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Choimus Festival Kalash

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Choimus Festival Kalash is the most important winter festival of the Kalasha community. The festival features traditional music, local dance, and animal sacrifices. The event symbolizes the end of harvest season and fieldwork for the year and is especially dedicated to the Balomain spirit.

The Choimus Kalash Festival is also an event of purifying men, women, and children. The purification is performed by waving a fire over the impure, and without these rituals, they are not allowed to attend the festival. Moreover, the rituals of the Choimus Festival of Kalash are performed beneath a special tree called Indrunkot, which, according to the traditional beliefs, belongs to the Balomain brothers.

The locals believe that during the feast of this event, the Balomain spirit visits the Mythical homeland of the Kalash Valley.

Travel Mode

Travel by-road

Number of Days

Total Days 7

Suitability

Family Friendly

Custom Option

Itinerary Flexible

Total Cost Of Choimus Festival Kalash

Note that the cost of standard and premium tour packages may vary slightly on adding or subtraction tour days, changing the tour services, adjusting hotel categories or compeletly customizing the trip.

Price Per Person – International Tourists

Pricing and cost details for international tourists based on group size and number of peoples.
Package NamePer Person-2Per Person-3Per Person-4
Standard Package$ 777$ 738$ 611
Premium Package$ 920$ 929$ 754

Price Per Person – Domestic Tourists

Pricing details for domestic tourists based on group size.
Package NamePer Person-2Per Person-3Per Person-4
Standard PackagePKR 143,640PKR 126,160PKR 97,470
Premium PackagePKR 203,490PKR 205,960PKR 157,320

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Similar Tour Packages and Pricing

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Tour and Sightseeing Only

Tour NameStandardPremium
Chitral Valley Tour (8-days)$ 888$ 1003
Kalash Valley Tour (6-days)$ 544$ 634

Festival Tour

Tour NameStandardPremium
Kalash Festivals (6-days)$ 662$ 826
Chilam Joshi Festival Kalash (7-days)$ 656$ 754
Uchal Festival Kalash (8-days)$ 840$ 1004

Itinerary - Choimus Festival Kalash

  • Day 01: Pickup from the airport and hotel transfer.
  • Day 02: Drive towards Chitral Valley, arrival and night stay in Ayun Chitral.
  • Day 03: Attending the Choimus Festival Kalash - Day first.
  • Day 04: Attending the Choimus Festival Kalash - Day second.
  • Day 05: Drive back to Peshawar city.
  • Day 06: Peshawar city exploration and drive back to Islamabad.
  • Day 07: Airport drop off.

Day 01: Choimus Festival Kalash - Islamabad.

  1. Meet and greet at the airport.
  2. Transfer to the hotel.
  3. Night stay in Islamabad.

Day 02: Choimus Festival Kalash - Chitral Valley.

  1. Start your journey to experience the Choimus Festival of Kalash from Islamabad.
  2. Travel via the Swat Expressway for the Kalash journey.
  3. Witness scenic mountains and beautiful hamlets of KPK along the way.
  4. Navigate through the Dir Valley.
  5. Pass through the famous Loweri Tunnel, which connects Chitral with the rest of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.
  6. Night stay in Chitral.

Day 03: Attending the Choimus Festival Kalash - First Day.

  1. Take off-road mountain terrains to reach the Kalash valleys.
  2. Get introduced to the Kalash community winter festival.
  3. Enjoy the vibrant and lively culture of the region.
  4. Participate in local traditions and dances.
  5. Take pleasure in the vibrant atmosphere of the event.
  6. Experience the night with a bonfire and dance, performed during the festival.
  7. Enjoy a cozy night's stay in a local guest house in Kalash.

Day 04: Attend the Choimus Festival of Kalash - Second Day.

  1. Join the Kalash winter festival for the second day.
  2. Soak in the vibrant cultural atmosphere.
  3. Experience the traditional ritual performed by the local community.
  4. Witness the ancient ritual featuring local dance, music, and sacrifices.
  5. Observe the community purifying the impure before allowing them to enter the festival.
  6. Participate in the night event, which features local dance and a bonfire.
  7. Drive back to Chitral for the night's stay.

Day 05: Drive to Peshawar City.

  1. Take the same route and drive back to Peshawar city.
  2. Get insights into the Buddhist Stupas at Mardan along the way.
  3. Arrival and night’s stay in Peshawar.

Day 06: Peshawar Exploration.

  1. Start your day by enjoying the famous breakfast of the area known as Siri Paya.
  2. Learn about the history of the region at Peshawar Museum.
  3. Explore the Peshawar Garrison Club, built during the British colonial era.
  4. Explore the Historic 15-acre and 2500-year-old Bala Hisar Fort built by the Sikh community of the Durrani Empire.
  5. Visit the famous Qissa Khwani Bazaar, or the Market of Storytellers, a historic meeting and storytelling point for travellers.
  6. Search for beautiful and precious gemstones at the local Namak Mandi Bazar.
  7. Savor the delicious Charsi Karahi and Charsi Tikka at the famous Nisar Charsi Tikka restaurant.
  8. Drive back to Islamabad for the night.

Day 07: Fly back home

  1. Drop-off at the airport.
  2. End of the Choimus Festival of Kalash tour.

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