{"id":1302938,"date":"2026-10-01T12:56:15","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T12:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1302938"},"modified":"2026-10-02T19:50:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T19:50:08","slug":"pakistan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/asia\/pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302035,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"Pakistan country guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Things To Do In Pakistan","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"Five of the world's fourteen peaks over 8,000 metres, the Karakoram Highway, and hospitality that visitors describe as overwhelming. A serious mountain country that requires serious planning.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1302941","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick a place | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"\u20ac8 | Dorm bed, from\r\n5 | Peaks over 8,000m\r\n1,300km | The Karakoram Highway\r\n\u20ac2 | A plate of biryani","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"The mountains are the reason","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"Pakistan holds five of the world's fourteen 8,000-metre peaks, including K2, and the northern areas around Gilgit-Baltistan and Hunza are among the most spectacular mountain landscapes anywhere. That is what visitors come for, and it is worth the effort involved.\r\n\r\nThe Karakoram Highway runs 1,300km from Islamabad to the Chinese border at Khunjerab Pass, at 4,693 metres one of the highest paved border crossings in the world. The Hunza valley along it, with terraced orchards under 7,000-metre peaks, is the centre of most trips north.\r\n\r\nThe cities are the other half. Lahore has Mughal architecture, the Badshahi Mosque and the country's best food; Islamabad is modern, green and orderly; Karachi is enormous and coastal.\r\n\r\nThis is not a country to travel casually. Government advice restricts several regions, permits are required for some areas, and it needs more research than anywhere else in this guide.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Languages | Urdu and English, both official. English is widely used in cities\r\nCurrency | Pakistani rupee (PKR)\r\nEmergency | 15 police, 1122 ambulance\r\nTap water | Not drinkable. Bottled only\r\nTipping | 10% is customary\r\nDress | Modest dress is expected. Shalwar kameez is practical and widely worn\r\nHow long to stay | Three weeks, because the north takes time to reach\r\nBest months | April to October for the north","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"Domestic flights link the cities and save two days on the road north. The Karakoram Highway is the alternative.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"Lahore | Mughal architecture, the Badshahi Mosque, and the best food in Pakistan by common consent. |  | 1302942 |  | \nIslamabad | The planned capital: green, orderly, and the usual arrival point for the north. |  | 1302940 | It's the best city in Islamabad with vibrant youth It's most organised city you will get in whole of Pakistan. Nice infrastructure with blest of nature, hills , parks . | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"Pakistan is a mountain trip with two great cities attached, and it takes planning.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"Adventure | green | backpack | Five 8,000-metre peaks and a highway through the Karakoram. | Trek to K2 base camp; Ride the Karakoram Highway to Khunjerab; Walk to Fairy Meadows | Hunza; Baltoro glacier; Fairy Meadows | Hunza Valley; Skardu | adventure\nCulture | purple | culture | Mughal architecture and a Sufi tradition that is still living. | Badshahi Mosque at sunset; Lahore Fort; A Sufi shrine on a Thursday night | Lahore Fort; Badshahi Mosque; Rohtas Fort | Lahore; Islamabad | culture\nFood | sunset | local-markets | Lahore is one of the great eating cities in Asia. | Lahore's food street at night; Nihari for breakfast; Chapli kebab in the northwest | Lahore food street; Islamabad markets; Hunza apricots | Lahore; Islamabad | food\nBudget | teal | coin | Very cheap, with the north costing more for transport. | A \u20ac2 biryani; \u20ac8 dorms; Shared jeeps in the mountains | Lahore; Islamabad; Gilgit | Lahore; Islamabad | budget-travel\nCity break | blue | city | Lahore for three days, which surprises people. | The Walled City at dawn; Wagah border ceremony; Lahore Museum | Lahore Walled City; Islamabad; Rawalpindi | Lahore; Islamabad | city-break\nBeach | sunset | sunglasses | Alpine lakes in the north rather than coast. | Attabad Lake in Hunza; Satpara near Skardu; Boat on Attabad's turquoise water | Attabad Lake; Satpara Lake | Hunza Valley; Skardu | beach","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in Pakistan","hw_hub_country_do_body":"The Karakoram Highway is the trip. From Islamabad it runs north through Gilgit to Hunza and on to the Khunjerab Pass at the Chinese border, and the section through Hunza \u2014 Attabad Lake, Passu Cones, the Baltit and Altit forts \u2014 is the one most visitors build a week around.