Kalash Valleys · 6 days / 5 nights · 13–16 May
Kalash: Chilam Joshi Festival
May in the valleys of the Kalasha — drums in the walnut groves, cowrie-shell headdresses, and a festival three thousand years old, attended as a family's guest.
The route
Day by day
Day 1
Islamabad → Upper Dir
Through Swat's orchards to the mouth of the Lowari Tunnel.
Day 2
Dir → Chitral
Under the Lowari and into another world — Tirich Mir floating above the town.
Day 3
Into Bumburet
The rough, beautiful road into the valleys. Evening walk through the village as festival preparations hum.
Day 4
Chilam Joshi
The festival, as Zarin's guest — the dancing ground, the milk blessing, dinner at his table.
Day 5
Rumbur valley & farewell
The quieter sister valley, goodbyes that take an hour, and the drive back to Chitral's comforts.
Day 6
Chitral → Islamabad
One long day home, drums still in your ears.
What it looks like
From
Rs 83,875 /person