NANGA PARBAT BASE CAMP FUN TREK, GILGIT & HUNZA TOUR
12 Days
1 Country
5 Cities
COME JOIN US FOR A EASY ,STRESS FREE FUN TREK TO HERRLIGKOFFER BASE CAMP RUPAL FACE AND WONDER NORTH OF PAKISTAN BEAUTY SCENERY TOUR.
2 Nights stay at Herrligkoffer Base Camp
UNESCO site of Taxila & Baltit Fort
Hunza Tour
Karakoram Highway, Babusar Pass
Khunjerab Pass Tour
Boating at Attabad Lake
Islamabad Tour
Day 1 ISLAMABAD
Arrival and transfer to hotel
Day 2 ISLAMABAD - GILGIT (BY Flig
Jeep ride to Tarashing Villag
Day 3 TARASHING VILLAGE TREKKING
Herrligkoffer base camp @ Rupal
Day 4 NANGA PRABAT BASE CAMP TREK
Trekking day
Day 5 NANGA PRABAT BASE CAMP TREK BACK TO TARASHING
FBack to Tarashing Village
Day 6 TARASHING - KARIMABAD
Rakaposhi view point, Altit and Unesco Baltit Fort
Day 7 KARIMABAD - HUNZA - KHUNJERAB PASS
Dhukai view point, Hussani Suspension Bridge, Attabad lake, Passu
Cone, Karakoram Highway, Khunjerab Pass
Day 8 KARGAH BUDDHA - Gilgit
Kargah Buddha Site
Day 9 GILGIT - CHILAS - NARAN
Babusar Pass & Lulusar Lake
Day10 NARAN - ISLAMABAD
Unesco Site of Taxila
Day11 ISLAMABAD CITY TOUR
Transfer Faisal Mosque, Pakistan Monument, Shakar Parian, Lok Virsa,
Roof Top dinner
Day12 ISLAMABAD TRANSFER
Transfer to airport
Roof Top Dining
Day 1 Arrival to Islamabad International Airport
Upon arrival in Islamabad meet and greet. Depending on our arrival time, we will arranged some sight-seeing according.
Included Meals - Dinner
Hotel - 4**** Saffron D'or Hotel or similar
5***** Pearl International or similar
Day 2 Islamabad - Domestic Flight to Gilgit
05:30 am, we will depart for airport for a domestic flight to Gilgit. Upom arrival we will have some refreshment before transferring to a Jeep for a ride via the Gorge of Astore Valley to reach Tarashing. Located right in the feet of Nanga Parbat massif, the scenic lush green Tarishing Village definitely has a unique charm that pleases your heart. Your first evening in the village makes you feel much closer to mother nature. This village will be the starting Village roam about. Overnight in a hotel.
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Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hotel - 4**** Saffron D'or Hotel or similar
5***** Pearl International or similar
Day 3 Tarashing Trek To Base Camp (Herrligkoffer) 3550 M / 11,715 Feet
Nanga Parbat Rupal face base camp, also known as Herrligkoffer basecamp, is green pasture located at 3550 meters right in the feet of the mighty Nanga Parbat. From the basecamp you can view the majestic 3600m tall Rupal rock face of Nanga Parbat for as long as you want. This is why this trek is considered the most rewarding trek as you can live right under the shade of Nanga Parbat after trekking only for a few hours. To put things in perspective, one has to trek for 7 days to have a look of Mt K2.
Looking towards Nanga Parbat from the base camp, there are steep hills on both your sides. Your back is turned towards the way you came from. These hills make the base camp a safe location to camp as they save the base camp from high speed winds. If you hike up the hill towards your left hand side, you'll come across a glacier known as Bazhin glacier or Top glacier. Across this glacier lie the stunning Top and Latoboh meadows.
REMARK - Meals provided during camping are cook by cooks that is set out with the group together with porters. Cooking are done on camp-site.
Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Camping and overnight in Tents
Day 4 Trek To Latobah
Cross the Bazhin Glacier Over a trail in 1½ hours to reach Latobah (3530m), the broad, level meadows frequented by Rupal herders. Latobah is also known as Tupp Meadows.
Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Camping and overnight in Tents
Day 5 Base Camp Trek Back to Tarashing
Take your time to take more photos while on the way back
Overnight at a hotel in Tarashing
Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Hotel - 4**** Darbar Hotel or Similar
5***** Roomy Signature Hotel or similar
Hotel -
Day 6 Tarashing - Astore - Gilgit - Karimabad
After a simple breakfast we will continue our adventure and stopat Nanga parbat view point in which we can also observed three meeting point of mage ranges (Karakoram, Himalaya, Hindukush ) to take some breath-taking photos. We have lunch at Gilgit and continue to Nagar Valley which our drives with many peak view including the Rakaposhi. Stop at Rakaposhi view-point and continue our journey to Karimabad.
In the evening we will visit Altit Fort. Altit Fort is a spectacularly sited defensive work overlooking the Hunza river valley in Gilgit-Baltistan. Carbon-14 dating of its central shikari (watchtower) has shown that at least part of the central tower of the fort was built over a thousand years ago. It served as a defensive building during the time Mir of Hunza before the political center moved to nearby Baltit (modern-day Karimabad) The architecture of the fort is heavily influenced by the square layout common to Pamir, Hindukush, Karakorum and the Western Himalayas.
Following we will drop by UNESCO submission of Baltit Fort. The conservation work carried out in the 1990 indicated that the core of the structures, a single defensive timber and stone tower, had been built in the eight century A.D. Overnight in Karimabad Hotel.
Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Day 7 Hunza & Khunjerab Pass Visit
An very early morning wake up, we will visit Duikar Village which is about 10,000 above sea level. From here you can view all of the famous mountains peaks of Hunza such as Hunza Peak, Lady Finger, Ultar, Rakaposhi, It has the super sunrise view of the valley. We then proceed back to the hotel for breakfast.
Our morning driver by the Karakoram Highway will bring us to our first stop, the Attabad lake. Attabad lake is created by a disaster in 2010. In the year 2010, the village of Attabad in the Hunza Valley (about 760 km away from Islamabad) was hit by a huge landslide, which probably was created by an earthquake. Reportedly, boulders from the mountains around came crashing down and destroyed the village. Along with Attabad, four other villages, namely Ainabad, Shishkat, Gulmit and Gulkin were also completely destroyed.The flow of Hunza river was obstructed for about five months which gives birth to this new lake. Months later, it became a full-fledged lake flowing along the narrow valley. Though it was created by a disaster, one can’t ignore the spectacular beauty it’s blessed with. Depending on the weather condition, we might try boating around the lake.
From here we will admire those rugged cold and wild with rapid changes landscape of the old Silk Road travelling though Gilgit-Baltistan. home to walled villages, yak herders, glacial rivers, golden poplar forests, and snow leopards. We arrived at Hussani Suspension Bridge, a rickety cable and plank bridge which is a form of regular connection travel among locals. Hussani Bridge crossing Borit Lake. It is one of the most dangerous bridge but tourist come here to take some beautiful pictures.
We we continue we will be arriving on Passsu. Long this high way we will be meet by Passu Cones with the highest peak at To Popdan. They are called cones because of their pointed peaks which look like cones.
Khunjerab Pass is an international high mountain pass at an elevation of 4.706m (15,439ft) above the sea level, located on the northern border of Pakistan with China. It is said to be the highest border-crossing in the world. It’s the highest point on the Karakoram Highway.
We will drive back to Karimabad and overnight here.
Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Hotel - 4**** Darbar Hotel or Similar
5***** Roomy Signature Hotel or similar
Day 8 Karimabad - Kargah Buddha (103 KM, 2 Hrs 30 Min) - Gilgit
After a good breakfast we will take a drive to see the Kargah Buddha.Kargha Buddha was carved in the 7th century. The local legend about the Buddha tells of a man-devouring ogress, called Yatshini who lived at Kargha.Carved over a hard cliff, the ‘Yatchini’ of the Kargah Buddha has a lot to say about man-devouring evil. At first glance, the carving seems like a naked female figure. However, upon a closer look, the Yatchini has broad and squarish face with distended ears, a flat nose and a broad mouth. With his right hand raised, he stares back at you in a fearless pose.
A series of holes create a boundary around the Yatchini. These pinholes are believed to be holding ogress in place. The 13 holes are fixed on all four sides of the ogress. Later the saint declared that she would not bother them as long as the saint was alive and if they buried the saint at the foothills of the rock, she would never be freed. The saint was said to have been buried right below the Buddha statue
This awe-inspiring 20 feet tall statue was engraved right into the flat mountain wall in the 7th century. Ruins of stupas and a monastry are located 400m further from this statue. And the entire archaeological site was discovered in 1939 along with some manuscripts.
Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Hotel - 4**** Eagle Nest Hotel or Similar
5***** Roomy Signature Hotel or similar
Day 9 Gilgit - Chilas (135 KM, 3 Hrs) - Naran (114 KM 3 Hrs)
After an early breakfast we will depart via the babusar Pass. Babusar Pass or Babusar Top is a mountain pass in Pakistan at the north of the 150 km long Kaghan Valley, connecting it via the Thak Nala with Chilas on the Karakoram Highway. It has a highest elevation of 4179 meter or 13,710 feet.On the top of the pass there is a bridge like stony minaret, that is the symbol of the highest place of the area. At right side, there are snow covered peaks of Kashmir, while the north east gives an interesting view of Nanga Parbat. From the pass the whole panorama lies spread out before the visitor. The views from the top are truly breathtaking. The clouds that previously appeared on the top of mountains, now surround you. Looking down from the top, you can see the spectacular road twisting and turning through the mountains. On a clear day the great Nanga Parbat (26,660 ft) can also be seen from here.
We drop by to Lulusar Lake. Lulusar Lake, at 3,410 m (11,190 ft), is the primary headwaters of the Kunhar River. It flows southwest through the entire length of Kaghan Valley passing Jalkhand, Naran, Kaghan, Jared, Paras and Balakot until its confluence with the Jhelum River. Lulusar Lake marks the historic place where fifty-five participants of the 1857 Indian war of independence were arrested. Depending on the season of your visit, you might be able to observe colorful blooms, migrating bird or a frozen lake.
We will overnight in Naran.
REMARK - This pass sometimes is not accessible. If it is closed we will take another route.
Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Hotel - 4**** Eagle Nest Hotel or Similar
5***** Luxus Hotel or similar
Day 10 Naran - Islamabad (282 KM, 6 Hrs)
We will be driving early back to Islamabad and will drop by to visit the UNESCO World Heritage site of Taxila.Taxila or Takshashila ("City of Cut Stone" or "Takṣa Rock") is one of the subcontinent’s treasures, and was once an important city of the kingdom of Gandhara
It was an important Buddhist Centre from 5th century BC to 6th Century AD. Ancient Taxila was situated at the pivotal junction of South Asia and Central Asia.
Check into hotel.
Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Hotel - 4.5**** Serena Hotel or Similar
Day 11 Islambad Day Tour
After breakfast we will start our visit. Faisal Mosque which it design are base off the shape of a Bedouin tent, the Faisal Mosque looks more like an interstellar space port. Employing modern architecture, higher-level geometry and a reference to the holiest site in Mecca. Surrounded by 4 gigantic minerats, it has not the usual dome. It is the 6 largest mosque in the world. We proceed to Pakistan Monument a symbol of the unity of the Pakistani people. After which we have a sweeping view of the city at Shakar-Parian. Shakar Parian located on the highest of hill in capital of Pakistan, stands on top of the hill. We proceed to Lok Virsa Museum is a museum administered and managed by Lok Virsa - National Institute of Folk & Traditional Heritage. It is a museum of history and culture in Islamabad. In the evening, we will have dinner at the famous restaurant Monal.
Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Hotel - 4.5**** Serena Hotel or Similar
Day 12 Islamabad Transfer
After breakfast is free and easy until transferred to Islamabad International Airport for your flight back.
Included Meals - Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
*** Itinerary can be adjusted according to you arrival and departure of your confirm flight itinerary.
*** Itinerary can be modified to suit your travelling style and interest.
Tour Fare Ground Only
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What's Included
11 Nights
Accommodation
Double sharing
11 breakfast,
11 lunches,
11 dinners
33 Meals
On-Trip Transportation
Tourism registered vehicle and 4X4 5 door jeep in North Pakistan
Local Guide
English speaking guide with Pakistani slang
Entrance Tickets
As per itinerary + camera fees
Domestic Flight
One way ticket from Islamabad - Gilgit
Activities
Boating at Attabad Lake
Mineral Water
1 bottled water per pax
per day.
First Aid Kit
Basic kit available while on tour
What's Not Included
Flight Ticket
International
Pakistan Tourist Visa
Insurance
You must have one
Personal Expenses
Own shopping, mini bar, porter n etc.
Different Location
Transfer
Medical Expenses
Doctor fees, PCR Test & etc
Gratuities
Guide, driver & etc
Emergency
Natural disaster, force majeure or government sudden restriction