Motorcycle Travel in Pakistan - an Overlanders Guide

Why Pakistan?

What is in Pakistan that is so special, making this a country you cannot miss. There are several reasons to not dismiss Pakistan as too hard, or too risky or too unknown. I you are adventurous and love ad...

Why travellers should do the 'Food on Foot' tour with us? 

This question arose in our minds while we were planning our short food tour in Lahore. Is there anything unique we can offer to travellers which they can’t find themselves? What's not available on the internet r...

Let’s talk about breakfasts, Lahori breakfasts. Whenever I leave Pakistan to a different country, I miss local Desi food. Foreign travellers often ask us ‘why every dish so oily in Pakistan?’ Yes!!! It’s not healthy for your body but it’s delicious and we Lahori absolu...

Before we decided to run the Rakaposhi Basecamp Trek as one of our trips through Karakoram Bikers, Tabish went and explored the area. Tabish had not previously done much trekking and this was his first major multi day hike. 

This is his story.

We have since polished off...

In the rainy season (known as Barsaat or Sawaan) the Pakistani community is heavily into Samosas and Pakoras, so much so that as soon as "Dadus" come out of gutters the urge for eating delicious Samosa and the rich hearty Pakora takes control of the Pakistani mentality...

After a stop for Gujranwala Kulfi, the best Kulfi in the land and an escape from the beating sun of a Punjab Summer,  take the slight detour off the GT road into Rohtas Fort just west of Jhelum. Timing the visit for sunset(or sunrise) is highly recommended... Seemingly...

If it moves, let's decorate it...

 It took us almost an hour to make our way through the congestion of Rawalpindi, meandering through the miniscule gaps between cars, donkeys and fruit sellers wheeling carts laden with peaches, grapes, apples. The traffic grinded to a h...

The Story of our Winter Ride 2017

 Breath constantly steaming, air so cold it bites deep in the lungs with every inhalation, cheeks flushed pinker than the strongest Kashmiri tea, light snow flurries as a sun snow shower breezes past. We walk up the main market street o...

As travellers we are given the greatest opportunity to see many different communities and cultures. We have the privilege of immersing ourselves in our global community and it is this connection to others and to our earth that Karakoram Bikers take as not just a desire...

Gilgit-Baltistan formerly known as the Northern Areas are home to some of the most dramatic mountains on earth, including 5 of the eight thousanders but it is also an area rich in cultural heritage and diversity. 

The best way to understand local culture is to immerse y...