"Pakistan tour Flowers bloom in the middle of a mountain in Pakistan. Skardu Trail and Hunza Valley"
Day 1 Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport) - Islamabad
- 16.00 hrs. Everyone gathers at Suvarnabhumi Airport, International Departures Floor, 4th Floor, Exit 4, Thai Airways counter. Meet with our team who will take care of you and provide assistance.
- 19.00 Depart for Islamabad, Pakistan on Thai Airways flight TG 349, travel time 5 hours 10 minutes.
- 11:00 PM Arrive at Islamabad International Airport, Pakistan, then travel to Islamabad.
- Accommodation Hotels in Islamabad ***
Day 2 : Islamabad – Skardu – Cold Desert – Kashura Lake
- Morning, eat breakfast.
- 05.00 Depart for Islamabad Airport to travel to Skardu, approximately 1 hour (flight time not yet specified, we will choose the most suitable flight for your trip)
- Noon: Arrive in Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, home to the majestic Karakoram Mountains.
- Noon: Have lunch
- Visit the Katpana Desert or Cold Desert, located in Gilgit-Baltistan. The desert has large sand dunes that are sometimes covered with snow during winter. Located at an altitude of 2,226 meters above sea level, it is one of the highest deserts in the world.
- Shangri-La Lake (Kachura lake) is about 32 km and an hour's jeep ride from Skardu. The deep and serene shimmering Shangri-La lake is teeming with brown trout. During spring, exotic and colourful flowers adorn its banks while peach, apricot and apple trees bloom in April.
- Evening, have dinner
- Accommodation Hotels in Skardu***
Day 3 : Marsur Rock Viewpoint - Mantal Stone - Sattapara Lake
- Morning: Have breakfast at the hotel
- Proceed to Hussain Abad and then trek for 3 hours to Marsur Rock View point. This rock is located in Hussainabad valley near Skardu. It is 38 feet long, 15 feet wide from the ground and only 2 and a half feet wide at the other end. Discovered in 2017, it has become a tourist attraction.
- Noon: Have lunch
- Visit the Manthal Buddha, a large granite rock sculpture with carvings of Lord Buddha, dating back to the 8th century, located in the village of Manthal in Skardu.
- See the lake Satpara Lake is located in the Skardu Valley. It is a freshwater lake that is called the most beautiful and largest lake in Pakistan. It is located at an altitude of 2,636 meters. It is considered a natural tourist attraction with abundant resources. It is an important water source and is also a habitat for trout, which is a fish species similar to salmon.
- Evening, have dinner and check in at hotel in Skardu***
Day 4 : Garpos Fort-Blind Lake & Cold Desert Safranga
- Morning: Have breakfast at the hotel.
- Climb to Kharpocho Fort or Skardu Fort, nicknamed the “King of Forts” due to its strategic location on a cliff face at the junction of the river, making it an ideal spot for spotting enemies or visitors. Built by Ali Sher Khan Anjan, who ruled Baltistan until the end of the 16th century, the fort has now fallen into disrepair.
- Continue to Sarfaranga Cold Desert. Sarfaranga Cold Desert is located in Shigar district at an altitude of 7,500 feet. The desert is surrounded by mountains and the Indus River flows nearby.
- Trek to Shigar Valley. Shigar Valley, the gateway to the mighty peaks of the Karakorams, Gasherbrum and K2, is located 23 km from Skardu. The hills are dotted with fields of wheat, maize and barley. Orchards offer apricots, mulberries, peaches, plums, pears, apples and nuts. See the wooden mosque in the center of the city, built by Kashmiri carpenters hundreds of years ago.
- Noon: Have lunch
- Proceed to Blind Lake, a beautiful lake between Skardu and Shikar. It is almost a 30-minute drive from Skardu. Tourists can enjoy walking on the sandy beach, rocks and lush green grass. The lake is on the legendary K-2 route.
- Evening, have dinner
- Accommodation Hotels in Skardu***
Day 5 : Skardu – Hunza Valley – Karimabad
- Morning, have breakfast.
- Take you to Hunza Valley, a distance of about 286 kilometers, taking about 4 hours.
- Along the way, we will stop to see a place called World 3 Mountain ranges, a point where you can see 3 giant mountain ranges:
- Karakoram, Himalayas and Hindu Kush
- Noon: Lunch at a local restaurant in Gilgit.
- In the afternoon, on our way to Hunza, we will stop by the original Silk Road and visit the Rakaposhi View Point at an altitude of 7,790 meters.
