Visit to Port Grand Karachi

 Finally I got a chance to visit Port grand last Saturday, thanks to my dear husband who took me there. It was indeed a great time with you.

In continuation to write about my wonders and challenges, visit to port grand was a part to explore something new in 2012. Port grand is located nearest to Karachi Port/ Kemari on Native Jetty Bridge. Native Jetty Bridge has been entirely rebuilt to give advance tourism spot to be explored by foreigners as well as its place where Karachites can go and be proud of. Port grand is not only famous for food street but for shopping, free WiFi, children play area, valet parking, book store, speed boating and for place to be visited with family and friends. Not only this, there are few old trees which have been preserved for tourist attraction. 

 

The entrance fees is very nominal of rupees 300/- you get 4 tokens of rupees 50 each which later on can be utilized against any eatables or to buy any available accessories; other then that, there are almost 20 food outlets/ restaurants  where you can have dine out fun.

 How to get there?

To reach to Port grand, you may take route from PIDC Bridge or come straight from boat-basin towards MT KHAN Road. If you have seen Beach Luxury Hotel or famous PNSC Building then you can easily reach there, still having problem to find out way, please check map

 

Entrance and Ambiance:

At entrance, as I have already mentioned that you have to pay rupees 300/- out of which 200/- can be reimbursed against buying eatables or any other items available on small shops, since you are not allowed to take any eatable insides, it is mandatory for us to buy and eat from there & there.

I could not believe that I was actually in Karachi, it was so clean and neat, and the entrance was beautiful. Crowd was very much supportive by not throwing any trash on ground, as well as by co-operating with the available guards.  There were few mini old time carts where you can buy some good jeweleries for your self, however I found it little expensive. There were some hanging shirts with thread work on neck and sleeves which were really nice. I didn’t buy any thing till in the end I had to actually utilized my remaining 150 rupees token, so I bought very long wood made necklace for me :)

  

 

 

 

Food Street

Port grand got famous because of Food Street, after entrance on your left side; it’s a huge long street where you have mini outlets of at least more than 20 restaurants, here you can reimbursed your token vouchers or pay additional according to the bill. Along with that there are some old time carts available, where you can get pop corns, magic corn, Gola ganda, etc

Me and my husband went to Alanto Bistro an Italian restaurant for dine in, and food was not only delicious but well presentable and well served.

I had a great time at Port grand and I would love to visit it again next time. :)

 On left hand side its an image of old Native Jetty Bridge