Hospitality Beyond Borders
FAQs
Travelers can contact Pearl Tours directly through its official communication channels to request customized quotations and itinerary planning. Inquiries can be made via email at info@pearltours.com.pk or through the official website. The team typically responds with tailored travel options based on destination preferences, travel dates, group size, and budget requirements, ensuring a personalized planning process for every inquiry.
Yes, Pearl Tours actively caters to international travelers seeking to explore Pakistan. The company provides complete support including itinerary planning, hotel arrangements, transportation services, and guided travel assistance. For overseas guests, Pearl Tours ensures smooth coordination from arrival to departure, helping them experience Pakistan’s cultural heritage, natural landscapes, and historical attractions in a structured and comfortable manner.
Pearl Tours stands out due to its strong foundation in professional hospitality, structured travel planning, and deep destination expertise across Pakistan. Backed by the reputation and operational strength of Hashoo Group, the company ensures reliability, service consistency, and quality assurance. Its focus on curated experiences, efficient logistics, and customer-centric planning makes it a dependable choice for both domestic and international travelers seeking well-organized tourism services in Pakistan.
Yes, Pearl Tours specializes in fully customized travel planning tailored to individual preferences and travel styles. Whether for families, couples, solo travelers, corporate delegations, or special interest groups, itineraries are carefully designed to match specific requirements. These private tours allow flexibility in destinations, accommodation choices, pace of travel, and included experiences, ensuring a personalized and meaningful travel journey.
Yes, Pearl Tours offers professional transport solutions designed to ensure smooth and comfortable travel experiences. Services include airport pick-ups and drop-offs, intra-city transfers, and long-distance intercity travel arrangements. Additionally, private vehicles with professional drivers can be arranged for sightseeing tours, business trips, and group travel, ensuring safety, punctuality, and convenience throughout the journey.
Yes, Pearl Tours provides complete hotel booking assistance as part of its travel services. Depending on the traveler’s preferences and budget, the company offers access to a wide range of accommodation options, from luxury hotels to comfortable mid-range and standard properties. Being associated with the hospitality network of Hashoo Group, Pearl Tours also facilitates bookings in premium hotel properties where available, ensuring quality stays and reliable service standards.
Yes, Pearl Tours organizes travel experiences across Pakistan’s most popular and scenic destinations. These include major urban centers, historical landmarks, mountain valleys, deserts, and coastal regions. Whether it is exploring cultural heritage in historic cities, enjoying nature-based travel in the northern areas, or experiencing coastal and desert landscapes, Pearl Tours ensures professionally managed itineraries that highlight the diversity of Pakistan’s tourism offerings.
Pearl Tours offers a comprehensive range of travel and tourism services designed to meet the needs of diverse travelers. These include fully organized holiday packages, guided sightseeing tours, customized travel itineraries, and end-to-end transport arrangements. The company also facilitates hotel reservations, corporate travel solutions, incentive trips, and special interest tours such as cultural, adventure, and heritage travel. Each service is designed to ensure convenience, comfort, and a well-structured travel experience from arrival to departure.
Pearl Tours & Travel is a dedicated travel and tourism company operating under the wider hospitality and business ecosystem of Hashoo Group. The company specializes in designing and delivering curated travel experiences across Pakistan. With a strong foundation in hospitality excellence, Pearl Tours focuses on providing seamless travel planning, reliable logistics, and professionally managed tour services for both leisure and corporate travelers.
Hashoo Group is widely recognized for its leading hospitality brands, most notably Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts and Hotel One. Pearl-Continental Hotels & Resorts represent the group’s premium and luxury hospitality segment, offering high-end accommodation, fine dining, and conference facilities across major cities. Hotel One, on the other hand, caters to budget and mid-scale travelers, providing comfortable, affordable, and reliable lodging options. Together, these brands enable the group to serve a wide range of travelers while maintaining consistent service quality across different market segments.
Hashoo Group contributes to Pakistan’s tourism industry in multiple impactful ways. One of its most significant contributions is the development and operation of a nationwide hotel network that supports leisure travelers, business tourists, and international visitors. The group also plays a key role in generating employment opportunities in the hospitality sector, including hotel management, culinary services, customer relations, and tourism operations. Additionally, by maintaining international service standards and investing in hospitality infrastructure, it helps elevate the overall image of Pakistan as a reliable and attractive travel destination.
Yes, tourism is one of the core areas of focus for Hashoo Group. The group has been actively involved in shaping Pakistan’s tourism landscape through its extensive hotel network, travel facilitation services, and hospitality-driven investments. By developing and operating hotels in key cities and tourist destinations, the group plays an essential role in supporting both domestic and international tourism. Its contributions help improve accommodation standards, encourage travel activity, and enhance Pakistan’s appeal as a tourist destination.
Hashoo Group is one of Pakistan’s most established and diversified business conglomerates with a strong presence in both national and international markets. The group operates across multiple sectors including hospitality, tourism, real estate development, information technology, and energy. Over the years, it has built a reputation for delivering high-quality services, investing in long-term infrastructure projects, and contributing significantly to Pakistan’s economic and tourism development. Its hospitality division, in particular, is widely recognized for setting benchmarks in service excellence and customer experience.
