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PREMIER PRIVATE TOUR SPECIALIST
Heritage Pakistan Tour
12 Days
1 Country
8 Cities
Come and experience Pakistan large number of ancient sites and historic structures spanning over scores of centuries.
Unesco World Heritage Site of Archaeological Ruin at Moenjodaro
Unesco World Heritage Site of Sharimar Garden
Unesco World Heritage Site of Historical Monument of Makli Thatta
Amazing Mughal Architecture
Sufism and it many handcrafted shrine
Day 1 KARACHI
Meet and greet then transfer to hotel
Day 2 KARACHI DAY TOUR
Shrine of Abdullah Shah Ghazi, Clock Tower, Mohatta Palace, Quaid
Azam Mausoleum, Karachi Museum, Clifton Beach
Day 3 KARACHI - HYDERABAD
UNESCO World Heritage Makli Necropolis Thatta, Chaukhandi Tombs,
Qila old fort, Naval clock tower, Bamboree ancient port, Shrine Main
Ghullam
Day 4 HYDERABAD - LARKANA
Sherwan Sharif, Lal Shahbaz Qalandar
Day 5 LARKANA - SUKKUR
UNESCO World Heritage Mohenjo-Dora , Ranipur archaeological of
Koji Fort, Masoom Shah Tower, Seven Sister Shrine
Day 6 SUKKUR - BAHAWALPUR
Uch Sharif Tombs of Bibi Jawindi
Day 7 BAHAWALPUR DAY TOUR
Cholistan desert camel ride, Dewara Fort (Pre Muhgal), Abassi Jami
Mosque, Qabaristan Royal Tombs, Noor Mahal & Sidiq Garh Palace,
local vilages and farmer market
Day 8 BAHAWALPUR - MULTAN
Multan fort, Shah Rukh-e-Alam, Tomb Shah Sabzwari Tabrez, Shrine of
of Bhahuddin Zikria and amazing bazaar
Day 9 MULTAN - LAHORE
UNESCO Heritage Site of Harrapa
Day 10 LAHORE WALLED CITY TOUR
Walking tour from Delhi Gate/ Royal Trail, Wazir Khan Mosque, Shashi
Hamman, Badashi Mosque, Lahore Fort, Shish Mahal, Dinner on a roof
top restaurant.
Day 11 LAHORE DAY TOUR
UNESCO World Heritage Shalamar Garden, Data Darbar Sugi Shrine,
Tomb of Jahangir, Wagah Border Crossing.
Day 12 LAHORE TRANSFER
Day 1 Arrival to Karachi (D)
Meet and greet at Jinnah International Airport to be transfer to our hotel. Depending on our arrival time, all visiting schedule will arrange accordingly.
Day 2 Karachi Day Tour (B,L,D)
After breakfast in the hotel, we will begin our tour of Pakistan's largest city in the province of Sindh. The early history of Karachi dates back to 327–325 BC, when Alexander the Great used the city to camp and prepare a fleet for Babylonia. Karachi was later known to the Arabs as Debal from where Muhammad bin Qasim led his conquering force into South Asia in 712 AD during the great Arab Conquest period. We will visit Shrine of Abdullah Shah Ghazi which is older than the city itself. This part of the city used to be submerged with water and the Karacjtties believed as long as the shrine is well kept, it will protect the city against the ravaging cyclones. Born in Medina in 720 AD and arrived at Karachi in 760 AD and widely revered throughout Pakistan, he was considered the patron saint of Karachi. We then to visit the Clock Tower and check out the busy bazaar and then to Mohatta Palace.
We then proceed to Clifton Beach, Karachi's largest multi-class public place facing the Arabian Sea. It is an important middle ground, where people across the megacity’s tense socio-economic and physical boundaries and bridges meet.
Follow by a visit to the National Museum and the Mausoleum of Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
Day 3 Karachi - Hyderabad 162 KM (B,L,D)
Upon departing Karachi after breakfast this morning, we'll drive on to the city of Hyderabad. The journey takes us along to UNESCO World Heritage Site at Makli Hill, Excavation on site unveiled one of the largest necropolises in the world. We then continue to visit Shah Jahan Mosque at Thatta, built during the golden age of Mughal architecture.
