Meet the mountain people

CULTURAL TOURS

Comfortable, road-based journeys through the valleys, forts, festivals and heritage sites of northern Pakistan — designed for travellers of every fitness level.

Region

Difficulty

14 cultural tours

Easy

Gilgit-Baltistan

Hunza Autumn Tour

Ten days in Hunza at the height of the autumn colour, from Karimabad's forts to Khunjerab Pass.

10 days4,693 m (Khunjerab Pass)Autumn (October)

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Easy

Gilgit-Baltistan

Hunza Blossom Tour

A seasonal tour built around the cherry and apricot blossom that covers Hunza each spring.

On requestHunza valley floor and viewpointsSpring

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Easy

Chitral

Chilam Joshi Festival Tour

Nine days built around Chilam Joshi, the Kalash spring festival in the Bumburet and Rumbur valleys.

9 daysLowari route and Kalash valleysSpring (May)

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Easy

Chitral

Uchal Festival Kalash Tour

The Kalash harvest festival — rituals, music, dancing and community celebration in late summer.

On requestKalash valleysLate summer / harvest

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Easy

Chitral / Gilgit

Shandur Polo Festival Tour

Free-style polo on the world's highest polo ground, played between Chitral and Gilgit each summer.

On request3,700 m (Shandur Pass)Summer (festival dates)

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Easy

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Kalash, Swat & Peshawar Cultural Tour

One route through three distinct cultures — the Kalash valleys, the Swat valley and old Peshawar.

On requestLowari routeSpring–autumn

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Easy

Hindu Kush

Hindu Kush Culture & Nature Tour

A slower journey through the valleys, forests and communities of the Hindu Kush.

On requestOn requestSpring–autumn

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Easy

Multi-region

Hunza & Lahore Culture Tour

Northern mountain culture and Mughal Lahore in one combined itinerary.

On requestHunza viewpointsSpring–autumn

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Easy

Punjab

Lahore Day Guided Tour

A guided day through Lahore's great Mughal monuments, gardens and Walled City.

1 dayCity tourYear-round

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Kartarpur Corridor & Gurdwara Darshan Tour

Easy

Punjab

Kartarpur Corridor & Gurdwara Darshan Tour

A pilgrimage journey to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib through the Kartarpur Corridor.

On requestPlainsYear-round

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Easy

Multi-region

Buddhist Pilgrimage Tour

A pilgrimage route through the Buddhist heritage of ancient Gandhara.

On requestPlains and foothillsYear-round

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Easy

Multi-region

Indus Valley Civilization Tour

Following one of the world's oldest urban civilisations along the Indus.

On requestPlainsAutumn–spring

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Easy

Sindh

Thatta UNESCO Heritage Tour

A full day among the UNESCO-listed monuments and necropolis of Thatta in Sindh.

1 dayPlainsAutumn–spring

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Easy

Punjab

Rohtas Fort Day Excursion

A day trip from Islamabad to the vast sixteenth-century garrison fort at Rohtas.

1 dayFoothillsYear-round

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