PAK – HIGH LANDS

TOURING THE HIGH PASSES

DAY 01: PESHAWAR

ARRIVAL ISLAMABAD, ONWARD DRIVE TO PESHAWAR CHECK-IN HOTEL, HAVE A HALF DAY SIGHTSEEING WHICH INCLUDES PESHAWAR MUSEUM, QISSA KHAWANI BAZAAR OR BAZAAR OF THE STORYTELLERS, AND MAHABAT KHAN MOSQUE FROM THE MOGHUL PERIOD WHICH WAS BUILT IN THE 1670. BACK TO HOTEL IN THE EVENING FOR OVERNIGHT STAY.

DAY 02: PESHAWAR \ CHITRAL

MORNING DEPARTURE TO CHITRAL IN VAN UPTO DIR, AT DIR SWITCH-OVER TO THE 4 X 4 JEEPS IN ORDER TO CROSS THE LOWARI PASS 3200 METRES–THE HINDU RAAJ MOUNTAINS. A SYSTEM OF SUPPORT MOUNTAINS TOWARDS THE MAIN HINDUKUSH MOUNTAIN RANGE. TRAVELLING THROUGH THE DIR KOHISTAN AND CHITRAL KOHISTAN. ARRIVAL IN THE EVENING CHECK-IN HOTEL FOR OVERNIGHT STAY.

DAY 03: CHITRAL

MORNING DRIVE TO THE CHITRAL POLICE REGISTRATION OFFICE FOR THE REGISTRATION AND PERMISSION TO VISIT KALASH VALLEYS FOR THE GROUP (AS PER THE REGULATIONS IN CHITRAL ONLY), HALF DAY SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF CHITRAL TOWN, VISITING THE SHAHI MOSQUE, EX-MEHTAR’S FORT, RIVERSIDE AND THE LOCAL BAZAAR, BACK TO HOTEL IN THE EVENING FOR OVERNIGHT STAY.

DAY 04: CHITRAL \ BUMBURET (KALASH VALLEY)

CHITRAL’S PRIME ATTRACTION IS THE KALASH VALLEYS, HOME OF THE 3,000 NON-MUSLIM KAFIR KALASH (OR BLACK INFIDELS) WHO LIVE IN 20 SMALL VILLAGES IN THE VALLEYS OF BIRIR, BUMBURET AND RUMBUR, SOUTHWEST OF CHITRAL TOWN AND CLOSE TO THE AFGHAN BORDER. DRIVE TO BUMBURET VALLEYS-INNER HINDU KUSH MOUNTAINS. OVERNIGHT IN BUMBURET.

DAY 05: BUMBURET (KALASH VALLEY)

FULL DAY EXCURSION TO KALASH VALLEYS BIRIR AND RUMBUR, THE PEOPLE OF KALASH CLAIM TO BE THE DESCENDANTS OF ALEXANDER THE GREAT. THEY WORSHIP DIFFERENT GODS & GODDESSES IN A STRANGE STYLE. THEY DRINK WINE AND FOLLOW BIZARRE TRADITIONS. THAT’S WHY CALLED “KAFIR”.  BACK TO HOTEL IN THE EVENING FOR OVERNIGHT STAY.

DAY 06: BUMBURET \ MASTUJ

MORNING DEPARTURE TO MASTUJ. ALMOST 8 HOURS DRIVE, ARRIVAL IN THE EVENING OVERNIGHT STAY AT CAMP.

DAY 07: MASTUJ \ GUPIS

MORNING DEPARTURE TO GUPIS THROUGH THE SHANDUR PASS 3750 METRES, THE LOWER KARAKORUM, A GROUP OF MOUNTAINS CLOSED TO THE PAMEER KNOT. (JULY IS THE MONTH OF POLO MATCHES AT SHANDUR BETWEEN THE TWO ANCIENT RIVAL KINGDOMS OF GILGIT & CHITRAL). TRAVELLING ALONG SIDE THE GILGIT RIVER TOWARDS ITS CONFLUENCE WITH INDUS RIVER.  ARRIVAL IN THE EVENING FOR OVERNIGHT STAY.

DAY 08: GUPIS \ GILGIT

MORNING DEPARTURE TO GILGIT THIS STRETCH OF JOURNEY IS WITHIN THE LOWER KARAKORUM MOUNTAINS WITH NUMEROUS ENCHANTING SIDE – VALLEYS. A UNIQUE GEOGRAPHICAL LANDSCAPE WITH PLENTY OF FLORA & FAUNA. THE MOST ADVENTUROUS JEEP RIDE EVER. ARRIVAL IN THE EVENING FOR OVERNIGHT.

DAY 09: GILGIT

MORNING AT LEISURE, AFTERNOON HAVE A SIGHTSEEING TOUR OF KARGAH BUDDHA AND GILGIT BAZAAR. BACK TO HOTEL FOR OVERNIGHT.

DAY 10: GILGIT \ GULMIT (UPPER HUNZA VALLEY)

MORNING DEPARTURE TO GULMIT THIS STRETCH OF JOURNEY IS ON THE KARAKORUM HIGHWAY TOWARDS THE CHINESE BORDER.  ARRIVAL IN THE EVENING CHECK-IN HOTEL IN GULMIT FOR OVERNIGHT.

