Shandur Polo Ground
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Every year a polo festival is arranged in July on the famous shandur top polo ground.
- participate in local cultural music
The world-famous Shandur pass is about 3738 meters above sea level and located in Chitral at the boundary adjacent to Gilgit-Baltistan. The distance from Chitral is 168 Km and from Gilgit is about 211Km. These areas remain snow-covered in winter and turn into green heaven during the summer season. The traditional polo tournament played between Chitral and Gilgit teams in the month of hot July. Foreign tourists and natives came to see the festival. The first recorded polo tournament played at this ground was in 1936; every year in July, a grand polo tournament takes place at Shandur pass.
Itinerary
Day 1
The world famous Shandur pass is a bout 3738 meter an above sea level and located in Chitral at the boundary adjacent to Gilgit-Baltistan. The distance from Chitral is 168 Km and from Gilgit is about 211Km. These areas remains snow covered in winter and turn into the green heaven during summer season. There is a big lake in the area. The traditional polo tournament played between Chitral and Gilgit teams in the month of hot July. Foreign tourist and native came to see the festival. The first recorded polo tournament played at this ground was in 1936, since then every year in July a grand polo tournament takes place at Shandur pass.
Day 2
The world famous Shandur pass is a bout 3738 meter an above sea level and located in Chitral at the boundary adjacent to Gilgit-Baltistan. The distance from Chitral is 168 Km and from Gilgit is about 211Km. These areas remains snow covered in winter and turn into the green heaven during summer season. There is a big lake in the area. The traditional polo tournament played between Chitral and Gilgit teams in the month of hot July. Foreign tourist and native came to see the festival. The first recorded polo tournament played at this ground was in 1936, since then every year in July a grand polo tournament takes place at Shandur pass.