badshahi Mosque is a Mughal era mosque in Lahore, capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab.The mosque is located west of Lahore Fort along the outskirts of the Walled City of Lahore, and is widely considered to be one of Lahore's most iconic landmarks.
Badshahi Mosque was commissioned by Emperor Aurangzeb in 1671, with construction of the mosque lasting for two years until 1673. The mosque is an important example of Mughal architecture, with an exterior that is decorated with carved red sandstone with marble inlay. It remains the largest and most recent of the grand imperial mosques of the Mughal-era, and is the second-largest mosque in Pakistan. After the fall of the Mughal Empire, the mosque was used as a garrison by the Sikh Empire and the British Empire, but is now one of Pakistan's most iconic sights.
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FAISAL MOSQUE:
Faisal Mosque is the mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. Located on the foothills of Margalla Hills in Islamabad, the mosque features a contemporary design consisting of eight sides of concrete shell and is inspired by a Bedouin tent.The mosque is a major tourist attraction, and is referred as a contemporary and influential feature of Islamic architecture.
Construction of the mosque began in 1976 after a $120 million grant from Saudi King Faisal, whose name the mosque bears. The unconventional design by Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay was selected after an international competition. Without a typical dome, the mosque is shaped like a Bedouin tent, surrounded by four 260 feet (79 m) tall minarets. The design features eight-sided shell shaped sloping roofs forming a triangular worship hall which can hold 100,000 worshippers, while the surrounding porticoes and the courtyard up-to 200,000 more.
Combined the structure covers an area of 54,000 square ft, the mosque dominates the landscape of Islamabad.It is situated at the north end of Faisal Avenue, putting it at the northernmost end of the city and at the foot of Margalla Hills, the westernmost foothills of the Himalayas. It is located on an elevated area of land against a picturesque backdrop of the national park. The largest mosque in Pakistan, the Faisal Mosque was the largest mosque in the world from 1986 until 1993, when it was overtaken by mosques in MENA region. Faisal Mosque is now the fourth largest mosque in terms of capacity.
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PAKISTAN is also an amazing place for shopping . There are many bazaars and shopping malls where you can find everything.
ANARKALI BAZAAR:
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CENTAURUS MALL,ISLAMABAD:
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PACKAGES MALL:
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DOLMEN MALL,KARACHI:
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EMPORIUM MALL,LAHORE:
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PAKISTAN is full of beautiful cities.....
The following are the pics of some cities of Pakistan.
LAHORE:
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ISLAMABAD,PAKISTAN:
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I HOPE YOU LIKED PAKISTAN...
We welcome tourists with love so that they can take away good memories.......
The following are the video reviews of some tourists who visited Pakistan.
Another tourist visited Pakistan and gave some outstanding reviews.....
another tourist gave her reviews....
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