Places to Visit in Pakistan

SINDH

Sindh is well known for its quality of its light. It has two main places that tourists should visit. Mohenjodaro a settlement dating back 5000 years and Karachi’s museums and beautiful monuments

KARACHI

Pakistan’s former capital has a number of attractions to be enjoyed by tourists Although most of the places maybe far apart it is still worth a visit to enjoy it’s attractions. Such as the famous building Quaid-e-Azam’s Mazar, the monument of the founder of Pakistan, this is made entirely out of white marble. The best time to visit it is when the changing of guards occurs, which takes place three times a day. Other places to visit would be the National Museum. The National Museum is home to a two million year Old Stone Age axe and also an interesting Islamic section. There is also a Freedom Movement gallery that has articles and photos etc. relating to the independence movement.

MOENJDARO

Moenjadaro is a very astonishing sight. It is a very interesting place for people who are interested in archaeology to visit

THE PUNJAB

The Punjab is an historic city with a whole lot to see and do. Its filled with bazaars, the national museum of Archaeology and the Gate of Chauburji and is also home to one of the largest mosques in the world, the Badshahi Mosque.

The Lahore museum showcases the history of the subcontinent of Pakistan. But part of this is gone after the partition between India but it is still the most impressive museum in Pakistan.

The largest mosque in the world can hold up to 100,000 people. The entrance gate house many relics of Muslim history and even said to have the hairs of the Prophet Mohammed.

ISLAMABAD

The capital of Pakistan is a busy and bustling city. As a planned capital the city has many government offices, and the city is very spacious with beautiful parks, gardens and fountains below the Margalla Hills. And the famous terraced garden Daman-e-Koh is a must visit cause of its excellent view over the city. Also another attraction in Islamabad would be the Shah Faisal Masjid.

The Margalla Hills National Park is a good place to go hiking on. It is advised that you do not go alone and also to bring along lots of water as it can be very hot.

The Shah Faisal museum is located at the foot of Margalla Hills. It is one of the largest in Asia. Most of the expenses for building this mosque was paid by King Faisal of Saudi Arabia.

KASHMIR

Kashmir hosts some of the highest mountains in the world such as Nanga Parbat and the second highest mountain in the world K2 which is also known as Mount Godwin-Austen. And in winter you can get your chance to enjoy sports like skiing, lugging, sledge riding and much more. Most tourists love to come to Kashmir during the winter to enjoy the atmosphere and have fun with the many sports they can participate in.

Many other attractions of Pakistan include Shalimar Bagh, Nishat Bagh, Chashma Shahi, Pari Mahal, Hazratbal Mosque, Jama Masjid, Shankaracharya Temple, Makhdoom Sahib, Martand, Awantipur.