A traveller guide to the unseen heaven!

Pakistan is one of the unique countries that has a variety of mountain game animals. Amongst many hunting animals, one of them is Markhor, it is the national animal of Pakistan. Not only rarest animals like Markhor are in Pakistan but Pakistan also has its own incredibly beautiful landscapes, views, mountains and rivers for the adventurous and untouched beaches for those people and for those tourists who are looking to escape the crowds. A country like Pakistan has not received that enough limelight that the country truly deserves. Travellers and Tourists may not be seen around Pakistan a lot as compared to the other neighbourhood countries like India, China but, the beauty that Pakistan has, must be explored after looking at some mesmerising destinations that I am going to put forward that might just get your heart wanting for more!

Neelum Valley

Neelum valley is one of the most beautiful valleys in Pakistan and is located near a place called Murree where everyone go to visits especially in summers when its hot in other areas but Neelum valley is one of the place near Murree that it always has its perfect weather. . As shown in the picture, Neelum valley has freshwater streams, forests, green mountains with small farmhouses with the river as well. this place is really beautiful and crowded with people and tourists in both weathers summers and winters. People go on road trips to the neelum valley as they find this place really fascinating and they spend their weekends. Neelum valley has located 5- star hotels in such places with amazing food that is been served to the tourists as well.

Saif ul Malook

Saif ul Malook is a famous tourist resort. This lake is located about 8 kilometres north from the other town of Naran in northern end of Kaghan Valley. Many tourists all around the country comes to visit this beautiful place which has mesmerizing natural beauty and a pleasant atmosphere with its amazing history as well. To visit this amazing place, the best months are between May till august as the weather is always perfect during this season. During winter, tourists don’t visit place as due to the heavy snow roads are blocked and its not safe to drive in such places. this beautiful place was named “Saif ul Malook” as it has its own storyline behind this. also there are glacier slides and boating facility available as well.

Islamabad (capital city)

Islamabad is the capital of Pakistan. it is the second largest city in Pakistan. Islamabad is a very quiet and noise free city. it has many places to visit, tourists and travellers maybe interested by visiting places like Parliament House-opposite side of this it has foreign embassies and missions appointed in Pakistan. , the official residences of the President and the Prime Minister. there has been a lot changes in this capital city from before, Islamabad has beautiful restaurants on hills with amazing views so people can enjoy and spend their time in such paces. top hill restaurants has been made which are opened till late night so people travelling from south can visit this places and have some refreshments on their way. they have different activities for everyone like Go karting, para gliding, cycling and one of the amazing place called Art and Craft village that is located near Rose and jasmine garden across the Kashmir highway on the 7th Avenue. this place has a food court serving 5 regional cuisnes and also 3 types of teas are being served as well with incredibly beautiful view around that place.

Faisal Mosque

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Faisal Mosque is one of the most exceptional and largest Mosque in Pakistan. it is In the history that this beautiful mosque was the largest mosque in the world from 1986 until 1993. this mosque is considered a the National mosque of Pakistan. this is located in Islamabad in the middle of the capital city of Pakistan and is the fourth largest mosques in the terms of capacity. Visitors are always allowed to visit with their family, friends , students, tourists. They can take pictures and are allowed to visit all areas from inside of the building but photographs are not allowed to be taken in the main prayer hall as that is closed most of the times and is just being opened when performing the prayers. School and Colleges trips visit this place with their students an teachers. this place is very peaceful.

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Mosques are always holly places to visit for Muslims to perform their obligatory prayers everyday. this place is always free to visit for anyone but there are some rules and restrictions one need to follow when entering this place. wearing shoes in the mosque is not allowed as it is a place to worship so leave your shoes at entrance. no food, songs, dances and anything that create noise is allowed in this place. Dress should be appropriate to enter this holy place.

Gilgit (Baltistan)

Gilgit Baltistan is a place in norther areas of Pakistan that has some highest mountains and is a lifetime adventures with great twist and turns while travelling.

Baydaar travels

Baydaar travels is a travelling company that provides most exciting and local tours in the country. they offer the best offers and packages. they give the best chance to travel the best destinations of Pakistan. they travel on buses with the group of people and this is the best experience one could ever go to. they get food, accommodation, breakfast, dinner, all facilities in this offer and they go for 7 days and nights. Tourists get to see amazing placig by choosing this great offer. this is a very safe and great opportunity to visit the beautiful views. They get to travel to see places like Delhi gate( that has a great history behind it), Hunza valley ( beautiful and mesmerizing place), khunjerab pass( highest mountains), Kashmir, Swat and many other places that will be shown below.

