Kalash Choimus Festival
The Choimus Festival, also known as Chitirmas, is an annual winter celebration held by the Kalasha people. This vibrant festival features traditional dances, foods, and prayer chants dedicated to the Balomain spirit. Lasting several days, it attracts both locals and tourists who enjoy dancing around bonfires to the rhythm of drum beats and savoring locally brewed mulberry wine.
Women play a significant role in the festivities, wearing traditional black robes and elaborate headwear. The festival culminates with tribal elders gathering on hilltops to witness the sunrise of the new year, followed by goat sacrifices to the Goddess Jastak at the Jastarkhan temple.
Dates & Cost - Kalash Choimus Festival
| Kalash Choimus Festival | Cost (USD) | Cost (EUR) |
| Kalash Choimus Festival (08 Days) – ALL INCLUSIVE | US$ 1,220 | € 1,155 |
| Kalash Choimus Festival (09 Days) – ALL INCLUSIVE | US$ 1,280 | € 1,230 |
- Experience the spring festival of ethnic minority community of Kalash
- Participate and dance to the tunes of Kalasha music
- View of hundreds of peaks including Tirich Mir (7,708m) in the Hindukush Range
- Rivers (Kunar, Chitral, Gilgit, Indus), tributaries and streams
- Malakand pass, Lowari Pass (3,118 m) or Lowari Tunnel (10.4 kms)
- Valleys of Khyber including Dir, Chitral and Kalash
- Views of forts (Malakand, Nagar, Ayun & Chitral) and Mosques (Shahi Masjid)
Welcome at Islamabad airport and transfer to hotel. Afternoon proceed for city tour of Islamabad and Rawalpindi, which includes famous Faisal Mosque, Shakar Parian, Pakistan monument, Damen Koh, Lok Versa, Museum, Rawalpindi old bazaar, Raja Bazaar.
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drive to Swat 4-5 hours, en route visit Taxila; which includes Jaulian, Mohra, Moradu and Sirkap and Museum. Arrive Swat transfer to hotel. Afternoon sightseeing in Swat valley.
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drive to Chitral 254 km. Afternoon visit Shahi Mosque, Chitral Museum, Chitral Fort and Chitral town.
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drive to Bomburate valley 60 km, today we will start exploring the Bomburate Valley. We will visit the local Museum. The Kalasha Graveyard and the Town Centre. Later we will join the mega festival as all the tribes will gather in Bomburate. Enjoy dance, do photography and interact with the Kalasha Tribe and experience this unique culture firsthand
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drive to Rambur valley, visit community house, Rumbur village and enjoy Chilam Joshi festival, where men and worm sing and dance. You will interact with local people to exchange their cultural and custom. Enjoy photography and evening drive to Chitral 60 km.
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drive to Chitral 60 km, after refreshment continue drive to Swat 254 km. Arrive Swat and transfer to hotel
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Drive from Swat to Peshawar 195 km, today we visit well preserved monastery of Takhat-e-Bai and continue drive to Peshawar via Malakan Pass.
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Morning city tour of Peshawar, which included Bala Hisar fort, Kissa Khani bazaar and Peshawar Museum. Afternoon drive to Islamabad 172 km
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Transfer to Islamabad airport for return flight.
- Airport transfer on first and last day in Islamabad
- All domestic road transfers
- All hotel accommodation (twin sharing room)
- All hotel meals (breakfast, lunch and dinner)
- Licensed professional guide
- International airfare and airport taxes.
- Visa fee for Pakistan and personal insurance of the clients.
- Tips for drivers, porters and staff
- Single Supplement
- Transfers to and from airports for participants making individual air arrangements
- Optional excursions or deviations from the scheduled tour
- Miscellaneous (drinks, phone calls, laundry, souvenir etc)
- Room service, gratuities for personal services, items of a purely
- Any other service that is not mentioned in the list above.