10-Day Hunza Valley Tour from Islamabad with Khunjerab and Ghulkin

• Arrive at the airport, meet your local community guide, and transfer to the hotel.

• After breakfast, drive to Naran.
• On the way, stop for tea and photographs.
• Have lunch in Naran, then continue to Chilas through Babusar Pass, the first district of Gilgit-Baltistan.
• Midway, take photography stops and enjoy views of the great Indus River and the KKH. Also see the famous rock paintings at Chilas.

Overnight stay at Chilas Shangri-La.

• Drive to Ghulkin in Gojal, Hunza.
• On the way, stop at the viewpoint of Pakistan's second-highest mountain, Nagaparbat, at 8125 m.
• Your next stop is at the meeting point of three great mountain ranges: the Karakorum, Himalaya, and Hindukush.
• Have lunch at Gilgit or at the Rakaposhi (7788 m) viewpoint.
• Drive to Passu, passing through the longest tunnel and Atta Abad Lake.
• Midway, stop for sightseeing of the mountains, river, and a small village.

Overnight at a local house in Ghulkin.

• Spend a free day in Ghulkin and the surrounding village.
• Explore Borith Lake and Passu Glacier.
• Have lunch at the Borith Lake site.
• On the way back, visit Hussaini Bridge and Ghulkin Village.
• Walk around the town, and in the evening return to the hotel for an overnight stay in Ghulkin.

• In the morning, drive to Khunjerab, the border between China and Pakistan.
• On the way to Khunjerab National Park, see ibexes and yaks.
• Have lunch with local foods in a local family house to experience regional tradition and culture.
• Visit the Pakistan-China dry port in Sost, the border town.
• In the evening, drive to Passu Gojal Hunza.

Overnight stay at a local house in Ghulkin.

• Drive back to Hunza in the morning.
• On the way back, stop for photography if the sunlight allows.
• Continue to Nagar Valley and Hopper Valley Village.
• Return to Karimabad.
• Have lunch, visit Baltit and Altit Forts, and walk through the market in the evening to buy local products.

Overnight at a local hotel in Hunza.

• After breakfast, drive to Gilgit.
• Visit the city and the Kargah Buddhist site.
• Have lunch, then continue to Gahkuch to enjoy the lovely views of the river and lake.

Overnight at Green Hotel Gakuch.

• Today, visit the Yasin Valley hot spring for a natural bath, then go to the Monument of Shaheed Lalak Jan, who received high military awards in the Kargil War.
• In the afternoon, drive back to Sultanabad.
• After lunch, explore the valleys of lakes and trout fish.
• Enjoy fishing and the lovely views of the valley.
• In the evening, rest and enjoy refreshing tea at a local tea house.

• Drive to Chilas.
• Have lunch in Gilgit.
• Enjoy the drive beside the Indus River.

Overnight in Shangri-La Hotel.

• After breakfast, travel to Islamabad.
• On the way, visit the Taxila Museum and three major archaeological sites.
• Continue the drive to Islamabad.

End of the tour.