Rawalpindi → Chilas
Early departure up the Karakoram Highway, following the Indus through Besham and Dasu. Long driving day, but the gorge scenery starts almost at once.
- Besham lunch stop
- Indus gorge
- Overnight Chilas
Overview
Includes Eagle's Nest sunrise, Attabad boating, Passu glacier walk and the Khunjerab drive.
Trip highlights
- Karimabad & Baltit Fort
- Attabad Lake boating
- Passu Cones & Khunjerab
What's included
Covers hotels, daily breakfast and dinner, all transport, entry fees and a local guide.
Not included
Airfare, lunches on the road, personal shopping and anything not listed above.
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 Chilas → Karimabad
The KKH opens out into Gilgit-Baltistan. Rakaposhi View Point for tea with the mountain right in front of you, then up the terraces into Karimabad.
- Rakaposhi View Point
- Gilgit bazaar
- Karimabad check-in
Day 03 Baltit, Altit & Duikar sunrise
A full day in Hunza proper. Baltit and Altit forts in the morning, the old settlement lanes after lunch, then up to Duikar for the valley at golden hour.
- Baltit Fort
- Altit Fort & royal garden
- Eagle's Nest, Duikar
03- 04
Day 04 Attabad Lake & Passu
North to the lake that formed after the 2010 landslide. Boating on the turquoise water, then the Passu Cones and the Hussaini suspension bridge for those who want it.
- Attabad Lake boating
- Passu Cones
- Hussaini bridge
Day 05 Khunjerab Pass
Up to the Pakistan–China border at 4,693 m — the highest paved border crossing in the world. Thin air, marmots and snow on the shoulders even in summer.
- Sost dry port
- Khunjerab National Park
- Border marker
05- 06
Day 06 Karimabad → Rawalpindi
The long road home down the KKH, with photo stops wherever the light is worth it.
- Rakaposhi viewpoint
- Chilas
- Arrive Rawalpindi
Journey complete
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