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Kalash Festival Uchal
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Do experience the world unique culture of Kalash with Rehman Travels. It is better to see the culture once than hear about it a thousand times.
UCHAL “Thanksgiving movement” in local language- is one of the famous religious festivals of the Kalash community celebrated by the Kalasha people every year on 20-22 August for the harvest and threshing of wheat crop in the three valleys of Bumburat, Birir and Rumbur.
The most remote and highly vulnerable community of Kalasha having unique traditions, values, customs is the happiest people of the world. None of the six key factors of happiness criteria applied in determining the international standard, but the Kalasha are known to be content and cheerful, as well as peaceful, showing gratitude and enjoying their simple pastoralist lives.
Kalash person's belief is that “we have to live here in the heaven of Kalash and not in any other part of the world, so we are satisfied, we have enough resources to feed ourselves and our children. The Kalasha are never money oriented, we prefer peace and love that is everything to us. (Badsha Kalash)… we [the tribe] are famous for our faith in purity, we are pure souls like we don’t do negative things, we are satisfied with our lives, in our traditions and give no harm to others, we believe that all living peacefully are pure souls”. (Jia Kalasha).
Kalash celebrates every single event of life individually and collectively. Their social structured is established in a way which promote happiness, love, tolerance and respect to all living and non-living creature of God. The four landmark festivals are celebrated in May, August, September and December every year, providing space sand opportunities for other people to join them in these feasts.
Uchal festival provides an opportunity to the community to pay homage to nature by celebrating the harvest and also thanking their Creator for blessing them with good food and crops. They take a procession to a high plateau which is located outside of the village in Balangkuru and they pray to the Creator and this is where the long night of dancing begins.
The Kalashi people celebrate the pre-harvest with cheese, corn, and wine. The people of the Kalash valley love music and dance to the beat of drums. Women dance in a circle on different songs. An interesting fact about Kalashi people is that they do not mourn the deaths, rather they celebrate it as a movement of happy return of their soul to God. The best gift the Kalasha people expect from the friend is a big dance for the departed soul.Day 1 Islambad - Bumburat (Kalash):
- Meet and Greet at Rehman Travels, Blue Area, Islamabad
- Make an early departure from Islamabad to Ayun Valley (a gateway to Kalash Valley), preferably drive through M-1 & Swat Express Way.
- Ending of Swat Express Way turn on Chakdara, Temargarah road towards Dir.
- Drive via Upper Dir, cross the Lowari Tunnels, is an alternative to Lowari Pass, it’s normally operational for the daytime only.
- On the other side of the mountain, again asphalt road takes you towards Chitral.
- Half an hour short of Chitral town, on the road from lowari is the diversion to the Kalash Valleys. At this junction, you are looking across into the lush green Ayun Village. To enter Ayun, you cross the main river on a cantilever bridge, the road then moves through parts of Ayun Village and you start driving along a big irrigation channel.
- From here you will have to shift from your vehicles to the 4wd jeeps or Prado for the Kalash Valley
- Drive towards Bamburet the central village of the Kalash tribe
- Kalash is an exotic feature of the region, these tribes are contrasting to the rest of the country, their culture, religion, dressing custom, and habitats are unique and interesting
- Night stay at Bamburet
- Dinner will serve at 09:00pm
Day 2 Bumburat (Kalash):
- After breakfast
- Here you will participate in the event and enjoy the Kalashi dance and songs
- Experience their culture and celebration closely
- Night at Bamburet
- Dinner will serve at 09:00pm
Day 3 Bumburat (Kalash):
- After breakfast
- Visit Kalash Heritage Museum, Graveyard, and the school made with the help of the people of Greece would be an interesting addition. You can meet and interact with community members, teachers, and local kids in their traditional dresses.
- Lunch
- Afternoon participate in the Uchaal event activities
- Night time free for visit village
- Dinner will serve at 09:00pm
Day 4 Bumburat (Kalash):
- Today is the last day of the “Uchaal Festival”
- Full day and night participate in the event activities till late night
- Lunch
- Night stay at Bumburet.
- Dinner will be served at 09:00pm
Day 5 Bumburat (Kalash) - Islamabad:
- After breakfast
- Start drive back for Ayun
- Shift to the road vehicle for return back to Islamabad
- Late evening Arrives Islamabad and drops at the designated point
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Includes:
- Accommodation
- Meals:
- 04 Breakfast
- 03 Lunch
- 04 Dinner
- Luxury Air-conditioned Transport as per group size
- Fuel & All Toll Taxes/Parking Fee
- Dedicated Driver
- 4wd Jeeps for Off-Road Kalash Valley
- Entry Fee
- Tour Guide
Not Includes:
- Entry fee/ Porters (for carrying personal equipment/luggage of participants)
- Extra expenses due to land sliding/roadblocks
- Extra expenses due to the acts of nature/religious or political reasons
- Mineral Water, side orders, laundry services, telephone calls or any other service not mentioned above is to be charged separately
Child Policy:
- Child below 03 years sharing parent’s room is free (Max.02 children in a hut)
- Child above 03 to 07 years will be charged 25% of the adult cost
- Above 07 to 12 years will be charged 50% of the adult cost
- Above 12 will be treated as an adult
Payment & Cancellation Policy:
- Reservation will be confirmed on receipt of 50% advance payment basis through online banking/deposit
- Cancellation not intimated at least 72hrs before departure are to be charged at the quoted rates
- Remaining 50% payment to be clear one week before departure through online banking/deposit
Participants Need To Bring:
Day Bag/Rain Coat/Sun Glasses/Warm Clothes/Joggers/Sun Block Cream
Terms & Conditions:
Our Terms & conditions are strictly followed and applied. We encourage you to read and agree with them carefully before booking a trip with us.
- In case of any Change in tour plan, the result in the change of cost and will be reflected in invoice accordingly.3/4 Hours +/- can be experienced during traveling in hilly areas due to any reason.
The members shall not be indulged in any act reflecting moral or character failing during the activities. - All members would give extra care for the local environmental care. Garbage (tins. Water bottles, wrappers, etc) shall be suitably disposed of without polluting water sources.
- During the trip, the itineraries may be affected by reasons beyond the control of the hosts. In such a situation, organizers will not be held responsible in any case.
- on steep ascends in mountainous areas; air-conditioned of the buses will be operational on an on-off basis to keep the vehicles from overheating.
- Every humanly possible care will be taken for the safety of members, still, each venture can be fraught with endangers of unforeseen natural disasters like avalanches and crevasse falls or any other accidents and sometimes such disasters cannot be ruled out. In any such type of accident during the whole tour, the company, group leader, and the tour organizers will not be held responsible in any form.
- In case of theft, loss, or damage to personal belongings during the duration of the trip, organizers will not be held responsible in any case.
- On adventure trek of this type, weather, local politics, transport or a multitude of other factors beyond the control of organizers can result in a change of itinerary. It is, however, very unlikely that the itinerary would be substantially altered; if alterations are necessary the Leader and Guide will decide what is the best alternative, taking into consideration the best interests of the whole group.
- The Organizers reserves the right to use event photos for electronic/digital media.
- Smoking in transport is strictly prohibited.
- The Organizers reserves the right to terminate/regret any participant due to indiscipline.
- Hotels Check-in time is 1400hrs & Check Out 1200hrs, late Check-Out will be extended till 1400hrs after that 50% of the room rate will be charged till 1800hrs, the full night will be charged after 1800hrs accordingly
- Read the Services not Included Portion Carefully
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