It's a long trip from Islamabad to the Kalasha Valley

This will be a full day of traveling, including passing through the 10km Lowari tunnel that connects the Chitral region to the rest of Pakistan. We will travel directly to the Kalasha Valleys once we arrive in the Chitral region.

Overnight stay in the Kalasha valleys.

We will spend two days touring the Rumbour and Bumboret valleys, sleeping in locally-owned guesthouses, eating locally-farmed food, and drinking locally-produced wine. The days will be spent relaxing, walking, or jeeping in the secluded valleys' Kalasha communities. We will make arrangements for you to stay with Kalasha households so that you can immerse yourself in the Kalasha culture.

This day will be spent in the more tranquil Rumbour Valley.

Overnight in a little guesthouse in the Kalasha valleys.

We attempt to arrange this trip to coincide with the "Marachwaki Joshi" festival, which celebrates the mulberry harvest in Bumboret Valley.

Overnight in a small guesthouse in the Kalasha valleys.

A drive to Chitral in the morning. After lunch, spend the day in Chitral exploring the fort, Shahi Mosque, and local bazaar.

Chitral is where you'll spend the night.

The route connecting Chitral and Gilgit traverses the Hindu Kush. The mountains become larger, and the road quality worsens. The journey takes three days (days 6, 7, and 8). Because this road is being renovated in 2024, travel times and conditions may vary.

On the first night, we'll stop at Mastuj, which is more of a collection of small properties connected by meandering lanes than a town. It's the ideal place to do nothing but admire the scenery.

Mastuj is where you'll spend the night.

We continue our journey across the Hindu Kush, passing through the 3700-meter Shandur Pass, which is home to the world's highest polo ground.

We take a break in the afternoon at Phandur to relax by the lake.

Phandur is where you'll spend the night.

Drive from Phandur to Gilgit, Pakistan's largest town in the far north. We shall see the Kargah Buddha carving at the gateway of Gilgit.

Gilgit is where you'll spend the night.

From Gilgit, we take the famed Karakorum Highway to the legendary Hunza Valley. As gigantic 7500m+ peaks tower above the valley, the morning drive will stop at numerous overlooks.

We will see the Baltit Fort after we get to Hunza.

Then we'll utilize Hunza as a base to explore the surrounding area.

Hunza is where you'll spend the night.

In Hunza, we have two days of exciting trips planned. However, you may want to sit under an apricot tree, gaze out at the mountains, and read a book.

We shall pass via the freshly constructed Attabad Lake on our way to Passu one day. The 30-kilometer-long lake was formed in 2010 after a major landslip obstructed the Indus River. We can see the glacier and the famous Husseini rope bridge in Passu.

Hunza is where you'll spend the night.

On this day, we will visit the old fortress of Altit, one of the original residences of the Hunza Mirs. For the fit, we'll take a stroll through the high irrigation channels carved into the rock, providing breathtaking vistas and insight into how the Hunza people built their Shangri-La.

Hunza is where you'll spend the night.

The journey from Hunza to Naran was exhausting.

The first section will be on the Karakorum highway, where we will cross the meeting point of the three big mountain ranges. We leave the Karakorum Highway after crossing between the Himalayas, the Karakorum, and the Hindu Kush and traverse the 4000-metre-high Babasur Pass before arriving in Naran in the Kaghan valley.

Spend the night at Naran.

Another day was spent taking in the sights of the Kaghan Valley and the final stretch of the Karakorum highway. We'll arrive in Islamabad early enough to share one last supper together.

Spend the night in Islamabad.

Transport to the airport.

The trip has come to an end.