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The fort and gardens are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.\r\n\r\nThe walled city is a maze of bazaars, havelis and tiled mosques. Lahoris are famous for their hospitality and their food, and they say that those who have not seen Lahore have not been born.\r\n\r\nThree days is right.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Getting there | International flights, or from Islamabad by road\r\nGetting around | Metro, Careem and Uber\r\nLanguages | Urdu, Punjabi and English\r\nTipping | 10% is customary\r\nTap water | Not drinkable\r\nHow long to stay | Three days","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Gulberg, in the south of the city, has the best restaurants, caf\u00e9s and mid-range hotels, and is the most comfortable base. The area around the Mall (Shahrah-e-Quaid-e-Azam) is central, close to the museum and the old city. Staying in or beside the walled city puts you among the bazaars, but options are basic.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Gulberg | Comfort | Restaurants, caf\u00e9s and mid-range hotels. | 31.5100 | 74.3450 |  | \nThe Mall | Central | Near the museum and the old city. | 31.5600 | 74.3200 |  | \nWalled city | Atmosphere | Among the bazaars; basic places to stay. | 31.5820 | 74.3150 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"The routes we would take, in the order we would take them.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Lahore","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Lahore's Mughal monuments are among the finest anywhere. The Badshahi Mosque, built by Aurangzeb in 1673, has a courtyard that can hold tens of thousands of worshippers; visit at sunset, when the red sandstone glows. Opposite, the Lahore Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, holds palaces, gardens and the Sheesh Mahal, a hall covered in mirror mosaic.\r\n\r\nThe walled city is a maze of bazaars, havelis and mosques. Enter by Delhi Gate and walk to the Wazir Khan Mosque, built in the 1630s and covered in some of the most beautiful tilework in the Islamic world; the restored Shahi Hammam bathhouse is beside the gate. The Walled City authority runs guided walks.\r\n\r\nOn Thursday nights, Sufi shrines fill with music: qawwali, devotional singing, at Data Darbar, the city's great shrine, and dhol drumming and whirling at Shah Jamal. Go with a local if you can, and dress modestly.\r\n\r\nThe Lahore Museum, Kipling's 'Wonder House', has an outstanding collection of Gandharan Buddhist sculpture, with the Zamzama gun, Kim's Gun, outside. The Shalimar Gardens, terraced Mughal gardens with fountains, are half an hour east.\r\n\r\nAt Wagah, about 24 kilometres east, the nightly flag-lowering ceremony with India is still held and visitors can watch from the Pakistani side, though it has been scaled down since 2025; the crossing itself has been closed to most travellers.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Badshahi Mosque | 1673; visit at sunset\r\nLahore Fort | The mirrored Sheesh Mahal\r\nWazir Khan Mosque | Tilework in the walled city\r\nQawwali | Thursday nights at Sufi shrines","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Lahore","hw_hub_city_free_title":"Free things to do in Lahore","hw_hub_city_free_body":"The walled city's bazaars are free to wander, and Data Darbar and the city's other shrines are free, including the Thursday-night qawwali.\r\n\r\nThe Badshahi Mosque is free to enter, dressed modestly and shoes off. Minar-e-Pakistan, in Iqbal Park, marks where the resolution for Pakistan was passed in 1940; the park is free. The Wagah ceremony does not charge entry.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Walled city | Free to wander\r\nBadshahi Mosque | Free, shoes off\r\nData Darbar | Free; qawwali on Thursdays\r\nMinar-e-Pakistan | Iqbal Park","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free-things-to-do","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Lahore","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking in Lahore","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Lahore is Pakistan's food capital, and Lahoris eat late and generously. Breakfast is halwa puri, fried bread with semolina halwa and chickpeas, or nihari and paye, slow-cooked beef and trotter stews, with naan. Lassi, sweet or salty, comes in huge metal tumblers.\r\n\r\nIn the evening, Fort Road Food Street has rooftop restaurants looking straight onto the lit-up Badshahi Mosque. Gawalmandi and Lakshmi Chowk are classic food areas for karahi, tikka, seekh kebabs and fried fish in winter.\r\n\r\nA meal is \u20ac2 to \u20ac5; a rooftop dinner with the mosque view \u20ac8 to \u20ac15.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Halwa puri | Breakfast\r\nNihari and paye | Slow-cooked stews\r\nFood Street | Rooftops facing the mosque\r\nA meal | \u20ac2\u20135","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Lahore","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out in Lahore","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Pakistan is dry for Muslims, and alcohol is very hard to find; a few upmarket hotels have permit rooms for non-Muslim foreigners, but do not count on it.\r\n\r\nLahore's evenings are about food, tea and music instead. Food Street and the old-city stalls are busy until late, caf\u00e9s in Gulberg stay open past midnight, and on Thursday nights the Sufi shrines fill with qawwali and drumming.