Tour To South of Pakistan
Traveling through Pakistan’s Indus River Valley from Islamabad to Karachi, we find a host of historical riches to celebrate: UNESCO World Heritage sites, extraordinary mosques, Mughal monuments, Buddhist monasteries, Hindu temples, and Greco-Bactrian ruins. At the same time, we appreciate the diverse attractions of contemporary Pakistan, from exhilarating bazaars to delicious cuisine to hospitable Pakistani people. Among the prime joys of our journey are encounters with locals: watching traditional musicians play the tabla and sitar while their friends dance and sing their hearts out; witnessing an entire Pakistani village emerge to help when a vehicle gets stuck fording a stream; breaking bread with new friends over endless Punjab and Sindh specialties. As we venture south, we gain a new appreciation of Pakistan’s infinitely intriguing layers and reflect on how much richness we have been given by this marvelous and all-too-often misunderstood land.
HIGHLIGHT OF TRIP
- 5,000-year-old Indus Valley archaeological sites, comparable to Mesopotamia and Egypt
- Immersion in everyday exotica, from Pakistan’s painted buses to bustling bazaars to famed blue pottery
- Massive mud-brick forts and dome-roofed, tiled tombs set in the desert
- Convergence of Muslim, Hindu, Sufi, Sikh, and other religious traditions
- Intimate explorations with Pakistani curators, scholars, and artisans
