Why Pakistan Can Become The No 1 Tourism Destination in The World

Nangha Parbat – Photo: Wild Frontiers

The tourism of Pakistan has really flourished in the past few years. Different tourists from all over the world come to see the different landscapes and infrastructure of this country.

One such example is of Eva Zu Beck. She is a famous travel vlogger hailing from London. She recently visited Pakistan for tourism and shared her views through different videos. One of her videos, which came out this month, went viral over the internet with over two million views.

In the video is called “Why Pakistan can become the No 1 travel/ tourism destination in the world” she lists all the significant reasons and places that touched her heart during the journey and made her believe that our country deserves a top place amongst the most visited tourism countries of the World.


Before sharing this video, she mentions in another one that earlier when she had not visited Pakistan, her image of the country was absolutely poles apart from the one that existed in real. She states that Western media has painted a picture of Pakistan as a deserted country; that there would be sand all over the place, animals roaming around here and there like crazy, dusty streets; in short, not much going on and signs of oppression around every corner.

Now for the reasons in her video, she lists the following explanations:

The mountains of Pakistan

Pakistan has more than a hundred mountain peaks within its vicinity including some of the highest ones in the world. The well-known mountain ranges include the Hindu Kush, Karakoram and Himalayan. The other distinguished mountains that Pakistan is a home to include K2 (Second highest mountain range in the world), Nanga Parbat (9th highest), Raka Poshi, Tirich Mir and so many more.

Eva calls these ranges as nature’s biggest assets. She also mentions about the Hingol National Park located in Lasbela, Balochistan. This park which has been established since 1988, supports different species of mammals, amphibians, reptiles, birds, plants. She asks the question that why this park can’t become the next Grand Canyon?

Ski resorts

Many of you may not be aware of this but Pakistan does have ski resorts. In high altitude places like Malam Jabba, Skardu, Astore, Hunza, Deosai and Naltar different ski resorts have been created for tourist and locals for enjoyment. National and International level skiing competitions are also held in these areas.

Beaches

The Arabian Sea touches the coastline of provinces Balochistan and Sindh and generate different beaches. The prominent ones of Sindh include the Clifton beach and Hawke’s Bay; Balochistan includes Astora Island, Manora Beach, Gwadar beach, Ormara. Eva says that they are a prime beach destination for all seasons.

Culture & Arts

Eva states that the culture and arts of Pakistan is unlike any other country. The handicrafts, craftsman ship have no match for other countries. These include pottery, ceramic plates, brass plates, handmade block printed ajrak, wood carvings, marble carvings, khusa and so many more. She says that this could be Pakistan’s top export. Imagine tourists coming and taking bits of Pakistan with them.