Opening · taking bookings now

Chitral and the Kalash valleys.

We are opening Chitral, which means captains are being interviewed and vehicles inspected now. Bookings are being taken and handled with vehicles dispatched from Gilgit until the local fleet is signed.

35.85N 71.79EElev 1,500 m0 captains live
Chitral valley or Kalash, road and vehicle
Chitral · 1,500 m · opening
● 0 captains available
No shared rides yet · private hire available
Lowari tunnel open · Shandur closed in winter
Office: Interviews in progress

Fares from Chitral

Where people go from here.

Shared seat is a seat in a car already making the trip. Private is the whole vehicle with a driver.

DestinationDistanceDriveShared seatPrivate from
Kalash valleys (Bumburet)40 km2h 00mOn requestPKR 9,000
Gilgit via Shandur400 km14h 00mOn requestPKR 42,000
Islamabad via Lowari400 km11h 00mOn requestPKR 32,000
Garam Chashma45 km1h 30mOn requestPKR 7,000

Per-day hire includes a driver. Fuel is paid by you.

What opening a city actually involves.

Nobody drives for us in Chitral until we have met them in person and looked at the vehicle. That is slower than switching on a map pin, and it is the reason the service works where it is already running.

Shandur is a summer road only, roughly July to September, and it is a genuine 4x4 route rather than a shortcut. Lowari tunnel is the year-round way in from the south.

Vehicles based in Chitral

01Land Cruiser Kalash, Shandur, Garam ChashmaPKR 16,000 / day
02Van groups, dispatched from GilgitPKR 12,000 / day

Roads, honestly

When you can actually get here.

Apr to JunOpenLowari open. Kalash valleys accessible and quiet.
Jul to SepBestShandur open, Kalash festivals, everything running.
Oct to NovOpenShandur closing. Lowari still the reliable route.
Dec to MarLimitedShandur closed. Lowari tunnel open but weather dependent.

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