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K2 Base Camp Trek – A Complete Guide

PakistanTravelBlog — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 13:16:28 +0000

The K2 Base Camp Trek takes you to the base of K2, the second-highest mountain in the world, and is a demanding and rewarding trekking journey. The trek, which is in Pakistan’s Gilgit-Baltistan region, passes through arid terrain and stunning scenery, including the Baltoro Glacier. The trek demands a high level of physical preparedness and […]

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Machulo La Trek – Trip Report

Jalal Haider — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 17:20:14 +0000

The days are getting noticeably shorter now in Pakistan. Most of the valleys only spend a short time in the sun. The high mountains cast a shadow by mid-afternoon. The officer who patrols the green suspension bridge halfway between Skardu and Khaplu seems somewhat surprised to see us again. I disembark in fading light and […]

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Tips for trekking to K2 Base Camp

Gul Zaman — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 16:06:58 +0000

Having seen other tips on the internet, I thought I’d share my experience too. We did the K2 base camp trek with a local tour operator and we decided this way after huge research. After looking into many Pakistani tour operators, I decided to go with which was a great decision! Their prices, guides, safely […]

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Trip Report: Hunza Valley’s Ghulkin Glaciers

Aimen Ayub — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 18:25:59 +0000

The Hunza Valley is said to be the inspiration behind the mythical valley of Shangri-La in James Hilton’s 1933 novel ‘Lost Horizon.’ It’s really not hard to see why. Rehman is infamous in the Pakistan traveler network for hosting foreigners at his family’s home in Ghulkin, a small village in the Hunza Valley just 15 […]

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How Shimshal Women Are Conquering Pakistan’s Epic Mountains

Arsalan Karim — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 14:52:55 +0000

In a remote village tucked away in Pakistan’s far north, a small group of women are breaking conventional barriers and overcoming all kinds of danger to conquer high altitude mountaineering expeditions. Hafiza Bano knows the dangers of high altitude mountaineering very well – avalanches, deadly blizzards, thin ice, crevasses. But for the 24-year-old, the lure […]

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Trip Report: Losing Ourselves in Hunza’s Passu Village

Arsalan Karim — Mon, 22 Jun 2020 14:31:35 +0000

Passu is a small isolated village, with just one shop, one cafe and a few hotels. It is dominated by the very photogenic 6100m high jagged peaks of the Cathedral Range. The locals speak Wakhi, the same as in the Tajikistan and Afghanistan Wakhan Valley, which we figured must literally be not far over the […]

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List of Tourist Guides in Pakistan

PakistanTravelBlog — Mon, 13 Jan 2020 10:38:00 +0000

Given below is a list of all the tourist guides (male and female) that are registered with the government of Pakistan. They are licensed to work for any licensed tour and travel companies/operators in Pakistan. List of Tourist Guides in Pakistan () S No. Names of Tourist Guides & Addresses License No. 1 Abbas Ali […]

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List of Licensed Tour Operators & Travel Agents in Pakistan

PakistanTravelBlog — Thu, 02 Jan 2020 18:39:00 +0000

Given below is a list of all the tour operators and travel agents in Pakistan that are licensed to operate tours and travels by the government of Pakistan. List of Licensed Tour Operators & Travel Agents in Pakistan () S No. List of Tour Operators & Travel Agents in Pakistan (Licensed) License 1. M/s Overseas […]

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List of Tour & Travel Companies in Gilgit-Baltistan

PakistanTravelBlog — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 17:45:03 +0000

Given below is a list of all the tour and travel companies in Gilgit-Baltistan that are registered with the government of Pakistan. This does not mean they are licensed to operate tours and organize travel arrangements in Pakistan. List of Tour & Travel Companies in Gilgit-Baltistan () S No. List of Tour & Travel Companies […]

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