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Choimus Kalash Winter Festival
Kalash Choimus Festival
Dates of Choimus Kalash Winter Festival
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Chilam Joshi Uchal Festival
Choimus Kalash Winter Festival
Kalash Choimus Festival
Dates of Choimus Kalash Winter Festival
Chilam Joshi Uchal Festival
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Kalash Choimus Festival

Choimus FestivalĀ also known as Chitirmas festival celebrated in winters every year.Ā  Choimus festival holds great importance among the Kalasha people celebration with a colorful swirl of traditional dances, foods, and prayer chants to the Balomain spirit by the Kalasha tribe.Ā The locals perform rituals for purification during the festival at the dawn of the new year.

Choimus Festival spread over days, this festival is an attraction for not only locals but also for tourists and travelers. As you get to dance around large bonfires on drum beats, there is plenty of locally brewed mulberry wine to cherish with. Women of the tribe hold special place in the festival due to their traditional black robes embroidered with colourful threads and huge headwear made of shells and beads.

The tribal elders gather at hilltops to watch the rising sun of the new year that is followed by goat sacrifices made to the Goddess, ā€œJastakā€, and the blood is sprinkled at the temple Jastarkhan.

Dates & Cost – Kalash Choimus Festival

Kalash Choimus FestivalCost (USD)Cost (EUR)
Kalash Choimus Festival (08 Days) – ALL INCLUSIVEUS$ 1,220ā‚¬ 1,155
Kalash Choimus Festival (09 Days) – ALL INCLUSIVEUS$ 1,280ā‚¬ 1,230
Start Dates End Dates Deposit Availability Register
12-December 20-December US$ 500
13-December 20-December US$ 800  Available 
Highlights
Detailed Itinerary Choimus Festival
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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: HotelĀ 
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Transfer to Islamabad airport for return flight.

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