Trip to Balochistan 2024 ► Historical cities and nomadic tribes

22 Mar. - 5 Apr. 2024 (15 d. / 13 n.) / TRIP COMPLETED

Trip to Balochistan (Pakistan) focused on visiting historical cities and meeting nomadic Baluchi tribes.

Balochistan is a mystery territory, a place that tourists don’t go to, it’s indeed a Last Place. We have been trying to explore this Pakistani secluded territory since 2017 with not luck, but now we’re gonna make it. We have been given the permits and we will go to Balochistan in Easter 2024.

The trip we have designed after many hours of investigation, combines the Makran Coast, with remote kingdoms such as Khuzdar and Gandawah. We will search Balochi nomads in the dunes of Nuskhi Desert. We will leave this wild territory though the mythical Bolan Pass to reach the fertile lands of the Indus River and take a last historical tour in the old merchant town of Shikarpur. Nearby in Sukkur, we will take a flight to Karachi to return back home.

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The guide on this trip to Balochistan will be Joan Riera, an anthropologist specializing in minority societies.

Discover the highlights of this trip to Balochistan

► We will attend the Sibi Mela festival of the Baloch and meet other ethnic groups

Baloch

Throughout the trip, we will look for Baloch nomadic camps, as well as small settlements to learn about their traditional culture. We will attend the celebration of the Sibi Mela, a Baloch cultural festival that has been organized regularly over the centuries. It is a cattle trading place. Many livestock breeders gather every spring at Sibi town for sale and purchase, competition, and display of various breeds of camels, cattle, and goats.

We will meet other ethnic groups

Also, we will meet the Pashtun and Hazara peoples, as well as the Khana Badosh nomads and Mohana fishermen.

► We will tour the streets of historical cities of Balochistan

We will visit Khuzdar (the ancient capital of Kalat Khanate), the tomb of Moti Gorham in Gandawah, the fort and religious shrines of Qalat and the city of Shikarpur.

► Throughout this trip to Balochistan we will pass through different landscapes

We will explore the wild coasts of the Arabian Sea. We will enter the Hingol National Park, until we reach the beautiful Ormara beaches, on the Makran Coast. From Pasni, we will sail to the beautiful Astola Island. Also, we will enter the Nushki Desert. We will visit the natural sanctuary of Moola Chotok and the Nushki Oasis. In addition, we will pass through the fertile plains of the Indus River.