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1st OCT - 8th OCT 2022
DRIVE A RICKSHAW ACROSS 300 MILES OF RURAL
PAKISTAN AND THEN HAND IT OVER TO A NEEDY
FAMILY FOR THEIR INCOME GENERATION
CONTENTS
Introduction 3
The Cause 5
Day One 6
Day Two 7
Day Three 10
Day Four 12
Day Five 15
INTRODUCTION
Day Six 17
Brace yourselves!
Day Seven 19 Explore the sights and sounds of the centuries-old rich
culture of Sindh and civilisation of the Indus Valley. Their history
Day Eight 20 has given them strong traditions, customs, folklore, a distinct lifestyle
and their own language called Sindhi.
Frequently Asked Questions 22
Sindh has always been considered the land of art, romance, love, peace and great
cultural values. The people of Sindh are colourful and that is depicted by their
wholehearted celebrations of Islamic and regional festivals.
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KEY FACTS
Registration Fee:
£400 - This includes all costs within Pakistan
(hotels, food, accommodation and airport transfers).
Fundraising Target:
£1,200 individually (or £3,600 as a group of three).
This will be used to fund the purchase of a rickshaw and
support our Children of the World campaign.
What’s not included in the registration fee: International UK-
Pakistan return flights, visa fees, PCR test if required.
THE CAUSE
Sindh has a reputation for textiles, pottery, leatherwork and carpets. The craftsmanship
of the people of Sindh began during the period of the Mohenjo-Daro civilization.
Funds raised will go towards providing a means of income generation to a needy family through
Riding an auto rickshaw is an awesome way to travel that is not only fun but it gives a unique the provision of a rickshaw as well as supporting our education projects as part of our Children
way to get a taste of local life. It will also enable you to meet local villagers and experience of the World campaign.
the traditional festivals with bull runs and Sindhi Malakhra (an ancient Sindhi form of wrestling
popular in Pakistan and India, which dates back 5,000 years). As a participant of the Pakistan At Muslim Charity we endeavour to lift people out of poverty for good, so the idea behind the
Rickshaw Challenge you will get first-hand experience of pottery making and local embroidery rickshaw project is to give a needy family a means of earning so that children can go to school
along with visiting some of the historic villages and towns. and they can have a better life with more opportunities. In the past year (2020-2021) we have
handed over 12 three-wheeler vehicles in Pakistan and Bangladesh for different enterprises
You will also enjoy the local cuisine, get an opportunity to pick guava, take part in the making of including pick and drop services, food trucks or modified to use as vans for fruit-sellers.
local sugar and stroll in the largest Asian date farms.
Funds raised will also support the education initiatives under our Children of the World
The auto rickshaw is the ultimate South Asian vehicle, so in a way you’re embracing the Sindhi campaign whereby we renovate primary schools in the developing world and equip them
ancient culture and heritage while getting your adrenaline up at the same time. with improved infrastructure to better cater for the students.
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DAY TWO
DETAILED ITINERARY SUN 2ND OCT 2022
Please note that this itinerary can change with short notice. Breakfast in the hotel
Please do not plan any other activities during the tour rather 07:00 - 08:00
build in any personal extensions/stay before or after the Participants will be briefed about the Rickshaw Challenge
tour dates.
Luggage: Participants can leave their luggage in the hotel locker
room for the next five days and travel light with their required
clothing, medicine along with hygiene kits in a loose travel bag or
rucksack which can be accommodated on the top of the rickshaw.
Please remember you will be a team of three (3), the lighter you
pack the better it will be for your travel.
08:00 - 11:30 Travelling from Karachi to Makli by Coach/Bus
DAY ONE
SAT 1ST OCT 2022
Jinnah International Airport, Karachi, Pakistan (Participants
are requested to reach latest by midnight)
Transfer to hotel from airport.
ARRIVAL Dinner at a restaurant in the famous Food Street of Karachi.
Overnight stay in hotel.
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Makli Visit with Lunch
11:30 - 14:30
The vast necropolis of Makli is amongst the largest in the world. It is
situated in the suburbs of Thatta, once a capital and centre of Islamic
culture – it testifies in an outstanding manner the civilization of Sindh
from the 14th to 18th centuries. Hundreds of kings, queens, governors,
saints, scholars, and philosophers are buried here in brick or stone
monuments, some of which are lavishly decorated with glazed tiles.
Among the outstanding monuments constructed in stone are the
tombs of Jam Nizamuddin II, who reigned from 1461 to 1509, and
of lsa Khan Tarkhan the Younger and of his father, Jan Baba, both of
whose mausoleums were constructed before 1644.