- To Karimabad, the capital of the Hunza Valley, located at an altitude of 2,438 meters above sea level.
- Also known as Baltit, it was an independent, self-governing state for hundreds of years, and the majority of its inhabitants are Ismaili Muslims.
- Evening, have dinner
- Accommodation Hotels in Hunza ***
Day 6 : Fort Baltit - Fort Altit - Duiker
- Morning: Have breakfast
- Visit Baltit Fort, which is over 750 years old. This fort is a former royal palace that is a blend of various architectural styles from Kashmiri to Tibetan and has been expanded many times until the British rule. It is now under the care of the Aga Khan Foundation. Visit Altit Fort, the oldest fort in the Hunza Valley, located on a cliff by the Hunza River, and is very beautiful.
- Noon: Have lunch at Khabasi Cafe
- Take a trip to Duiker bird eye view, a very beautiful sunset viewpoint of the city. This point offers a view of Hunza city, Nagar Valley, Golden Peak, and Rusk Lake & Rakaposhi view.
- Evening, have dinner
- Accommodation Hotels in Hunza ***
Day 7: Hopar Valley - Attabad Lake - Passu Valley - Hussani Suspension Bridge - Borit Lake
- Breakfast at the hotel restaurant
- Travel to Hoper glacier, one of the beautiful viewpoints. Surrounded by high mountains, and the special thing about this place is that the glacier is black from the minerals in this area, making this place look very beautiful and strange.
- Noon: Have lunch at a local restaurant.
- Travel to Gojal Valley to see Attabad Lake, a 2010 Attabad Disaster landslide that has transformed into a turquoise lake that is 21 kilometers long and 100 meters deep.
- Travel to Passu Valley, a magnificent mountain range. Visit Hussaini Suspension bridge with Passu Valley as the backdrop. Continue to Passu Glacier.
- Then take you to Khyber Village, a small village to see the cherry blossom garden that is blooming beautifully (March-April).
- Evening, have dinner
- Accommodation Hotels in Gilgit ***
Day 8 : Gilgit – Bechham
- Breakfast at the hotel restaurant
- Today's trek to Besham is an 8-hour drive along the Karakoram mountain range, taking in three of the world's largest mountain ranges and passing through villages along the way.
- Noon: Have lunch on the way.
- Arrive at Besham
- Evening, have dinner at the hotel.
- Stay at a hotel in Besham ***
Day 9 : Beshham – Islamabad
- Breakfast at the hotel restaurant
- Then travel to the capital Islamabad.
- Noon: Have lunch on the way.
- Visit the Faisal Mosque, the largest mosque in South Asia and the sixth largest in the world. Built by King Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia and designed by Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay, winner of the Agha Khan Award for architecture, the mosque is designed to resemble a Bedouin tent in the desert and can hold up to 10,000 people inside its dome, with the Margalla Hills as its backdrop.
- Dinner at a local restaurant
- 19.30 hrs. Take you to Islamabad International Airport for the return flight to Bangkok.
- 11:20 p.m. Depart for Bangkok with Thai Airways flight TG 350.
Day 10 : Bangkok
- 06.25 a.m. Arrived safely at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Note: The program can be changed according to the situation on site. The organizer will operate for the benefit of the participants first.
Price
- Round-trip airfare, economy class (Bangkok-Islamabad-Islamabad-Bangkok) flying TG
- Airport tax, fuel tax, air insurance
- Transportation or pick-up and drop-off during the tour with a driver who is familiar with the routes as specified in the program and a tour leader from Thailand to take care of you throughout the trip
- Accommodation for 2 people per room in a 3-star standard hotel as specified in the program or the same level, total of 9 nights. In the case of single occupancy, an additional 20,000 baht is required.
- Meals as specified in the program, both including and without meals, at different prices.
- A local guide from Pakistan who speaks English and a Thai tour leader for 10 or more travelers
- Tourist visa fees
- Entrance fees to all attractions and shows specified in the program
- Travel accident insurance coverage of 1,000,000 baht per person
- Passport fee
- Various taxes such as 7% tax, 3% withholding tax
- Special food and beverage costs, other than those listed
- Porting fee for 1 piece of luggage per person, average 1 USD / person
- Driver tip fee - Local guide tip - Tour leader (recommended /2,500 / person / trip)
- Personal expenses such as passport fee, laundry fee, telephone-fax, mini bar drinks and other expenses not specified in the list
- Porter fee, horse riding fee and additional activities outside the program (if any)
- Passport must have at least 6 months validity from the date of travel and must have at least 2 blank pages for visa stamps and entry-exit stamps. Scan or take a photo and send it via email or Line - Clear white background photo
- Personal history, such as father-mother's name / blood type / address in Thailand
- Pay a deposit of 20,000 baht (or according to the conditions specified in the program) and send the documents to the company within 3 days after booking and will receive a booking confirmation document and a receipt from the company (the receipt will be received when the remaining amount is paid in full).
