Assalam u Alaikum All Pakwheel Members,
As we all knew that there are already so many travelogues on Pakwheels by all our mighty travel gurus on Lahore to Khunjerab Pass, which inspire me to explorer this side of Pakistan. I personally thanks to all the forum members for sharing such content and experience for the the travelers like us to follow the foot print and plan our trip accordingly. My effort to post this thread is to provide you all an updated information and last but not the least to share my experience which might be useful for future visitors.
Due to professional commitments time on hands was limited due to which we are unable to explore the Valleys at this very point of time, but In sha Allah in our upcoming Trip in June 2022 we are planning to cover Astore to Sakardu Via Deosai, Naltar Vallley, Hopper Valley, Gheizer Valley, Gulmit Valley (Gojal), Bator Lake (Just to witness the Siberian Ducks), Ultar Glacier (Ultar Peak 1 & 2), Minapin / Hapakun, Nagar etc.
So coming back to our trip. We were total 10 family members so we decided a trip from Lahore to all the way up to Khunjerab Pass from 03rd to 10th of September 2021.
Our Plan:
Day 1:
Lahore to Jhalkand (Night Stay At Jhalkand)
Day 2:
Jhalkand to Hunza (Aliabad) (Night Stay At Hunza)
Day 3:
Hunza to Khunjerab Pass (Night Stay at Hunza)
Day 4:
Hunza (Aliabad) to Hunza (Karimabad) Visited Altit, Baltit Fort, Eagle Nest View Point & Hunza River and waterfall near Nagar Bridge (Night Stay At Hunza)
Day 5:
Hunza to Naran (Night Stay At Naran)
Day 6:
Naran to Naithagali (Night Stay At Naithagali)
Day 7:
Naithagali to Lahore
Our Rides/Members:
Honda City Aspire 1.5 Model 2013
Myself, My Better Half along with our Kids (Aged 10, 13 & 16 years)
Honda City Aspire 1.5 Model 2015
Elder Brother, His Wife & there Kids (Aged 13, 17 & 18 years)
Distance Covered/Petrol Average/Consumed/Cost:
152 liters Approx. @ Average price of Rs.120 with 90% AC and half the tank left at rest.
Total Distance covered on Personal Vehicles:
2281.1 KMs.
Total Fuel Average:
15.1 KMs
Total Fuel Range Left At Rest:
334 KMs
Total Fuel Cost
Rs.18000 Approx.
Food Preparations:
Ladies cooked varieties of homemade food which was canned by Al Faisal Food Canning. Rs.300 from larger and Rs.150 for smaller cans.
LPG Gas cylinder along with tea preparation stuff was also the part of journey.
Lot of stuff like noodles, corn flaks, beverages, juice, potatoes chips, candies, biscuits, bubble gums, Jellies etc. was purchased for kids from Lahore.
Key Factors:
Keep your CNIC and Covid-19 Vaccination certificate.
Keep our environment clean.
Go Green
Note: Soon will going to share some of the Glimpses captured mainly by myself with my buddy Nikon D3200(18-55mm) (wide angle 10-24mm) , Iphone 11 Pro Max and variety of Samsung Phones.
Rest the detail of itinerary will be shared soon along with the pictures.
