Baltistan Tour


Baltistan, called Balti-yul by its inhabitants, is the centre of the Karakoram’s glaciers, peaks and towers where villages are oases in a vertical wilderness of rock and ice. The mighty Indus River sweeps through the land, augmented by the glacial Shigar and Shyok rivers. Baltistan’s western border with Gilgit is at Shengus village, downstream from the Indus River’s Rondu gorge. To the east and the south is the line of control with India, and to the north, along the Karakoram’s crest, is the border with China. Baltistan, with its Tibetan cultural mots, contrasts sharply with areas to its west. The folklore of the Balti-pa is not that of shamans and fairies, but rather of the Tibetan hero-king Kesar. Nagar and Hunza are much influenced by Baltistan, with apricots and polo both pobably coming from Baltistan.


Itinerary

DAY 01 Islamabad to Chilas
Hotel (Chilas Inn One Night )
DAY 02 Chilas To Khaplu
Hotel (Karakoram Lodge Khaplu One Night)
DAY 03 Khaplu To Hushe Valley and Return Khaplu
Hotel (Karakoram Lodge Khaplu One Night)
DAY 04 Khaplu To Skardu Hotel
DAY 05 Skardu to Besham
DAY 06. Besham to Islamabad