Fishing near Gupis (see if you can spot the fishermen to …| Destination Pakistan

Fishing near Gupis
(see if you can spot the fishermen to give you some idea of scale)

Gupis, Ghizar Valley, Gilgit Baltistan

The Karakoram Highway is simply one of the best roads in the world to drive. We Have been on a road that really excited us with Incredible views, death defying drops. It holds the record as the highest paved road in the world reaching an altitude of 4,693m and cuts through some of the most dramatic mountain scenery on the planet, cutting through three of the world’s highest ranges; the Karakoram, Himalaya and Hindu Kush mountains. Its construction started in 1966 and took 13 years to complete.

26 Nov

Deosai Plains: Welcome to surreal Pakistan

Syed Mehdi Bukhari | Gilgit Baltistan |

When after a long journey through mountains, valleys, villages and hills; I saw Deosai for the first time, it struck to me as if Wordsworth wrote the poem for Deosai.

29 Mar

Trek to Hachinder Meadows, Hunza

Admin | Gilgit Baltistan |

This is how Rakaposhi looks from the top of the mountain, right opposite her! This mountain can be scaled from Nasirabad and Hassanabad however we started the trek from our home in Nasirabad. The meadows at the top are called Hachinder where the cattle and shepherds of Nasirabad spend most of their summer.