List of beautiful deserts in Pakistan for extreme adventure lovers

Are you someone who loves to take risks and challenges? Someone who wanders around dangerous yet exciting places to keep the adrenaline rush going? If your answer is positive to all these questions, then you have landed on the perfect article.

This article has been written for all those adventure lovers who are fond of dangerous yet beautiful wonders that Pakistan is blessed with. Jovago Pakistan has compiled a list of beautiful deserts in Pakistan, where you can wander about and satiate your thirst for extreme adventure.

Among the various, enchanting deserts that Pakistan is blessed with, the following deserts have made it to our list:

• Cholistan Desert

Derived from the Turkish word Chol which means desert, Cholistan is called the Land of Desert. Locally known as Rohi, it is located at an approximate distance of 30 km from the city of Bahawalpur which is renowned for its distinctly embroidered slippers and shoes. This desert is home to around 400 forts including the famous Derawar Fort. Each year a Desert Jeep Rally is held in this desert, which is considered to be the biggest motorsports event in Pakistan.

• Thar Desert

This seventeenth largest desert in the world is also called the Great Indian Desert because it forms the natural border between Indo-Pak. It ranks ninth on the list of the subtropical deserts of the world. It is also home to various endangered species of Blackbuck, snakes, lizards, peacock etc.

• Indus Valley Desert

Located in the Northern areas of Pakistan, this desert is surrounded by scrub forests. It lies at the intersection of River Chenab and River Indus. The desert’s climate is according to the season; being severely cold in winters and extremely hot in summers.

• Thal Desert

Located in the Mianwali region where River Indus and River Jhelum meet, this desert is a well-developed desert. Water irrigation will soon be possible in this desert due to the ongoing canal building project.

SERVICE SALES CORPORATION (SSC) TO HOLD DEALER EVENT ALL OVER PAKISTAN

Lahore, August 2016: Service Sales Corporation, Pakistan’s leading footwear retailer is organizing its annual national wholesaler & dealer event which will serve as a platform to showcase SSC’s winter collection and get a product review from its business partners. This event will be attended by approx. 1200 local wholesalers and dealers from all over Pakistan. The first session of this series of events was held in Lahore yesterday. This event is aimed for the attendees to talk about SSC products, encourage them, satisfy their queries, general demand and plan their range for the upcoming season.

The event is also an acknowledgement of the efforts of SSC’s prestigious business partners for meeting sales targets. Based on the work performance and sales in the past two quarters, SSC announced multiple prizes including Audi Car, Suzuki Car, Corolla Car, Suzuki Motor bikes, Mobiles, Laptop and Fridges for their best dealers all over the country.

Talking about this initiative CEO of SSC,Mr. Shahid Hussain said “SSC has a legacy of valuing its business partners and acknowledging their efforts to achieve combined business goals. It is an effort on our part to meet our business partners and cater to their business needs on regular basis keeping in mind the upcoming market trends.”

A prize winning retailer, Hafiz Arsalan said “SSC has always been a very corporative and responsible business house. They make productive efforts for the benefit of business partners by bringing out fresh intuitive product designs as per the customer’s need. Through such prize distribution and product display events they have yet again proved themselves to be a shoe brand for all.”

Wholesalers and retailers attending this event shared valuable insights about pricing and quality. The dealer conference is first of similar events to be organized all over Pakistan in the coming weeks.

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About Service Sales Cooperation:

With a legacy of more than 50 years, Service Sales Corporation (Pvt.) Ltd. (SSC) is one of the pioneer brands that shaped the local footwear industry. Over the years SSC has established itself among the leading players in local retail business with more than 500 retail stores and exceeding 1500 independent retailers in our wholesale network across Pakistan. Specialized in footwear, our powerful sales lines Servis and Shoe Planet provide a cutting edge retail environment to our diverse segment of customers. Servis being a family footwear sales line encompasses Don Carlos, Ndure, Toz, Skooz, Liza, Cheetah&Calza. While Shoe Planet being a premium high end sales line houses IMAC (Made in Italy), Regale & Reeva. SSC is all about comfort and affordability: Our experienced employees across the country stand for added value for customers and state-of-the-art retailing.

Want to know if he is the right one for you? Travel with him once!

