More about Cholistan & an itinery off the net

This looked interesting so posting it ...

I wonder if Bhai is planning a camel safari? might be fun for a bit but I rather be in a car for most of the journey.

this is a 13 day plan --- ofcourse none of us going on this trip will be able to take 13 days off but some of the stuff is worth exploring.

and please can the rest of the team start adding stuff here as well :-)


http://www.hushe.com.pk/Adventure/Cholistan%20desrt%20camel%20safari..htm

Cholistan Desert Camel Safari Tour Highlight Cholistan is in tact the biggest desert in Pakistan covering an area of 26.000 Sq.-Km. Its dunes as the name Cholistan signifies (Cholistan -derived from Cholna or walking) as they go on shifting with the tune of time and meteorology. The fascinating barren landscapes of the Cholistan desert covers 26.000 sq. km and extends into the Thar Desert in India. The whole area was once well watered by the river Ghaggar now called the Hakra in Pakistan and known in Vedic times as the Sarasvati. All along the 500-km of dried up river are over 400 archaeological sites, which date back to the Indus civilization 4500 years ago and are clustered around Derawar Fort.The only perennial water hole in the desert. The desert has an average rainfall of 5 inches a year and there is very little cultivation. The underground water is brackish. The few people of the desert dig artificial these dry up they move out of the desert due to the high temperature. Cholistan desert is a favorite hunting ground for deer hunting .Walls of the Fort are built in mud tiles plastered and fresco painted. Its underground chambers give access for trolley passages and other utilitarian concepts. Next to the fort is the royal cemetery, the tombs there have been extra-ordinarily and most lavishly painted in blue, green and yellow mosaics and provide another attraction to a visitor to this complex in the desert.

This tour will also include the historical and ancient cities of Lahore and Multan respectively.

Best time November, to March.

Day 01: Arrival at Lahore Airport and transfer to hotel.Afternoon visist the -----------------famous Badshahi mosque dated back to 500 years a master piece of ------------- -Mughal Architecture built by Emperor Aurangzeb and the fort adjacent ----------- --to it.

Day02: Drive to Multan the land of saints and the saraiki capital(5hrs ----------------------drive)afternoon city sightseen.overnight in hotel.

Day03: After breakfast visit shrines of bahawuddin zikria,shah ruknealam,and --------------shah shams and damdama the view point of multan.after lunch drive to -------------Bahawalpur overnight in hotel.

Day 04: Drive to Darawar Fort en route visit Shrines of Beebe Joundi and ----------------- Jhania Jhan Gusht. And continue drive to Darawar fort. Over night in ------------- -camp,

Day05 : Camel ride to tanwanwala toba in the cholistan desert(5/6hrs)overnight -------------in camps

Day06: Camel ride to baboowala toba in cholistan desert(5/6hrs)overnight in ---------------camps

Day07: Camel ride to hasniwala toba in cholistan desert(5/6hrs)overnight in ----------------camps

Day08: Camel ride to Gagranwala toba in cholistan desert(5/6hrs)overnight in --------------camps

Day09: Camel ride to sawabwala toba in cholistan desert(5/6hrs)overnight in --------------camps

Day10: Camel ride to chanan pir in cholistan(5/6hrs).drive toBhawalpur --------------------overnight in hotel.

Day11: Drive to Lahore over night in hotel.

Day12: Free day or shopping.after lunch visit Wahga(Indian)border for the flag -------------ceremony.

Day13: Transfer to airport or flight to destination.