Catch the Multan Literary Festival at the Arts Council

Not every Multan hotel can host foreign passport holders, and budget places in particular often lack the required permit, so a booking can fall through at the front desk. Message the hotel before you pay and ask it to confirm in writing that it accepts foreign guests. Carry your passport for check-in, and keep a…

Multan Arts Council on MDA Road, set up in 1975, has a hall, stage, gallery and garden, and it still hosts music nights: in June 2025 it held a tribute evening for the singer Suraiya Multanikar, with classical, folk and Kafi songs. Programmes change, so ask at the council or watch local news for the next concert, and…

Multani khussa are handmade shoes of vegetable-tanned leather, sewn to the sole with cotton thread and decorated with brass nails, mirrors, bells or beads. Shops selling them cluster near Ghanta Ghar. Check the stitching and the sole, try both feet and walk a few steps, and bargain politely, as the bazaars expect it…

Damdama is the high western part of the Multan Fort mound, and it gives some of the best views over the old city rooftops, domes and minarets. Go in the late afternoon, when the light softens and the heat eases. Keep your camera away from military sites, airports and government infrastructure, which the UK travel…

Haram Gate is one of the surviving gates of Multan's walled city, heavily damaged in the 1849 siege and later rebuilt. The Walled City Multan Authority says it is introducing guided tours and photo walks and running a Haram Gate Heritage Trail. The reports give no schedule, so ask the authority or local press for…

Multan Museum opened on 18 May 2026 near the Qasim Fort mound, in a new building of red brick, domes and wooden doors in Mughal-era style. Galleries run from the Indus Valley to the modern age, with Gandhara and Mughal pieces, coins, a war gallery on Multan's sieges and an art and craft gallery on blue pottery…

The Metrobus runs 18.5 km from Bahauddin Zakariya University to Kumharanwala Chowk, with a 12.5 km elevated section above the road. Stops include Qasim Fort and Shah Rukn-e-Alam, which makes it handy for the fort mound. Riders use an electronic card, and the standard fare was raised in March 2026, with Green Transport…

Chenab Park, off the Muzaffargarh Highway, is a simple riverside outing, with boats for hire near the Chenab bridge. The river rises fast in monsoon: in late July 2026 Chenab floodwater covered at least 22 villages in Multan district, although the city itself was not reported flooded. Keep river days for the dry…