Kalash Autumn Festival

Phoo festival: It is  only held in Birir around end of September to celebrate the grape and walnut harvest. Grape being a staple requirement in the Kalash society for making wine are grown on trees in protected sites. The holy tree being the best for such climbers. They are picked through out the valley on a particular day and is an occasion for joy and merry making.. It is also an occasion of the shepherds returning from the high pastures .

 

Facts

Range:                        Hindukush

Duration:                    14 Days

Festival Dates:         September 25-30

Tour Customization    Yes

Altitude:      Min 60m – Max 3700 m

Zone:                           Open

Trip Nature:               Soft Adventure

Best Time:                  September

I T I N E R A R Y
Day 1	Arrival Islamabad (Hotel).
Day 2	slamabad/Rawalpindi – Peshawar. Hotel
Day 3	City tour of Peshawar, includes, Peshawar markets, story tellers bazaar, Mohabat Khan Mosque, Peshawar Museum, and Chowk Yadgar. Hotel.
Day 4	Drive to Kalash over Lowari Pass (3733m, en route stop for photography. Hotel
Day 5-8	(September 25-28) Well experience of Kalash  Spring Festival and enjoying the Kalash girls’s dance. Hotel
Day 9	Drive back to Chitral. Hotel
Day 10	Drive to Hunza, along the Hunza river, en route stop at Rakaposhi view point and different photographic points. Hotel
Day 11	Sightseeing in Hunza. Hotel
Day 12	Drive back to Gilgi-Besham enroute KKH. Hotel
Day 12	Drive to Islamabad. Hotel
Day 13	Full day at leisure and shopping in Islamabad/Rawalpindi.
Day 14	Departure