Chomos/Chitirmas festival (Dec
15-22): As winter starts around mid December the Chomos festiva l begins . The festival is observed for the divine, the living and dead relatives, for the crops and the goats to be safeguarded, while the community, the village and the valley are purified prior to the coming year. Sighting a fox is a good omen and great efforts are made in this regard. At dusk torch lit processions are led from all the nearby villages culminating at the “Charsue” which is the main customary dancing place. Most of the festivities are indoors where the local wine is handed around as the dance gathers momentum carries out till late in the night round the bonfire. While the tribal elders sit on hill tops at dawn to watch the rising sun and declare the new year. Goat sacrifices are then made to the Godess “Jastak” , blood from the animal is sprinkled at the temple Jastak An. This is the time when “Balimine” another great God visits the Kalash valley once a year and sacrifices are made at his “ Malosh. Altar” too.
Facts
Range:
Hindukush
Duration:
16 Days
Festival
Dates: Dec 15-22
Tour
Customization Yes
Altitude:
Min 60m – Max 3000 m
Zone:
Open
Trip
Nature: Soft
Adventure
Best Time:
December
I T I N E R A R Y
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Day 1
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Arrival Islamabad
(Hotel).
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Day 2
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Fly or drive for Chitral.
Hotel
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Day 3
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Drive (2hrs) to
Bumburet, Kelash Vallye. Camp.
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Day 4-11
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(Dec15-22) Well
experience of Kalash Winter Festival and enjoying the Kalash girls’s dance
and other activities. Camp
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Day 12
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Drive back to Chitral,
afternoon visit to Tooshi for wildlife watching and photography. Hotel
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Day 13
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Drive back to Chitral.
Hotel
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Day 14
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Fly to Islamabad or Drive
to Besham in case of flight cancellation. Hotel
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Day 15
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Full day at leisure and
shopping in Islamabad/Rawalpindi. Hotel
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Day 16
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Departure
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