Sikhism in the area of present-day Pakistan has an extensive heritage and history, although Sikhs form a very small community in Pakistan today.
Most Sikhs live in the province of Punjab, a part of the larger Punjab region where the religion originated in the Middle Ages, and Peshawar in the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province. Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism, is located in the Punjab province.
In the 18th and 19th centuries, the Sikh community became a powerful political force, with Sikh leader Ranjit Singh founding the first Sikh empire, which had its capital in Lahore, the second-largest city in Pakistan today. Significant populations of Sikhs inhabited the largest cities in the Punjab such as Lahore, Rawalpindi, and Faisalabad. After the independence of Pakistan in 1947, the minority Hindu and Sikh migrated to India while many Muslim refugees from India settled in Pakistan.
In the decades following Pakistan’s independence in 1947, the Sikh community began to re-organize, forming the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (PGPC) to represent the community and protect the holy sites and heritage of the Sikh religion in Pakistan. The Pakistani government has begun to allow Sikhs from India to make pilgrimages to Sikh places of worship in Pakistan and for Pakistani Sikhs to travel to India.
Islamabad International Airport & Lahore International Airport
Subject to your flight schedule
Arrival at Islamabad international airport in the morning. You will be received by the team of Active Tours and after welcome reception transfer you to centrally located hotel in Islamabad. Reminder; there will be half day tour activities include local markets (super & jinah super), Damon-e-Koh for sunset photography and in the evening we will offer you welcome dinner at Islamabad Margala hills . We will get back to hotel for accommodation.
Following breakfast, full day visit of Punja Sahib at Hasan Abadal and in the evening we will get back to Islamabad, dinner will be served at local restaurant. Back to hotel for night stay.
Full day city tour of Islamabad, the tour includes visit to modern Shah Faisal mosque, Pakistan Monument, Shakarparian, Loke-e-versa, Museum, Saidpur Village, presidential area and Rawal Dame. After dinner, we will back to hotel overnight stay.
Departure for Aminpura Gurdawara at Gujranwala & Gurdwara Rori Sahib & Chaki Sahib Eimenabad Darbar Sahib. After visit, we will continue our drive to Lahore, dinner & overnight stay will be at hotel.
After breakfast, drive towards Nankana Sahib via Sucha Sauda, Sheikhupura Fort. In Nankana Sahib Tour for Guru ka Darshan. Yattra at Gurdwara Janam Asthan & holy places of Guru Nanak Sahib & Guru Arjun Dev Sahib. Overnight at Gurdawara Janam Asthaan, Nakkana.
After breakfast visit Gurdwara Bal Lila, Pati Sahib, Tambu Sahib, Maiji Sahib, Kaira sahib and Nahan Ganj. In the evening we will drive back to Lahore , dinner & overnight stay will be hotel
Full day trip to Kartarpur and visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib. Around late noon we will back to Lahore and drive to Waga Border to witness flag lowering ceremony. Later, we will get back to hotel, dinner & overnight stay will be at hotel.
Full day city tour of Lahore include; Badshahi Mosque, Lahore Fort, Old City Walk, Wazir Khan’s Mosque, Royal Bath, Lahore Museum, Anaarkali bazaar, mall road and Shalimar Garden. See off dinner will be served at famous Food street of Lahore.
Transfer to Allama Iqbal International airport Lahore to embark home flight. From peace and serenity of Pakistan to the hustle and bustles of “modern” trends, you say Khuda Hafiz, the typical farewell, as you depart after a tour into Shangri-La. End of the tour & services.
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