Shandur Polo Festival 2025-26

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10 Days 09 Nights

Tour Type

Specific Tour

Group Size

Unlimited

Languages

English

About this tour

What is the Shandur Polo Festival 2025-26?

Shandur Polo Festival is an amazing and thrilling festival celebrated by the people of Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan in the northern areas of Pakistan. Shandur Polo festival takes place every summer in the month of July when different polo teams from various regions of Chitral and Gilgit-Baltistan meet at the Shandur plains every summer for play.

The Shandur Pass is a beautiful piece of land where different teams play wild free-style polo. Shandur polo ground is considered to be the highest polo ground in the world at 3,700+ meters. The festival also includes Folk music, dancing, and a camping village is set up. The polo ground is adjacent to Shandur lake. The festival provides an amazing cultural experience in the Hindukush mountain ranges.

tentative Departure Dates

03 July 2025

03 July 2026

The dates of the event may change due to  the sacred Islamic Month Moharram. 

Be part of the next adventurous Shandur Polo festival 2025-26 with Exploria!

Major Highlights of Shandur Polo Festival:

  • Enjoy a freestyle polo match at Shandur Polo Festival 2025
  • Get a cultural insight into the diverse culture of northern areas
  • Explore indigenous music of the mountains
  • Enjoy Pakistani cuisine
  • know about old stories from the local community
  • view of majestic peaks including Tirich Mir (7,708m) in the Hindukush Range and Nanga Parbat (8,126m)in the Himalayas range
  • Rivers (Kunar, Indus, Gilgit, Chitral)
  • Passes (Malakand pass, Lowari Pass, Lowari TunnelShandur Pass)
  • Explore Valleys (Chitral, Ghizar, Upper Hunza, Lower Hunza, Nagar, Gilgit)
  • Mighty Lakes including Shandur, Phandar, Khalti, and Lulusar
  • Forts (Altit fort, Baltit fort)
  • Sightseeing in Islamabad 
 
Departure & Return Location

  Islamabad International Airport

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Included/Excluded

  • Hotel Accommodation (Twin Sharing)
  • Camping at Shandur
  • Domestic Flight tickets
  • Air Conditioned private Transportation at your disposal
  • 3 meals a day (For 04+ confirmed Bookings)
  • English Speaking Tour Guide
  • All Taxes, Parking and Misc expenses
  • Personal Expenses
  • Gratuities
  • Tickets and Activities
  • Travel Insurance

Itinerary

Events For The Day: • Arrival at Islamabad International Airport, Islamabad • Airport transfer • Check-in at Hotel • Overnight in Islamabad From the airport, our guide(s) will receive you. You’ll be moved to the booked hotel shortly. Our guests may relax and recover from their long journey on this day. Pick-up Details: One of our guides will be holding a sign with both our company’s logo and your name on it. International flights normally arrive at midnight so at that time the Islamabad airport gets crowd-less. Our guide can easily locate you and guide you further. Kindly let us know in advance, in case you do not need any airport transfers.

Fly to Gilgit from Islamabad
Your guide will receive you at Gilgit Airport
Transfer to the hotel in Gilgit
Naltar Valley Day tour/Transfer to Hunza Valley

Day tour to Central Hunza
On this day you will visit Baltit Fort, Altit Fort
Sunset at Eagles Nest viewpoint
Overngight stay in Hunza
 

Road adventure through Karakoram Highway to the upper Hunza
Visit Attabad Lake and Borith Lake
Overnight stay in upper Hunza
 

Visit Passu Cones, Hussaini suspension bridge, and around
Day free to witness the immense natural landscapes in parts of Gojal
return to Gilgit by evening
Overnight stay in Gilgit
 

Road trip to Shandur
Road adventure through the picturesque valleys and landscapes on the way
Shandur arrival by night
Overngiht stay in Shandur (Camps)
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Festival Day
Day free to immerse into the polo festival at Shandur
You will be able to meet and greet the people while enjoying the match
Overnight stay in Shandur (Camps)
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Return drive to Gilgit
Road trip to Gilgit in the morning
Gilgit arrival by evening
Overnight stay at Gilgit
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Transfer to Gilgit Airport in the morning
Fly to Islamabad
Your chauffeur will pick you up at Islamabad Airport
Transfer to the hotel
Guided Islamabad day tour
Visit Faisal Mosque, Pakistan Monument, Lok Virsa Museum
Visit

Check out from the hotel by 12:00 PM
Complimentary airport transfer will be provided on this day

Durations

Multi day

Languages

English

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