THIRD (3) DAY - JULY 28 , 2015 Continue - -
After the wonderful tour of the Baltit Fort - we move back down to the maan bazar of Karimabad
Now our program was to go to Eagle Nest hotel
Eagleās Nest Hotel is situated in the village of Duikar, which is preached on a 2850 meter high ridge above Altit village in Hunza valley.
It is almost two km road going up to Duaikar - road is small and have some sharp turns
so the local police constable from whom I get some tips and some local guides - advice that though Coasters can go up there but as we have to return late after dinner
so it not advisable because of small road and sharp turn to take our coaster up to Eagle Nest Hotel
So we hire two local vans from the karimabad Bazar and left our coaster there
the local drivers were very cooperative and guide us well - they start claiming rent @ 4000/ van but settled down at Rs 1,500/ van
Itās was a great drive we passes through the local villages , lot of green fields and lot of fruit tress all around
as the road goes up and up the view all round goes better and better ,
Eagleās Nest Hotel is situated in the village of Duikar, which is preached on a 2850 meter high ridge above Altit village in Hunza valley. Eagleās Nest Hotel is one of the best and most easily
accessible viewpoints in the whole of Hunza valley. Even if you donāt have time to stay long it is a must to come up to see the sunrise or sunset views on Hunza valley and Rakaposhi and the other peaks surrounding Eagleās Nest Hotel. Guests that stay at Eagleās Nest Hotel can even enjoy the sunrise from their room.
Facilities and Services
Whether you are traveling in a group, individually with a small or large budget, Eagleās Nest Hotel offers accommodation for everyone. In 2005, new rooms and a new restaurant were built. All new facilities are traditional local style, using only natural materials like rock and wood. The rooms and restaurant are also furnished and decorated traditionally at the same time they match all modern standards. All rooms are spacious and separate bathrooms with 24 hours hot water. Each room has a separate balcony with enwalled views of Hunza and the surrounding peaks.
The restaurant is a nice meeting place to have a cup of local mountain tea Tummuro. It offers a broad choice of local Pakistani and western dishes. All meals are prepared with fresh local ingredients. The water used to prepare our food and tea is spring water and is safe to drink. One of the local specialties on the menu is the cheese and walnut chapattis with the typical flavor of apricot oil. As from the rooms, the view from the restaurant is spectacular.
Two small shops are attached with the hotel where you can buy postcards and souvenirs like gemstones, Hunza embroidery, Hunza caps and the famous Hunza dry fruit; apricot, mulberries and walnuts.
From the village of Karimabad it is a strenuous but very rewarding 2 hours walk up to Eagleās Nest Hotel. If you stay only one night you can take only some small essential luggage and leave the rest in Eagleās Nest information office in Karimabad.Upon a contact subsidized jeep service for hotel guests twice a day from Altit to Duikar and Karimabad can be arranged.
So after a wonderful and scenic drive up the hill - we reached the Eagle's Nest Hotel
It was amazing all around - on the most higher place in the Hunza valley - - the view was simply great
On the back hand side the view of Ultar Peak along with glimpse of Lady Finger peak was great
in front the whole valley lies at your feet and at the back of valley - Rakaposhi peak and Daran peak
at the left side of the hotel - the rocks goes up and up and one larger has the looks of the Eagle head on the basis of
which the area is called Eagle nest
Almost all of the rooms have windows to wards valley - all the teracesses of rooms open towards valley except few
Dining hall have great view of Raka poshi and valley
Visitors and tourists keep climbing up the rocks to get better and better views - many professional photgraghers with all
the equipments were seen
We stay there around 4 hours have the view of Sun set than have the dinner with night view of the valley
Dinner was quite good - good arrangements , fine cutlery , good service - though price was bit high
at around 9 pm we moved back to Karimabad
Take our coaster and move down to the PTDC motel
Thatās the End of The Day # 3
