‘Expedition Indus’
Zubair Qureshi
Serena Hotels is set to sponsor the ‘Expedition Indus’ , the first-ever exploratory river rafting expedition covering the entire length of the Indus River, from the north to the south, all the way to the Arabian Sea.
This was announced during a ceremony that was attended by Adviser to Prime Minister for Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam, well-known travel filmmaker and adventurer Wajahat Malik and a number of travellers and adventurers.
Wajahat Malik initiated the expedition which would be Pakistan’s first ever full-length rafting expedition of the Indus River.
At the send-off reception hosted by Serena Hotels, Wajahat announced his departure for the North of Pakistan in the third week of March 2022. The chief guest on the occasion, Malik Amin Aslam congratulated Wajahat and his team for the remarkable idea and journey they would be embarking upon.
This year the government will be initiating ‘Living Rivers’ to study the history and mapping the health of the river and life around it, hence this expedition will play a vital role in documenting the Indus,” he said.
While thanking the hotel, Wajahat said, “Expedition Indus will be a landmark expedition not only in terms of natural conservation, but also in identifying sustainable tourism sites along the path of the river. I am truly grateful to Serena Hotels for supporting this unique initiative.”
Aziz Boolani, CEO Serena Hotels said, “We at Serena have always been a passionate advocate for adventure sport, testing human endurance and commitment. Supporting brave adventurists like Samina Baig, Sirbaz Khan and now Wajahat Malik, we are encouraged to further strengthen our Adventure Diplomacy Initiative.”
According to a statement issued by the hotel, the Indus is fed by mighty glaciers on the slopes of the Karakoram range, the Nanga Parbat massif, and the Kohistan highlands.
Passing through the rough terrain around the Northern and Western sides of the Nanga Parbat in gorges that reach depths of 17,000 feet the river contours around the KP province then enters the plains of the Punjab and finally culminates in the Arabian Sea.
The Serena Hotels is pleased to sponsor Wajahat Malik’s mission under the hotel’s Adventure Diplomacy Initiative that aims at fostering adventure sports in the country and providing a supportive environment for the nation’s talented sportspeople to flourish.
