Country guide
Pakistan
The Karakoram Highway, Hunza's apricot valleys and five of the world's fourteen highest peaks, for travellers who like their mountains raw.
Currency
PKR
Language
Urdu
+ English
English
Widely spoken
Payment
Cash preferred
Power
Type C / D
230 V, 50 Hz
Dialing
+92
Destinations
Islamabad
A planned green capital where the hiking trails start at the end of the street.
✓ best Oct-AprKarachi
Pakistan's port megacity, where Victorian stone, Sufi shrines and the Arabian Sea meet some of the best street food in South Asia.
✓ best Jul-Sep, Nov-MarLahore
Pakistan's cultural capital: the Badshahi Mosque and Lahore Fort across one garden square, a Mughal walled city, and the country's most serious eating.
✓ best Feb-MarClimate zones, month by month
Pakistan has 3 distinct climate zones. The right month depends on where in the country you're going.
Islamabad →
✓ Best Oct-Apr · ✗ Avoid Jun-Aug
Watch for May-Jul extreme heat risk · Jul-Aug monsoon flooding risk
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Karachi Sindh →
✓ Best Jul-Sep, Nov-Mar
Watch for Apr-Jun, Oct-Dec cyclones & hurricanes risk · Apr-Jun, Oct extreme heat risk
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Lahore Punjab →
✓ Best Feb-Mar · ✗ Avoid May-Jun
Watch for Nov-Feb smog risk · May-Jul extreme heat risk
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