South Punjab & Gandhara Civilization Tour

Day 1: Islamabad

Arrive and transfer to the hotel

Day 2: Islamabad-Multan-Derawar Fort -Bahawalpur

Transfer to airport; fly to Multan.

From Multan, with pack lunch box drive to Derawar Fort.

After sightseeing Derawar Fort, drive to Bahawalpur.

Arrive and transfer to hotel for dinner and over night.

Day 3: Bahawalpur-Lahore

Drive to Multan, 95km and one & half hours drive. In Multan visit Shah Rukne Alam tomb, Bahudin Zakria tomb, Shah Shams Tabrez tomb, and Hussein-a- Agahai Bazar. After site visit continue drive to Harappa.

Harappa is about 180KM and about 03 and half hour drive. Visit the Harappa Museum & site. Harappa is Indus valley civilization site dating 3000BC.

After site visit continue drive to Lahore.

Arrive Lahore and transfer to hotel for dinner and overnight.

Day 4: Lahore

Full day city tour of Lahore including Badshahi Mosque, Lahore fort (World Heritage Site), Lahore Museum, Shalamar Garden, constructed by Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1642. Visit Wagha border ceremony and also visit the Anarkali Bazar.

Later transfer to the hotel for Dinner & overnight.

Day 5: Lahore – Islamabad

Drive to Islamabad via Rohtas Fort (World Heritage Site). It was constructed by Afghan ruler Sher Shah Suri in 1545. Lunch at the local restaurant at Dina.

After site visiting Rohtas Fort continue drive to Islamabad.

Arrive and transfer to the hotel for overnight.

Day 6: Khewra Excursion

Drive to Khewra Salt mine for full day excursion. Lunch will be served at local restaurant.

After visit drive back to Islamabad & transfer to hotel for dinner & overnight

Day 7: Islamabad Taxila Excursion & fly out

Drive to Taxila (World Heritage Site) for full day excursion.

Taxila is an archeological Buddhist site dating from 03^rd century B.C to 05^th century AD. It's about 01 hour drive & 32KM from Rawalpindi. Visit Taxila Museum and famous sites like Jaulian, Sirkap and Dharmarajika stupa.

Later drive back to Rawalpindi. Spend some time in Raja Bazar to enjoy the local culture.

After early dinner transfer to airport for onward flight to Narita.

Day 8:

Back to the Airport

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ADDITIONAL INFO

Bahudin Zakria Multan

Bahauddin Zakariya University is a public university with its main campus in Multan, Pakistan. Bahauddin Zakariya University was founded in 1975 as Multan University, and is one of the largest universities in Punjab. It was renamed in honour of a Sufi saint Hazrat Baha-ud-din Zakariya

Bahawalpur Museum

The Bahawalpur Museum, established in 1976, is a museum of archaeology, art, heritage, modern history and religion located in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. It comes under the control of Bahawalpur District Government. The current director of the museum is Hussain Ahmed Madni.

Shalimar Lahore

The Shalimar Gardens, sometimes spelt Shalamar Gardens, is a Mughal garden complex located in Lahore, capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab. The gardens date from the period when the Mughal Empire was at its artistic and aesthetic zenith, and are now one of Pakistan's most popular tourist destinations.

Salt mines

The Khewra Salt Mine is located in Khewra, north of Pind Dadan Khan, an administrative subdivision of Jhelum District, Punjab Region, Pakistan. The mine is located in the Salt Range, an outer range of the Himalaya Mountains which rises from the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It is Pakistan's largest, the world's 2nd largest.

Taxila

Taxila is an important archaeological site of the ancient Indian subcontinent, located in the city of Taxila in Punjab, Pakistan. It lies about 32 km north-west of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, just off the famous Grand Trunk Road.