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A collage of carvings and inscriptions of different periods has pointed that this extraordinary heritage is on the brink of destruction on the proposed site of the Diamer-Basha Dam. The mountainous region of P... Read More...

Machulo La Trek – Trip Report

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Trip Reports

The days are getting noticeably shorter now in Pakistan. Most of the valleys only spend a short time in the sun. The high mountains cast a shadow by mid-afternoon. The officer who patrols the green suspension b... Read More...

Tips for trekking to K2 Base Camp

Gul Zaman

Travel Tips

Having seen other tips on the internet, I thought I'd share my experience too. We did the K2 base camp trek with a local tour operator and we decided this way after huge research. After looking into many Pakist... Read More...

Trip Report – Sightseeing at Deosai National Park

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Trip Reports

The Deosai Plains are a National Park established to protect the Himalayan Brown Bear. The second highest plateau in the world, it is only open in the summer, linking Skardu and Astore for a few months a year v... Read More...

Trip Report: Hunza Valley’s Ghulkin Glaciers

Aimen Ayub

Trip Reports

The Hunza Valley is said to be the inspiration behind the mythical valley of Shangri-La in James Hilton’s 1933 novel ‘Lost Horizon.’ It’s really not hard to see why. Rehman is infamous in the Pakistan traveler... Read More...

How Shimshal Women Are Conquering Pakistan’s Epic Mountains

Arsalan Karim

Trip Reports

In a remote village tucked away in Pakistan’s far north, a small group of women are breaking conventional barriers and overcoming all kinds of danger to conquer high altitude mountaineering expeditions. Hafiza ... Read More...

Trip Report: Losing Ourselves in Hunza’s Passu Village

Arsalan Karim

Trip Reports

Passu is a small isolated village, with just one shop, one cafe and a few hotels. It is dominated by the very photogenic 6100m high jagged peaks of the Cathedral Range. The locals speak Wakhi, the same as in th... Read More...

How to Obtain a Climbing Permit in Pakistan?

Arsalan Karim

Legal

There are two types of permits issued by Gilgit-Baltistan Council Secretariat (a government organization designated for this job) to foreign tourists for climbing and trekking trails located in restricted areas... Read More...

How to Obtain a Trekking Permit in Pakistan?

Arsalan Karim

Legal

Trekking permits can be only be applied for by designated tour operators of Pakistan. This should normally not be a traveler's concern but in case you want to find out more about it, we give a detailed descript... Read More...

Top 10 Traditional Food of Hunza Valley

Arsalan Karim

Food Guide

Hunza valley is one of the fascinating northern areas of Pakistan that is covered with snow-capped mountains and greenery. This beautiful valley is well-known for its attractiveness. The people who live in this... Read More...

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