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I've been following your travel blog and found it very interesting and informative. Now, I am planning for a Karachi - Quetta - Ziarat trip and need your help to make it a low cost, comfortable, and enjoyable as much as possible.
I am planning to leave this Saturday and return on Tuesday or Wednesday with my mother, wife, and 3 kids.
Appreciate your quick response.
JazzakAllah
Thanks & best regards,
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Regarding Karachi-Quetta-Ziarat, we first took
Al-Aziz Coach from Karachi to Quetta. Seats were very comfortable (2+1
in a row rather than conventional 2+2 in a row) and the ride was also
good, however, it is a long journey, around 12 hours, and if your family
is not used to of long journeys than this may get tiring.
From Quetta, we took the public hiace to Ziarat, without staying in Quetta. However, I would not suggest this for you because it would be hectic for the family. Instead, I would suggest staying in Quetta overnights and then make a day trip to Ziarat the next day, and came back to Quetta for the night stay.
We visited Ziarat in November and it was very very cold out then. So in December it will be very harsh, especially Ziarat, so please do consider that because you mentioned that your mother will accompany you and usually for aged people cold is more troublesome.
If you can bear with that than as I suggested above, do plan to stay overnight in Quetta, and make a day trip to Ziarat. There is a PTDC in Ziarat but it was closed when we visited due to winters. The other hotel is Shalimar but since there is a gas crisis in Balochistan (http://tribune.com.pk/story/
From Quetta, we took the public hiace to Ziarat, without staying in Quetta. However, I would not suggest this for you because it would be hectic for the family. Instead, I would suggest staying in Quetta overnights and then make a day trip to Ziarat the next day, and came back to Quetta for the night stay.
We visited Ziarat in November and it was very very cold out then. So in December it will be very harsh, especially Ziarat, so please do consider that because you mentioned that your mother will accompany you and usually for aged people cold is more troublesome.
If you can bear with that than as I suggested above, do plan to stay overnight in Quetta, and make a day trip to Ziarat. There is a PTDC in Ziarat but it was closed when we visited due to winters. The other hotel is Shalimar but since there is a gas crisis in Balochistan (http://tribune.com.pk/story/
This will be the rough plan for your trip:
Saturday: Depart for Quetta (there are two departures; early morning and then before sunset)
Sunday: Stay in Quetta
Monday: Day trip to Ziarat. Come back to Quetta around sunset.
Tuesday: Return back to Karachi
Regards
Muzzammil
