Wakhan corridor
(Hindukush-Karakoram)
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Cholistan Desert
Camel Safari
Tour
Highlight
Cholistan is in tact the biggest desert in
Pakistan covering an area of 26.000 Sq.-Km. Its dunes as the name
Cholistan signifies (Cholistan -derived from Cholna or walking)
as they go on shifting with the tune of time
and meteorology. The fascinating barren landscapes of the Cholistan
desert covers 26.000 sq. km and extends into the Thar Desert in
India. The whole area was once well watered by the river Ghaggar now
called the Hakra in Pakistan and known in Vedic times as the
Sarasvati. All along the 500-km of dried up river are over 400
archaeological sites, which date back to the Indus civilization 4500
years ago and are clustered around Derawar Fort.The only perennial
water hole in the desert. The desert has an average rainfall of 5
inches a year and there is very little cultivation. The underground
water is brackish. The few people of the desert dig artificial these
dry up they move out of the desert due to the high temperature.
Cholistan desert is a favorite hunting ground for deer hunting
.Walls of the Fort are built in mud tiles plastered and fresco
painted. Its underground chambers give access for trolley passages
and other utilitarian concepts. Next to the fort is the royal
cemetery, the tombs there have been extra-ordinarily and most
lavishly painted in blue, green and yellow mosaics and provide
another attraction to a visitor to this complex in the desert.
This tour will also include the historical and ancient cities of Lahore and Multan respectively.
Best time November, to March.
Day 01: Arrival at Lahore
Airport and transfer to hotel.Afternoon visist the
-----------------famous Badshahi
mosque dated back to 500 years a master piece of
------------- -Mughal Architecture
built by Emperor Aurangzeb and the fort adjacent
----------- --to it.
Day02: Drive to Multan the land of saints and the saraiki
capital(5hrs ----------------------drive)afternoon city sightseen.overnight in hotel.
Day03: After breakfast visit shrines of bahawuddin zikria,shah
ruknealam,and --------------shah shams and damdama the view point of multan.after
lunch drive to -------------Bahawalpur overnight in hotel.
Day 04: Drive to Darawar Fort en route visit Shrines of Beebe Joundi
and ----------------- Jhania Jhan Gusht. And continue drive to Darawar fort. Over
night in ------------- -camp,
Day05 : Camel ride to tanwanwala toba in the cholistan
desert(5/6hrs)overnight -------------in camps
Day06: Camel ride to baboowala toba in cholistan
desert(5/6hrs)overnight in
---------------camps
Day07: Camel ride to hasniwala toba in cholistan
desert(5/6hrs)overnight in
----------------camps
Day08: Camel ride to Gagranwala toba in cholistan
desert(5/6hrs)overnight in
--------------camps
Day09: Camel ride to sawabwala toba in cholistan
desert(5/6hrs)overnight in
--------------camps
Day10: Camel ride to chanan pir in cholistan(5/6hrs).drive toBhawalpur
--------------------overnight in hotel.
Day11: Drive to Lahore over night in hotel.
Day12: Free day or shopping.after lunch visit Wahga(Indian)border for
the flag -------------ceremony.
Day13: Transfer to airport or flight to destination.