Geographically, located at the latitude of 23° – 27° North and 61° – 76° east in the Northern Hemisphere, Pakistan occupies an area of 796095 Square KMs or 31043 Square Miles. The country shares border with India in the east, Arabian Sea in the south, Iran in the south-west, Afghanistan in the north-west and with a high altitude border with China in the North east China
Pakistan has only been negatively advertised by the mainstream international media. The country of more than 220 million people, Pakistan is among the low crime rate states. An odd incident may happen like it happens everywhere in the world. Feedbacks, guest reviews and Vlogs by international travelers visiting different regions of Pakistan in different times, testimony safety and warm hospitality of its people. Besides holiday makers, there are hundreds of foreigners working in multinational companies, NGOs, and diplomats serving for foreign missions travel length and breadth of Pakistan comfortably. Pakistan is a country of more than 220 million people with a low crime rate. Tourists are only advised to use the services of registered and reputed travel agencies to ensure the most comfortable and reliable holiday possible.
There is a blend of tourist attractions in Pakistan’s four provinces – Punjab, Sindh, Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa – and three territories – Gilgit-Baltistan, Azad Kashmir and the capital city of Islamabad. The northern regions are mountainous ideal for adventure tourism while the southern part has more cultural aspect. Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral make up the highest mountain ranges – the Karakoram, the Hindukush and the Himalaya – where some of the highest mountains and longest glaciers of the world exist while the collision point of the continental plates also located on the Karakoram Highway near Hunza. Kashmir, Swat and the Kaghan valley feature lush green medium size hills and snow-crowned mountains and all three destinations are located at an easy access from the capital city Islamabad.
It really depends on the intension and taste of the traveler. From the southern Arabian seashores to the northern mighty mountains, Pakistan offers a variety of culture and adventure tourism. From the early Mehrgarh civilization in Balochistan, Indus valley civilization of Mohenjodaro & Harrapa, and Gandhara Civilization of Taxila & Takhtbai to mountaineering, trekking, mountain and desert jeep safaris, camel & yak safaris, paragliding, hunting, Golf trips, whitewater rafting, trout fishing, bird watching… there is so much to choose from. The best times to visit different regions are: • March & April: For blossom Tours to Gilgit-Baltistan, Swat and Chitral • May to September: For mountaineering, trekking in Hunza-Naga, Baltistan and Chitral. • October to November: Autumn/Cultural tours in Chitral, Hunza & Baltistan • November to March: Cultural tours to southern Pakistan, golf tours and hunting.
All nationalities must obtain a valid visa for entry into Pakistan. Tourists are advised to contact the nearest Pakistan Embassy/High Commission/consulate in their respected country/city. For the detailed information on visa, please refer to https://visa.nadra.gov.pk/
Pakistan does have visa on arrival facility for a number of countries. Please check the details here https://visa.nadra.gov.pk/visa-on-arrival-tourist/
If you wish to extend your stay, you can apply for extension from passports office in the cities. In the remote areas of Gilgit-Baltistan (formerly Northern Areas) and Chitral tourist visa can be extended by the District Coordinating Officers or local passport offices.
As health regulations change from time to time, it is best to check for the latest advice while applying for a Pakistani visa at the Pakistani embassy in your country. After the outburst of Covid 19, there are strict regulations by airlines and destinations on traveling. Vaccination certificates against Covid 19 must be carried while Covid 19 negative (PCR) tests are mandatory before traveling to and out of Pakistan. For further assistance please visit https://covid.gov.pk/
In all major cities of Pakistan there are modern medi-care facilities with latest equipment and finest specialized doctors treating major surgeries and diseases at a reasonable price as compared to the rest of the world. Pakistan has good doctors and paramedics. Many doctors serving at hospitals are internationally qualified from medical schools in Europe U.K and USA and also carry international work experience. Even in small towns there are basic health units to receive emergency healthcare.
Yes, both foreign and Pakistan women can often be seen traveling alone in different parts of Pakistan and working in remote regions of the country. Dressing is one’s own choice. However, it should be modest, respectful and blended with local customs which does vary from one region to the other as Pakistan has a diverse landscape housing a diverse range of cultures. In the cities, where lifestyle is comparatively modern, people wear relatively fancy, fashionable and modern dresses as compared to that in remote regions where dress code is usually modest – long shirt and loose trousers with a scarf on.
Again, dressing is a personal choice but modest dressing compatible with local culture is the ideal dress code. T-shirt and trousers/jeans can be a good combination. In Pakistan, men wear shalwar qameez (traditional Pakistani dress comprising of a long loose full sleeves shirt with loose trousers) in rural areas while in urban areas men usually wear western suits at official occasions or social events. Women in rural areas usually wear traditional dress (colorful loose long shirt and trousers) but in urban areas women dress up. Some foreigners even prefer to wear Pakistani traditional dress in Pakistan. However, wearing shorts in big cities or during trekking on the mountains away from residential areas is still OK.