14:30 - 15:00 Arrival at Keenjhar Lake Resort
This time is dedicated for getting to know your rickshaw.
15:00 - 17:00
An experienced instructor will be providing you training for driving
your rickshaw and you will have enough time to practise newly
learnt skills on the lake road.
Dinner at hotel with some evening highlights of folklore and
19:00
traditional stories.
Overnight stay in hotel.
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DAY THREE
MON 3RD OCT 2022
Breakfast at
07:00 - 08:00
Keenjhar Lake
Resort
Driving Rickshaws to
08:00 - 12:00
Tando Jam - 100 km /
60 miles
We will be riding the rickshaws
through the sugarcane fields and
vegetable fields surrounded by canals and
villages. You are more than welcome to have tea
and snack breaks in the picturesque villages along with
meeting the locals for a chit chat. Once we arrive in Tando
Jam we will visit a newly constructed School Library.
Arrival in Government Secondary School Tando Jam
12:00 - 15:00
With the support of donors and as part of our Education Programme, 15:00 - 18:30 Travel to Hotel at Hyderabad
Muslim Charity has constructed a library for girls from the age of 11 to 17 in
the government secondary school Tando Jam. The headteacher, teachers
18:30 - 20:30 Dinner at a Restaurant in one of the Food Streets
and students have invited us to visit the library and see the impact of this
amazing project on the students. Overnight stay in hotel.
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DAY FOUR 09:00 - 10:30 Driving Rickshaws to (Bhit Shah) Hala – 55 km / 34 miles
TUE 4TH OCT 2022 Drive your Rickshaw to Hala, famous for glazed coloured pottery
(Kaashi), woodwork (Jandi), cloth printing, woven cloth (Sussi) and
khaddar made of handmade khaddi.
06:30 - 07:30 Breakfast in hotel
10:30 - 12:00 Visiting the beautiful bazars and artisans of Sindh and gaining first-hand
experience of making Ajrak, Bangles, woodwork, pottery and usage of
traditional cloth weaving as it was done in ancient times
07:30 - 08:00 Driving Rickshaw to Village Gul Sher Khan Barohi 16 Km/ 10 Miles
Visit to inaugurate a newly constructed school by Muslim Charity. The
12:00 - 17:00 Driving Rickshaws to Sehwan Sharif to Hotel – 119.6 km / 75 miles
village is comprising of 70 houses and 250 children were out of school
due to non-availability of school in the near vicinity. Now this school Drive through Guava gardens, lush green fields, water channels and get
will enable all these children to educate themselves. a taste of Sindhi villages and immerse yourself in their rich culture and
traditions while arriving in Sehwan Sharif
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DAY FIVE
WED 5TH OCT 2022
06:30 - 07:30 Breakfast in hotel
Driving Rickshaws to Mohenjo-Daro – 140 km / 87 miles
07:30 - 11:30
Drive your rickshaw to one of the world’s oldest archaeological
sites Mohenjo-Daro, built in the 26th century BCE. It was one of the
largest cities of the ancient Indus Valley Civilisation, also known as the
Harappan Civilisation, which developed around 3,000 BCE from the
prehistoric Indus culture. At its height, the Indus Civilisation spanned
much of what is now Pakistan and North India, extending westwards
to the Iranian border, south to Gujarat in India and northwards to an
outpost in Bactria, with major urban centres at Harappa, Mohenjo-
Daro, Lothal, Kalibangan, Dholavira and Rakhigarhi. Mohenjo Daro was
17:00 - 20:00 Visiting the Sufi Shrine of Sehwan
the most advanced city of its time, with remarkably sophisticated civil
Sehwan is a historic city located in Jamshoro District of Sindh province in engineering and urban planning. When the Indus civilisation went into
Pakistan and is situated on the west bank of the Indus, 80 miles north-west sudden decline around 1900 BCE, Mohenjo-Daro was abandoned.
of Hyderabad. The city is renowned for being home to one of Pakistan’s
most important Sufi shrines, the Shrine of Sufi Lal Shahbaz Qalandar.
Syed Usman Marwandi (1177-1274), popularly known as Lal Shahbaz
Qalandar, was a Sufi saint and religious-poet of present-day Pakistan and
Afghanistan. He is highly regarded and respected by people of all religions
because he preached religious tolerance among Muslims and Hindus. He
was called Lal (“ruby-coloured”) after his usual red attire and “Shahbaz” to
denote a noble and divine spirit and “Qalandar” as he was a wandering
holy man. The spiritual song “Dama Dam Mast Qalandar” glorifies Lal
Shahbaz Qalandar’s teachings, and the song is widely used in Pakistan, India,
Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Originally written in the 13th century, the song
has been sung by various singers since then, and is widely popular in the
sub-continent.