Our drive brings us to our first stop, the Chaukhandi Tombs, a Unesco World Heritage Endanger Site, which has a pyramid style architecture. It also has an unique burial system that is above the ground level which is not found anywhere in the Islamic world. It is an elaborate early Islamic burial style. The tombs are decorated with geometrical designs and motifs with the craving of figural representations such as mounted horsemen in hunting scenes, body parts such as arms and jewellery.
We then dropped by the ancient port city of Bhambore. Banbhore is the ruined town of the medieval port of Daibul on the north bank of Gharo Creek, about 65 kilometres east of Karachi. The city was inhabited from the 1st century BCE to the 13th century CE and the remains date from the Parthian, Hindu-Buddhist and early Islamic periods. The port was abandoned when the Indus River shifted its position and the creek silted. The archaeological site includes a citadel, the remains of an early stone-built mosque and the region’s best preserved mediaeval port.
Upon reaching Thatta we will visit Makli Necropolis which is one of the largest funerary sites in the world, spread over an area of 10 square kilometres. The site houses approximately 500,000 to 1 million tombs built over the course of a 400 year period. Makli Necropolis features several large funerary monuments belonging to royalty, various Sufi saints, and esteemed scholars. The site was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1981 as an "outstanding testament" to Sindhi civilisation between the 14th and 18th centuries.
Upon reaching Hyderabad, we will visit the tomb of Ghulam Nabi Kalhora, Mian Ghulam Nabi was the son of Mian Noor Muhammad Chief of the Kalhora dynasty. He was 15th in succession and ruled over Sindh from 1775 to 1776.
The tomb of Ghulam Nabi Kalhora resembles in many aspects with that of his father Mian Noor Muhammad Kalhora’s tomb at Moro District Nawab-Shah. The tomb is a massive brick structure covered with lime Niru plaster and decorative glazed tile paneling. It stands over a square platform made of limestone. The tomb itself is octagonal in plan surmounted with a pointed dome supported by sixteen sided drumand culminated by a finial fixed in the shape of an inverted lotus pattern at the top. It has only entrance on the east and a formal niche as mehrab in the western wall.
There is a spacious courtyard around the tomb which was originally surrounded by a high mud wall pierced with an impressive entrance gateway in the east. We then proceed to have a unique photo walking session on Paka Qila road with the 400 years old fort Pakka Qila / Pacco Qillo, which was built by Mian Ghulam Shah Kalhoro. We end at the Mukhi House Museum.
Followed by an experience of local culture into Shashi Bazaars with many narrow lanes which stretch to kilometers long. The word Shahi is derived from the word 'Shah' which means 'kings'. This bazaar is known as Shahi Bazaar because it was first established by Kalhora ruler who, when changed the capital of Sindh from Khudabad to Hyderabad, persuaded many traders to come and start trading at this bazaar. It starts from the very gate of the Packo Qilo Fort and extends up to the Naval Rai Clock Tower. The Reshm Ghati is a lateral extension of Shahi Bazaar. Large variety of glass bangles, Sindhi 'Kundan' gold jewellery as well as imitation jewellery can be bought from Resham Ghiti.
Day 4 Hyderabad - Hala - Sherwan - Lakarna 318 KM (B,L,D)
The Sindh breakfast is still a must here. We continue toward the North West which is the famous ancient Indus route via national road with dusty little markets below concrete bridges, linear power lines, criss -crossing, colorful lorries with spill out loads and miles of sparsely inhabited flat arid landscape as your companion until we reach Sehwan . We will visit Dargah Hazrat Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1689-1752) a revered Islamic mystics, philosophers and poets and have lunch at Hala.
Sehwan, one of the oldest towns in Sindh. It rises on the top of a conical hill, and nearby lie the ruins of a huge fort believed to have been founded by Alexander the Great. Sehwan was the capital of a Buddhist ruler who was the brother of Chandragupta II, the third of the Guptan dynasty in the 4th century AD. From the time of Arab invasion in 712, Sehwan was very important in the history of Sind since it commanded the route from the Upper to the Lower Indus, through which all invaders from either north or south had to pass.
