| Culture Tour - Details |
| Day | Activity | Accomodation |
| Day 01 | From Peshawar drive to Takht Bhai for sightseeing. Continue over the Malakand Pass past Churchill’s Picket, where Winston Churchill was stationed during the Pathan tribal uprisings, to Barikot and Udegram, where you will visit the ancient remains related to Alexander the Great. The day's journey ends in the twin city of Mingora/Saidu Sharif. | Hotel |
| Day 02 | Sightseeing around Mingora/Saidu Sharif: butkaras, museum and bazar. | Hotel |
| Day 03 | Drive to Dir and cross the Lowari Pass (3118 m). From the pass you have a nice view of the mountains and deep into Afghanistan. Drive up to the private fort of the Ul Mulk family at Ayun. 7 to 8 hours drive. | Ayun Fort guest rooms |
| Day 04 | Rest at Ayun Farm. Village walks. After a long days journey today you would require a quieter day. Rest at Ayun Fort and have a short walk along the Ayun stream exploring the village activities. Or an afternoon at the farm house discussing herbs and plants with Prince Khush Ahmed ul Mulk. Ayun Fort was once a fort of the ruling family of Chitral and is now developed into a farm covering an area of around 50 acres. It is situated in a scenic setting above the Ayun valley at 1370 metres giving you a 360 degree panoramic view dominated by the majestic Tirich Mir (7708 m), the highest peak of the Hindukush. Encircling this is the farm and an orchard with apricots, peaches, apples, grapes, plums and pomegranates. On one side of the orchard a sheer cliff drops to the gushing blue Ayun stream full of fish. Hanging on the cliff top is the herbal and botanical garden of Prince Khush Ahmed ul Mulk, the owner. The farm house has its own supply of clear spring water and electricity from a small hydroelectric power station on the premises. Here, besides the regular cuisine on demand, you are also provided with local home-made traditional food that cannot be served in hotels. The farm is organically run and produces fresh milk, poultry, fruits, herbs and vegetables besides wheat, rice and maize. |
Ayun Fort guest rooms |
| Day 05 | Drive to the Kalash valley of Bumboret to spend the day among this pagen tribe supposed to be descendant of Alexander the Great and still living in a traditional fashion in walnut laden valleys with a unique culture. You can mix freely with these peaceful people who will happily show you around their beehive shaped villages of wooden houses. The Kalash tribe number around 3500 persons. Their myths tell that they originally came from Tsiam, thought to be near Yarkand. The Kalash oral tradition also tells us that the Kalash are descended from Alexander the Great’s brave general Shalak Shah of Tsiam, to whom Alexander gave Chitral valley as a reward. | PTDC Motel |
| Day 06 | Trek to Gomneh and down to Rumbur. A long day wit 7 to 8 hours of walking. | Hotel |
| Day 07 | Explore the Kalash valley of Rumbur. | Hotel |
| Day 08 | In the morning drive to the town of Chitral. The busy bazaar, overshadowed by the massif of Tirich Mir (7780 m), is a friendly Aladdin's cave of semi precious stones, local cloth, hats and old military medals & rugs brought by Afghan traders from Badakshan & Wakhan. It is the town's history which helps create its wild atmosphere. Chitral Fort (scene of a 48 day siege of a British Force in 1895) is a historically important building close by that you could visit. In the afternoon drive on to Bumbagh Garden Heights. | Bumbagh Garden Heights home stay |
| Day 09 | Excursion by jeep to Zani An for great views of the mountains. | Bumbagh Garden Heights home stay |
| Day 10 | Drive along the Yarkhun River valley. En route good view of Buni & Hindu Raj Peaks. An exciting jeep ride, which takes about 5 to 6 hours following the course of the river and ends at the lovely orchard of Chuinj beyond Mastuj. | home stay |
| Day 11 | In the village of Chuinj you will be among the first few foreigners staying in this village, so it will be an excellent opportunity to mix up with and get to know the local folks at this village. | home stay |
| Day 12 | Drive to the broad and grassy col of Shandur Pass (3734 m). Each year from 7th to 9th July there is a traditional wild mountain polo match played out at the pass between teams from Gilgit and Chitral which attracts thousand of villagers from near and far and turns into a festival with campfires, music and dancing. Dropping down beside to the clear Ghizar river we carry along it through the villages of Barsat, Teru and Handrap to picturesque Phander Lake. 7 hours drive. | PTDC Hotel |
| Day 13 | Drive to Hunza. After Gilgit the journey is along the most spectacular section of the KKH through the historic Hunza Valley to the capital of the region, Karimabad. The landscape on either side of the road as we drive north and then east from Gilgit changes from barren to odd terraced oasises around villages to the intensively irrigated plain beneath Karimabad/Hunza. This section of the road offers amazing views of the majestic Rakaposhi (7788 m), which rises above the east (right hand) side of the road. | --- |
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