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Pakistan holidays

June 2022

  • Saman Shad and her daughter

    Showing my daughter Pakistan, the country of my birth, reminded me I am part of something bigger

    Saman Shad
    I’ve shown my child how important it is to know herself and to not forget there will always be a world that welcomes her with open arms

January 2016

  • Sightseeing Lahore double decker bus, Lahore, Pakistan

    Pakistan by bus: all aboard Lahore’s sightseeing double-decker

    In Lahore, Pakistan’s first open-top bus tour is showing off the city’s historic sights - as part of a wider project to promote tourism in the region to foreign visitors

October 2015

  • Meeting strangers on the streets of Karachi.

    Cities on Instagram
    'The city’s streets are like an open book': exploring Karachi – in pictures

    Bilal Hassan wanders the streets of his hometown Karachi, capturing stories on each corner through his photography – and celebrating the city’s diversity

June 2015

  • An audience watches a video installation outside Frere Hall in central Karachi, April 2015.

    Numaish Karachi: can art installations change this violent megacity's image?

    Pakistan’s largest city has suffered 13,500 killings in the past five years – a level of violence that has severely restricted the use of its public spaces. So a group of local residents decided it was time to reclaim them for the people of Karachi

March 2015

  • Super Savari Express

    All aboard the Super Savari Express: an armed tour bus for crime-ridden Karachi

    It takes six gun-toting guards and a special bus in order for the wealthier residents of Karachi to see the sights of their own city

December 2014

  • 'Youth poses in the mid air as it reaches the summit of Ganga Choti, Azad Kashmir'

    Perspectives of Pakistan : readers' pictures

    We asked readers who live in Pakistan to share photos and perspectives of their country. From high mountains to anime conventions, here are some of our favourites You can see all of them – or add your own – on GuardianWitness

November 2014

  • People enjoy a ride during the Eid al-Fitr holiday at a park in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, Wednesday, July 30, 2014.

    Living in Pakistan: share your perspectives

    We’d like to find out more about Pakistan – show us what it’s like to live and work in your country – by sharing photos, videos and perspectives via GuardianWitness

November 2013

May 2013

  • A female trekker trekking in the Everest region

    Trekking in the Himalayas: how to do it

    Since the first ascent of Mount Everest, 60 years ago next week, the Himalayas have become far more accessible to walkers. Ed Douglas round up this amazing region's best treks, across Nepal, India, Pakistan, Tibet and even Burma

October 2012

  • Commuters travel on a bus on a highway near Midnapore town

    There's nothing quite like a long-distance bus journey

    Kevin Rushby
    Kevin Rushby: A 12-day bus trip from Birmingham to Pakistan would be the trip of a lifetime – sit back, chat and don't refuse the local delicacies

May 2012

  • Tombs near Derawar Fort.

    Saints and singers in Pakistan's Punjab

    A new tour of Pakistan's Punjab province offers Jini Reddy mystical culture, amazing food and friendly homestays

April 2012

  • Susheela Raman

    Learning to sing the language of love

    Ango-Indian musician Susheela Raman is collaborating with Lahore's qawwali singers. She explains how they learned to make music together

October 2011

  • Kalash woman in Bumburet, Pakistan

    Pakistan: Kalash valley culture at risk from Taliban

    Taliban violence in north-western Pakistan has reached Chitral, threatening the unique culture of the Kalash minority, many of whom claim to be related to Alexander the Great and his ancient Greek army

April 2011

  • travel pakistan kalash

    Culture Kalash in Pakistan

    The Kalash tribe is said to descend from Alexander the Great's army, but now Oscar Rickett finds it is fighting to preserve its traditions in a Taliban stronghold

March 2010

  • Homa Khaleeli, 2010

    Shortcuts
    How I introduced my fiance to Pakistan

    Pakistan is dubbed "the most dangerous country in the world". So what would Homa Khaleeli's English fiance make of it on his first trip there?

January 2010

  • Mohammad Arif Ali's photograph of rain in Lahore

    Bangladesh, Pakistan and India through a lens

    A major new exhibition of photographs from Bangladesh, Pakistan and India leaves novelist Kamila Shamsie troubled, captivated – and wanting more

December 2009

  • Wooden puppets in Kerala India

    Rory MacLean reviews
    Rory MacLean's travel book of the year: William Dalrymple's Nine Lives

    William Dalrymple's triumphant return to travel writing not only illuminates India's relationship with religion but casts the genre itself in a new light, writes Rory MacLean

November 2009

  • sledding Siberia Russia

    50 ultimate travel experiences | activities

    Creaking ice, impenetrable jungles and grizzly bears ... Explorers, travel writers and tour operators remember their favourite travel moments

  • Niger, Tenere Desert

    50 ultimate travel experiences | landscapes

    From Manhattan's skyline to volcanic lakes, explorers, travel writers and tour operators remember their favourite travel moments

  • Beetle Princess

    Shortcuts
    From Pakistan to Paris, by VW Beetle

    A French doctor is embarking on a 6,000-mile trip to promote a better image of Pakistan
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