Lal Shah Qalandar, an extremely famous Sufi Saint. The real name of Lal Shahbaz Qalandar was Syed Muhammad Usman who was born in 1177 AD in Marwand, Iran. His father, Syed Ibrahim Kabiruddin, was a virtuous and pious dervish, and his mother was a high-ranking princess. In 1263, he arrived in Multan, which at that time was at the height of glory and splendor. He learnt the Holy Quran by heart just at age of seven, and at twenty embraced the Qalandar order of Sufism. The shrine around his tomb, built in 1356, gives a dazzling look with its Sindhi kashi tiles, mirror work and two gold-plated doors – one donated by the late Shah of Iran, the other by the late Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.
Overnight in Lakarna
Day 5 Lakarna - Sukkur 90 KM (B,L,D)
Larkana is home to one of the largest and oldest settlements of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation. The site at Mohenjo-daro (Mound of the Dead) a Unesco World Heritage Site, built entirely of unbaked brick in 2500 - 1900 BC lies in the Indus valley is a huge city. The acropolis, set on high a embankments, with ramparts, and a lower section town. The design of the city was place in a way that provides evidence of an early town-planning system. A Bronze Age metropolis boasting flush toilets and a water and waste system to rival many in modern Pakistan. It is believed to be abandoned in the 19th century and it was discovered in 1922.
We continue in the afternoon to the village of Ranipur to the archaeological and historical site of Ranikot Fort, formerly known as Fort Ahmedabad. The Talpurs constructed a pompous fort atop a hill between 1785 To 1795. The site sits above a prehistoric mound of the same name, where remains of a pre-Harappan civilization have been found. We continue to Sukkur and a photo stop at Sukkur Barrage and then to visit Mir Massom Shah Tower and 7 sister shrine. We overnightin Sukkur
Day 6 Sukkur - Uch Sharif - Bahawalpur 384 KM (B,L,D)
A day of driving. We will be driving away from the Sindh province into the Punjab province. The drive takes us north on to Bahawalpur, once part of an independent princely state that was founded in 1802 by Nawab Mohammad Bahawal Khan II.
The road passes by the city of Uch a town built on the land where all the Indus river meet and was founded by Alexander the Great in 352 BC during his invasion of the Indus Valley. It was later came under the control of the Delhi Sultanate during the Great Muslim conquest. One of the greatest Sufism saints was Syed Jalaluddin Surkh-Posh Bukhari 1199–1291 CE, a missionary from Arabia. He was a follower of Baha-ud-din Zakariya of the Suhrawardiyya order. Bukhari, a family name, is derived from his birthplace, Bukhara, in modern Uzbekistan. Bukhari is a Sayyid, a male who is a descendant of Muhammad. Bukhari’s ancestors were Muhammad’s grandsons, Hasan ibn Ali and Husayn ibn Ali.
He died at the age of 95 and was buried here. Uch was a metropolis state from the 12th to 17th centuries and became one of the Islamic centers which offered refuge to those under prosecution from other lands.
Today this Uch Sharif compound houses 5 monuments which are listed under the Unesco World Heritage Site and a Mulsim pilgrimage site. We will visit the beautiful tombs of Bibi Jawindi who was the great-granddaughter of Jahaniyan Jahangasht, a famous Sufi saint. The shrine was built in 1493 by an Iranian prince, Dilshad.
We overnight in Bahawalpur.
Day 7 Bahawalpur City Tour (B,L,D)
After breakfast we will drive into the remote landscapes of the Cholistan Desert to pay a visit to the imposing setting of Derawar Fort a Unesco World Heritage Site which is dated pre-Mughal. This has been all restored and expanded from the 16th to 18th century by powerful local clans. Together with other forts, it serves as a network across the desert landscape. They served to protect and enable the desert caravan routes; mercantile routes from central Asia to the heartland of the sub-continent and pilgrimage routes between Mecca and India. With the increasing irrigation from the Indus the desert has receded and been replaced by cultivated fields. These fields are now quite close to the fort which is surrounded by scrubland. Built by the Rajput Bhati, the fortress dominates the desert around it, with 40 towering bastions that stand over 30 metres in height. The last ruler was born inside this fort in 1904.
