Karachi and Sindh Discovery

On arrival in Karachi you will be met and transferred to your hotel. Depending on your time of arrival the rest of the day is yours to start soaking up the local culture. We get together as a group for dinner where your guide will discuss the itinerary.

We start our day with a visit to the mausoleum of Abdullah Shah Ghazi, the patron saint of Karachi. We continue to National Museum of Pakistan Museum which covers the history of the region from the bronze age. We end the day at the Shrine of Mangho Pir, the patron saint of the African diaspora. The Shrine is known for its crocodiles who are considered sacred.

Our first stop is the ruins of the city of Banbhore (1st to 13th century). The ruins of the fortified walls are still visible. We continue our drive to Thatta the medieval capital of Sindh. We will visit the Necropolis of Makli a UNESCO world heritage site, a city of mausoleums built between 14th and 18th century. Our next stop is the 16th century Shah Jahan mosque considered to have the most elaborate tile work in South-Asia. Our day ends in Hyderabad where we will spend the night.

We start our day with a visit to the Kalhora and Talpur tombs in Hyderabad. After lunch in a traditional restaurant we start our drive to Sukkur. We stop at Bhit Shah to visit the shrine of Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai and sit for some live music played by the devotes. Later we will stop at the majestic 18th century Kot Diji Fort before reaching Sukkur in the evening.