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Thal Desert

The Thal Desert of Punjab: 310 km of shifting dunes between the Indus and the Jhelum–Chenab plains, south of the Salt Range.

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The Thal is a subtropical sand desert in Punjab, stretching about 310 km from north to south and up to 119 km across. It lies between the Indus floodplain to the west and the Jhelum and Chenab floodplains to the east, bounded in the north by the foothills of the Salt Range.

Why go

✦310 km of dunes
✦Between the Indus and the Chenab
✦Desert driving and camps

History

Its dunes shift and roll with the strong winds, rainfall is scant and the days swing between heat and cold — a landscape much like Cholistan and the Thar.

How to Reach

Across Bhakkar, Layyah and Khushab districts; use the map on this page for a central point.

Planning tip

Best Time to Visit, November to February.

Getting there, Across Bhakkar, Layyah and Khushab districts; use the map on this page for a central point.

Allow, A day.

What to Do

◆Drive the desert roads toward Bhakkar and Layyah

◆Watch the dunes at sunset

◆Go with a local driver off the main roads

Nearby

Straight-line distance from Thal Desert, within 5 km.

Nothing else genuinely close by (within 5 km of Thal Desert) is published yet.