Hello Pakwheelers
Me with four of my colleagues went on 5 day road trip to Khunjerab pass from Lahore via Motorway, Hasan Abdal, Abbotabad, Balakot, Naran, Babusar, Chillas, Raikot, Gilgit, Hunza, Atabad, Passu and Sust.
This trip is difficult to cover especially from Lahore, but anyone of you planning for same will surely find it useful.
August 18 to August 22 2015
Vehicle: Toyota Corolla Altis 1.8 M/T 2010.
Distance Covered: 2200KM
Total time spent at driving: 46 Hours
Trip itinerary
Day1
12AM-Left Lahore via M2 Motorway
4AM- Left motorway at Hasan Abdal.
530AM-Reached Abbotabat and stopped for refuelling.
600AM-Reached Mansehra, stopped for breakfast at Mian Jee punjab hotel. Breakfast was good.
900AM-Reached Naran and checked in at PTDC Naran Hill top cottage.
1200PM-Left for Saiful Muluk on Jeep.
400PM-Had lunch fronm Punjab Tikka Naran Bazar.
Night stay at PTDC Naran.
Day2
830AM: Left Naran after breakfast at PTDC Naran.
1100AM: Reached Babusar top
1200PM: Reached Chillas and refuelled.
130PM: Reached Raikot bridge where the newly built carpeted KKH started and remained with us till Khunjerab.
230PM: Reached Gilgit.
430PM: Reached Hunza
Checked in at PTDC Hunza
530PM: Visited Eagle's Nest
700PM: Had dinner at Hunza Inn in Karimabad.
Night stay at PTDC Hunza
Day3
1030AM: Left Hunza after breakfast at PTDC Hunza
1100AM: Reached Atabad Lake, The tunnels connecting Hunza with Sust have been completed but inauguration is on 28th Aug so we had to take ferry to other end which was a hell of an experience.
1230PM: Reached other end of Atabad via ferry.
130PM: Reached Sust via Passu.
200PM: Checked in at PTDC Sust.
230PM: Refuelling at PSO Sust, price of petrol was 90-rs/l here due to blockage of KKH.
400PM: Reached Khunjerab National Park.
415PM: Reached China Border. Took some pictures. Total Odo reading from Lahore 1100KM.
600PM Reached back Sust.
700Pm: Dinner at PTDC Sust.
Night stay at PTDC Sust.
Day4
830AM: Left Sust after breakfast at PTDC Sust.
Took ferry and reached Hunza at 11AM.
1230PM: Left Hunza.
345PM: Reached Chillas Shangrilla Hotel.
Night Stay and Dinner at Shangrilla Indus View Hotel Chilas.
Day5
930AM: Left Chillas after refuelling.
After passing Babusar pass, reached Naran and had breakfast at 1PM.
130PM: Left Naran.
315PM: Reached Balakot.
500PM: Reached Abbotabad and had refuelling.
600PM: Had Turkey Pakoras from Saleem Bhai at Sareh Saleh near Haripur.
730PM: Reached Motorway.
1130PM: Left motorway at Lahore.
Note: One of our friend came back to Lahore from Naran on Day2 due to an emergency. So per person cost is for four people only.
Cost Summary.
1)Fuel(All the cost mentioned below is of full tank)
Lahore 4400
Abbotabad 3000
Chillas 2900
Sust 3100
Chillas 3500
Abbotabad 3200
Total Fuel cost= 20100
2)Accommodation
PTDC Naran 8400 (Hill Top cottage with two mattresses)
PTDC Hunza 2900 (Standard room with two mattresses)
PTDC Sust 3700 (Standard room with two mattresses)
Shangrilla Chillas 3500 (Indus facing standard room with two mattresses)
Total accommodation cost=18500
3)Food
Almost 18000
4)Others
Jeep in Naran:3000
Attabad Lake Crossing:3500
Misc including snacks, pre trip shopping, toll tax, tea, water, smokes etc: 12000
Total Cost = Almost 75K divided by 4 = 18000 per person.
General and Vehicle Checklist has been uploaded on Dropbox at following link.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ajjeu9j4pcyt2r0/Tour%20de%20China.xlsx?dl=0