\r\n\r\nFairy Meadows, facing the 8,126-metre Nanga Parbat, is reached by a famously rough jeep track and then a walk, and is one of the great campsites anywhere. It is seasonal and closes with snow.\r\n\r\nFor serious trekkers, the route to K2 base camp along the Baltoro glacier is a two-week expedition requiring guides, porters and permits, arranged from Skardu.\r\n\r\nIn the cities, Lahore is the highlight: the Badshahi Mosque and Lahore Fort face each other, the Walled City is best walked at dawn, and the Wagah border ceremony with India each evening is theatre of an unusual kind.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"Karakoram Highway | 1,300km to the Chinese border, and the reason most people come\r\nFairy Meadows | A rough jeep track and a walk, facing Nanga Parbat. Seasonal\r\nK2 base camp | Two weeks with guides, porters and permits from Skardu\r\nLahore | The Walled City at dawn, and the best food in the country","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in Pakistan","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in Pakistan","hw_hub_country_food_body":"Lahore is the food city and most Pakistanis will tell you so. Nihari, a slow-cooked beef stew eaten at breakfast, haleem, and the food streets around the Walled City where you eat on rooftops facing the Badshahi Mosque, are the reasons.\r\n\r\nEveryday eating is cheap and excellent: biryani at \u20ac2, chapli kebabs in the northwest, karahi cooked in a wok at the table for \u20ac5 to \u20ac10 shared. Naan comes from a tandoor at a few cents.\r\n\r\nIn the north, the food is different again \u2014 Hunza is known for apricots, walnut and mulberry, and the diet there is lighter and more vegetable-based than the plains. Green tea replaces the sweet milky chai of the south.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"Nihari | Slow-cooked beef stew, eaten at breakfast. A Lahore institution\r\nBiryani | About \u20ac2, and everywhere\r\nKarahi | \u20ac5\u201310 shared, cooked at the table\r\nHunza | Apricots, walnuts and a lighter diet than the plains","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for Pakistan","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in Pakistan","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"Alcohol is prohibited for Muslims and heavily restricted for everyone else \u2014 a handful of licensed hotel bars serve foreign passport holders with a permit, and that is effectively the extent of it. There is no bar or club scene in the way this guide means elsewhere.\r\n\r\nWhat there is instead is a night-time food and social culture that is genuinely lively. Lahore's food streets run until the early hours, tea houses stay open late, and Thursday night qawwali at Sufi shrines \u2014 devotional music played to large crowds \u2014 is the most memorable evening available in the country.\r\n\r\nIn the north, evenings are dinner at a guesthouse and an early start, because everything worth doing there happens at dawn.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"Alcohol | Effectively unavailable. A few licensed hotel bars with permits\r\nFood streets | Lahore until the early hours. The real night out\r\nQawwali | Thursday nights at Sufi shrines. Extraordinary and welcoming\r\nThe north | Dinner and an early night. Everything happens at dawn","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Pakistan","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around Pakistan","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"Domestic flights connect the main cities cheaply, and flights to Gilgit and Skardu save two long days on the road \u2014 though they are weather-dependent and cancel often, so build in buffer days.\r\n\r\nThe Karakoram Highway is the alternative and an attraction in itself: Islamabad to Gilgit takes 15 to 20 hours by bus, with Natco and private operators running the route. Landslides and closures are common.\r\n\r\nIn the north, shared jeeps reach the valleys and are the only option for most places. In the cities, Careem and inDrive work well and remove the negotiation. Note that some routes and regions require a No Objection Certificate or are closed to foreigners entirely.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"Flights north | To Gilgit and Skardu. Weather-dependent, so allow buffer days\r\nKarakoram Highway | 15\u201320 hours Islamabad to Gilgit, with landslide closures\r\nShared jeeps | The only transport in most northern valleys\r\nPermits | Some regions need a No Objection Certificate. Check before travelling","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for Pakistan","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What Pakistan costs","hw_hub_country_money_body":"Pakistan is very cheap. Dorms start around \u20ac8, biryani is \u20ac2, a karahi shared between two is \u20ac5 to \u20ac10, and city transport costs almost nothing.