NAME

GPS

FACILITIES

HOW WAS IT??

COST

PTDC

TAFTAN

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Grotty en-suite room-cold water. Camping is NOT allowed.

B  Uninspiring but necessary.

Can’t remember exactly-

maybe 500 Rs??

Bloomstar Hotel

QUETTA

See diary page for directions.

En-suite room with hot water shower and television. Staff not keen on you camping.

B  Very pleasant. Armed guard next door, gates get locked at night.

600Rs

Interpark Hotel

SUKKUR

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En-suite rooms with hot shower.

Great grounds but camping is NOT allowed.

B  Awful staff, dirty rooms, overpriced and full of roaches but it has an armed guard.

1,500Rs

After a hard haggle!

Derawar Fort

CHOLISTAN DESERT

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Bush camp.

But you need a permit.

B Didn’t stay the night but there were lots of places to bush camp.

FREE

Welcome Guest House

BAHAWALPUR

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Clean en-suite bedroom with bucket hot water. No camping.

M Superb staff. Gates get locked at night.

800Rs

TDCP

Lal Suhandra National Park

35km’s east of Bahawalpur

Bush camp or stay in campsite at the TDCP.

M  Another overlanders tip.

They said it was very safe and absolutely gorgeous.

?

Sinbad Hotel

MULTAN

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Really clean en-suite rooms with hot showers and television. No camping.

B  Central location with a guard for the car park & front door.

1,900Rs

Tourist Campsite

ISLAMABAD

N33.63844

E72.92562

Toilets, cold water showers and electric points on some pitches.

B Good overlander meeting point. Armed soldiers 24hrs.

100Rs

Hayatabad Youth Hostel

PESHAWAR

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Toilets.

S A VERY tight fit. Gate locked at night.

380Rs for non hostel members

PTDC

MINGORA

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En-suite rooms with hot water.

Superb grounds to camp– be PUSHY, they may say yes!

B  Manager not keen on allowing camping. Good area.

1,320Rs

PTDC

DASU

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Clean toilets, may be able to negotiate a hot shower for extra.

Meals have to be pre arranged.

B/M Staff are friendly– good place to stay if you are self sufficient for food.

200Rs

Shangrila Hotel

CHILAS

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Toilet and hot shower.

B/M Pleasant staff in a not so pleasant area– best not to walk around too much.

200Rs

SHATIAL to KHUNJERAB

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NONE

Various opportunities to bush camp along this road.

None are hidden by from the road.

Checkpoint

DIH

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Toilet.

B Great guys who staff the checkpoint. Very cold at night.

FREE

Rakaposhi Campsite

ALIABAD

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Toilet and cold shower. Water supply available until 11am.

M Fantastic campsite with fabulous views.

100Rs

PTDC

BALAKOT

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In the process of being rebuilt.

B Should be lovely when work is completed.

100Rs

PTDC

WAGAH BORDER

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Use of toilets.

B  Park outside customs office by PTDC.

FREE