Three Routes For 'Gandhara Trail' Announced

Three routes for 'Gandhara Trail' announced

Three famous routes for "Gandhara Trail" has been announced by KP Tourism department to promote heritage and religious tourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Aug, 2020 ) :Three famous routes for "Gandhara Trail" has been announced by KP Tourism department to promote heritage and religious tourism in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

"Heritage and religious tourism is also a strength of KP includes Sufism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Kalash & others centre piece is the Gandhara Trail six cities, 22 sites Gandhara festival, postponed due to COVID-19, is being planned again," said spokesperson of sports, tourism, museum, archealogy and youth affairs department in a statement here on Thursday.

The Gandhara Trail would pass on three routes. On Route-1, the Trail will start from Taxila Museum, move to Dharmarajika Stupa & Monastry, Julian, Bhamala Stupa and Gurudwara Sri Panja Sahib.

On Route-2, it will take visitors through Hund Museum Swabi, Aziz Dheri buddhist ruins, Peshawar Museum housing one of the biggest Gandhara Art collection, Gor Ghatri & Sethi House in old city, Khyber Pass & Shapola Stupa on a high rocky edge in Khyber District.

On Route-3, the Trail would go through ancient Takht Bhai ruins, Ghaznavi Mosque representing splendid design of Muslim architecture, Askoa rock edicts, Jamal Ghari Buddhist monastery ruins, Baziri Barikot, Saidu & Amluk Dara Stupas Swat.

Heritage tourism will allow tourists and those who revere these ancient places to continue explore and enjoying them.