Lahore Fort’s ‘History by Night’ tour from 19th

LAHORE:The most wanted and awaited guided tour of Lahore Fort ‘History by Night’ is starting from October 19 with the addition of new attractions and performances than the last year.

According to the officials of Walled City of Lahore Authority (WCLA), this is a regular weekend activity for the people of provincial capital who wish to visit and see the Lahore Fort at night. WCLA Deputy Director Tourism Asghar Hussain said that these tours are not conducted during the summer season and months of Moharram and Safar. “We are launching these tours from this Saturday again and will be conducted regularly till the tourism season of 2025. We have added several new activities in this tour now and we are sure that public will appreciate the combination of history and entertainment in this tour. Some new sites like Arz Gah, Deewan-e-Aam and Attic Rooms of Sheesh Mahal have also been added in the tour this year,” Asghar explained.

He further added that the attractions will include Roshnai Gate, Tomb of Allama Iqbal, Badshahi Masjid, Huzoori Bagh, Alamgiri Gate, Picture Wall, Arz Gah, Barood Khana, Deewan-e-Aam, Makatib Khana, Ath Dara, Sheesh Mahal and the Royal Kitchens. The marketing and tourism director said that more enactments and cultural performances are part of this tour. “We have engaged professional actors for various enactments and we hope that people will find it new and different from what it was in the past years. A mega Dhol and Dhamal performance has also been curated for the tourists which will be the ending point of the tour. The tickets of this tour are available on the WCLA and History by Night website, as there is only online ticketing now,” she said.

WCLA DG Kamran Lashari explained that this is one of the most famous and prized guided tour of WCLA. “The best part is that this tour is a self-sustainable tour model by WCLA. We are happy that WCLA is the pioneer of night tourism in Pakistan and that too at Lahore Fort, which had always been closed for the tourists and public, after the sunset.

Through this tour, we have provided an opportunity for the people to come and visit the fort at night and also enjoy the rich cultural and traditional performances,” he said. Meanwhile, an MoU signing ceremony was held between a local hotel and WCLA at Arz Gah, Lahore Fort.