Pakistan is undoubtedly gifted with magnanimous mountains and landscape to attract a plethora of tourists. Much has been said and documented about the beauty and splendor of the country’s northern areas and their scenic beauty. Yet few have chosen to speak about Gorakh Hills, an underdeveloped yet beautiful resort where one can certainly set off to in order to take in the sights and enjoy the winter season.
Gorakh Hill Station, located at an altitude of more than 5,600 feet in the Kirthar Mountains and at a distance of roughly 95 kilometers from Dadu, is a sight for sore eyes for the people of Karachi. Gorakh Hill Station and its surrounding mountains are known as the ‘Murree of Sindh’ something which particularly forced me to pack my bags for two days and one night to see whether the statement carried any weight or not. It did.
I will admit to the fact that I had never before traveled to interior Sindh, neither Hyderabad, for that matter. For someone whose ancestral roots are tied to Shikarpur, I had never left Karachi and the various comforts it offered. However, a semester break from university and plenty of friends who concurred with the idea to enjoy the winter to its fullest at the mountainous region finally convinced me to undertake the trip to the hill station.
We decided to undertake our trip with a travel agency who goes by the name of Hiddenture. Consisting of a young group of travel aficionados who are in the business of taking students, families, corporate groups and universities on trips to Pakistan’s tourist resorts, Hiddenture agreed to take our group of 9 people along for a price of Rs 6500 per head. Our package included transportation from Karachi to Gorakh Hills, two breakfasts, two lunches and a dinner. Coupled with that, we were offered tea, tents to stay in during the night and a bonfire. There are no free lunches in this world, granted, but this was certainly an economical package for the lot of us.
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