5 Local Travel Bloggers You Need to Follow

With the new government revamping Pakistan in a lot of ways, the tourism industry has been one area of focus. Of course, this promotion of tourism is more than welcome. We live in a beautiful country and have a lot to show for it.

However, it didn’t sit well with us when Pakistan Tourism Summit was held and only foreign travel influencers were invited to speak at the event. This erasure of our local travel bloggers in favor of foreigners visiting is uncalled for, especially since we have quite many doing some beautiful work.

So here is a list of local travel influencers who could have been invited for the summit:

1. @patangeer

This breathtaking blog is run by Amtul Baweja and Fahad Tariq Khan. The two have been traveling across Pakistan and giving us some serious travel envy. Their videography and photography are vibrant and in addition to showing us the beauty of Pakistan, they’re giving us some MAJOR couple goals.

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Speechless places. Never-ending conversations. All that’s missing is a hot cup of chai in our hands 👫☕️😍 🍃Exploring Pakistan with @greenojuices🍃 . . . . . #wheretofindme #wearetravelgirls #wanderlustvlog #travelgram #timeoutsociety #travelbugplanner #shutterpak #openmyworld #passionpassport #abmtravelbug #sheisnotlost #simplyadventure #sidewalkerdaily #doyoutravel #dametraveler #darlingescapes #femmetravel #gltlove #flashesofdelight #girlswhotravel #globelletravelers #hardlyhome #lovetotravel #dawndotcom #neverstopexploring #bestvacations #beautifuldestinations #vacationwolf #dawndotcom #ithappensonlyinpakistan

A post shared by AMTUL & FAHAD | Travel Couple (@patangeer) on Apr 20, 2018 at 5:47am PDT

2. @girlwithgreenpassport

Anam Hakeem’s blog sends tingles through our bodies for so many reasons! Her wanderlust takes us through some enchanting moments in Karachi, Naran, Kalash and even foreign countries. Not to mention her soft autumn hues Instagram aesthetic is to die for! It doesn’t look like anything will be stopping her any time soon.

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My Fairy Meadow story: Will keep unfolding it now. #travel #Pakistan #traveling #visiting #instatravel #instago #instagood #trip #adventure #travelling #instapassport #instatraveling #mytravelgram #travelgram #travelingram #igtravel @travelbeautifulpakistan #trekking #trek #mountains #NangaParbat #worldtourists

A post shared by ANAM HAKEEM » Travel Lifestyle (@girlwithgreenpassport) on Jun 8, 2016 at 4:10am PDT

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3. @hunzaonfoot

Naveed Khan’s blogger bio boasts of his 5,100km walk across Pakistan and has endless breathtaking views of Pakistan’s snowy mountains, starry skies, huts, lakes and the people he meets along the way. One never gets tired of scrolling down his feed. And his pet dog Athena, who travels with him, is just an extra treat we encounter every now and then!

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We all travelled the milky way together. Mountains, Men and Women. . . . . #AcrosstheBatura and in Yashperth, where with the help of volunteers and members of the Passu community, we successfully renovated a local shepherd hut into a self sustainable Shepherds Inn by installing solar power and other necessities. Photo by the awesome @ana.babar02 . . . . Stay tuned on @travelbeautifulpakistan for stories on our adventure together across the Batura.

A post shared by Naveed khan (@hunzaonfoot) on Aug 30, 2018 at 3:53am PDT

4. @mystapaki

While there are so many blogs dedicated to exploring the endless and enchanting north of Pakistan, Bilal Hassan takes us on a journey through Sindh, and Karachi seems to be one of his favorites. He reminds us that beauty can be found everywhere and takes us to places that we’ve seen but not explored enough.

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Postcards from Kemari; located right under the Native Jetty Bridge is this little pier. It’s nothing fancy, unlike the nearby pier at Port Grand. However it’s hands down much livelier. Sitting right in the middle of the pier was a hawker selling food items for the birds flying above; like any other public space in the city there were the occasional romantics, both young and old. The halal police wasn’t far off either you could see them closely monitoring/judging the couples in one corner. On the sidelines there were a bunch of kids playing with the pigeons, while their mothers were sipping chai and catching up on the latest gossip. This place is a microcosmic representation of what life is like in most public spaces in the city.

A post shared by Bilal Hassan | بلال حسن (@mystapaki) on Jan 28, 2019 at 4:50am PST

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5. @ferozagulzar

Fantastic photography plus travel blogging is something we live for. And Feroza Gulzar has combined the two and blessed us. We can hardly handle the way she captures Lahore, Quetta, Karachi, other parts of Sindh, Passu, and countless other places. Each post takes our breath away.

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Masjid wazir khan. . . . . . . . . . . . . #theweekoninstagram #vscocam #nothingisordinary #featuremeinstagood #livefolk #liveauthentic #huffpostgram #justgoshoot #artofvisuals #moodyports #theimaged #ftmedd #shotzdelight #iiframe #visualsoflife #quitethechaos #dawndotcom #mountainsarecalling #travelbeautifulpakistan #travelpeacefulpakistan #dawn_dot_com #passionpassport

A post shared by Feroza | Travel And Art (@ferozagulzar) on Jan 29, 2018 at 12:59am PST

So, if you aren’t already following these blogs, you are definitely missing out. We’re hoping that the PTI Minister of Tourism will recognize the incredible work being done by our very own bloggers and give them their rightful place in any tourism summits to come!