TOP 3 tourist destination in Pakistan
TOP 3 tourist destination in Pakistan
Three tourist places in Pakistan which are no less than a paradise for tourists
Pakistan is a country of vast land, high mountains, sea sites, and deserts. This country is ideal for tourism. Many of the people do not know about the beauty of Pakistan. The northern areas of Pakistan are no less than a paradise. Pakistan is well known by its high peaks. The world second highest mountain K2 is also located in Pakistan.
3. Murree
Murree is one of the most visited and beautiful destination for tourists. Murree is a mountain resort town located about 30Km northeast of Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan. It has altitude of more than 7,000 ft with a number of beautiful hills covered with cap of snow. It is situated in the largest province of Pakistan, Punjab and its boundary touches to Azad Kashmir region. The place of Murree includes Patriata popular for its chair lift.
The vital thing which added splendour to its beauty is its calm , cool and clean weather. It is situated in the outer Himalayas retaining high altitudes. This type of areas have cold, frequent fog, snowy winters and relatively cool summers with drastically escalated rain in relation with lower altitudes. Murree receives around 63 inches of snow per year.
2. Harappa
Harappa is very popular place of Pakistan as it illustrate the civilization of phase (2600 BC – 1900 BC). It is one of the oldest civilization founded in the world. It is located in the largest province of Pakistan, Punjab about 24 km west of Sahiwal.
Tourists love to visit and explore the ancient places. The tour to Harappa takes you back to one of the oldest civilization in the world. There are some rare artefacts in the museum houses which incldues terracotta toys, animal figurines, bronze utensils and many more.
1. Katpana
Katpana also known as the Cold Desert is a high-altitude desert located near Skardu, northern Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan. This desert contains expanses of large sand dunes. The amazing thing of this desert is that they are sometimes covered with snow during winter therefore known as cold desert. This cold desert is situated at an elevation of 7,303 feet above sea level. Katpana Desert is one of the highest deserts in the world.
Its temperature goes lower to freezing point of water in winter. Therefore is most visited site of the tourists.The cold climate in a desert is not normal for tourists.