Me and my cousins are planning for 9 days tour to Khunjerab - Skardu on 28th June InshAllah. After many days of R&D following plan has been finalized.
Please suggest if this plan is really applicable or not ?
Specially Guru's and experienced tourists are requested to provide feedback,
Departure from Lahore - 5 Pm on Friday InshAllah
Day 1
?Lahore - Chilas (20 hr drive)
via Hasanabadal - Sajikot Waterfall Havelian-Mansehra-Besham
?Overnight stay at Chilas
Day 2
?Chilas - Rama Lake - Astore - Chilum Choki (8 hr drive)
?Overnight stay at Astore
Day 3
?Astore - Shangrilla - Skardu - Khaplu (9 hr drive)
?Overnight stay at Khaplu
Day 4
?Khaplu - Shigar Valley - Skardu (6 hr drive)
Khaplu Valley
Barah waterfall (on Khaplu road, could be Mantokha, not sure though)
- Mantokha waterfall (i am not sure about this one's location)
- Kharfaq waterfall
- Kharfaq Lake (check with locals if jeeps go there)
- Thalle valley (very famous for greenery throughout the valley)
- Khaplu Town
- Khaplu fort and mosque
- Surmo Brooq village near Khaplu
- Hushe valley. U will see Mashurbrum after sometime when u travel into Hushe valley
Shigar Valley
- A day's drive into the valley
- Shigar fort
- Shigar town
- Desert (2 patches; one with plants and 2nd pure sand)
Skardu
- Kharpachu fort
- Budhaa rock carvings (near a village on way to Sadpara Lake)
- Organic village
- Skardu bazaar
- 2nd hand market of trekking and other equipment
- Older fort in city near residence of Prince of Skardu and Deewan-e-Khaas Hotel
- Skardu Desert, which u will see on your left while coming from airport to Skardu city.
?Overnight stay at Skardu
Day 5
?Skardu - Deosai - Sheosar Lake - Shangrilla (10 hr drive)
Sadpara Lake
- Sadpara Village
- Deosai National Park
- Bara pani
- Deosai plains
- Kalapani
- Sheosar Lake
- There are other numerous lakes which can be reached by jeep treks.
?Overnight stay at Skardu
Day 6
?Shangrilla - Karimabad (8 hr drive)
Karimabad-Naltar-Altit-Baltit-Hopper glaciers
?Overnight stay at Karimabad
Day 7
?Karimabad - Gulmit - Khunjerab Pass and back to Gulmit (12 hr drive)
Passu Lake - Borith Lake - Passu glacier
?Overnight stay at Gulmit
Day 8
Gulmit - Dassu (10 hr drive)
?Overnight stay at Dassu
Day 9
Dassu - Lahore (14 hr drive)
?Chal so Chal ... Hun Ghar Chal ... Boht Sair Ho Gye