Camel/Desert Safari

Cholistan is the land of the lost civilization of Nakra River, which changed its route and subsequently vanished in the great desert. The Cholistan desert, which spreads over an area of 16000 square meters, overlaps into the Indian desert of Rajasthan. A thousand years ago, the Cholistan was a fertile plain watered by the River Ghaggar, now called Hakra. All along the five hundred kilometers of the dried up river are more than 400 archaeological sites. It is believed that these sites, if excavated, would provide the missing link of the Indus Valley Civilization.
 
This area has one of the most important chain of forts. On the edge of the Cholistan desert stands the massive 8th century Derawar fort, the property of Nawab of Bahawalpur.

The fort towers over the surrounding desert and is visible for miles. The walls of this fort are forty meters high and 1.5 kilometers in circumference. The important features of Cholistan are its sand dunes and its wildlife. The desert boasts of neilgai (blue bull), chinkara deer, hog deer, black buck, fox jackal, hares, wild cats, owls, baz, bashin, tamtari, crows, parrots, and sand grouses. The inhabitants of this desert are nomads, descendants of settlers of Baluchistan. The desert blooms after the sparse September rains. The best time to visit this unique area is from December to March.