FIRST
CLASS AROUND THE WORLD
PAKISTAN:
SPARE-TIME ACTIVITIES
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What to do during your stay in Karachi ?
The sea is the marvelous part of Karachi. The Aquarium at Clifton has
a fascinating collection of fish. Jabees Play land, Funland and Bowling
Alleys : The entertainment complex built in Clifton close to the beach
provides all facilities. Playland is a hall for the young with various
games. Fundland is Amusement Park with Minitrain, Boats, Antique cars.
Bowling Alleys provide a 6 tracks bowling. Enjoy water sports : you can
skiing or scuba dive, in safety all along the karachi beaches. rent a boat
at Keamari. There are plenty of fish, lobsters, coral and shell in these
waters.
Visit the National Museum : It houses good collection of indus civilization
artifacts, Gandhara and Hindu sculpture and Muslim art. Interesting illustrated
manuscripts.
What to do during your stay in Islamabad ?
Go to the Islamabad Club, situated to the west of Rawal Lake, it has
sporting facilities including an attractive golf course and a riding club
where non-members can hire a horse to ride around the lake.
What to do during your stay in Lahore ?
Visit the Shalamar Garden : Built by Emperor Shah Jehan in 1641 A.D.
it still one of the most beautiful examples of Mughal landscape architecture.
The garden is in three terraces. Jinnah Garden is a vast garden housing
a zoo, quite interesting if you stay with your children. Visit the Lahore
Zoo founded in 1872, is one of the oldest zoo in the- subcontinent. The
elephant house is modeled on the pattern of elephant house at the London
zoo. The zoo house some of the oldest trees in Lahore, which may be about
400 years of age. Visit also the Sonehri Mosque specimen of architecture
with its gold plated domes. Wazir Khan's Mosque is the Masterpiece of Lahore,
most beautiful example of achievement in tile, fresco, paintings and mosaic
work.
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