Best Travel Destinations - Pakistan
The Baltoro Glacier runs through the Karakoram range in Baltistan, Pakistan, which has the greatest concentration of peaks over 5 miles high anywhere on earth. Karakoram’s Baltoro Glacier offers a panoramic view of the K2, Trinity, Laila, and some other pinnacles of lesser heights. It is a piece of heaven on earth. The Baltoro Glacier is 62 kilometers long: one of the longest glaciers outside of the polar regions. The melting ice from the glacier gives rise to the Shigar River—the tributary of the Indus River. Baltoro Glacier is fed by several tributary glaciers, and Concordia is the confluence of the Baltoro and the Godwin Austen. Several people come to Concordia to trek, which starts at the K2 base camp. These are the most popular ...
Basant Mela is the kite flying festival of Pakistan, celebrated mainly in Lahore—the historic capital of Pakistan. The Basant Kite Festival in Lahore is celebrated in spring, and heralds the beginning of the season. Along with the kites there is also great food, folk art, dancing and music. When you first visit Pakistan’s capital city during the Basant Kite Festival, you will see that the streets are filled with enthusiastic people flying kites everywhere. They fly them on the terrace, on top of roofs, and even standing on vehicles. The sky is dotted with thousands of kites of different shapes and colours. People fly kites during the night also, which illuminates the sky in a most unique way. Once the Basant Kite Flying Festival starts, ...