\r\n\r\nA day is \u20ac20 to \u20ac35 in the cities. The north costs more because transport is the expense \u2014 shared jeeps, drivers and domestic flights \u2014 and organised treks with guides and porters run \u20ac60 to \u20ac120 a day.\r\n\r\nThe rupee has weakened considerably in recent years, which makes the country cheaper for foreign visitors than it was. Cash is essential outside major cities, and card acceptance is limited even in some hotels.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Dorm bed | From \u20ac8\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac20\u201335 in the cities, more in the north\r\nTreks | \u20ac60\u2013120 a day with guides and porters\r\nCash | Essential outside the main cities","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for Pakistan","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in Pakistan","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"This section matters more here than on any other page in this guide, and it needs reading before anything else.\r\n\r\nGovernment travel advice from the UK, US and most European countries restricts or advises against travel to several parts of Pakistan, including Balochistan, parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa near the Afghan border, and areas of Sindh. Those restrictions change, and travelling against them typically voids travel insurance entirely. Check current advice from your own government before booking anything.\r\n\r\nThe areas most travellers visit \u2014 Islamabad, Lahore, Hunza, Gilgit-Baltistan \u2014 are generally considered safer, and visitors consistently report extraordinary hospitality and feeling welcomed. Some northern regions assign police escorts to foreigners, which is normal here rather than a warning sign.\r\n\r\nBeyond that: register with your embassy, carry copies of your passport and visa, dress modestly, and understand that women travelling alone face more restrictions and attention than in most countries covered here.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Check government advice first | Several regions are restricted, and travelling there voids insurance\r\nEmergency | 15 police, 1122 ambulance\r\nPolice escorts | Assigned to foreigners in some areas. Normal practice here\r\nSolo women | More restrictions and attention than elsewhere in this guide","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"All safety guides for Pakistan","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"Pakistan introduced an e-visa system that covers most nationalities and is applied for online, and it has also offered visa on arrival for tourists from a long list of countries under schemes that have changed several times. Check the official Pakistani visa portal before booking.\r\n\r\nPassports need six months' validity.\r\n\r\nSome regions require a No Objection Certificate arranged in advance, and areas near the Afghan and Indian borders and in Balochistan have their own restrictions. Your accommodation and any trekking agency will know the current position, and it is worth asking before finalising a route.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"E-visa | Applied for online. Use the official government portal\r\nRules change | Visa on arrival schemes have changed repeatedly. Check close to booking\r\nPassport validity | Six months\r\nNOC | Some regions require a No Objection Certificate arranged in advance","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"travel-tips","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"All travel tips for Pakistan","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"The north opens roughly May to October and the plains are unbearable in summer. April to June and September to October work best overall.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs for Lahore, which reaches 40\u00b0C in summer. The north is an entirely different climate, with the Khunjerab Pass and high valleys only accessible roughly May to October.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | 17 | 1 | Cold in the north, with roads closed. Mild in Lahore\r\nFebruary | 20 | 1 | Still closed up north. Good for the cities\r\nMarch | 26 | 3 | Spring in the plains. Northern roads beginning to open\r\nApril | 32 | 4 | Blossom in Hunza, which is the sight of the year\r\nMay | 38 | 4 | The north opens properly. Plains getting very hot\r\nJune | 40 | 4 | Trekking season starts. Avoid the plains entirely\r\nJuly | 38 | 4 | Peak trekking. Monsoon affects the south and Kashmir\r\nAugust | 36 | 4 | Trekking continues. Landslides close roads periodically\r\nSeptember | 35 | 5 | The best month. Clear, stable and the harvest in Hunza\r\nOctober | 30 | 4 | Autumn colour in the north. Superb, and cooling in the plains\r\nNovember | 24 | 2 | North closing. Cities comfortable\r\nDecember | 19 | 1 | Northern passes shut. Lahore and Islamabad are pleasant","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person, in euro equivalents of rupees.