Rawalpindi → Chilas
The KKH north along the Indus. An early start makes the difference — the gorge sections are slow.
- Besham
- Dasu
- Overnight Chilas
Overview
The famous Raikot jeep track, a night under Nanga Parbat and the base camp trek.
Trip highlights
- Raikot jeep track
- Meadow cottage stay
- Base camp day trek
What's included
Jeep transfers, cottage stay, all meals in the meadows and a trekking guide.
Not included
Airfare, porters for personal bags, and the porter fee on the base camp trek.
Day by day
The route, one day at a time
Follow the road down - every day, where you sleep and what you'll see.
Day 01 01- 02
Day 02 Raikot Bridge → Fairy Meadows
The famous Raikot jeep track: about ninety minutes of narrow switchbacks, then a 45-minute walk up to the meadow. Nanga Parbat sits directly ahead.
- Raikot Bridge
- Jeep to Tattu village
- Walk to Fairy Meadows
Day 03 Base camp day trek
A full day out and back to Nanga Parbat base camp via Beyal camp — around six hours of walking, mostly gentle, with the Killer Mountain in front of you the whole way.
- Beyal camp
- Viewpoint
- Base camp
03- 04
Day 04 Meadow morning, down to Chilas
Sunrise on the north face, a slow morning in the meadow, then the walk and jeep back down to the KKH.
- Sunrise viewpoint
- Descent to Raikot
- Overnight Chilas
Day 05 Chilas → Rawalpindi
The long drive south, back through the gorge.
- Dasu
- Besham
- Arrive Rawalpindi
05
Journey complete
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