- Pay the remaining travel fee and send the documents to the company 30 days before the travel date.
- In the event that the traveler books the service but does not pay the service fee according to the conditions, the company will consider that you have waived your rights and will not refund 100% of the deposit.
- When the traveler pays the first portion of the service fee, the company will consider that you have acknowledged all terms and conditions.
- The company reserves the right to refund in case of
- Cancellation less than 30-44 days before departure, the company will deduct 100% of the deposit (20,000 baht or according to the conditions specified for each item)
- Cancellation of the trip 15-29 days before the departure date, deduct 50% of the service fee
- Cancellation of the trip less than 14 days before the departure date, the company reserves the right not to refund 100% of the service fee
- In case of cancellation of the trip at any time, the company reserves the right not to refund any type of Non-Refund service fee
- If the entry is denied in any case, the company will not refund all money
- In the event that there are less than 10 people, there will be no tour leader or the price will be adjusted according to the actual number of travelers.
- The company reserves the right to change some details of the tour when there is an unavoidable emergency and will not be responsible for any loss, loss or injury beyond the responsibility of the tour leader and certain force majeure events such as strikes, natural disasters, riots, etc.
- Since the tour program is a one-stop package, if you waive the right to use any of the services in the program or are denied entry into the country in any case, the company reserves the right not to refund in any case.
- In the event of canceling the trip after receiving the visa, the company reserves the right to notify the embassy to be at the embassy's discretion regarding your visa. Since the visa application in each country will be recorded as statistics in the name of the company, when you pay the deposit or all of it, whether paid through the company's representative or paid directly, the company will assume that you acknowledge and accept the conditions of the visa document.
- If the airline cancels the flight or if there is any incident caused by the airline, the company reserves the right to change some details of this tour to suit the actual situation.
- If the airline cancels the flight, the flight is delayed Or if there is any incident caused by the airline, which affects domestic flight passengers, the company reserves the right not to accept any expenses. Group tickets cannot specify seats. In case of requesting special seats, the company will request the seats from the airline. However, the company does not confirm that it will be granted as it depends on the airline and the number of seats and passengers on each flight.
- In case of travel plans need to be adjusted due to weather conditions, natural disasters that may occur and inability to access certain locations, the company reserves the right to adjust the new travel plans to be appropriate for the situation that occurs and as close to the original plan as possible.
- Using domestic flights will reduce travel time from 14 hours to only 1 hour, but Pakistan Airlines (PIA) may cancel flights at any time without prior notice due to unfavorable weather conditions, especially during winter, which causes travel plans to be changed suddenly.
- If a flight is canceled, the company will immediately use a bus to travel and adjust the plan to be as close to the original. However, some tourist attractions will have to be removed to fit the new travel plan.
- Pakistani people are naturally quite easy-going and friendly. When using a restaurant or restaurant, the chef will not start cooking until the guest arrives. Even if all the food has been booked, everyone will have to wait for the food for 15-30 minutes, which is considered very normal for people here. The same goes for the check-in system that requires waiting to take the guest's room name again when we arrive.
- Although most of the roads in Pakistan are well paved, because they are a single mountain road with no detours Therefore, there is a chance that the road will be closed due to natural disasters such as landslides or rocks blocking the way, flooding, causing travel time to be lost and missing some places due to the change in travel plans. The decision will be based on the local guide.
- Pakistan and the Karakoram Highway are almost 100% nature tourism. The weather will have a great effect. Although the company has chosen the most suitable season for traveling to that place, there may be unexpected weather conditions that cannot be predicted in advance for a long time, such as rainstorms, sandstorms, snowstorms, floods, rain on the mountaintops. The characteristics of the mountains here are gravel. After a moderate amount of rain, Stone Flood may occur and block the road. It takes time to clear the road and change the travel plan.
- Pakistan is considered a third world country. Therefore, every trip has the chance of an unplanned event. And may have to adjust to the second or third plan at all times. However, with the friendliness of the Pakistani people, you will be impressed and understand the events that may occur.
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