Top 10 best tourist places in Pakistan

Pakistan is the Islamic Republic. It is a sovereign country in South Asia because of its rich cultures, people and landscapes attracted one million tourists in 2011. Harappa, Mohenjo-daro, Taxila are very famous for tourism . The  north side of Pakistan has many old fortresses, ancient  architecture like Hunza , Murree , Swat and Chitral valley.

The World Economic Forum’s Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report ranked Pakistan as one of the top 25 most visited country in World Heritage Sites and best tourist places in Pakistan

10) Concordia :


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Concordia is the most beautiful and scenic place in the Earth. Concordia is in the heart of the Karakoram , located in Baltistan region of Pakistan. Concordia is to be considered the best place for mountain hikers . Concordia also offers short hikes to many important base camps, as K2 ( 3 hours ) , Broad Peak ( 2 hours ) the Gasherbrums ( 3 hours ).

9) Lake Saif ul Malook:

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Lake saif ul malook is an alone lake and located at the end of the northern side of the Kaghan Valley, near the town of Naran. People who visit this magical place called the Saif ul malook as “Heaven on Earth”.

Visitors can reach this place through Jeeps, cars  in summer season , but in winters due to intense snow falls , this place can only be reached through 3 to 4 hours of trekking.

8) Attabad Lake :

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Attabad Lake was formed by a landslide in January 2010 . Attabad lake also known as Hunza Lake and located in the Hunza Valley in the region of Pakistan. It is one of the biggest artificially created lake in the Pakistan.

7) Swat Valley :


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Swat Valley is one of the most beautiful and picturesque Valley in the region of Pakistan. Most of the visitors get the first taste of its culture in Mingora , Mingora is located in the bank of Swat River. In Pakistan Sawat Valley is nicknamed as Switzerland of Pakistan. Sawat one of the most popular tourist place in Pakistan among the local tourists.

6) Khewra Salt Mine:


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Khewra is world’s largest salt mine , located in Khewra . It is the major tourists attraction , maximum 250,000 tourists visiting this place every year. There are a short train which takes the visitors inside the salt mine. Inside the salt mine you can see number of replicas made with salt bricks of major tourist attraction in Pakistan.

5) Pir Sohawa:


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Pir sohawa is very famous destination among the residents of Islamabad and the foreign visitors. Pir sohawa has a number of restaurants , where visitors can enjoy the food and the view as well.  This place will have scenic view of the jungles and trees on Margalla Hills.

4) Rani Kot Fort :


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Rani kot fort is the world’s largest fort with a circumference of approximately 26 Km. It is a historical fort which is located in Sindh the province of Pakistan. Rani kot fort is also known as the “  The Great Wall Of Sindh “.

3) Gorakh Hill Station :


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Gorakh hill station is situated in the Dadu district the province of Pakistan in Sindh. It is the only hill station in the Sindh. This is the only place in Sindh where it snows in winters.

2) Lahore Fort :


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Lahore Fort is also known as Shahi Qila , it is located in the historical city of Lahore. The fort was built during the reign of Mughal Empire Akbar in 1605. The fort is connected with the Badshahi Mosque through Alamgiri Gate.

1) Mohenjo Daro :


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Mohenjo daro means Mound of the Dead. This site was discovered in 1922 and situated around 30 km from the city of Larkana . It is sure that Mohenjo daro was constructed back in 2600 BC and one of the major urban sites in that period .
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