Chilam Joshi Festival of Kalash Valley Photography Tour / INDUS CARAVAN (Pvt)Ltd.

Chilam Joshi Festival of Kalash Valley Photography Tour

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

7Days

May 11 – 17, 2024

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Spend 4 days in a Kalash village to experience and photograph the people, culture, and rituals.
The people of Kalash live in the three villages of Bumburet, Rumbur and Birir located along the border with Afghanistan, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. They are always dressed beautifully, but for the Spring Joshi Festival, they dress up even more gorgeously and attract photographers from around the world. The first day of the festival, also called Flower Day, is dedicated to different flower decorations that people use in various places. The second day of the festival is also known as Milk Day when people visit each other's homes and drink milk together. After that, a dance is held for several days. You’ll spend ４days in Kalash Village, offering plenty of wonderful opportunities for photography.

Joshi Spring Festival
Dancing Kalash women（Joshi Spring Festival）
Kalash people
Kalash villages（Rumbur Valley）
Children of the Kalash（Rumbur Valley）
>Kalash people（Rumbur Valley）
Cemetery（Bumburet Valley）
Shaman of the Kalash
Kalash people（Rumbur Valley）

2022 & 2023 Joshi Festival of Kalash Valley

Itinerary

01 Drive from Islamabad to Ayun through the Lowari Tunnel. Before arriving at Ayun, the highest peak of Hindu Kush, Tirich Mir (7,708m), comes into view.
02 From Ayun, drive to Bumburet Valley. Visit the temples and graveyards of the Kalash people. Continue on the journey to Rumbur Valley.
03 Enjoy the entire day with the Kalash villagers, photographing their daily life and at the Joshi Festival <Newborn purify ritual>.
04 Enjoy the entire day with the Kalash villagers, photographing their daily life and at the Joshi Festival <Milk ritual and Joshi dance>.
05 Spend the entire day with the Kalash people, photographing their daily life and at the Joshi Festival <Joshi dance>.
06 Drive to Peshawar through the Lowari Tunnel.
07 Morning, visit Peshawar Museum which contain collection of old “Gandau” from Kalash valley, along with its Ghandara objects. After enjoying the photography at old city and bazaar, back to Islamabad.

Information

Fixed date departures
7Days May 11 – 17, 2024

Tour Price
Please contact us for price quotation based on the number of days, number of people, accommodation and vehicle type.

Other
The accommodations in the Kalash valley during the festival period are very crowded. Please contact us well in advance.

Disclaimer

Please note that no transport and rooms reserved at this stage. We will be thankful if you could give us tentative dates of the visit so that we can reserve the transport and hotels accordingly

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