Experience the Karakoram

Trip Highlights

• Fly over Nanga Parbat and the Karakoram peaks en route to Skardu.

• Cross the suspension bridge at Keris above the Shyok River.

• Visit Balti villages including Yugo, Hushe, Kharkoo, and Khanabad.

• Hike to Dumsum with views of the Masherbrum Glacier.

• Explore Khaplu Fort, Amburiq Mosque, and Astana Mir Muhammad.

• Walk across the dunes of the Sarfaranga Cold Desert.

• Relax in the Chutron Hot Springs beneath Khosar Gang.

• Hike to Kharpocho Fort overlooking Skardu Valley.

• Visit Nansoq, Baltistan’s first organic village.

• Drive the Karakoram Highway through Gilgit-Baltistan.

• Meet local families in Hunza, Nagar, and Upper Hunza villages.

• Explore Baltit Fort, Altit Fort, and Ganish Village.

• Boat across Attabad Lake created by the 2010 landslide.

• Climb the Ondra Fort staircase above Gulmit village.

• Hike to Passu Glacier and Hopar Glacier viewpoints.

• Experience traditional Wakhi and Balti music, food, and village life.

• View Rakaposhi, Diran Peak, Passu Cones, and Ultar Sar.

• Visit the 7th-century Kargah Buddha rock carving near Gilgit.

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