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Lake in Sindh, Pakistan
Photo: Saqib Qayyum, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Keenjhar Lake also known as Kalri Lake is a huge freshwater lake, making it a popular tourist resort in Sindh, 130 km northeast of Karachi. It is the second largest fresh water lake in Pakistan and is an important source of drinking water to the metropolitan city of Karachi and other nearby cities surrounding the lake. Large numbers of people flock to eco-friendly Keenjhar Lake on weekends and on public holidays to enjoy picnics by the lake, swimming, fishing, and boating in a calm yet clean and natural ambience.
Run by Sindh Tourism Development Corporation, this is the only proper accommodation on the lake. The resort has a total of 24 huts, a good restaurant and a lawn facing the lake with a good sitting area in the evening. Some of the huts are big and others are small. Each is a separate building, with a bed room on the first floor and sitting area and dining rooms on the ground floor. Each hut is equipped with double bed, air-conditioning, LCD cable TV, baths and other basic amenities. It's recommended to book in advance through STDC office in Karachi, nevertheless rooms may also be available for rushed in visitors. The resort has two modern speed boats available for those who want to take a tour in the lake.
A simple lodging facility with some cottages owned by the Pakistani Army, which may also provide rooms to visitors for overnight stay at nominal charges.
Keenjhar Lake is located halfway between Thatta and Hyderabad on National Highway #N-5, but public transportation is limited as M-9 Super Highway is mostly used for travelling between Karachi and Hyderabad.
Read in the guideThere's no public transport inside the Keenjhar Lake resort area, but it is small enough to easily get around by foot except for the grave of Jam Tamachi and a few small islands in the middle of the lake, which are…
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