Pakistan - Facts and figures
Trip Start
Sep 20, 2007
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Trip End
Dec 24, 2007
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Taftan,
Pakistan
Friday, November 9, 2007
Itinary : Singapore - Malaysia - Thailand - Laos - Thailand - Nepal - India - Pakistan
Total days since I left : 48 days.
Mileage done : 11700 km
Total riding time excluding the stops : 189 hours.
Number of riding days : 32 days.
Average mileage per day when riding : 365 km.
Average mileage per day (inclusive of the no riding days) : 244 km.
Highest altitude : 5370 meters - India
Highest Temperature : + 34 - Malaysia
Lowest Temperature : - 15 - India
Highest Mileage : Bahawalpur - Quetta, 770 km - Pakistan
PAKISTAN - 6th November to 9th November 2007
Itinary : Lahore - Multan - Bahawalpur -Zukkur - Quetta - Taftan
My thoughts on Pakistan : Well I don't have much to say except that the people are nice in general and that the police are everywhere making sure you make your way out safely! It was just too fast, too short...Emaad...I will have to come back here with you so that you can show me around...
Road : main roads are good with mostly 4 lane roads up to Zukkur. Than it's 2 lane roads from Zukkur to Quetta which is paved and good as well. Then From Quetta to Taftan, it's a a desert highway with almost a race track quality tarmac! You can definitely do some serious mileage if you want to rush trough the country.
Petrol : Petrol is not a problem from Lahore to Quetta and easy to find. Then from Quetta to Taftan, there are no petrol station with pump and you have to fill-up from Jerry cans along the road.
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Price is 1 usd/liter. When refilling in Jerry cans from Quetta onwards, price is the same.Food : Hmmm...No real problem but still have to be careful...Funnily we didn't eat a lot because we were rushing and didn't really take advantage of anything! 1 usd/meal along the road. In a "fancy" hotel restaurant I paid 10 usd/meal.
Accommodation : There are government hotels called PTDCs that are reasonable, price depends of the hotel's standards and ranges from 10 usd to 35 usd. A nice non-governmental hotel will cost 60 usd. We stayed mostly in top hotels where we shared a room, so hotel budget was quite high for Pakistan.
Weather : Sunny and hot in the east of Pakistan. In the west, along the Afghan border, it's desert and mountain so it's hot during the day and it can be cool-cold at night. Temperature ranged from 18-32 in the East and 6 to 32 in the west.
Currency : Pakistan Rupee, 1 usd = 58 Rp.
My high : Balochistan police encounter.
My low : My first scary encounter with Pakistan police in Multan!
Total days in country : 4 days.
Mileage done : 1940 km
Total riding time : 26 hours.
Number of riding days : 4 days.
Average riding time per day : 6,5 hours.
Average time on the road per day : 9,5 hours.
Average riding speed (excluding the stops) : 75 km/h.
Average riding speed including the stops : 52 km/h.
Average mileage per day when riding : 485 km.
Average mileage per day (inclusive of the no riding days) : 485 km.
Highest altitude : 1800 meters - Quetta
Highest Temperature : 32 - Zukkur
Lowest Temperature : 6 - Quetta
Highest Mileage : Bahawalpur - Quetta, 770 km