Pakistan inherits a diverse culinary tradition of the Moghuls, Central Asian, Iranian, and Turks. There is a rich variety of local and continental food available in the food streets, restaurants and hotels. Street food is also very famous. Each of its province and territory has its food specialties usually coming straight from the ovens be it a restaurant or a house. In the cities one can enjoy a wide range of food items in hotels, restaurants and at food points. Popular with the locals are meat, fish and mild or spicy vegetable, curries along with rice Pullao and lentils for lunch and dinner. Also, Tikka (barbecued mutton/beef/chicken), Seekh/Shish Kabab (minced meat grilled on a skewer), Shami Kabab (minced meat) and Sajji (barbequed whole chicken, or leg of lamb) are common in all the four provinces but traditionally done in different ways. Naan (a soft thick bread specially backed in clay ovens) or roti/chappati (traditional homemade flat bread backed on stove) is usually consumed with all kind of foods including curries, lentils, mixed vegetable while rice is an important side dish on the table. In the mountain regions of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral, the food is quite different and simple cooked with less spices and fat. At the same time, the variety of dry fruit, that is preserved to consume during winters, is a healthy diet which is further processed to cook and back different traditional dishes.
We do not recommend drinking tap water or any open source water anywhere in Pakistan. Filtered or bottled mineral water is available in all major hotels, restaurants and bazaars everywhere in Pakistan at a reasonable price. During the treks and camping, glacier/spring water is boiled or water purification tablets are used to supply clean water.
Pakistan is a dry country and consumption of liquor is prohibited to sell or consume for all Muslims. However, non-Muslim foreign tourists are exempt from this restriction and can purchase liquor from an authorized vendor (usually a 4 or 5 star hotel). Hotels having liquor vending license can also sell liquor to non-Muslim foreigners in-house. However, drinking in public places is totally prohibited.
Pakistan has a great network of Motorways, Highways, Expressways, Strategic roads, and Arterial roads. All roads connecting major cities and leading to key tourist destinations in Pakistan are well paved except a few extensions and connections in the remote regions. Major highways including the Karakoram Highway, the Makran Coastal Highway, and the Indus Highway are very well done. The variety of traffic on the roads including animal carts small Rickshaws, Quinchis, Suzukis, colorful buses and cars and motorbikes and cycles making it slightly difficult to drive in big cities. Therefore, one has to be prepared for a little less controlled traffic though.
A tourist may import a vehicle without duty under a Carnet-de-passage en dounne for a period of 3 months against an undertaking before Customs Officer at entry points. However the vehicle cannot be sold or ownership cannot be transferred during this particular period. In Pakistan people drive on the left side of the road because Pakistan is a former British colony. Tourists who are used to driving on the right side of the road may find it difficult to drive in Pakistan. However, tourists holding an International driving license can drive in Pakistan, but it is important to understand the traffic rules. Traffic rules are not really strict and one has to have good driving skills. Sometimes despite the number of horns screaming, the drivers really don’t care they’re going the wrong way. Many tourists visit Pakistan with their own vehicles and drive across Pakistan comfortably.
Pakistani Rupee is the official Pakistani unit of currency and comes in denominations of Rupee 5000, 1000, 500, 100, 50 & 10 in paper bill while coins come in 5, 2 and 1. It is not necessary to purchase Pakistani currency before travelling to Pakistan; there are several authorized money changers in all major cities and money can also be exchanged in hotels and at major airports. The authorized money changers remain open from 0900 to 1700 Hours (Monday to Saturday) but are closed on Sunday. Also, there are no restrictions on import of any foreign currency into Pakistan. It is important to bring the fresh currency notes as old, worn out, and stamped bills are hard to exchange. US Dollars, Euro, Pound Sterling and other major currencies are readily exchanged in Pakistan. Banking Hours: Monday to Thursday: 0900 – 18:00 Hours Friday: 0900 – 1230 & 14:00 – 18:00 Hours Saturday & Sunday: Closed While traveling out of Pakistan one can reconvert any un-spent Pakistani rupees into the foreign currency from banks or money changers. This service is available at all major airports too but the rates may vary.
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| 4 | » | char | 25 | » | pachees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | » | paanch | 30 | » | tees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | » | chhe | 40 | » | chalees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | » | saath | 50 | » | pachaas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 9 | » | naw | 2,000 | » | doh hazaar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | » | dus | 100,000 | » | Ek Lakh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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All major credit cards can be used to make payments at hotels and to purchase gift items. If your credit card is encoded with a PIN number it is possible to withdraw cash (Pakistani rupees only) from cash machines in main cities and towns. However, to travel to remote areas, one must carry local Pakistani currency.
Tipping in Pakistan is not obligatory; it is entirely at one’s own discretion. Staff generally expects to be tipped at the end of the tour. If the staff during the trip performed well, a good tip is considered well-deserved. However, there is no defined amount as it depends on the situation, number of days spent and performance of the staff. With groups clients can join in to add to an amount.
Pakistan is a shopper’s delight no matter wherever you go. From a variety of oriental hand woven carpets, textiles, colorful fabrics, Kashmiri Pashmina shawls, embroidered table linen and bedspreads to leather goods, traditional silver and gold jewelry, precious and semi precious stones, wooden artifacts and antiques are rated as key produces.