Planning a Pakistan Trip from Germany
What travellers based in Germany should check before joining one of our trips, written in English as all our itineraries are.
Official travel advice to read first
The German Federal Foreign Office (Auswärtiges Amt) publishes travel and safety advice for Pakistan (Reise- und Sicherheitshinweise) at auswaertiges-amt.de, including regional warnings.
German citizens can register on the Foreign Office's crisis preparedness list, ELEFAND, so the embassy can contact them in an emergency.
Time difference
Pakistan Standard Time is UTC+5 with no daylight saving. Pakistan is 4 hours ahead of Germany in winter (CET) and 3 hours ahead in summer (CEST).
Visas and Pakistan's mission
Pakistan's visas are applied for online through the Pakistan Online Visa System run by NADRA (visa.nadra.gov.pk). Which visa category applies to German passport holders, and the current fee and processing time, can change, so check the portal and the Embassy of Pakistan in Berlin before you book flights.
Planning from Germany
Our itineraries, inclusions and guide services are described in English; ask the team if you need anything clarified. The short time difference makes the arrival day in Islamabad easy, and the summer trekking season matches German summer holidays.
Where our trips start
Almost every programme starts and ends at Islamabad International Airport, so that is the airport to plan your flights around from Germany. Two exceptions: the Indus civilisation tour starts in Karachi, and the camel safari starts in Bahawalpur.