Backpacking through Balochistan?

[DESERT FIGHTER]

dnt worry guy.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Well its safe provided , but at present we prefer you stay close to metropolitan areas major cities

My best bet is that you plan your trip in 1.5 years ...

Hopefully US will be gone from Afghanistan by then

 

[Spring Onion]

Thanks again Leader for being so helpful. Will send you a message when i know approximately when i will arrive in Lahore. I think i will probably go straight through Quetta and on to Multan or Lahore, but thanks again! In the mean time i am keeping an eye on the security situation for backpackers, mainly in Balochistan. My Mum is freaking out a little ha!

Good Luck and have safe journey.

if you need any help in traveling or arrangements in Northern Areas do let me know.

 

[sherryxyz]

northern area must visit, if you want to see the unparallell beauty...

 

[Patt4220]

Thanks Jana will send u a message when i know around which date i will arrive. The more local help the better for me! Thanks for your kindness.

Pat

 

[Patt4220]

Hello again. I am crossing the border towards Quetta in about a week. Can anybody give me any advice about switching from the Taftan - Quetta bus to the Quetta - Multan train?? I decided not to stop in Quetta after reading about the situation there. Can i take a taxi from the bus to the train?? Any other tips about visiting Pakistan at the moment would be great. Plan to spend most of my time in the North.

Thanks
Pat

 

[Kiekerjan]

Hello everyone, I realize this is a very old thread but there was a lot of relevant information for me and I was just wondering if the situation is still as it is described in this thread.

Me and my girlfriend are planning to travel from Nepal to the Netherlands over land and will be passing through Pakistan as well. Looking forward to see the beauty of Pakistan but we're also a little bit concerned about Balochistan. After reading through this thread I thought that maybe the best thing to do would be to first move south from Lahore to Karachi and then take the coastal road to Gwadar and enter Iran in the south towards Chabahar. Would you recommend this route or would you say that taking the regular route from Quetta to Taftan is a safer bet?

Thanks for the help

 

[Jaanbaz]

Hello everyone, I realize this is a very old thread but there was a lot of relevant information for me and I was just wondering if the situation is still as it is described in this thread.

Me and my girlfriend are planning to travel from Nepal to the Netherlands over land and will be passing through Pakistan as well. Looking forward to see the beauty of Pakistan but we're also a little bit concerned about Balochistan. After reading through this thread I thought that maybe the best thing to do would be to first move south from Lahore to Karachi and then take the coastal road to Gwadar and enter Iran in the south towards Chabahar. Would you recommend this route or would you say that taking the regular route from Quetta to Taftan is a safer bet?

Thanks for the help

@DESERT FIGHTER Is from Baluchistan, he can tell you more about the situation there. In my view just see some historical sites in Lahore, catch a plane and leave Pakistan. I wish one day Pakistan would become peaceful. It's such a beautiful country.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

@DESERT FIGHTER Is from Baluchistan, he can tell you more about the situation there. In my view just see some historical sites in Lahore, catch a plane and leave Pakistan. I wish one day Pakistan would become peaceful. It's such a beautiful country.

I personally wouldn't recommend that.

 

[Xeric]

Hello everyone, I realize this is a very old thread but there was a lot of relevant information for me and I was just wondering if the situation is still as it is described in this thread.

Me and my girlfriend are planning to travel from Nepal to the Netherlands over land and will be passing through Pakistan as well. Looking forward to see the beauty of Pakistan but we're also a little bit concerned about Balochistan. After reading through this thread I thought that maybe the best thing to do would be to first move south from Lahore to Karachi and then take the coastal road to Gwadar and enter Iran in the south towards Chabahar. Would you recommend this route or would you say that taking the regular route from Quetta to Taftan is a safer bet?

Thanks for the help

You do that, no issues to worry about. Just make sure to stay in Quetta (Serena) and get the bus going to Iran.

 

[black-hawk_101]

Hello, i am a young Australian/Swiss Guy planning to travel overland to Pakistan from Turkey this Summer. I have read it is not safe to travel through Balochistan. Is this correct? I would only be passing through on my way to the North via Bus and train. It is very difficult to find recent information about the Situation for travellers there. Would be great to get some local opinions. Thankyou! Pat

Travel by Air in Pakistan its the most safe.

 

[Salik]

Travel by air our roads are under construction : )

 

[Kabira]

Hello everyone, I realize this is a very old thread but there was a lot of relevant information for me and I was just wondering if the situation is still as it is described in this thread.

Me and my girlfriend are planning to travel from Nepal to the Netherlands over land and will be passing through Pakistan as well. Looking forward to see the beauty of Pakistan but we're also a little bit concerned about Balochistan. After reading through this thread I thought that maybe the best thing to do would be to first move south from Lahore to Karachi and then take the coastal road to Gwadar and enter Iran in the south towards Chabahar. Would you recommend this route or would you say that taking the regular route from Quetta to Taftan is a safer bet?

Thanks for the help

If you really want it then travel along coastal road as you said.

I personally wouldn't recommend that.

Are Motorways generally safer? Because M-8 in Balochistan will be completed in May.