The Cholistan Desert, also locally known as Rohi , sprawls thirty kilometers from Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan and covers an area of 26,300 square kilometres (10,200 sq mi). It adjoins the Thar Desert, extending over to Sindh and into India. The word Cholistan is derived from the Turkic word chol, meaning desert. The people of Cholistan lead a semi-nomadic life, moving from one place to another in search of water and fodder for their animals.
Next ,we will visit the Abbasi Jami Mosque and Shahi Qabaristan royal tombs of the Bahawalpur Nawabs which are still under the ownership of the Nawabs. We will then visit Noor Mahal and Sidiq Garh Palace and overnight here for a seond night.
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Day 8 Bahawalpur - Multan 100 KM (B/L/D)
Departing the city after the visit, we'll then head on towards Multan, located on the banks of the Chenab River which is also called “The City of Saints”.Multan (Madinat-ul-Auliya) is known as the City of the Sufis, or the City of the Saints, largely due to the abundant number of Sufi shrines that lie scattered across the city. By the early 12th century the Punjab area, and Multan in particular, was widely regarded as a center of Sufi learning with numerous mausoleums of Sufi wali (saints) dotting the landscape. It was popularly believed that the spiritual influence of a saint (his baraka) continued to radiate even after death, making pilgrimages to such tombs a salubrious experience. As tombs grew to encompass a social function—as places for a saint's disciples and family members to gather and reaffirm their shared beliefs and spiritual lineages—it became more and more necessary for tombs to be large, durable, and integrated with the surrounding community.
Upon arrival we will visit Shams Tabraz , Hazrat Shah Shams-ud-Din Sabzwari Multani born in Persia (died 1248) was Muslim Sufi missionary. He arrived in Multan in early 1200 in Pakistan and preached Islam to the local population. He is considered to be a saint due to poetries and credited to be the spiritual teacher of Rumi of Konya, Turkey.
Following by the shrine of Bhahuddin Zikria. The temple is identical but as grand as others. Built in the year 1262 is known for its qawwali nights, music played on the harmonium after evening prayers.
We will take a walk inside Fort Kohna also the tomb of Shah Rukn-e-Alam, the memorial of the 2 British officer, the former gun powder room which is now a souvenir shop during our sight-seeing here.
In the evening we will visit the Clock Tower and old city with our walk from Delhi Gate toward the Hussain Agahi Bazaar. You may shop for handcrafted souvenirs, embroidered clothes and beautiful pottery items
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Day 9 Multan - Lahore 340 KM (B/L/D)
After a good breakfast, we continue to explore the amazing civilisation of the Indus Valley in the Punjab region with a visit to Harappa. A tour here takes you back to the one oldest civilisations in the world. Harappa was occupied between about 3800 and 1500 BCE: and, in fact, still is the modern city of Harappa. It is built atop some of its ruins. At its height, it covered an area of at least 250 acres (100 hectares) and may have been about twice that, given that much of the site has been buried by the alluvial floods of the Ravi river. Intact structural remains include those of a citadel/fortress, a massive monumental building once called the granary, and at least three cemeteries.
The museum houses some of the rare artefacts from this valley which includes terracotta toys, animal figurines and bronze utensils. One of the most prized items unearthed are small, square soapstone seals engraved with human or animal motifs. Many bear pictographic inscriptions generally thought to be a form of writing.
We then continue on to the capital of Punjab, as we drive to Lahore, the largest Punjabi city in the world and the country’s cultural and artistic capital.
Day 10 Lahore Walled City Tour (B/L/D)
After a good and delicious breakfast, we will start our exploration the walled city from Delhi Gate, (Royal Trail) one of the thirteen gates of Lahore then continue to the old Spice Market from the Mughal Empire era, to experience the mesmerising colours and aromas of the spices. We proceeded to Wazir Khan Mosque is built beautiful mosaic. We will stop at Shahi Hammam, a place which has been designed hundreds of years ago as a public bathhouse to service both the visiting travellers as well as the inhabitants of the city. We will continue on to enjoy the majestic Lahore Fort citadel which is a Unesco World Heritage Monument. Inside here we will take a look at the citadel Shish Mahal (Palace of Mirrors). It was built by Shah Jahan for the empress in the 1630s and showcased incredible interior stucco decorations. After Citadel Shish Mahal, we will cross over to the Badshahi Mosque. The mosque was constructed by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb between 1671 & 1673 and was the largest mosque in the world from1673 to 1986. It was built with red sandstone with white marble inlay as commonly found in building of this era. It can can accommodate 100,000 worshippers. When you visit the Badshahi Mosque you will get to see more than just an area of prayer as nowadays a lot of bride and grooms would love to take their Nikkah (the contract of marriage in Islam) in the Masjid too. The Hazuri Bagh and the mosque will provide an experience that is unforgettable! From here we can also see Minar-e-Pakistan.
