Short Answer This 10-day road trip is the full Gilgit-Baltistan circuit in one plan: five days up the Karakoram Highway through Hunza to Khunjerab Pass,
Short Answer Altitude sickness can affect travellers in Gilgit-Baltistan because many popular stops sit well above 2,400 metres, where the air holds less oxygen. Early
What happened The first snowfall of the winter season arrived in the Galiyat hills over the weekend, covering Nathiagali, Ayubia, Dongagali and Khanspur in Abbottabad
Short Answer This 5-day Skardu itinerary is a loop, not a list: Skardu town first, then the lakes to the west, then Shigar Valley, then
Short Answer This 7-day Hunza itinerary runs in one direction — up the Karakoram Highway (KKH) and back — so you never retrace a valley
Short Answer Gilgit City is the capital of Gilgit-Baltistan and the place where almost every northern Pakistan trip passes through, stocks up and changes direction.
Short Answer Ishkoman Valley is Ghizer District’s northernmost valley: a long, glacier-fed corridor running north toward Afghanistan’s Wakhan Corridor, visited by far fewer travellers than
Short Answer Yasin Valley is Ghizer District’s hidden valley: a green Hindu Kush valley of orchards, trout rivers and quiet villages, with the Darkot Pass
Short Answer Naltar Valley, above Gilgit, is Gilgit-Baltistan’s green exception: pine forest, a chain of jewel-coloured lakes, and Pakistan’s main ski slope, all reached by
Short Answer Hoper Valley (also spelled Hopar or Hopper) is Nagar District’s quiet side: a green valley of apricot orchards and stone villages that ends
Short Answer Karimabad — formerly Baltit — is Hunza’s old capital and the valley’s best base: two restored forts, a walkable bazaar, and the Eagle’s
Short Answer Gojal is Upper Hunza — the Wakhi-speaking stretch of the Karakoram Highway (KKH) north of Attabad Lake — and Passu is its showpiece
What happened The International Silk Route Festival opened on Saturday at the Pakistan National Council of the Arts (PNCA) in Islamabad, The Express Tribune reported
Short Answer Astore Valley, reached from the Karakoram Highway at Jaglot, is Gilgit-Baltistan’s quiet alpine valley: pine forests, the meadows of Rama, the Rupal approach
Short Answer Phander Valley, in Ghizer District about 170 km and 5–7 hours by road from Gilgit, is Gilgit-Baltistan’s greenest valley: a wide, poplar-lined valley
