Hi-Octane Availability near Hunza?

[mrdeejay]

As far as I know, going up north, last petrol pump that has hi-octane is PSO. We're planning on going to Khunjerab pass, are there any petrol pumps beyond Gilgit where we can get hi-octane?

[hash4u]

carry octane boosters bottles along
i dont see any other way around

[mrdeejay]

Just came back from our trip. So here's info for travelers that will be flocking to Northern areas in upcoming weeks and need Hi-Octane:

Gilgit: There is a Total and PSO (IBEX), opposite each other when entering gilgit that have High-Octane. PSO price was higher than Total
Google Maps Location: https://goo.gl/maps/qXWx766aRva3MSvw9

Hunza: There is a BE Energy petrol pump that has Hi-Octane as well. We topped up from there and car was fine, but not sure about quality of the fuel
Google Maps Location: https://goo.gl/maps/GB3edUqaUpeDan6D7

[mrdeejay]

Warning: Since Babusar top won't be open for another month, I would advise against traveling with family/children via the Dasu route for now.

Two dams Dasu and Diamer/Bhasha dams are being constructed on that road, so there is a lot of heavy equipment there and road is quite bad on several stretches from Dasu (town) to close to Chilas. Also there are no decent restaurants or bathrooms in that area. We were all guys so managed it but can't imagine going that route with females or children.

Staying at Chilas: Chilas is hosting a lot of wapda employees working on Dam sites since there aren't any decent hotels in Dasu. So all the good hotels are taken by wapda. So you're left with lower quality hotels.