Overnight stay in hotel.
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13:30 - 16:30 Driving Rickshaws to Larkana – 30 km / 18 miles
We will be driving our rickshaws along the canals and villages of Sindh
to arrive in Larkana for our overnight stay. In between we will also enjoy
the local culture and hospitality by interacting with the villagers and
experiencing the environment and rural lives. We will be also enjoying
a Sindhi night in Larkana full of culture and Sufi mysticism.
17:00 Check in to hotel and overnight stay
DAY SIX
THU 6TH OCT 2022
07:00 - 08:00 Breakfast in hotel.
Drive Rickshaws From larkans to Khairpur – 84 km / 52 miles
08:00 - 11:00
After visiting the Kot Diji we will continue our travel towards Khairpur
while enjoying the views of the famous dates gardens of Khairpur.
Pakistan is the sixth largest producer of dates and related products in
the world and Khairpur is famous for it in Pakistan. You will see miles
and miles of dates trees and experience the making of Chuara, dates
without the moisture which make them look harder and shrivelled.
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DAY SEVEN
FRI 7TH OCT 2022
07:00 - 08:00 Breakfast in hotel.
08:00 - 09:00 Check Out and Travel to Karachi.
Travel to Karachi by Coach
09:00 - 16:00
We will be travelling back to Karachi via coach and check in to the hotel.
Welcome to Urban Karachi, one of the most amazing cities in the world. It’s
incredibly busy at all times, hustling and bustling everywhere. It’s a large city
which seems to be expanding all the time. The number of shops is incredible.
From malls, to street markets, Karachi has something for all budgets.
After check-in you will have free time to enjoy the malls and streets of Karachi.
18:00 - 20:00 Dinner at one of Karachi’s famous Restaurants
Overnight stay in hotel.
Handing Over the Rickshaws to the
11:00 - 15:00
Beneficiaries and lunch with Beneficiaries
Small ceremony of Handing Over of rickshaws to beneficiaries will be
held at Sajjad Restaurant where you will be meeting the beneficiaries
of your rickshaw and handing over the Amanah from the donors to
their rightful owners beside a lunch with them before our departure to
Sukkur and checking in to the hotel.
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or call us on 03000 111 786DAY EIGHT
SAT 8TH OCT 2022
07:00 - 08:00 Breakfast in hotel.
Check-out is at 12:00pm midday but you
are welcome to let us know your plans or flight
schedules to facilitate you.
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or call us on 03000 111 786Do we need any rickshaw training?
The vehicles are fairly simple machines and do not require any specialist training.
However, we have included a training and orientation session before the challenge
starts so you can get familiarised.
Can we customise our own rickshaw?
We will keep a small space where you can add your team name and logo. Please get in
FREQUENLY ASKED QUESTIONS touch with us so we can help with logo design and templates.
Will you provide maps?
Do I need a driving license? Yes. We will have maps and use Google Maps for directions. We will also travel in small
groups to make sure we can help each other along the way.
Yes. You will need a full UK driving license if you want to drive in Pakistan. You can still
participate and support the team but you must have at least 2 drivers in your team. If
you are participating individually, we can connect you with other participants for the What about getting a visa for Pakistan?
purposes of putting you in a team of three.
We will advise and guide you on how to make the application and furnish you with all the
paperwork necessary to apply. However, we cannot control the visa process or influence
Will I be insured? any decisions the Pakistani Embassy makes. We advise that you apply in good time and
speak to us prior to applying. We cannot also be responsible for any loss you may incur in
Your vehicle will be insured during your challenge but this does not cover any loss or
the process such as flights, visa fees, or any other expenses related to this event.
injury. We highly recommend that you take out personal travel insurance to cover any
loss or injury during this period.
Can I extend my stay?
Do I need to a team or can I register on my own? Yes. You will book your own flight but please make sure you do not arrange anything
within the tour dates.
We recommend that you get a team together to make it easier to allocate a vehicle to
each team. If you would like to participate but don’t have a team, not to worry, please get
in touch with us and we can allocate other participants to make a team of three for you. Is this challenge just for the boys?
No. You can come as a mixed group or as a single-sex group.
Will we have support while in Pakistan?
The challenge is fully supported with expert staff on hand to advise, guide and support Who can I contact for more information?
where required. We will also have a support vehicle should there be any breakdowns or
Syful Islam by calling 03000 111 786 or emailing syful@muslimcharity.org.uk
emergencies that we need to deal with.
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