Travelling around the world with your ‘soul mate to be’ is a new cliché! You share all your travel diaries with your travel companion. Hence, there might be no better opportunity to judge a person than while on the voyage. So if next time you are planning your trip, don’t forget to ask your romantic partner to accompany you. You might not get a better chance to find out if your Mr Right is actually the ‘Right One’ for you!

Here are all the reasons compiled by Jovago Pakistan, why you should plan your trip with your potential better half!

1. Just like a relationship, no travel is a perfect travel

No matter how long ahead you plan for your travel, you might face the highs and lows during your voyage. You might have the most delightful times and you might also experience times when you would want to return back to your home! The companionship of your significant half during this bumpy, winding travel would help you gauge compatibility with your partner at all times.

2. Best way to check his spending habits

Budget your travel with your significant half and you would know how he manages his expenses. After all, you don’t want to get stuck in a relationship that is always struggling with money related issues or quarreling upon divergent spending patterns.

3. Determining your personal space

The lovey dovey cuddling dwells well in imagination. However, in real life one might appreciate having their own personal space to enjoy their own independence. During your travel, you might encounter situations where you would enjoy isolation and self contemplation more than clinging together with your partner. This might be a very good time to judge if he allows and respects your personal space when you ask for it.

4. You can’t escape face to face communication

Unlike communicating via gadgets, your travel would allow you to get in touch with your partner face to face on varying occasions. You might be surprised to see how different the same person can be while talking online versus communicating directly. After all, you would want your relationship to survive in real life no matter how good it might be dwelling virtually.

Jovago.Pk to promote Pakistan’s soft image through online platforms

Karachi, August  2016:  Jovago.pk , an Online Hotel Booking website in its aim to promote tourism and to create awareness to book hotels online holds a media meet up in Karachi. The purpose of this media meet up is to provide information about Jovago’s journey in Pakistan, its future plans and payment procedure via booking through the website. Through this event Jovago’s aimed to educate  users about the company’s existing and future plans for partnerships with different hotels and guesthouses across Pakistan.

By organizing bloggers/media meet up Jovago intended to enhance relationship with media and bloggers community.This event will provide tourists with a fast, reliable and easy to use service to book the perfect accommodation for their outings and vacations around the country. Jovago’s senior management and team met with the key media representatives and shared insights  about Jovago.pk by creating awareness about the spectacular tourist places and hotel industry around the country.

Commenting on the event, Managing Director of Jovago Nadine Malik said “Tourism in Pakistan is considered a very hectic and insecure hobby for people of all ages. People love to travel, but they are lacking a reliable platform to guide them with booking procedures. Jovago.pk is working for the benefit of all travel lovers by offering best prices and superior customer services. Through this event Jovago aims to educate travelers about the online booking system that could add to their convenience and will serve the purpose gracefully.”

The event was very successful with many prominent print and online media in attendance.

About APACIG

The Asia Pacific Internet Group (www.apacig.com) is a joint venture of Rocket Internet and Ooredoo. The group’s network consists of 14  e-commerce and online marketplace companies, operating across 15 countries. Since it was founded in 2014, APACIG has become the leading online platform in Asia, building top internet companies in the region.

About Jovago Pakistan

Jovago.pk is an online hotel booking service with offices in Pakistan, Nairobi (Kenya) and 10 other offices across the continent. Jovago is founded by Africa Internet Group and has Rocket Internet, MTN, Millicom, AXA, Orange and Goldman Sachs as its investors. Jovago.pk, Pakistan’s No.1 booking portal, facilitates the booking process for its users to provide them with the best hotel booking experience with fast, transparent and easy-to-use services. Jovago.pk has over 2000 local hotel listings in Pakistan and over 200,000 hotels around the world.

Male travel Versus Female Travel

Have you ever wondered why ‘all boys travel’ and ‘girls day out’ are getting so popular these days? Undeniably, things go so smoothly and hassle free when you get to travel with your own gender mates. The differences in habits are hard to ignore when it comes to travelling. Right from the motivation behind the travel to how your travel is planned and executed, the differences in both these genders are hardly arguable.

Check out how varying travel preferences are of a male versus a female in the list below compiled by Jovago Pakistan.