The Delhi Gate

Delhi gate was the most important of all the gates and was constructed under Shah Jahan. its adjacent to Shahi Hammam’ another place you must see and visit. the gate was primarily used by the Mughals while travelling from Delhi to Lahore Fort at the time. What’s interesting is that the entrance of the gate faces eastwards towards Delhi, India-leading to the gate that can be seen from Delhi. its called the Lahore Gate. both of these gates hold tremendous amount of history from all the civilizations that have resided here before. these gates were mostly used for announcements, ceremonies and to receive merchants for trade purposes back in the day. Now its home to a lot of locals that came to Pakistan during partition. there is also a bazaar where you can find spices, traditional jewellery, local gems, food, clothes etc. not to mention a lot of things, behind this gate like Havelli’s and Mosques that date back to almost 400 years ago are being restored by the Walled City of Lahore Authority for people to come see and visit.

Khunjerab Pass

Khunjerab pass is a really high mountains in the Karakoram mountains on the northern border of Pakistan (region of Gilgit Baltistan Hunza and Nagar districts). on your way to Khunjerab pass, you’ll be able to spot Marco Polo sheeps ad many Yak up the mountain tops! it is a beautiful experience especially the view from the top off the hill.

Badshah mosque

Badshah mosque is one of the beautiful mosque that were built by Mughal Emperors. this is located in one of the city of Pakistan that is Lahore. It is one of the city’s best known landmarks and a major tourist attraction. this mosque is one of the famous locations around Pakistan. many tourists come to visit this place as it has a great history. it is a place to worship as well.

White place in Swat

White Palace Marghazar is the only breathtaking location in the Swat district that’s situated at a distance of around 12 km from the city of Mingora. Not only do tourists visit Marghazar for its natural beauty and pleasant weather but also to visit the historic White Palace (1941), built during the era of Swat state.The Palace doesn’t just look beautiful in summer; even during winter it remains enchanting especially after snowfall.Even today, after seven decades, White Palace remains an attraction for tourists.

Famous food of Pakistan

Halwa puri

Halwa Puri is a special type of breakfast food type in Pakistan that is normally from Punjab but it is famous all over the world for the very good taste and for it’s eye catching color. Haalwa and puri both are different things but taste amazing when mixed together and called halwa puri. Halwa is a sweet but very popular dish that involves Suji, which is a kind of flour and sugar mostly, while Puri is made out of gram flour that is then deep fried in the oil. this type of food is only eaten when doing breakfast as this is the most famous around Pakistan for the breakfast type.

Biryaani

Biryani and Pakistani foods are straight joined. nothing is as delicious as the taste of Biryani. It is essentially a South Indian dish yet it turned into a crushing hit in Pakistan for individuals here are wild about it. It is produced from rice and meat of any sort. Biryani took numerous structures and shapes and even formula varieties here, for example Mutton Biryani, Sindhi Biryani, Tikka Biryani, Aalo Biryani etc. Thus, Pulao comes second after it and also taste different because biryani is more spicy and more sauces, chillies and ingredients are being used for biryani than pulao. but, equally both taste good in their form.

kebabs

kebabs are not really dishes but are kind of essential adds to a Pakistani dining table. The kebab, is made from minced meat and also there is a very wide variety of kebabs in Pakistan like, Tikka Kabab, Shami Kabab, Seekh Kabab, Gola Kabab and many more other types.

Different cultures of Pakistan

Culture is way of passing routine life which presents characteristics and knowledge of the group of people, society and nation. It tells what language, what cloth do they wear in different culture, what are here traditions food, cooking, religion, music, art, farming, routines of passing daily life, marriages, how to greet guests and other social habits. Excellence of taste in the fine arts and humanities is known as high culture. It is an integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behaviour. Pakistani culture is actually a part of the contemporary Islamic civilization which draws its value and traditions from Islam and rich Islamic history. Pakistani society is very cooperative. National calendar is marked by religious days which are observed with great devotion. There are many different cultures in Pakistan, as Pakistan has its 4 provincesses Baluchistan, Sindh, Punjab and Afghanistan. People have their own traditions and cultures in their own society in each province. Practically speaking Pakistani culture is a beautiful blend of the Punjabi, Sindhi, Pathan, Balochi, Seraiki and Kashmiri cultures. two of them are shown below and a bit of their explanation is given as well.

Sindhi culture

Sindhi culture is very rich and there family system is always a joint family but in urban areas there is very less of joint families. there dress code is different from other cultures. they wear fancy caps. all sindhis wear fancy caps as it is in their tradition. there dress is usually shalwar kameez along with the Sindhi whereas, women are found of wearing heavy worked dresses along with the Sindhi. Ajrak in a sindhi is a word scarf that is compulsory for women now a days to wear it either in school or colleges because they can be protected by wearing it as this is a part of their dress code. they have certain traditions in their culture that is compulsory to be followed regarding marriages, festivals, family matters etc.