Karrar Haidri
Shandur Polo
Shandur Top 3700-M located in Gilgit Baltistan Pakistan. Shandur is often called the 'Roof of the World'. The top is flat, a plateau and can be crossed between late April and early November. Shandur Pass is one of the major mountain passes between Chital and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Every year there is a polo match played on Shandur Top between the home teams of Gilgit and Chital teams from other regions.
Shandur invites visitors to experience a traditional Polo tournament which since 1936 has been held annually in the first week of July between the local teams of Chitral and Ghizer. The tournament is held on Shandur Top, the highest polo ground in the world at 3,700 meters.The festival also includes Folk music, dancing and a camping village is set up. The polo tournament is featured in the first episode of
Himala ya with Michael Palin.
Various teams of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral have always played the game of polo closest to its original form. During the early 20th century, the British in neighboring India were the patrons of the game. Free-styled mountain polo is arguably polo in its purest form. This version of the game played at Shandur-Top has attained legendary status and is of great interest to international and domestic adventure tourists alike.
Shandur Polo
Shandur Top 3700-M located in Gilgit Baltistan Pakistan. Shandur is often called the 'Roof of the World'. The top is flat, a plateau and can be crossed between late April and early November. Shandur Pass is one of the major mountain passes between Chital and Gilgit-Baltistan.
Every year there is a polo match played on Shandur Top between the home teams of Gilgit and Chital teams from other regions.
Shandur invites visitors to experience a traditional Polo tournament which since 1936 has been held annually in the first week of July between the local teams of Chitral and Ghizer. The tournament is held on Shandur Top, the highest polo ground in the world at 3,700 meters.The festival also includes Folk music, dancing and a camping village is set up. The polo tournament is featured in the first episode of
Himala ya with Michael Palin.
Various teams of Gilgit-Baltistan and Chitral have always played the game of polo closest to its original form. During the early 20th century, the British in neighboring India were the patrons of the game. Free-styled mountain polo is arguably polo in its purest form. This version of the game played at Shandur-Top has attained legendary status and is of great interest to international and domestic adventure tourists alike.