[Recap] Explore The Princess Of Hope

Hello Lgs
I want to share the recap of Pakistan local guides’ travel to explore the princess of hope.
That was not just the normal visit but we want to indicate the lack of amenities that we faced and observed such as wheel chair accessibility , clean washrooms and plastic trash & other garbage at the National heritage of Pakistan and wild animals of the Hingol national park as well.

Princess of hope :
When you start your journey from Karachi about 300 kilometres and almost 5 hours drive towards to makran coastal highway, you will arrive at a truly hidden place from the world as "The Hingol National Park " .
Each and every mountain has its own story and mesmerizing beauty which seems and feels like that time is stopped there.

Princess of Hope is a natural rock formation that manifests a princess looking beyond horizons (maybe for hope). The sea breeze coming from the Arabian Sea has worked for many years an expert craftsman to carve this beautiful sculpture. Princess of Hope stands high in the mountain range along with Makran Coastal Highway.
The entire landscape is covered with gorges and mountains of mud and rock. Climatic changes, rain and strong winds coming from the sea have transformed these rocks into nicely sculpted objects – the Princess of Hope is just one of them.
The formation of Princess of Hope is so perfect that it appears to be a masterpiece of a skilled artisan who has made no mistake in transforming this rock into a princess. The name Princess of Hope was given by Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie on her visit to this area.

Our trip :

Our trip was based on four reasons,

1 ) Explore the princess of hope :
We were seven people , who travelled for those great and unbelievable beautiful mountains for which I am obliged and would like say thank you to my fellows who actually made the plan possible.
We started our journey from Karachi around 4am, towards the hub and then to makran coastal highway .
It was a long way to reach kund malir and then to Princess of Hope.
My adventurous fellows enjoyed traveling whole time.

2) Lack of facilities such as clean washroom / rest rooms:
Till hub and then winder city, you can get clean washrooms in restaurants or near masjids, but from makran coastal highway to kund malir, there was not a single clean public washroom. You will see very small restaurants & just few small petrol pumps but without facility of washrooms.
More over it one of the main reason thatmany local tourists dont want to travel there.

3) Wheel chair accessible entrance:
There was no wheel chair accessible entrance for the people who can’t walk to the actual place where that beautiful master piece is situated. @IlankovanT

4) Food waste and garbage by tourists there :
It was unbelievable that people threw food wastage , plastic bottles, and other garbage at that beautiful heritage of Pakistan.
Though our group of friends tried our best to clean the place from garbage as we believe that this is not just a tourist place, but the home of wild animals of hingol national park. @ErmesT

These were the four basic hindrances which we felt of our memorable trip of hingol national park and to the Princess of Hope .
After that visit we went to the office of officials of Hingol national park, to indicate about the problems because of which people might be avoiding to travel to the great natural heritage of Pakistan.
we have given them our suggestions about how we can increase tourism in Baluchistan and specially at the Princess of Hope. And we hope that our visit and indication of lack of facilities to official can make some change and it will be the reason to increase tourism Pakistan.

Please check that video with Baluchistan’s traditional song in background. I hope you will love it :slight_smile:

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@AIMAN_SAEED

@Haseeb

@DavidTito

Check that.

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Nice post @KashifMisidia

Thank you for sharing with us.

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Very informative post. The place looks so majestic and beautiful.

You are very true that there is alot of issue of accessibility in such an area which makes it a hurdle for special tourists. Also, there is a need to teach people not to throw garbage.

Hope so I can visit this place soon :slight_smile:

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Thank you @AbdullahAM . Yes many places are still hidden here not only for world but for Pakistanis also. We try to indicate the problems and suggest solutions to the officials there.

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@AIMAN_SAEED this place is really beautiful , but the major difference in Sindh/Baluchistan and Punjab/kpk is green areas.

In that whole journey we hardly saw Greenery .

But that place is unique because three things together here, Sea , mountains and desert.

And yes that place can generate revenue from tourism. But they should try to maintain it and should give more facilities to the tourists.

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@KashifMisidia Very impressive :+1:

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@KashifMisidia What fantastic story a quick snapshot of The Princess of Hope, I never knew that and the high rewinds of ancient time and biblical area, of course, I can see the distance you have traveled here, I love the video I’ve never seen Pakistan this close before I will add your post to the Map Here and I will Tag you and comment here when I am done thank you @KashifMisidia

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@KashifMisidia I have this in the map now Here and I’ve used your video as the showcase in your location thank you once again

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@KashifMisidia it’s a very comprehensive post about the Princes of Hope. I wish to visit & explore the beauty of this place.

Thanks for bringing us with you virtually & I love the traditional song ofcourse :wink:

I hope you won’t get a copyright hit on that.

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Thanks alot @DavidTito what a great job you have done. Really fantastic .

Shukriya

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Thank you @Haseeb Bhai.

No doubt that place is a national heritage , but whenever you will visit here , you will feel pity and sad. Because I accept that is not huge like Egypt , but if they can care for tourists , that place will be most visiting place in future.

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Hi @KashifMisidia ,

I like the name of the place " Princess of Hope".The place is amazing.

Making reviews in google maps about facilities such as clean washroom / rest rooms is helpful for other LGs and to improve the cleanliness by the restaurants, petrol stations…

It´s really nice that you mention the place isn´t wheelchair friendly, because this way you are reminding us how

important is to take this topic in considerations :)))

I am totally agree with you that is unbelievable that people throw garbage on the ground :frowning:

Congratulations for post with constructive criticism :wink:

Good Afternoon from the South of Spain,

Alejandra.

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Muchas gracias @AlejandraMaria for your words.

Sorry I know just these words of Spanish :slight_smile:

Yes here many things still have to change , like awareness, that they should thier own places. Mostly people own but some people don’t.

But we are trying to change the concepts by educated on grass root level. As I saw ermes , thushy and @DavidTito they are doing fantastic job on thier side, and awaring people about that danger.

I m trying on my side , whenever you will be free please check that post also.

Clean the world campaign & how to contribute on Google maps

Again thank you :slight_smile:

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very nice post and photos @KashifMisidia , i like the mountains rocks shape :slight_smile:

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Very informative post @KashifMisidia . thanks for sharing this with us :slight_smile:

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Thank you so much brother @OSAMA

Sorry for my late reply.

Thank you for your nice words my brother @IlankovanT

Sorry for my late reply .

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