Duration: 12
Days Best Time:
July - September Difficulty Level:
Strenuous Destinations:
Rawalpindi | Chilas
| Skardu | Kachura |
Alampir | Gilgit
Besham
Sample Itinerary
Day 01
Leave Rawalpindi by
road (Via KKH) for
Chilas on a 12 hour
drive by minibus.
Overnight stay in
Shangrila Tourist
Resort.
Day 02
Early morning
departure for Skardu
by driving along the
mighty river Indus
for six hours.
Overnight stay in
K-2 Motel.
Day 03
Porter arrangements,
purchases and
sightseeing etc. in
Skardu
Day 04
Skardu to Kachura by
jeeps for 20 miles
and then 2 hours
easy walk to Chokke
village and camp
there. The Chokke
river is known for
trout and supposed
to be one of the
best fishing spots
in the Northern
Area.
Day 05 - 07
Camping along the
Chokke river,
walking through some
of the most remote
villages of
Baltistan and summer
pastures with herds
of grazing Yak and
Zhoza and the lush
green slopes which
will bring us to the
outskirts of Alampir
Pass.
Day 08
This is going to be
a hard day because
we start our ascent
to the Alampir
Pass(15,000-ft). The
panoramic view of
the pass is really
incredible. The
famous Nanga Parbat
(26,660-ft) is on
one side and Deosai
plains on the other
side. After spending
sometime in the Pass
we will start our
descent towards a
beautiful village
known as Khans on
the other side of
the Alampir Pass in
the Astore Valley.
Day 09
A 6 to 8 hours walk
will take us to
Gudia a village of
Astore valley, jeeps
would be waiting
there to take us to
Astore proper and
the picturesque Rama
lake with pine
trees, lush green
slopes and above all
the majestic Nanga
Parbat towering over
the valley.
Day 10
A 6 hour drive to
Gilgit by jeeps,
overnight stay at
PTDC Motel Chinar
Inn.
Day 11
Early morning
departure for Besham
via KKH. Overnight
stay at PTDC Motel
at Besham for 8 to
10 hours.
Day 12
Leave Besham for
Rawalpindi by a 6 to
8 hours drive.
Arrive Rawalpindi.