DAY 11: GULMIT (UPPER HUNZA VALLEY)

FULL DAY EXCURSION TO KHUNJERAB PASS AT 4733 METRES IS THE HIGHEST BORDER CROSSING ON A PAVED ROAD IN THE WORLD. THE KHUNJERAB PASS IS THE CONTINENTAL WATERSHED. BACK TO HOTEL IN THE EVENING FOR OVERNIGHT STAY.

DAY 12: GULMIT \ KARIMABAD (HUNZA VALLEY)

MORNING DEPARTURE TO KARIMABAD. ARRIVAL IN THE AFTERNOON, VISIT ALTIT & BALTIT FORT AND WALK IN THE BAZAAR, OVERNIGHT IN KARIMABAD.

DAY 13: KARIMABAD  \ CHILAS

MORNING DEPARTURE TO CHILAS EN ROUTE SIGHTSEEING NOMAL & CHALT. CHALT IS ONE OF THE RICHEST OASIS ON THE KKH: A WIDE FERTILE BOWL FED BY THE WATERS OF THE CHAPROT AND BOLA DAS RIVERS, AND PART OF THE KINGDOM OF THE NAGAR. ARRIVAL CHILAS IN THE EVENING CHECK-IN HOTEL FOR OVERNIGHT.

DAY 14: CHILAS \ NARAN

MORNING DEPARTURE TO NARAN VIA BABUSAR PASS 4200 METRES, FROM WHERE THERE ARE GOOD VIEWS DOWN THE BABUSAR VALLEY THOUGH MUCH OF THE TIMBER HAS BEEN CUT. ARRIVAL NARAN IN THE EVENING CHECK-IN HOTEL FOR OVERNIGHT STAY.

DAY 15: NARAN

MORNING AT LEISURE. IN THE AFTERNOON HAVE A SIGHTSEEING OF THE VALLEY. OVERNIGHT AT NARAN.

DAY 16: NARAN

FULL DAY TRIP TO SHOGRAN, AT 2400 METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL, STANDS WELL ABOVE THE VALLEY, SURROUNDED BY FOREST, THE SUMMER PASTURES OFFER MAGNIFICENT VIEWS UP THE KAGHAN VALLEY TO MUSA-KA-MUSALLA (PRAYER MAT OF MOSES), MAKRA AND MALIKA PARBAT, WHICH AT 5290 METRES IS THE HIGHEST OF ALL THE MOUNTAINS IN THE VALLEY. BACK TO NARAN FOR OVERNIGHT.

DAY 17: NARAN

FULL DAY SIGHTSEEING OF LAKE SAIF-UL- MULUK IS TEN KILOMETRES TO THE EAST, UP A PICTURESQUE SIDE VALLEY AT AN ALTITUDE OF 3,212 METRES ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE LAKE IS ABOVE THE TREE LINE, FLOWERS FILL THE ALPINE MEADOWS AROUND THE LAKE AND UP THE SAIF-UL-MULUK STREAM TO THE GLACIER FLOWING DOWN OFF MALIKA PARBAT. BACK TO HOTEL IN THE EVENING FOR OVERNIGHT.

 DAY 18: NARAN \ MANSEHRA

MORNING DEPARTURE TO MANSEHRA, ARRIVAL IN THE EVENING CHECK-IN HOTEL FOR OVERNIGHT.

DAY 19: MANSEHRA \ BHURBAN

DEPARTURE TO BHURBAN VIA ABBOTTABAD, ENJOY THE EXOTIC NATURE WHILE DRIVING THROUGH LUSH GREEN MOUNTAINS. ARRIVAL BHURBAN IN THE AFTERNOON, EVENING FREE FOR OWN ACTIVITIES.

DAY 20: BHURBAN

FULL DAY EXCURSION TO MURREE, AYUBIA &. NATHIAGALI. MURREE IS A HILL RESORT AT 2,240 METERS ABOVE SEE LEVEL, THIS IS THE FIRST FOR A DAY’S OUTING FROM ISLAMABAD. MURREE AS PAKISTAN’S LEADING HILL RESORT FOR LOCAL TOURISTS. WHEN THE BRITISH ANNEXED THE PUNJAB IN 1849, THEY SOON DECIDED TO ESTABLISH A HILL STATION AT MURREE, AS IT WAS CONVENIENTLY NEAR THE IMPORTANT MILITARY CANTONMENT OF RAWALPINDI. IT WAS ACTUALLY FOUNDED IN 1851 ON PASTURELAND ON THE RIDGE AND DEVELOPED QUICKLY. THE SUMMER HEADQUARTERS OF THE COLONIAL GOVERNMENT OF THE PUNJAB WAS AT MURREE UNTIL 1876, WHEN IT WAS TRANSFERRED TO SIMLA. VISIT AYUBIA AND NATHIA GALI ON THE WAY BACK. OVERNIGHT IN BHURBAN.

DAY 21: BHURBAN \ ISLAMABAD

MORNING AT LEISURE, AFTERNOON DEPARTURE TO ISLAMABAD, CHECK-IN HOTEL IN ISLAMABAD FOR OVERNIGHT.

DAY 22: DEPARTURE

MORNING TRANSFER TO AIRPORT FOR FLIGHT TO NEXT DESTINATION.

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