Our Hunza and Skardu tour, 8 days and 7 nights from Lahore, joins the two great valleys of Gilgit Baltistan in one group trip by road. You spend three nights in Skardu and two in Hunza, with the Khunjerab Pass, the Deosai plains and Naltar Valley on the same tour.
We leave Lahore at 11 pm, cross Babusar Top and spend the first night in Chilas. Day two follows the Indus to Skardu, with Shangrila and Upper Kachura Lake on arrival. From Skardu we visit Shigar Fort, the Sarfaranga cold desert and Manthokha Waterfall, and take local jeeps up to the Deosai plains and Sheosar Lake.
On day five we drive to Hunza through Gilgit, with Baltit Fort and Karimabad in the evening. Day six goes up the Karakoram Highway past Attabad Lake, the Passu Cones and the Hussaini bridge to the Khunjerab Pass (4,693 m) on the China border. On day seven we visit Naltar Valley by jeep on the way down to Chilas, and on day eight we drive home.
Seven nights in hotels, breakfast and dinner, a BBQ night, the Khunjerab ticket, tolls and a tour guide are included. The jeeps to Deosai and Naltar are shared and paid locally. Rooms are shared by 3 to 4 people.
From
PKR 38,000 / person
Day by day
Times are a guide and can shift with the road and the weather.
We leave Lahore at 11 pm the night before from Thokar Niaz Baig or Barkat Market, with a short stop at Bhera, and Islamabad guests join around 3 am. Breakfast is in Balakot or Kiwai, and we drive up the Kaghan Valley past Naran and Lulusar Lake to Babusar Top (4,173 m). From the pass we drop down to Chilas on the Indus for dinner and the night.
After an early breakfast we follow the Karakoram Highway past the Nanga Parbat viewpoint, the point where the Karakoram, Himalaya and Hindu Kush meet, and Alam Bridge, where the rivers join. We then turn onto the Skardu road along the Indus gorge. Before Skardu we stop at Shangrila (Lower Kachura) Lake and Upper Kachura Lake, where boats can be hired. Dinner and the night are in Skardu.
After breakfast we drive to the Shigar Valley to see Shigar Fort, the old palace of the local Raja, and the dunes of the Sarfaranga cold desert. In the afternoon we drive east to Manthokha Waterfall, then back to Skardu for an evening in the old bazaar. Dinner and the night are in Skardu.
A jeep day. After breakfast local jeeps climb past Sadpara Lake to the Deosai plains, one of the highest plateaus in the world at about 4,000 m. We stop at Deosai Top, Kala Pani and Bara Pani and drive on to Sheosar Lake if the track is open. We come back to Skardu for a BBQ dinner and a bonfire. If Deosai is closed, the day goes to Sadpara Lake and Kharpocho Fort instead.
After breakfast we drive back along the Indus to the Karakoram Highway and north through Gilgit, with a stop at the Rakaposhi viewpoint. In the evening we reach Karimabad, with time to walk up to Baltit Fort (ticket not included) and through the bazaar. Dinner and the night are in Hunza.
We leave at 6 am after an early breakfast and drive north through the Pak-China friendship tunnels to Attabad Lake, the Passu Cones and the Hussaini suspension bridge. After a break in Sost we climb to the Khunjerab Pass (4,693 m) on the China border; the national park ticket is included. We come back to Hunza for dinner and a second night.
After breakfast we drive to Nomal and take local jeeps up to Naltar Valley, with its pine forest and the coloured Satrangi Lake and Blue Lake. In the afternoon we come back down to the Karakoram Highway and drive to Chilas for dinner and the night.
After breakfast we cross Babusar Top and drive down the Kaghan Valley to Balakot and Islamabad, where Islamabad guests get off. With a stop on the motorway, we reach Lahore late at night.
The full package
Everything covered by the price — and the few things to budget for separately.
On the road
Breakfast
Paratha, omelette, milk tea, and channay or aloo bhujia
Dinner
Chicken karahi, korma or pulao, or biryani, with daal or a vegetable dish, chapati, raita, a cold drink and water. The guide picks the dish each day
BBQ night
Chicken BBQ (leg or chest piece) with a bonfire
LunchNot included
We stop at a restaurant on the way and you pay for your own
Documents
Original CNIC, and a B-form for children
Luggage
One bag of about 10 kg and a small backpack for the day
Also bring
A warm jacket even in July, because Deosai, Babusar and Khunjerab are cold and windy. Bring comfortable shoes, sunglasses, sunscreen and any medicines you take, and carry cash, since card machines are rare outside Skardu and Karimabad.
Travellers' Voices
The coaster leaves at 11 pm from Thokar Niaz Baig or Barkat Market, and Islamabad guests are picked up around 3 am. We confirm the exact pickup point and the departure date when you book. Departures from June to September, WhatsApp us for the next date. There is no extra charge for joining in Islamabad. The pickup point is near the motorway or GT Road so the coaster stays on its route, and we share the exact spot with booked guests before departure.
PKR 38,000 per person in a room shared by 3 to 4 people. Children aged 3 to 9 pay PKR 26,500 and children under 3 travel free. A couple who want a room to themselves pay PKR 88,500 in total.
No. The coaster cannot go up those tracks, so local jeeps take the group. Their fare is set by the drivers on the day and shared by the people in each jeep. The Khunjerab Pass ticket is included.
Standard hotels in Chilas, Skardu and Hunza, booked on availability for your dates. We confirm the names a few days before departure. Rooms are shared by 3 to 4 people.
Deosai is at about 4,000 m and the Khunjerab Pass at 4,693 m, but we only spend a short time at the top and sleep much lower, in Skardu and Hunza. Walk slowly at height and tell us before booking about any heart or breathing condition.
No. Breakfast and dinner are included. For lunch we stop at a restaurant on the way, and you pay for your own.
The coaster waits about 15 minutes and then leaves. A missed departure counts as a no-show and is not refunded, so please be at the pickup point on time.
Yes, but the days you miss are not refunded, and the trip home from there is at your own cost.
A 30% advance confirms your seat. Cancel more than 7 days before departure and we refund 75% of what you paid; 5 to 7 days before, we refund 50%. Cancellations in the last 4 days, and no-shows, are not refunded.
June to September. We drive over Babusar Top, which is usually open from mid-June to late September, and the Deosai plains are normally open from about July to September. Early or late in the season, when Babusar is closed, we go along the Karakoram Highway through Besham instead, which adds a few hours, and we tell you the plan before you pay the advance. If Deosai is still closed, that day goes to Sadpara Lake and Kharpocho Fort instead.
If you only have six days, our Skardu tour covers the same Skardu days without Hunza. For Hunza alone, our 5 and 6 day Hunza tours go to Attabad Lake and the Khunjerab Pass.
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