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"No bars | Alcohol is very hard to find\r\nFood Street | Busy until late\r\nQawwali | Thursday nights\r\nGulberg caf\u00e9s | Open past midnight","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Lahore","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around Lahore","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Allama Iqbal International Airport has international flights and is about 30 minutes from Gulberg.\r\n\r\nThe Orange Line metro and the Metro Bus cover parts of the city, and Careem, Uber, inDrive and rickshaws are cheap; agree rickshaw fares first.\r\n\r\nComfortable motorway buses, such as Daewoo, reach Islamabad and Rawalpindi in about four to five hours. Trains also run to Rawalpindi and Karachi.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Airport | About 30 minutes\r\nOrange Line | Metro across the city\r\nCareem and Uber | Cheap\r\nTo Islamabad | 4\u20135 hours by motorway bus","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Lahore","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Lahore costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Lahore is cheap. Budget rooms start around \u20ac8 and a careful day is \u20ac15 to \u20ac25.\r\n\r\nThe Lahore Fort and Shahi Hammam charge foreigners a few euros; the Badshahi Mosque, shrines and bazaars are free. A Careem across the city is \u20ac1 to \u20ac3, and a street breakfast \u20ac1 to \u20ac2.\r\n\r\nThe currency is the Pakistani rupee (PKR); prices here are euro equivalents. Carry cash: cards work only in bigger hotels, malls and restaurants, and some ATMs reject foreign cards, so use bank ATMs.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Budget room | From about \u20ac8\r\nA day | \u20ac15\u201325\r\nFort ticket | A few euros\r\nCash | Use bank ATMs","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Lahore","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Staying safe in Lahore","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Check your own government's travel advice before booking: it restricts travel to several parts of Pakistan, and travelling against it can void your insurance.\r\n\r\nLahore is one of the areas most travellers visit, and Lahoris are famous for their hospitality. Crowds, traffic and pickpockets in the bazaars are the everyday issues.\r\n\r\nDress modestly; loose clothes covering arms and legs are best, and shalwar kameez, cheap to buy or have made, is practical for everyone. Women should carry a scarf for mosques and shrines. Women travellers may face staring and unwanted attention; restaurants often have family sections where women and couples can sit.\r\n\r\nFrom November to January, smog makes Lahore one of the most polluted cities in the world; bring a good mask. Summer heat passes 40\u00b0C.\r\n\r\nEmergency: 15 police, 1122 ambulance and rescue.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Travel advice | Check before booking\r\nDress | Modest; carry a scarf\r\nSmog | November\u2013January\r\nEmergency | 15 police, 1122 rescue","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Lahore","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Day trips from Lahore","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Mughal gardens, the border ceremony and ancient temples.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Shalimar Gardens | About 30 minutes | Car | Terraced Mughal gardens with fountains, UNESCO-listed. |  | 1305249\nIslamabad | 4\u20135 hours | Bus | The capital. |  | 1305250\nKatas Raj | About 3 hours | Car | Ancient Hindu temples around a sacred pond. |  | 1305251","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Lahore","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"October to March, avoiding the worst smog in December and January if you can.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs. May and June are extremely hot.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 18 | 2 | Smog\r\nFebruary | 22 | 3 | Good\r\nMarch | 27 | 4 | Spring\r\nApril | 34 | 3 | Hot\r\nMay | 39 | 1 | Extreme heat\r\nJune | 40 | 1 | Extreme heat\r\nJuly | 36 | 2 | Monsoon\r\nAugust | 34 | 2 | Monsoon\r\nSeptember | 34 | 3 | Humid\r\nOctober | 32 | 4 | Good\r\nNovember | 26 | 3 | Smog starts\r\nDecember | 20 | 2 | Smog","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"Ramadan and the Eids transform the city's evenings.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"api","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Lahore","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/asia\/pakistan\/lahore\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Ramadan | Varies yearly | Lahore | Evenings of feasting. |  | \nEid | Varies yearly | Lahore | Festive days. |  | \nQawwali nights | Thursdays | Sufi shrines | Devotional music. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel. 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Check your government's travel advice before booking, as it affects your insurance.\r\nCan I see the Wagah ceremony? | Yes. The flag-lowering ceremony is still held every evening and visitors can watch from the Pakistani side, though it has been scaled down since 2025. The crossing itself has been closed to most travellers.\r\nWhat should I eat? | Halwa puri or nihari for breakfast, and karahi and kebabs at Food Street, with the Badshahi Mosque lit up in front of you.\r\nWhere can I hear qawwali? | At Sufi shrines on Thursday nights, especially Data Darbar. Shah Jamal has drumming and whirling. Go with a local if you can.\r\nHow many days do you need? | Three: one for the fort and mosque, one for the walled city, and one for the museum, Shalimar and Wagah.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit? | February to March and October to November. 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