Shandur Polo Festival celebrate every year the Highest polo ground in Chitral.
A three-day Shandoor Polo
Festival celebrated in district Chitral
every year from 7th July to 9th July
held on the Shondur pass in Chitral valley. This free style match play between
Gilgit baltistan and Chitral team the Shandur polo ground. Shandur is the world
highest polo ground and high is 3800 meters. this polo festival celebrate
inaugurated every year the Pakistan high official person. On the occasion of
polo festival celebrate in Shandur
Valley is a break through reflecting that peace in Pakistan. On this year not
held shandur polo festival due to Covid-19 pandemic
.
Pakistan arrange Shandur Festival, traditional Match and dance
Pakistanis have extraordinary
abilities skills which will be utilized for prosperity and development of the
country. Different colorful programmers including Paragliding, food stalls and
traditional dances arrange in the Shondur Polo festival. that more than twenty
thousand tourists have arrived in every
year the area on the Polo festival to
enjoy the traditional polo tournament. Every year high official person is chief
guest on the occasion said the present government is committed to encourage
sports and other healthy activities in the province. Therefore billions of
rupees allocated for Shandur polo festival. On this occasion to held some
traditional local long jump and Para-gliding competitions,
The Global tourists come to Pakistan visit to shandur and Enjoy this Festival
Every year 22000 thousand
international tourists come to Pakistan and watch this beautiful polo festival
in the world highest polo Ground.,Shandur Polo Festival is the world’s biggest
festival and welcomes Polo lovers from all across the globe.
Every year, the beautiful and
mesmerizing peaks of Chitral and Gilgit celebrate this festival during the
second week of July. The polo lovers,
dignitaries and tourism come over all
the world to celebrate this festival The Shandur Polo Festival normally begins
by the 7th of July during the second week all year. It is held at the highest
Polo sports arena at Shandur Pass at the altitude of 3720 meters. Other than
just the tournament, the visitors reach to enjoy the traditional different cultural
dancing, camping, and folk music. Participate and dance to the tunes of native
music.
Weather and Food Shandur festival
On the Summer
time but the weather is very cold in shandur Valley because it is the world
highest polo ground .if you want visit to shandur valley and watch this amazing
Polo Festival. You have to need some arrangement for three days stay there. Due
to this occasion people make traditional food and the visitors are enjoy this
food.
The Shandur Way is amazing natural beauty
two ways you can
go to shandur polo ground 1st from Gilgit baltistan to pundar and 2nd way from Chitral to shandur pass. You Can view
hundreds of peaks including Tirich Mir 7,708m in the Hindukush Mountain ,Nanga Parbat , Himalaya you view five big Rivers (Kunar, Chitral,
Gilgit, Indus), tributaries and streams
Malakand appendix, Lowari Pass 3,118 m or Lowari Tunnel 10.4 kms, Shandur Pass
4,173m & Babusar Pass 3,700m Valleys
of Pakistan including Dir, Chitral, Yasin, Punial, Naran and Kaghan Lakes
including Shandur, Phandar, Khalti and Lulusar.
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