The Alamgiri Gate of Lahore Fort, Hazuri Bagh Baradar, Samadhi of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the original Roshnai Gate of Muhgal era, Tomb of Allama Iqbal of British era Roshnai Gate and tomb of Sir Sikandar Hayat Khan are all enclosed in the same area as Badshahi Mosque, will provide an experience like no other.
The Samadhi of Maharaja Ranjit Singh is an example of the religious harmony that exists in this city full of culture and history. Visiting this one place can provide an exceptional tour down the memory lane like no other, where you will see peace, harmony and art, love, and wonderful architecture all combined in one area.
Some time to be allocated for roaming the bustling bazaar and a unique dinner at the roof top restaurant.
Day 11 Lahore Day Tour - Wagah Border Crossing (B/D)
Early morning we will continue our adventure to Data Darbar Shrine, the largest Sufi Shrine in South Asia. It was built to house the remains of Ali Hujwiri, commonly known as Ganj Baksh, a Sufi saint from Ghazni in present-day Afghanistan, who is believed to have lived on the site in the 11th century CE. We then proceed to the Tomb of Jahangir. Construction of the mausoleum lasted 10 years, from 1627 to 37, and was probably funded by the imperial treasury (though there is some evidence that Jahangir's wife, Nur Jahan, may have financed the construction). It occupies a vast quadrangle measuring 600 gaz (approximately 500 meters) to a side and is subdivided into four chahar baghs (four-part gardens). A fountain occupies the center of each of the chahar baghs and in bewteen the avenue, creating a ring of 8 fountains around the central tomb. Water for the fountains was supplied by wells outside of the garden and raised into channels atop of the walls using water wheels that are no longer extant. From there, the water flowed through terra cotta pipes and into the fountains, whereupon the water cascaded into shallow channels running throughout the garden.
We will proceed to the Unesco World Heritage site of Shalamar Garden covering 16 hectares and is arranged in three terraces descending from the south to the north. This evening we will head to Wagah Border for the closing ceremony which connects India and Pakistan.
We head back to Lahore and those who wish to do some shopping can do so now and in the evening we will visit the Minar-e-Pakistan.
Day 12 Lahore Transfer (B)
After breakfast, free and easy until transfer to the Allama Iqbal International airport for your light home.
*** The above itinerary is for reference only, and is subject to any necessary changes in accordance to local requirements, weather conditions, or any unforeseen circumstances
*** Due to situation at this moment, Kandahar visit cannot be confirm. In the even we can secure visit of Kandahar, the
will be 15D14N
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Departure Date
1. September 2022
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Hotel List
1. Krachi : Dreamworld - 5***** or similar
2. Hyderabad : Hotel Indus 4 **** or similar
3. Larkana : Hotel Sambara Inn 4 **** or similar
4. Shukkur : Hotel One 4 **** or similar
5. Bahawalpur : Hotel One 4 **** or similar
6. Multan : Ramada Hotel - 4 **** or similar
7. Lahore : Luxus Grand - 5 **** or similar
What's Included
11 Nights
Accommodation
33 Meals
11 breakfast,
11 lunches, 11 dinners
On-Trip Transportation
Coaster Van
Local Guide
Passionate English-
speaking local guide
Entrance Tickets & Camera Fees
monument listed in itinerary
Activities
Camel Ride
Gratuities
Driver & guide
What's Excluded
Travel Insurance
You must have one!
Personal Expenses
Own shopping, mini bar, extra drink during meals, other transfer location, medical expenses.
Visa
Pakistan tourist visa
International Flight Ticket
Except for special group departure.