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"Guided treks at \u20ac60\u2013120 a day and domestic flights to Gilgit or Skardu sit outside these figures.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4\r\nMiddle of the road | 15 | 14 | 10 | 14\r\nComfortable | 28 | 26 | 20 | 30","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"The Hunza blossom in April is the most photographed week of the Pakistani year.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"pakistan","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in Pakistan","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/asia\/pakistan\/","hw_hub_country_events":"Hunza blossom | Late March to April | Hunza Valley | Apricot and cherry blossom across the terraces under snow peaks. The image of northern Pakistan. |  | \nRamadan and Eid | Varies yearly | Nationwide | Daytime fasting, and eating in public is not done. Eid brings several days of holiday. |  | \nShandur Polo Festival | July | Shandur Pass | Polo played at 3,700 metres on the highest polo ground in the world. |  | \nTrekking season | June to September | Gilgit-Baltistan | When the Baltoro, K2 base camp and high passes are accessible. |  | \nBasant | Spring | Lahore | A kite festival with a long history, though it has been restricted in recent years. |  | \nUrs festivals | Various dates | Sufi shrines nationwide | Anniversary festivals at Sufi shrines, with qawwali music and large crowds. |  | ","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"Where to stay in Pakistan","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"The highest-rated hostels in the country, live from Hostelworld. Islamabad has the most, and guesthouses in Hunza and Gilgit are usually booked directly.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Pakistan","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/asia\/pakistan\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"160","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"EUR","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_team_title":"","hw_hub_country_team_intro":"","hw_hub_country_team":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"Pakistan travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"Is Pakistan safe to visit? | It depends heavily on where. Government advice from the UK, US and most European countries restricts several regions including Balochistan and parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and travelling against that advice usually voids your insurance. The areas most visitors go \u2014 Islamabad, Lahore, Hunza and Gilgit-Baltistan \u2014 are generally considered safer, and travellers consistently report extraordinary hospitality. Check your own government's current advice before booking.\r\nHow long do you need in Pakistan? | Three weeks. Reaching the north takes time \u2014 15 to 20 hours by road from Islamabad, or a weather-dependent flight \u2014 and the Hunza valley alone deserves a week.\r\nWhat is the Karakoram Highway? | A 1,300km road from Islamabad to the Chinese border at the Khunjerab Pass, 4,693 metres up and among the highest paved crossings in the world. The Hunza section is what most trips are built around.\r\nWhen should I go? | April to June and September to October. The northern valleys and passes are only accessible roughly May to October, the Hunza blossom is late March to April, and the plains reach 40\u00b0C in summer.\r\nIs Pakistan cheap? | Very. Dorms from \u20ac8, biryani at \u20ac2, and a day around \u20ac20 to \u20ac35 in the cities. The north costs more because of transport, and guided treks run \u20ac60 to \u20ac120 a day.\r\nDo I need permits? | For some regions, yes \u2014 a No Objection Certificate is required in certain areas, and border zones have their own restrictions. Trekking agencies and guesthouses know the current position, so ask before finalising a route.\r\nWhat is it like for solo women travellers? | More restrictive than most destinations in this guide, with more attention and fewer women in public spaces. Many women do travel Pakistan, often with a guide or joining groups, and report warm treatment \u2014 but it requires more planning than elsewhere.","hw_hub_country_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_country_cta_body":"Compare hostels across Pakistan \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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