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Pakistan Travel Guide

Visas, the best time to go region by region, getting around, budgeting, and safety notes — start here, then dive into Festivals, Lakes, Northern Areas and Historic Places for the detail.

Everything you need to plan a trip to Pakistan: visas, best time to visit, getting around, safety, budgeting and regional itineraries.

Best time to visit, by region

Pakistan is large enough that "best time to visit" depends entirely on where you're headed — the northern valleys and the southern plains are almost never in season at the same time.

Season at a glance

  • Gilgit-Baltistan & KP mountainsJun – Sep
  • Punjab (Lahore, Multan)Oct – Mar
  • Islamabad & Margalla HillsMar – Nov
  • Sindh & the coast (Karachi)Nov – Feb
  • BalochistanNov – Mar
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