11 beach spots in Pakistan you must visit
Pakistan isn't all mountains, plains and deserts!
Pakistan isn't all mountains, plains and deserts!
This week, we asked our Instagram community to share photos of their favourite beach spots along the country's scenic coastline.
These are our top picks from the many fantastic photos on #DawnWeeklyProject.
1. Go zen: Somiani beach is the perfect place to practice yoga
2. Cast a line: Gwadar is fishing heaven
3. 'Do Darya' is to Karachi what Monal is to Islamabad
4. Skip that trip to the Maldives. Visit Sunehri Beach instead
5. Manora island's long sandy beaches are a great picnic spot, with landmarks worth exploring nearby
6. Combine a low-lying mountain range with the sea and you have picture-perfect 'Cape Mount'
7. If you haven't visited Hawksbay, you haven't done Karachi beaches justice
8. Sea View might not be the best beach around...but this picture had us believing otherwise!
9. Nathiagali beach is among the hardest to access, but that's exactly what makes it so perfect
10. Kick back and relax at serene Tushan beach
11. Kund Malir beach - just one of the many reasons to visit Balochistan
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Dec 07, 2015 06:26pm
Kund Malir U Beauti ...!
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Dec 07, 2015 06:46pm
You missed Jiwani, its known to have best sunset.
Then there are Ormara and Pasni as well.
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Dec 07, 2015 07:04pm
And the numerous sinkholes located all over this country as hidden gems which serve as a swimmers/divers freshwater paradise for the locals. I wish that Pakistan may return to the good old days when exploring the country was safe for everyone everywhere.
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Dec 07, 2015 07:11pm
Beautiful pictures once in while of Pakistani beaches cannot break their monotony of colorless land, blue-less horizon and cloudless dull polluted sky !
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Dec 07, 2015 07:28pm
Very sketchy and incomplete article. How do we get to Cape Mount and Kund Malir beach.
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Dec 07, 2015 07:29pm
I would've loved to see HD pictures of these lovely spots.
I'm convinced that Sunehri Beach is anytime better than the Maldives.
Business community should think about developing these places. Some spots represent great potential...
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Dec 07, 2015 07:42pm
Pakistan can build excellent beach resorts as done by so many countries. It brings in a lot if revenue.
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Dec 07, 2015 08:15pm
All this need to be developed and projected worldwide......proud to be Pakistani
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Dec 07, 2015 08:31pm
Wow. Amazing. If India-Pak talks works out well and if the security situation in Pakistan gets better. I am going to drive to Pakistan and visit every one of these beaches.
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Dec 07, 2015 09:02pm
Wow......karachi is karachi!
Nothing can beat lahore and karachi not even Islamabad (except for its greenery)!
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Dec 07, 2015 09:04pm
@Sudhir Neyalasinger We are living here and believe me the way you think about security here is far away from the stories created by many including India!
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Dec 07, 2015 09:17pm
The writer hasn't seen Pasni, Ormara, Jewani etc. or the beaches enroute. The view from "Bay Watch Point" near a naval installation PNS AHSAN is awesome. So, is the evening view from Jewani Naval Base. I wish, a more researched article.
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Dec 07, 2015 09:23pm
Beautiful pictures. Dawn thank you for sharing. Now that peace is returning to Karachi I am sure a lot and lot of people would want and no doubt will visit these beautiful beaches of Pakistan. What about the support infrastructure? Are these accessible? What about hotels and eatries? Any comments?
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Dec 07, 2015 09:43pm
Pakistan has got proper sandy beaches stretching miles, with warm waters of Arabian sea. Exactly what people in Europe crave for.
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Dec 07, 2015 09:59pm
I would love to add Mubarak Village Beach in this list!
One of the finest and Cleanest bit of Karachi coastline along with a Refreshing spot for Fishing is just Perfect!
And the view of Charna Islands from there is just Perfect..!
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Dec 07, 2015 10:45pm
Don't die before lying on the swampy sands of Kund Malir being tranquilized by the peace surrounding you. Neither before taking deep breaths while seeing the killing charm of the brutal stones and listening to the raspy roar of waters of Gaddani.
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Dec 07, 2015 10:48pm
wonderful places. thank you for discovering some new beaches we didn't know before
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Dec 07, 2015 11:01pm
you missed Jiwani and Ormara.... The Best on whole coast line.
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Dec 07, 2015 11:17pm
Cooooool
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Dec 07, 2015 11:52pm
Without doubt, Kund Malir is the most beautiful of all these beaches.
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Dec 08, 2015 12:03am
Yeah wonder if we can eat,drink,swim the way we do in Goa.Beaches need to have a culture of people around who are flexible with tourists.
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Dec 08, 2015 12:54am
Love Pakistan... Great pictures.. I think you missed paradise point in Karachi.
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Dec 08, 2015 01:47am
Too bad you can't swim in any oof these beaches... will pass.
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Dec 08, 2015 02:12am
This is a joke, I was expecting to see areas not seen before. Just full of Karachi beaches, talk about being lazy.
