"“Karakoram Highway” (Karakoram Highway) has received the nickname "Karakoram Highway". It is considered “the 8th wonder of the world” because it passes at a height of almost 5,000 meters above sea level. Built parallel to the ancient Silk Road, connecting the eastern world from China to the west at Rome."
Day 1 Bangkok (Suvarnabhumi Airport) - Islamabad
- 16:00 Meet at Suvarnabhumi Airport, International Departure Floor, 4th Floor, Exit 4, Thai Airways Counter. Meet with our team who will take care of you and provide you with assistance.
- 19:00 Depart for Islamabad, Pakistan on Thai Airways Flight TG 349. Travel time is 5 hours and 10 minutes.
- 23:00 Arrive at Islamabad International Airport, Pakistan. Then travel to Islamabad.
- Accommodation Hotels in Islamabad ***
Day 2 : Islamabad – Chilas
- Morning Have breakfast
- Take the group to Chilas via Karakoram Highway, one of the highest roads in the world. Some people may know it as KKH or N-35 (National Highway No. 35). It is a road with a total distance of 1,300 kilometers, connecting the state of Punjab of the country.
- Islamabad to Chilas is approximately 470 kilometers.
- Noon Have lunch at a local restaurant.
- Arrive in Chilas, a city with the Indus River flowing through it and is considered a city that is part of the Silk Road. Then check in to the hotel and relax as you wish.
- Evening Have dinner at the hotel's restaurant.
- Accommodation Hotel in Chilas***
Day 3 : Chilas – Karimabad – Hunza
- Morning Have breakfast
- Take the group to see the Chilas Rock Carving, which is a rock formation with ancient paintings related to history, such as art paintings, ancient architecture, traditional culture and Buddhist art. There are more than 20,000 pieces of these rocks discovered.
- Noon Have lunch at a local restaurant.
- Then travel to Karimabad, also known as Baltit, which used to be an independent state with self-governance for hundreds of years. It is located at an altitude of 2,438 meters above sea level and is also the home of the Hunza Valley.
- This valley attracts tourists from all over the world to come and see the beautiful scenery of the surrounding mountains and beautiful nature. Especially during the spring season (March - April), there are many varieties of fruit trees that bloom in pink and white, such as apricots and apple trees.
- On the way, we will stop to see a point called World 3 Mountain ranges, a point where you can see 3 giant mountain ranges: Karakoram, Himalayas and Hindu Kush.
- Stop to see the original Silk Road Viewpoint of Nangar Parbat 8,126 meters and stop by Rakaposhi View Point at 7,790 meters.
- Arrival at Karimabad, the capital of Hunza Valley.
- Dinner and stay at hotel in Hunza. ***
Day 4: 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 combines various architectural styles from Kashmiri to Tibetan and has been expanded many times until the British rule. It is currently under the care of Aga Khan Foundation. Visit Altit Fort, the oldest fort in Hunza Valley, located on a cliff by the Hunza River, which is very beautiful.
- Noon Have lunch at Khabasi Cafe
- Travel to Duiker bird eye view, a very beautiful sunset viewpoint of the city. This point can see Hunza city, Nagar Valley, Golden Peak, and Rusk Lake & Rakaposhi view
- Evening Have dinner
- Accommodation Hotel in Hunza ***
Day 5: Hopar Valley - Attabad Lake - Passu Valley - Hussani Suspension Bridge
- Morning Have breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
- Travel to Hoper glacier, one of the beautiful viewpoints. Surrounded by high mountains, and the specialty of this place is that the glacier is black from the minerals in this area, making this place look very beautiful and unusual.
- Noon Have breakfast at a local restaurant.
- Travel to Gojal Valley to see Attabad Lake, a lake formed by a landslide caused by an earthquake in 2010 (Attabad Disaster), which became a turquoise lake with a length of 21 kilometers and a depth of 100 meters.
- Travel to Passu Valley, a magnificent mountain range. Take you to see the Hussaini Suspension bridge, which has a picture of Passu Valley as a backdrop. Continue to Passu Glacier.
- Travel to Borith Lake, a lake at an altitude of 2,600 meters. There are beautiful viewpoints and photo spots.
- Evening Have dinner at the hotel and stay at a hotel in Passu. ***
Day 6 : Sousse City - Kunjirab - Rainbow Bridge - Khyber Village - Gilgit
- Morning Have breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
- Travel to Sout, a border town between Pakistan and China, at an altitude of 4,693 meters above sea level. It is a strategic point on the northern border of Pakistan. Along the way, there are intricate snow-capped mountains. This point is the meeting point of ancient civilizations on the Silk Road connecting Central Asia to Europe. You can also see rare animals such as Ibex or Yak mountain goats.
- Khunjerab Pass is the highest border checkpoint in the world. It is the highest point of the Karakoram Highway. In the past, it was a Silk Road between China, India and Afghanistan for trade. Take beautiful photos of the Pakistan-China border on this world-class historical route. Check in at the world's highest ATM. (Note: The ascent to Khunjerab Pass depends on the weather conditions that day. The company reserves the right to adjust the program as appropriate. In the event that the weather or road conditions are not favorable due to snow that may turn into ice, making the road slippery. This is for the safety of everyone.)
- Noon Have lunch.
- Afternoon Take a photo of the Rainbow Bridge, a multi-colored bridge across the blue river with the Karakoram Mountains as a backdrop. Then take you to Khyber Village, a small village to see the cherry blossom garden (March-April)
- Take you back to Gilgit
- Evening, have dinner at the hotel and stay at the hotel in Gilgit ***
Day 7 : Gilgit – Bechham
- Morning Have breakfast at the hotel restaurant
- Depart for Besham. Today is a long journey, 8 hours, along the shoulder of the Karakoram mountain range, allowing you to admire the three world-class mountain ranges, passing through villages along the way
- Noon Have lunch on the way
- Arrive at Besham
- Evening Have dinner at the hotel
- Check in at the hotel in Besham ***
Day 8 : Taxila – Islamabad – Islamabad Airport
- Morning Have lunch at the hotel restaurant
- Travel to Taxila (Taxila) Travel for about 4 hours. Visit the ancient city of Taxila (Taxila) and the ruins of ancient Buddhist sites, including the Julian Buddhist Monastery from the 2nd to the 5th century, Dharmarajika Stupa (2nd to 5th centuries AD)
- Noon Have lunch on the way
- Visit the Faisal Mosque (Faisal Mosque), the largest mosque in South Asia and the 6th largest in the world. It was built by King Faisal bin Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia and designed by Turkish architect Vedat Dalokay, who received the Agha Khan Award for architecture. The mosque is designed to resemble a Bedouin tent in the desert. It can accommodate up to 10,000 people inside the dome, with the backdrop of the mosque being the Margalla Hills (visitors should dress appropriately, do not make loud noises, and always ask for permission before taking pictures).
- Take you to the Pakistan Monument, a national monument built as a symbol of the unity of the people of Pakistan. It was built to look like four petals of a flower. Made of granite, each petal represents the four major provinces of Paksethan: Balochistan, Sindh, Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
- Evening: Have dinner at a local restaurant.
- 19:30 hrs. Travel to Islamabad International Airport to return to Bangkok.
- 23:20 hrs. Travel to Bangkok on Thai Airways TG 350.
Day 9 : 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 7 nights. In the case of single occupancy, an additional 15,000 baht is required.
- Meals as specified in the program, both including and excluding 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 unplanned events and may have to adjust to the second or third plan at any time. However, the friendliness of the Pakistani people will impress you and make you understand the possible events that may occur.
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