If you are planning to visit Pakistan, I ensure you that you are going to have a lifetime travel experience. From the most scenic landscapes, snow-covered mountain peaks, lush green meadows, to driving on 1,500 meters high, extremely narrow roads and camping in the middle of heaven.
Traveling to Pakistan is no less than an unforgettable adventure.
However, visiting Pakistan needs some preparation, and you must know various best & worst things beforehand.
This article is all about the best and worst things to know before traveling to Pakistan, including the following;
- Top tourist destinations to visit in Pakistan
- Best Pakistan tour packages & tour planners
- Travel information regarding the current COVID situation plus “Pass Track” App
- Travel information regarding the current safety situation in Pakistan
Best Things about Traveling to Pakistan
Top Tourist Destinations & Natural Landscapes
Pakistan is a scenic land where you can find natural landscapes from plains, deserts, snow capped mountains, rivers, velvety pastures to beaches, and much more. When it comes to traveling, almost all the provinces of Pakistan offer something worth traveling.
When in Pakistan consider visiting these places;
- Want to adventure in snow-covered peaks, velvety forests? Or camping in lush meadows? Then have a tour of the Swat Valley (in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa) and the mountainous valley of Hunza, (in Gilgit Baltistan) that borders the Pamir peaks and the Xinjiang, China (Chinese province). Want to explore Hunza valley? Here are the best Hunza tour packages. For more details call or WhatsApp us at +92 300 4704010
- Want to experience historical Mughal architecture, food, culture, and hospitality? Have a city tour of Lahore. Lahore is the capital of Punjab, Pakistan, and the state’s most multicultural city. Lahore showcases the 17th-century Mughal-era architecture that includes, Masjid Wazir Khan, Lahore Fort (16th century), Shalamar Bagh, Badshahi Mosque, Maqbara -e- Jahangir, the Minar-e-Pakistan (Pakistan’s national tower), and much more.
- Looking for pure adventure? What’s more adventurous than the World’s 2nd highest elevation on Earth, which is named the K2 (which is approximately 8,611 m or 28,251 feet above sea level).
- Visiting the Cholistan Desert is worthwhile where you can visit Derawar Fort and the Cholistan Desert Jeep Rally (off-road race) to satisfy the adventurer within you.
Affordable Tour Packages in Pakistan
Pakistan is famed for the epic traveling destinations across the globe. If you’re a nature lover the most popular areas for traveling in Pakistan are the hypnotic Northern Areas of Pakistan, which encompasses endless natural destinations. Many international travelers from different parts of the world visit North Pakistan every year.
Recently tourism in Pakistan has increased by more than 300% due to increased security measures in the country by the Government of Pakistan. A large number of content creators and travel influencers are one of the greatest factors for this increase in travel to Pakistan.
Northern Areas of Pakistan are the home of the highest concentration of haughty peaks on Earth including, K-2 (8611 m), Nanga Parbat (8125 m), Gasherbrum 1 (8068 m), Broad Peak (8047 m), Himalayas, Karakorum, Pamir, and the Hindu Kush.
Even the best part is, you can visit these places at affordable tour packages in Pakistan. Looking for tour packages in Pakistan with the best tour planners? YES? Then you’re at the right place, at Arizo Travel & Tours, we provide tailored tour packages in Pakistan for Hunza, Northern Areas, Swat Valley, Narran, Kaghan Chitral, and all other destinations with state of art services.
Worst Things about Traveling to Pakistan
Worst Things about Traveling to Pakistan
If you’re traveling to Pakistan this year, then keeping in view the existing safety and COVID situations are equally important as scenic landscapes and inexpensive tour packages.
Let’s start with the present COVID situation analysis first.
The Current COVID Situation & Travel to Pakistan
Starting 5th October 2020, all International Travelers entering Pakistan have to fulfill these requirements.
- Travelers need to offer a negative COVID-19 certificate.
- Before travel, providing COVID-19 RT-PCR is mandatory.
- Due to the existing COVID-19 contagion, the Government of Pakistan has taken all the comprehensive necessary steps and developed a digital App named “Pass Track App” and a detailed travel guide and comprehensive SOPs for travelers entering Pakistan. Due to COVID’s present situation visitors entering Pakistan have to provide contact information via The “Pass Track” mobile app or through a web-based form. Undergo screening by a health official.
- The countries that fall in Category “A” are exempted from obligatory COVID-19 test certificates.
- Countries that fall in Category “B” have to provide a compulsory negative COVID-19 RT-PCR test.
- Countries that fall in Category “C” are restricted and will be allowed according to the guidelines of the National Command Operation Center (NCOC).
Safety Issues When Traveling to Pakistan
From a traveling viewpoint inevitably, the internet is providing a mix of information, where many travel influencers and content creators are promoting Pakistan tourism while others are picturing Pakistan poorly with bad safety measures during their visits.
Although tourism has been increasing until recently with improved security in Pakistan. However, travelers who wish to visit Pakistan always ask. Is Pakistan safe to travel? Regardless of its mesmerizing beauty, best tour packages, and hospitable people.
It’s quite a logical question before travel but, unfortunately, there is no single answer to it.
Pakistan is one of the most populated and big countries, which encompasses a myriad of districts, ethnicities, cultures, subcultures, customs, and traditions that dismiss the idea of considering it as a whole.
If I ask, what does safety means?
No matter in which country you are in, unfortunate events like theft, kidnappings, accidents, and terrorist attacks can happen accidentally right when you’re feeling safe. So the same place can be safe and unsafe at the same time.
So, the question is, Pakistan safe?
Well, the answer is much more than a simple YES/NO.
With that said, according to the Pakistan Travel Advisory, most of the tourist destinations in Pakistan are completely safe but there are some relatively dangerous areas due to sectarian violence.
Here are the DON’T TRAVEL Areas
Do Not Travel to:
- Balochistan province: Terrorist groups, sectarian violence and conflicts, and fatal terrorist assaults against civilians, security forces and government offices have destabilized Balochistan.
- KPK Province, (including the former FATA): Terrorist groups tend to attack inhabitants, government offices, including security forces.
- Locale of Line of Control: Do not travel to the India-Pakistan border as the Militant groups operate in these areas, and there is a strong military presence on both sides of the border. Travelers are recommended to validate the state of the boundary-crossing before initiating travel.
Nonetheless, in short, most of the areas in Pakistan are safe for tourists entering Pakistan and, if you travel with extra care and caution, I promise, you will, absolutely, have one of the most all-embracing travel experiences ever.
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