# Lahore, Punjab

> Lahore has the Walled City, the Badshahi Mosque, Lahore Fort and the Shalimar Gardens, and some of the best food in South Asia.

- **Page:** https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/punjab/lahore
- **Type:** City
- **Province or region:** Punjab
- **Best season:** October to March
- **Altitude:** 217 m

Lahore was one of the great cities of the Mughal Empire. Emperors Akbar, Jahangir, Shah Jahan and Aurangzeb all built here, and their monuments are within easy reach of each other. The Walled City is crowded, noisy and colourful, with the finely tiled Wazir Khan Mosque of 1635 near its centre. Outside it, the colonial-era Mall Road has the university, the museum and the cathedrals.

At the end of the day, most visitors head for the Wagah border, where Pakistani and Indian guards perform a loud lowering of the flags.

## Highlights

- Walled City and Wazir Khan Mosque
- Badshahi Mosque and Lahore Fort
- Shalimar Gardens
- The Wagah border ceremony
- Food Street and breakfast of halwa puri

## Places inside Lahore

- [Badshahi Mosque](https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/punjab/lahore/badshahi-mosque.md): The great red-sandstone mosque of Aurangzeb
- [Lahore Fort](https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/punjab/lahore/lahore-fort.md): The royal palace at the edge of the Walled City

## Tours to Lahore

- [Lahore City Tour](https://hunzaexplorer.com/tour/lahore-city-tour.md): 5 days, City Tours
- [Gurdwara Dera Sahib](https://hunzaexplorer.com/tour/gurdwara-dera-sahib.md): 3 days, Pilgrimage Tours