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Whether you’re a practicing Sufi or simply curious, our Sufi Trip gives you the chance to enrich your mind with the ways and rituals of this mystical practice.

Sufis renounce materialism and dedicate their life to spiritual enlightenment, seeking a personal connection with God and spreading love and happiness. Those commended for their poetry, writings and deeds have been honoured with magnificent mausoleums which buzz all day with worshippers and Qawwali music.

Flat-roofed or with domes stretching towards the heavens, pristine white marble or flecked with all the colours under the sun - there’s as much diversity in the architecture of these holy tombs as there is in the cultures and ethnicities of Pakistan. Superlatives don’t do any justice to these shrines - you simply must see them for yourself.

Our Sufi Trip cherry picks the grandest, the oldest, the most ornate, most scared tombs. Beyond admiring the stunning architectural gems you’ll get to experience Sufi rituals with your own eyes.

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We’ll get started by visiting the shrine of Hazrat Bari Imam Sarkar, the patron saint of North Punjab. Worshippers flock to the mausoleum from sunrise until sunset daily to leave offerings. We’ll visit the shrine of the Sufi poet Pir Mehr Ali Shah in the town of Golra Sharif, cradled in the Margalla Hills. Our first night in Islamabad gives you chance to have a group dinner and bond with your travel pals.

Touching down early in Lahore, we’ll dive straight into the Walled City. Starting at the splendid Delhi Gate, we explore the ancient Mughal Shahi Hammam and the elegant Wazir Khan Mosque, famed for its ornate tiles (kashi-kari) and intricate frescoes. Then, Pakistan’s second largest mosque, the Badshai Mosque, and the Mughal majesty that is Lahore Fort.Lahore is famous for food, so we’ll tuck in at Food Street! After dinner you have the option to see the largest Sufi shrine in South Asia and most sacred spot in Lahore, the Data Darbar, lit up under the night sky.

We’ll listen kafis (poems) being sung by mureeds (disciples) at the shrine of Bulleh Shah in Kasur, who was one of the greatest Punjabi poets and mystics. See how Pakistani border officials clock off for the day at the Ganda Singh border ceremony. Expect music, dancing and revelry. The border crossing has been closed for years, but the crowds gather daily for this unique event.We’ll sleep back in Lahore and snatch a second chance to visit Data Darbar.

Wandering the streets of Multan you can feel the spirituality, wisdom and culture seeping out of these ancient buildings in one of the oldest cities in Asia. We’ve narrowed down the list to take you to the most prominent mausoleums in town.We’ll visit the shrines of Hazrat Bahauddin Zakaria and Shah Rukn-e-Alam which sit amongst the lush green park of Qasim Bagh. The shrine to Shah Shams Tabrez with its vibrant, glazed tiles and intricate patterns is a very special sight to behold. Our final two mausoleums are the flat-roofed tomb of Shah Mohammad Yusuf Gardez’s and dome-topped, octagonal masterpiece of Musa Pak Shaheed.Back to our hotel for the night!

We’ll take a road trip over to explore the neighbouring city of Uch Sharif which has as strong a claim to Sufism as Multan. Our tour takes us to six awe-inspiring tombs, all with completely different architectural styles. The pinnacle of the day is the tomb of Bibi Javindi, great granddaughter of the saint Makhdoom Jahanan Jahangasht whose tomb we also explored earlier today. Azure tiles of this tomb built and funded by an Iranian prince glisten under the blazing sun.Tonight is our final evening in Multan.

Experience the bohemian lifestyle of Sufism
Explore Pakistan’s most spiritual cities; Multan and Uch Sharif
Mediate to the percussion and harmonium rhythms of Qawwali tunes
Clap, cheer and whoop alongside locals at the Ganda Singh border ceremony
Walk among holy villages carved into mountainous hills
Follow in the footsteps of pilgrims tracing back centuries to these sacred shrines
Encounter the real treasure of Pakistan - it’s people

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Islamabad, Murree, Lahore, Kusar, Pakpattan, Multan, Uch Sharif, Jhelum

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