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| Pakistan | indus valley civiliazations harappa and Mohenjo-daro Posted: Thu July 3, 2008 03:28 AM UTC
hi,
i'm interested in visiting either harappa or mohenjo-daro during my whirlwind tour of pakistan this october. any suggestions on which site is the better one to see? how far is harappa from lahore and how fare is mohenjo-daro from karachi? are these areas safe for american tourists? are there entrance fees? also, i'm interested in taxila outside of islamabad. i hear the museum is closed on mondays. are the rest of the sites open? is there an entrance fee? i've been trying to find information in regards to operating days on hours. i find a lot about history, and that's about it. as always, thanks for your help vt'ers! allyson |
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| Pakistan | Re: indus valley civiliazations harappa and Mohenjo-daro Posted: Thu July 3, 2008 04:16 AM UTC
Harrappa is approx. 3-4 hours drive from Lahore. Moenjo Daro is near Larkana, 6-7 hours drive from Karachi. Usually foreigners do not go this far, but I feel it would be safe if you are travelling with locals.
Taxila is 30 km from Islamabad/Rawalpindi. If you want to see the whole site, you will need your own transport as some sites are at a distance from the Museum. For foreigners fees is Rs. 200/-. See me Taxila pages for more details.
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| Pakistan | Re: indus valley civiliazations harappa and Mohenjo-daro Posted: Thu July 3, 2008 06:34 AM UTC
There is a regular flight (one hour)between Moen-jo-Daro and Karachi. Check PIA at www.piac.com.pk for details. Worth one day trip.
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| Pakistan | Re: indus valley civiliazations harappa and Mohenjo-daro Posted: Wed July 9, 2008 10:02 AM UTC
Bonjour Alyson,
I don't know about Karachi, but I did it from Sukkur, a day trip, better to do it during the daylight, there've been cases of dacoity and kidnapping on that route. Normally to any historicl site or museum, as besal mentioned, 200 Pkrs, is charged, a PTDC Motel's there at Moenjodaro so you can stay there too. Taxila's at 45 minutes drive from Islamabad, Museum and sites're worthseeing, likewise Juliuan monestary, Sirkap site (the ancient city), but if you buy the ticket for one ite you can visit 2,3 sites with the same ticket. Sites're opne normally but I can check the off days for the museums. October's one of the best months to visit south Pakistan, on the 3rd or 4th we'd be celebrating Eid in the Muslim world. I'm here in Chitral after making a trip to Kalash valleys with some media people, weather's very nice here. All the best, Imran Schah Photos of the Mountains, Kalash http://www.flickr.com/photos/imranthetrekker
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