Kalash Valleys

Missionaries, anthropologist and Duddley Do-rights come to the Kalash Valleys, south of Chitral, for one thing to gawk at a non-Muslim tribe (yes, you read correctly) that lives there. The people refer to themselves as Kalasha, live in solid houses made of wood, stone and mud, and quietly go about their pastoral lives raising grains and herding the odd goat. Amazingly, they seem unfussed by all the attention and seem to welcome interested Western observers.

Unless you walk, the only way into Chitral is by air (weather permitting), or via one of two passes high up in the altitudes, and even these are closed during the winter. And it's a long walk from Islamabad: 393km (245mi) to be exact. Once in Chitral you can reach the Kalashi valley by jeep, or by taking a bus part of the way and then doing the rest the hard way; on foot.