Day 1 — Arrival in Islamabad
Arrive at Islamabad International Airport. Meet your guide and transfer to the hotel.
Overnight: Islamabad
Day 2 — Islamabad → Skardu (Flight)
45 min domestic flight
Fly from Islamabad to Skardu over the Himalaya & Karakoram ranges.
Visit: Upper & Lower Kachura Lakes, Shangri-La Resort, Cold Desert, Shiger Valley & Shiger Fort.
Overnight: Skardu
Day 3 — Skardu → Hunza Valley
Drive along the legendary Karakoram Highway.
Stops at: Nanga Parbat Viewpoint, Rakaposhi Viewpoint, Junction of 3 mountain ranges: Karakoram, Himalaya, Hindu Kush.
Overnight: Duikar, Hunza
Day 4 — Explore Hunza Valley
Visit: Hooper Valley, Hooper Glacier (short trek).
Return to Hunza for: Ganish Village, Baltit Fort, Altit Fort.
Sunset at Duikar Viewpoint.
Overnight: Duikar, Hunza
Day 5 — Upper Hunza
Visit: Baskochi Meadows Trek, Hussaini Suspension Bridge, Gulmit Carpet House.
Overnight: Attabad Lake
Day 6 — Khunjerab Pass Excursion
Visit: Passu Cones, Passu Village, Sost, and the Pakistan–China Border (Khunjerab Pass, 4,693m).
Return to Attabad for the night.
Overnight: Attabad Lake
Day 7 — Hunza Local Culture Day
Stroll through traditional irrigation channels, visit Karimabad handicraft market, enjoy Hunza walnut cake at Hunza de Café.
Overnight: Duikar, Hunza
Day 8 — Hunza → Fairy Meadows
Drive to Raikot Bridge → Jeep to Tattoo Village → Trek 3–4 hrs to Fairy Meadows.
Note: Bring only essentials for 2 days; other luggage stays in the bus.
Overnight: Fairy Meadows Cottage
Day 9 — Fairy Meadows / Beyal Camp / Nanga Parbat View
Trek to Beyal Camp (2 hrs) or optionally to Nanga Parbat Base Camp (additional 1.5 hrs).
Return to Fairy Meadows.
Overnight: Fairy Meadows
Day 10 — Fairy Meadows → Besham
Trek to Tattoo Village → Jeep to Raikot Bridge → Drive to Besham via Karakoram Highway. Lunch at Chilas.
Overnight: Besham
Day 11 — Besham → Islamabad
Drive back to Islamabad.
Visit: Taxila Ancient Buddhist Civilization (2,500 years old).
Overnight: Islamabad
Day 12 — Islamabad City Tour → Airport Drop-Off
Visit: Faisal Mosque, Pakistan Monument, Rawalpindi local bazaar, Jinnah Super Market, Safa Gold Mall, Lok Virsa Museum (time permitting).
Evening airport transfer. End of services.
Pakistan’s Northern Wonders
Starts
Islamabad Airport (Pakistan)
Any time on Day 1
Ends
Islamabad Airport (Pakistan)
Any time on Day 16


