Our representative will receive you with a warm welcome in the arrival hall of the Lahore International Airport and take you to your designated hotel for overnight stay in Lahore.
After breakfast we will start our journey to Behsam. There are great views of rice and maize (Corn) fields on the terraced lands. Mountains start growing higher after Thakot where you meet the river Indus. Besham is a small town located at the bank of River Indus. It is the first main town on Karakorum Highway. We will stop at different towns on the way to Besham valley and for pictures we will stop at different sightseeing’s points. Our today’s journey will take about 8-9 hours. After arrival at Besham we will take our dinner at Hotel. Overnight stay at Besham..
After taking the breakfast our travel will start toward the Gilgit city (Capital of Gilgit Baltistan). Besham to Gilgit is a very scenic drive on Karakorum Highway the 330 Kilometers road is very picturesque and has a lot to offer. There are few stops along the way, 3 Mountains Junction Point (where 3 mighty mountain ranges meet: the Himalayas, Karakoram and Hindukush Mountains).There is also a short stop at the Nanga Parbat View Point (Nanga Parbat is 9th Highest Mountain in the world). After our arrival in Gilgit and our dinner will be served at your designated Hotel at Gilgit. We will spend night at Gilgit.
After breakfast is served, we have an early morning departure for Hunza. There will be a short stop at Rakaposhi View Point (Rakaposhi Mountain is 7788 m / 25,500 ft.) and then after traveling for 30 min, you will arrive in Hunza where you will visit the one of the oldest Fort of Hunza, The Altit fort (900years old) ,After that departure for Attabad Lake (upper Hunza) where we arrive through the tunnel. The long lake was formed back in 2010 due to a massive land slide on the Hunza River. Here we enjoy a short stop for sightseeing (boating is optional). In upper Hunza you will be able to visit the Hussaini hanging bridge. After that we stop at the Passu Glacier View Point. Our night will be at Passu.
Our departure after breakfast is for Khunjerab Pass (3 hours traveling). We stop at the Chinese border for 30 minutes. Khunjerab Pass is at 4,693 m (15,397 ft.) one of the highest border crossings in the world. Afterwards we drive back to Hunza where we spend the night.
We set out for the drive down to Islamabad on the KKH and en route again we stop at Besham for our overnightstay so that we divide the long journey into two parts. This journey again along the Indus River will take around 10 to 12 hours to cover a distance of 330 km. We spend the night at Besham
Today is the second leg of our journey to Islamabad. It will take approximately 7 hours to complete a distance of 290 km. In the evening we will visit the Faisal Mosque and then go Margallah Hills in Islamabad for dinner at the Monal restaurant, an excellent place to enjoy dinner with music and enjoy the night view after a long drive on the KKH. Overnight stay is at Islamabad.
After Breakfast at hotel we will visit Shangrila Lake or Lower kachura Lake which is a symbolic representation of Skardu. The Shangrila Lake is also famous for the beautiful resort built along it in unique Chinese architecture. This resort is known as Shangrila Resort after the lake itself. We will spend some time here and then visit Upper Kachura Village and lake. We will park Vehicle in village and walk to the Lake. After that we will visit Cold Desert and drive back to Hotel for Overnight Stay.
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