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Dec 08, 2015 05:31am
Beautiful pictures, beautiful Karachi...... Thank you Dawn for sharing with us.....
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Dec 08, 2015 08:13am
@Eht Good thought. Peace should prevail in Pakistan and tourism should thrive. Inshallah
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Dec 08, 2015 08:53am
@Sudhir Neyalasinger you are welcome and I hope the same
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Dec 08, 2015 09:25am
Such a lovely Beaches ...i wish i would visit them all some day
Mesmerizing :)
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Dec 08, 2015 09:36am
Pakistan certainly has world's top beeches. There is an estimated 40 billion dollars yearly by World's top resort areas such as Cancun Mexico, Hawaii USA, Mazatlan Mexico, Miami Florida, Orange County California, Santa Monica California and Bora Bora and there is a long list of towns around the World that I have personally visited. These beeches generate up to $500 dollar per night at 4 to 5 star hotel rooms per night.
If Pakistan just allows world's top hotel companies to build hotels it will help the economy and generate thousands of jobs.
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Dec 08, 2015 09:48am
@John Of course you can swim in them. Don't lists to American media. There are more Anericans dying from homicides and traffic accidents then terrorism. Pakistan is a very safe place to travel.
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Dec 08, 2015 09:55am
@Sudhir Neyalasinger Sudhir, Pakistan is more safe than New York City or Los Angeles, believe it or not in America more people die from home grown crimes and traffic but Media never reports here to mentally control the citizens. Same thing in India, five hundred thousand Indians die in accidents and lack of proper care in hospitals but Media is silenced because it hurts the minds of citizens and foreign investments gets affected.
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Dec 08, 2015 10:06am
Nothing with greenery ? No trees at any of the beaches- I am sure there would be greener spots !
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Dec 08, 2015 10:20am
wow that's cool hats off to dawn.com for sharing beautiful beach locations located in pakistan....
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Dec 08, 2015 11:27am
Beautiful Pakistan..... Let us try to attract tourists and contribute to Economy.
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Dec 08, 2015 11:42am
very nice
but these beaches are for view
i hope they remain clean and un polluted
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Dec 08, 2015 11:50am
Lucky that I've been to all except for Nathiyagali beach.
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Dec 08, 2015 12:24pm
@Sudhir Neyalasinger You would be welcome here mate... you will find the ppl of our country are very loving and peaceful. Cheers
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Dec 08, 2015 12:26pm
@sanaya absolutely... they say seeing is believing and its so true mate, trust me
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Dec 08, 2015 03:09pm
Lovely sea side views. Thanks.
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Dec 08, 2015 04:29pm
That's a great picture of Sea View. Sadly, today Sea View (and most of Karachi's beaches) look like a dump site and smell like a sewer. I wish that the govt or some concerned NGO would take upon the task of cleaning up our beaches so Karachiites can once again enjoy the one outing that nature has gifted them.
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Dec 08, 2015 06:07pm
They look clean and nice because they are untouched - once open for public it will take no time fully littered with rubbish. I suggest relevant authorities should choose carefully selected beaches for public use not to disturb environment and ecological system.
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Dec 08, 2015 09:44pm
Great Pictures.
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Dec 09, 2015 11:30am
Pakistan has amazing landscape and that includes the coastal areas. Taking beautiful pictures and sharing them is indeed a wonderful thing and I am pleased to see the pictures. I do have a request, PLEASE share the issues, the plight of the poor who live there and what we can do when we visit these places. We are not all made to change the world but we can ALL make a difference in small ways - please take pictures but don't forget to help or support the people who live there - their betterment will mean that these amazing places will remain intact and pristine.
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Dec 09, 2015 06:02pm
Very beautiful beaches ... Need to develop infrastructure around it to boost tourism though
But of course few beaches should be kept away from rush for peace of mind
Pakistan's Economic hub has really clean beaches
Sadly we mumbaikars can't even think of entering in so polluted water ..but apart from that , beaches in Kokan Strip till south are excellent ..
Pakistan should make 2-3 beaches like that of Goa's , would generate huge revenues.
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Dec 09, 2015 08:52pm
I visit more than 20 times to Cape Mount that was Amazing.
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Dec 10, 2015 12:55am
@Being Indian konkan"
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Dec 10, 2015 07:30am
Are these beaches safe, just in the recent past some guys got drown in beaches of Karachi,there are no life guards,besides most of the guys do not swim.I think it's good to see the pics of the report,the law and order situation is at all not conducive to take a risk of picnic . Just thanks to Dawn for the pics.
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Dec 10, 2015 09:23am
@Bilal Khan You forgot Montery beach and Carmel beach, the most beautiful beaches in the world although the water is always cold even in summer.
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Dec 10, 2015 09:34am
@Sudhanshu Pakistan coastal line is (approximately) 1100 kilometer long, about 770 km is untouched ,clean and mostly unexploredand uncroweded, the water in summer is just warm. Visit these beaches and you will be amazed.
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Dec 10, 2015 10:50am
@Sheraz Can you please tell me the easy routes to go there?
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