Salam PakWheelers!
So here comes a short pictorial story of my latest trip to the beautiful north of Pakistan.
A trip to Hunza had always been on my (never ending) wishlist. But honestly i had no idea that it will be this beautiful.
It was an achanak trip, with little planning and very little publicity. We didn't invite all our friends for the event, it was just a sudden plan to go on a car and before the rest of our group knew it we were on our way to Gilgit-Baltistan.
Here's a quick itinerary of our trip:
Sept 12: Departure from Lahore at 10:45pm
Sept 13: Reached Naran at 10am. Left for Hunza at 12noon. Reached Aliabad at 8pm. Night stay at PTDC Hunza.
Sept 14: Explored Karimabad, Baltit Fort, Altit Fort and Night stay at Eagle's Nest Duikar.
Sept 15: Left Eagle's Nest at 10:15am, Crossed Attabad Lake on boat and Reached Khunjerab at about 3:40pm. Short stay at the border, and Night stay at Glacier Breeze Passu.
Sept 16: Left Passu at 11:16am. Crossed the newly opened Attabad Tunnel. Explored Ganesh. Shopping at Karimabad bazaar. Night stay in Karimabad.
Sept 17: Left Karimabad at 8am. Reached Nomal, got a jeep for Naltar, Visited Naltar Lakes. Night stay at Naltar.
Sept 18: Nomal to Astore, and then Astore to Rama. Visited Rama Lake and stayed the night at PTDC Rama.
Sept 19: Left Rama at about 8am. Reached Lahore after a 21 hour long journey at 5am the next morning i.e 20th Sept.
Members:
1. Khurram Saeed
2. Shaheer Shahid
3. Ali Irtaqa
4. Fahad Nadeem
5. Usman Shafqat
Total cost: 76,000
Vehicle: Toyota Altis 1.6 (2012)
Total Fuel Cost: 14,800
Distance Travelled: Almost 2300km
Mileage: Almost 12.7 km/Litre
Re-Fueling details:
Full tank from Thokar, Lhr: 3000 @Rs. 73.8/ltr
Full tank from Balakot: 2700 @Rs. 76/ltr
Full tank from Chilas: 1200 @Rs. 73.8/ltr
Full tank from Sost: 2800 @Rs. 74.8/ltr
Full tank from Chilas: 2800 @Rs. 73.8
Full tank from Chakri M-2: 2300 @Rs. 72.64
There have been alot of threads on khunjerab and hunza of late, so i will be providing only the very important details. Pictures will tell the rest of the story. Any querries or questions are more than welcomed.
For the time being, here are a few teasers!
P.S: A special thanks to the people of Gilgit-Baltistan who won our hearts in this one week. and to the members of Travel Quest Club (TQC) who helped and advised whenever it was required.
ASC_5724 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr
Passu Cones
ASC_6953 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr
Babusar Pass
ASC_4949 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr
The Magical Altit
ASC_4994 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr
Hunza Nights
ASC_5530 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr
The Attabad Experience
ASC_5881 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr
Green
ASC_5904 by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr
The Ride
Naltar Magic by Usman Shafqat, on Flickr
Naltar
Attabad Lake from Usman Shafqat on Vimeo.