Getting There
Bomburat is located at chitral valley. It is the place of most beautiful people with unique culture. This place has natural beauty with the beautiful people. The beauty is overloaded because of the unique cultural env
The Picturesque valley of Bumburet is one of the most beautiful, and famous valleys of Pakistan in the KPK Province and it’s located at a distance of 389.8 km from Islamabad Motorway M-1
By Air: The nearest airport that can be used for air travel to Bamburet valley is Chitral Airport
By Train: If you want to go to Bamburet valley by train from any part of the country, there is no train available to go to Bamburet valley So you can get off at Nowshehra Railway station or Peshawar station and go Bamburet valley by car, bus and Jeep
By Road: Through a car, bus and Jeep you can easily reach to Bamburet valley from Islamabad Motorway M-1 in Eight hours. The distance of Bamburet valley from Islamabad is 389.8 Km
What to Expect
Dried fruits and nuts are a staple in their diets, most popularly mulberries and walnuts, and the Bumburet people have perfected their ways to enjoy these home-grown delicacies. One of the most traditionally stable dishes is called “Bilili,” a pan-fried flatbread with various nuts. Another version of this dish includes the bread filled with walnuts and cheese and made into a thick pan-fried flatbread on a traditional wood fire that is known as “Ja’u.” Another way to enjoy these dried nuts is made into a dish called “ja’gai” or walnut butter with is made with a mixture of finely ground walnuts mixed with cheese, water, and salt.
Cheeses are also quite common in the Bumburet culture, and them having their varieties of cheeses that include “kuind’a,” which is a sharp-tasting cheese that’s been aged, “gulak,” which is just simple cottage cheese in small circles, and “Kil’a’” which a sour-tasting cheese made from rennet.
History
A historic place in Bumburet, is known as the capital of the Kalash ruler Rajawai (10th century A.D.) and also a sacred place of the grand Kalash god, Mahandeo. A Kalash hamlet in Bumburet, is famous for its dancing hall and Madojaw (cemetery) and also for a sacred cedar (Deodar) tree. The people of Kalash, also known as “kafir kalashas,” aka “black kafirs” are often known to be Alexander, the Great’s descendants.
The legend has that some of Alexander’s troops remained in northern Pakistan, making up today’s people of Kalash of the Greek, Indo-European ancestors. In the Kalash language, they call themselves the “children of Salaxi (Alexander)”; but after some investigations regarding their ancestry, it was revealed that these people resided way before the reign of Alexander the great, dating their DNA to the paleolithic Siberian Hunter-gatherers that dated 24,000 years ago.
Some suggest the migrations during the Neolithic period, where the prehistoric Europeans and South Asians settled and split into the kalasha people of today. Whatever their origin might be, their appearance is quite notable, and they are known to be quite beautiful, most of their eye colors standing out. From green to turquoise to amber, the people of Kalash are gifted with a unique feature.
Facilities Available
- It is safe for families.
- Local guides are available
- People of Bamburet valley are very hospitable
- There are many hotels in Bamburet valley
- Bamburet valley can be easily accessible thought local transport and can book a car on rent.
- Tourism Department helps the Tourist/ Visitors through providing broachers in both Urdu and English languages. The local Police and the local Guides can speak multi languages (i.e local languages, Urdu, English and some of them can speak Chinese also).
- There is a bus stand in Bamburet valley for public transportation.
- Filling stations are available in Bamburet valley which includes Petrol and Diesel.
- Taxis are available in Bamburet valley on daily rent basis.
- Shops are available in Bamburet valley