Motivation behind the travel

Women tend to travel for more personal reasons than men. They often prefer some lone retreats while on voyage to allow themselves some self contemplation and self exploration. However, men on the other hand, are more adventure lovers and it is most often the thrill of travelling that makes them be ‘on the go’.

The primary concern while travelling

A research found out that women are more concerned about packing when it comes to preparing for travel as opposed to males, whose primary concern is to make a hotel booking to ensure a comfortable stay while on the voyage.

Group travel versus solo travel

Be it due to security concerns or some other reasons, females usually prefer to travel in small groups as opposed to men who prefer solo travel. It is generally observed that men like to make their travel more independent as opposed to female,s who enjoy having a support system of a group during the voyage.

Spending patterns

There is no escaping from shedding money on shopping when it comes to travelling. However, it is generally observed that women like to spend more on clothes and duty free items while travelling, as opposed to men who like to spend more on foods and drinks instead.

Jovago Pakistan compiles a list of must watch movies that will make you want to travel again and again

Have you ever wondered about the reasons that trigger the urge to pack your bags and set off on a voyage? Amongst the many possible reasons which provide you with the opportunity to explore a place, movies might also stir the wanderlust within you.

Jovago Pakistan has compiled a list of must watch movies that will most probably make you a little weak at the knees to visit places you’ve never been too.

• The Great Gatsby

A spectacular adaptation of the famous literary classic, The Great Gatsby has spiked interest among travelers to explore the Gold Coast mansion situated on Long Island, New York. It is believed that the opulent, 25-room mansion served as the residing place for Jay Gatsby.

• Midnight in Paris

Based on the beautiful fusion of romance and comedy, Midnight in Paris actually makes you want to pack your bags and set on a tour de Paris. The movie portrays some of the spectacular places that the global hub of fashion and cuisine has to offer.

• Before Midnight

The third in the Before trilogy, this beautiful movie is about a couple’s perspectives on love, marriage and long-term commitment. In the movie, the couple spends their vacations on the specular Greek peninsula. Although Greece needs no introduction when it comes to best tourist locations, by watching this movie the resolution to visit the country famous for its rich history and  exotic beauty becomes only stronger.

• The Motorcycle Diaries

This movie is a biopic of the Ernesto “Che” Guevara who was an Argentinian revolutionary. With the aim to explore the South American continent, the actor along with his friend sets off on a four month, motorcycle trip comprising of 8000 km. From exploring the Argentinian capital to the Venezuelan peninsula, the movie makes you want to visit the beautiful South American continent.

List of four astonishingly beautiful roads in Pakistan

It is often said that road trips are a good way to explore the beauty of any place. Have you ever wondered why? Amongst many probable reasons, one might be because these trips offer jaw dropping views to the travelers which otherwise would not be possible to be viewed  if one is traveling via train or airplane.

If one is planning for a road trip in Pakistan, there are several roads that promise to be a peaceful yet an amazing companion. Jovago Pakistan has compiled a list of roads in Pakistan which are astonishingly beautiful. Here are a few for your reference:

• Shigar Road

Situated in the valley of Shigar which is considered the gateway to Karakoram mountain range, this beautifully paved road serves as a connecting point for Skardu city and the mountain range. Shigar Valley offers an alluring view for tourists, as it stands high and mighty in the area Gilgit-Baltistan.

• Khunjerab Pass Road

This international border is the highest paved crossing in the world. The Khunjerab Pass also has the highest altitude on the Karakoram Highway. Its construction was completed in 1982 and it connects

Northern areas of Pakistan with Western provinces of China. The rich pasture lands on the Chinese side of the road prove to be excellent grazing grounds for yaks and dzo ( a hybrid of cow and yak).

• Makran Coastal Highway

In the southern area of Balochistan lies the semi-desert coastal line of Makran. This coast is home to the city of Gawadar which is in its construction phase to become a deep sea port of Pakistan. Makran coastal highway is a part of Pakistan’s national highway network and is about 653 km long.

• Road to Abbottabad via Nathia Gali

This road which is approximately 54 kilometers in length, connects Nathia Gali with Abbottabad. If you are someone who is looking forward to getting enchanted by the scenic beauty, then this road trip is a must.