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14 Days Swat, Hunza & Skardu Valley Tour

14 Days Swat, Hunza & Skardu Valley Tour

This tour includes:

Accommodation

Twin or single sharing in the hotels.

Meals

Breakfast, Lunch & dinner

Guide

Professional & license tour guide.

Transport

Coaster, Prado, Car

Not included:

Flights

Include Domestic/International airfare and airport taxes.

Insurance

Travelling Insurance not included

Optional

Any expense due to forced measures, cancellation of flight, landslides, natural calamities, acts of God, forced majeurs: beyond the control of Rock Valley Tours, their staff and suppliers. Any expense of personal nature not mentioned above.

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Itinerary of your trip 14 Days Swat, Hunza & Skardu Valley Tour

  • Day 1 Day 1-14
    • 12:00 am - 11:59 pm

      Day 1-14

      Day 01 Arrive Islamabad

      Welcome to Pakistan meet our guide at the airport. Check in. If time allows us we will visit Islamabad and Rawalpindi. 

      Dinner & night stay.

      Day 02 Islamabad to Swat Valley

      Breakfast & drive to Swat Valley. Visit Takht Bhai, lunch & drive to Swat Valley.

      Arrive at Swat valley dinner & night stay.

      Day 03 Around Mingora.

      Breakfast & today we will visit Mingora city the headquarter of Buddhists.  Visit Swat Museum, White Palace & Murghzar, Lunch & visit Malam Jabba.

      Dinner & night stay.

      Day 04 Swat to Chilas

      Breakfast & today we will drive to Chilas via Karakoram Highway the eighth wonder of the world.

      Lunch en route.

      Arrive at Chillas dinner & night stay. 

      Day 05 Chilas to Skardu

      Breakfast & will drive along with Indus river & KKH. stop at Nanga Parbat viewpoint & at worlds three mountain junction point. 

      Lunch en route.

      Arrive at Skardu for dinner & night stay.

      Day 06   Skardu - Shigar & Khaplu Valleys.

      The gentle, irrigated slopes with terraces of wheat, maize, and barley, and the orchards of apricot, mulberry, peach, plum, pear, apples, and nuts - all add to the charm of Shigar valley surrounded by snow-topped mountains. The town displays impressive carved wooden houses and mosques. After lunch in the town, we drive to the adjoining Khaplu valley. Khaplu, the largest kingdom in old Baltistan, stretches in a wide fan from the base of a semicircular wall of mountain, dropping some 300 meters to the river level. Paths and irrigation channels connect the scattered houses set amid terraced fields and the friendly villagersโ€™ welcome visitors. We shall visit the historic wood-carved mosque, dominating the valley from the top end of the alluvial fan. Camp overnight at 2,600 meters. 

      Day 07 Khaplu (Excursion to Hushe valley)

      Board soft-top 4x4 jeeps for the exciting ride to the trek head for K2 base camp. En route short stay in Machu village for a view of Mashabrum Peak (7821 meters).  Arrive Hushe, a small green village with many beautiful camping sites. It is the starting and ending point of many trekking and mountaineering parties coming or going to Concordia. Drive back to Khaplu dinner & night stay.

      Day 08 Drive to Upper Kachura Lake

      Drive back to Skardu. Short stay in Skardu town and continue drive for another 30km for heart shape lower Kachura Lake. Visit Shangri-La resorts around lower Kachura Lake one of the most beautiful resorts in northern Pakistan. Proceed further four kilometers to upper Kachura Lake. 

      Dinner & night stay.

      Day 09 Drive to Gilgit

      Enjoy your last breakfast at the safari camp, and say Khuda Hafiz to your camping staff who had been pitching tents for you and preparing meals for you during the safari. Drive on Skardu road through the deep gorge of Indus River to Gilgit. Visit rock-carved Kargah Buddha from 7th century AD. In the ancient times the Kargah valley used to be the traveling route of the Buddhist monks, to go to Taxila. Stroll down the colorful Bazaars of Gilgit. (180 km, 5/6 hours drive).

      Day 10 Gilgit to Hunza Karimabad.

      We continue to the beautiful, breathtaking Hunza Valley through a scenic route. On our way we see the old Silk Route, perched precariously above the riverbank, used by the Buddhist monks, traders and the locals. As we drive north along the Hunza River, the view is suddenly overtaken by the towering summit of Rakaposhi (7,788m). We stop a while at the view viewpoint to have a grand view of the mountain. Enter the Hunza valley and arrive at the capital Karimabad. Overnight at Hotel. (100 km, 2/3 hours drive)

      Day 11 Karimabad (Hunza)

      Day free in Karimabad for short walks to Altit and Baltit Forts, and for other explorations in Hunza Valley.  The people of Hunza are famous for their long lives. You can also see some beautiful peaks of Karakoram range from Karimabad; Rakaposhi, Diran, Ultar, Golden peak and the Nagar valley on the left bank of Hunza river. In Hunza each family grows enough wheat, maize, apricots and walnuts for its own use. The people are mostly self sufficient, making their own clothes, shoes, wooden and stone bowls and growing all their own food. The are very friendly and cheerful. In the afternoon you could walk up to Ultar glacier, follow the irrigation channel through the village or stroll through the single lane bazaar for better views of soaring peaks around you. Overnight at Hotel.

      Day 12 Hunza โ€“ Besham

      Drive along the bank of Hunza River on Karakoram Highway, enjoying fascinating views of Karakoram Peaks from a different perspective. We might stop at Gilgit town for lunch. Arrive Besham/ Narran on the bank of Indus River, overnight at hotel. (260 km, 6/7 hours drive.)

      Day 13 Besham to Islamabad

      Breakfast & drive to Islamabad via Hazara motorway.

      Arrive at Islamabad will go for PCR Test. Lunch & drive to the hotel. Visit Rawalpindi Bazar dinner & night stay,

      Day 14 Fly Back.

      Drop to the airport as per flight timing.

      Fly back to home destination.

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Experience Style

Experience Style

Mixed

There will be challenging activities such as hiking, biking, canyoning and trekking, but youโ€™re also going to have other means of transportation and relaxed moments to just chill.

Accomodation level

Accomodation level

Medium

This accommodation includes essential services like a hot shower, electricity, and a nice and comfy bed.

Experience Type

Experience Type

Small Group

Youโ€™ll be accompanied by a small group of travelers just like you.

Physical Rating

Physical Rating

Basic

Almost everyone is fit for these activities. Every hike or physical exercise last less than 30 minutes, such as paragliding and horseback riding. Please ask about specific conditions.

Age range

Age range

Min: 18 / Max: 80

Age range allowed for this experience.

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