Rash Phari Lake - Patundas trek –Visit Hunza Valley
21 days detailed itinerary
D- 01 Islamabad
Arrive at Islamabad and transfer to hotel. Afternoon city tour of Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Break Fast and overnight at hotel. Rawalpindi is a lively, bustling city with the crowded streets and colorful bazaars, through it lacks the grand monuments: nonetheless, the bazaar should appeal to anyone with the desire to see the real Pakistan. Islamabad is new capital 36 years old well-planed city of Pakistan is lush green at the footsteps of potowar hills. Visit biggest Shah Faisal Mosque; also an interesting round trip combines a tour of Shakespearean park with a visit to Lok versa, institute of Folk and Traditional Heritage.
D- 02 Islamabad –Chilas
Drive to Chilas, on Karakorum high way. Meals & O/n at hotel
Karakorum high way is 8th wonder of the world. The Karakorum Highway was constructed jointly by the Chinese and Pakistanis, begun in 1960s and finally constructed in 1976,s as a link road between Pakistan and China. It is an engineering wonder, but at the cost of many lives.
D- 03 Chilas –Karimabad
Drive to Karimabad (Hunza) the capital of Hunza Valley. Meals & overnight at hotel
Hunza 55,000 inhabitants have been ruled by the Mir’s, family since the 11th century. The people are cheerful, friendly, fair-skinned and blue or green eyes. Almost all speak Brushaski and in upper Hunza they speak Wakhi. The miracle of the Hunzakuts longevity, supposedly resulting from their mostly vegetarian diet of cereals and fruits. From Hunza Valley, panoramic views of Rakaposhi (7788m) Diran Peak (7266m) Spantik Peak (7027m) Ultar 11 (7388) Lady Finger (6000m
D- 04 Hunza- Hopper Valley
Drive to Hopper valley by 4x4 jeeps; enjoy the surrounding mountains of Spantik –Phopprash groups –Trevor group Rakaposhi 7788m, Ultar peak and ladyfinger with an altitude of 6000m to 7788m. Meals & overnight in camp
D- 05 Shishkin - Barpu Giram
Trek to Barpu Giram (6-7 hrs) climb for half an hour on a hot, barren track up a stony gully to the Barpu Glacier, which comes in at a higher level from the southeast to join the Bualtar. Here near its snout, the Barpu Glacier is a black sea of soft mud and slippery ice. You will find there a view of Golden peak (7-27-m) framed in the v of the valley. Two yellow steaks of marble rising 1000 meters up its north flank give the mountain its popular name. It was first climbed in 1955 by the Germans. Meals & overnight in camp
D- 06 Barpu Giram –Gutens
Trek to Gutens (4-5 hrs). A good zigzag path starts just above the huts and leads steeply up to the crest of the ridge, approximately 800 meters above you, in about two hours. Here you have impressive views north across the barren Hisper Gorge to the high mountains Lupghur, Momhil, Trivor and Bularung (all over 7, 000 meters). The path continues for a further two hours along the ridge and then climbs to the first shepherds huts at Gutens. This is a good campsite, at about 4, 000 meters. Meals & overnight in camp
D- 07 Gutens – Chidin Harar
Trek to Chidin Harar (4-5 hrs) look forward to a day of tremendous views of all sides. Follow the grassy ridge up for one or two hours to the few abandoned huts at Chidin Harar. Meals & overnight in camp
D- 08 Chidin Harar – Rash Lake
Trek to Rash Lake (4-5 hrs). Cross a small pass beyond which you cross a Plateau for 30 minutes, passing the first running streams since Hopar to Rash Lake. Camp beside the Lake at 4560 meters.
D- 09 Rash Lake – Phahi Phari –Hamdar
Trek down to Phahi Phari (2-3 hrs), willow and juniper trees surround the site, and lavender and vetch cover the moraine. From the top of the moraine are marvelous views of Golden Peak and the Barpu Glacier. After lunch contine trek to Hamdar (2-3 hrs). A lovely place for camp, lash green, also unique view of Golden Peak. Meals & overnight in camp
D- 10 Hamdar – Hopper
Trek to Hopper Valley (4-5 hrs) Hamdar to Hapkund takes one hour, with views of Golden, Chukutans, Rash Peak and Barpu Glacier. Hapakund has seven huts surrounded by wheat, potato and hay fields and is occupied for five months from the end of April-if the water supply lasts. In one more hour you reach Shishkin on a path across the hillside, where you close the loop of this varied trek. Backtrack for two or three hours down to the road head at hoper. Meals & overnight in camp
D- 11 Hopper –Karimabad
Drive to Hunza by 4X4 Jeeps, after lunch walk to Duiker valley. Meals & overnight at hotel
D-12 Karimabad-Boirth Lake
Drive to Borith Lake. Meals & overnight in camp
D-13 Borith Lake –Passughar
Trek to Passughar (2-3hrs). Day hike and Traverse Passu Glacier. Meals & overnight in camp
D-14 Passughar –Luzdher
Trek to Luzhder (3-4hrs) 4000m. Traverse Passu Glacier with sections of white ice and large boulders. Luzhder camp at the base of Patundas meadow, adjust to the Passu Glacier with high cliff on its back. Meals & overnight in camp
D-15 Luzdher –Patundas Pass
Trek to Patundas Pass (4-5hrs) 4500m. Steep trek to Patundas. A meadow at the crest of a small hill. This brings you the fascinating area of upper Hunza. The highlight being Patundas Meadows 4575m.a vantagepoint, which offers views of an ocean of peaks: Shisper Dastagil Sar, Mohmil Sar, Rakaposhi and many more. Meals & overnight in camp
D-16 Patundas Pass – (Batura Glacier) - Passu
Trek down to Batura glacier, after lunch continue trek to Gulmit (KKH) and transfer to Silk Route Lodge.
D-17 Excursion to Khunjerab Pass
Excursion to Khunjerab Pass. This is fantastic trip through a long shallow high pass, which is at 4,733m, is the highest international border crossing in the world. Back to Karimabad for overnight
D-18 Karimabad (Hunza)
Drive to Karimabad. Afternoon visit 900 years old Altit & 700 years old Baltit Forts. Meals and overnight at hotel
D-19 Karimabad –Besham
Drive to Besham (9-10 hrs) Meals & O/n at hotel
D-20 Besham Islamabad
Drive to Islamabad 6-7 hrs. Break Fast and overnight at hotel
D-21 Fly Back
Transfer to Islamabad for International Flight
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