Pakistan In 13 Days

A day trip to visit Thatta and the Necropolis of Makli Hills, a UNESCO world heritage site. There is also time to visit the Chaukundi tombs and the remains of Bhanbore – the old port where Islam first came to the region.
Then continue on to Hyderabad.
Overnight in Hyderabad

Drive from Hyderabad to historic city Sehwan with a stop at Ranikot Fort, alsi known as the Great Wall of Sindh.
In Sehwan, Sehwan Sharif is an extremely holy shrine which sees visitors from all over Pakistan come to pay their respects to the sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar.
Overnight in Sehwan Sharif

Moenjadaro is the best-preserved city of the Indus Valley people who lived here between 2500 and 1500 BC. The site is divided into three main areas. One contains the main stupa, granary, ritual baths and other communal religious areas, another contains homes of wealthier residents whilst a third contains homes of less wealthy residents. There is also a museum with further artefacts on display.
We will also visit the Kot Diji Fort outside of Khairpur.
Overnight in Sukkur

This is a very long day.
First, we visit the shrines of Uch Sharif before heading out into the Cholistan desert. There you will be able to explore the 8th century Derawar Fort. Finally we finish the day by driving to Bahawalpur.
Overnight in Bahawalpur at hotel.

A morning drive from Bahawalpur to Multan – Pakistan’s city of shrines. We will spend the afternoon in Multan visiting the city’s many mausoleums and discovering the cities rich heritage of pirs and saints.
Overnight in Multan at hotel.

From Multan you will continue the drive onwards to Lahore.
En-route we will stop at the Harappa archeological site to get an understanding of the 4000 year old Indus Valley civilisation.
Once in Lahore there is an option to head out in the evening to visit shrines where Sufi mystics spin to the beat of the Dohl drum at night.
Overnight in Lahore.

You have two full days in and around Lahore. You will be able to spend time in the narrow alleyways of the old city including the largest medieval mosque in the world. The awesome Badshahi mosque. You will also visit the Lahore museum, Wazir Khan mosque and Lahore Fort.
We will also head out of Lahore in the afternoon to the Indian border at Wagah to witness the daily flag ceremony. Huge crowds gather to watch the Indian and Pakistani border guards lower their flags.
Overnight in Lahore.

Another long day.
Drive to Peshawar via UNESCO listed Rohtas Fort.
Rohtas Fort, built in the 16th century at a strategic site in the North of Pakistan, is an exceptional example of early Muslim military architecture in central and south Asia. The main fortifications of this 70-hectare garrison consist of massive masonry walls more than four kilometres in circumference, lined with 68 bastions and pierced at strategic points by 12 monumental gateways.
Overnight in Peshawar.

A full day Peshawar. The city was the gateway between the subcontinent and Central Asia and when visiting the old city you can see in the faces and the smells that you have reached the edge of India. Pashtuns, Hazara, Tajik, Chitrali and Uzbek faces all mingle and business is conducted over endless cups of Qawa (cardamon flavoured green tea).
Overnight in Peshawar.

A visit to two more of Pakistan’s UNESCO world heritage sites, Takht e Bhai and Taxila. Both sites are from the Ghandaran period when this region was a Greco-Buddhist kingdom ruled from Taxila. In the centuries that followed Alexander the Great’s conquests, the Ghandaran kingdom mixed Stupas and Buddhist imagery with Greek art and geometry creating the original east-west fusion of cultures and art.
Overnight in Islamabad. 

Transfer to airport.
End of trip.