Location: Gilgit
What to do and see in Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan: The Best Things to do
Gilgit (Shina: گلیت, Urdu: گلگت) is the capital city of the Gilgit-Baltistan region, an administrative territory of Pakistan. The city is located in a small valley near the confluence of the Gilgit River and Hunza River. Gilgit is a major tourist destination in northern Pakistan, and serves as a hub for mountaineering expeditions in the Karakoram Range. It was an important stop on the ancient Silk Road, and today serves as a major junction along the Karakoram Highway with road connections to China, Skardu, Chitral, and Islamabad.
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1. Karakoram Highway
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5.0 based on 55 reviews
Reviewed By AtifHafeezSiddiqui - Karachi, Pakistan
The KKH (Karakoram Highway) is no doubt the 8th wonder of the world. Men of unmatched courage & unbeatable will carved it through the insurmountable mountains under the most hostile circumstances in the era when there was not even any telegraphic communication was possible. Their story would induce a current through one's spine. Now when we travel with extreme comfort on this extraordinary path, we shouldn't forget the innumerable martyrs who laid their lives to turn an impossible & crazy dream to reality. The Karakoram Highway(known informally as the KKH) is said to be the highest paved international road in the world. It's the road to paradise – if you like exploring the mountains, that is. It's regarded as one of the world's hardest alpine climbs.Due to its unique features, the Karakoram highway has been called the "Eighth Wonder of the World". ... A section of the road goes through the Karakoram Mountains at a height of 15,466 feet. It is a 1,300-kilometre (810 mi) is a 1,300-kilometre (810 mi) national highway which extends from Hasan Abdal in the Punjab province of Pakistan to the Khunjerab Pass in Gilgit-Baltistan, where it crosses into China and becomes China National Highway 314. The highway connects the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa plus Gilgit-Baltistan with China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
2. Hunza Valley
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5.0 based on 30 reviews
Reviewed By J8514JLmohammadh - London, United Kingdom
Our 13 Nights & 14 days tour of Northern areas of Pakistan was arranged by Pakistan Guided Tours. The tour was excellent & fantastic from every point of view. Mr. Maqbool is encyclopedia of Gilgit-Baltistan. We visited Gilgit, Kargha Buddha, Shahi Mosque, NLI market, Polo ground, Chinese graveyard, Rakaposhi view point, Askoman valley, Gopis valley, Yaseen Valley, Phander valley, Naltar valley, Lower Hunza, Central Hunza (Karimabad), Uper Hunza Gojal valley, Gulmit village, Passu village, Hussaini suspension bridge, Passu cones, Borith lake, Sost dry port, Khunjerab pass, Nagar khas, Hoper glacier, Eagles nest sunset view, Old houses, Baltit fort, Altit fort, Royal garden, Ganesh village, Minapin village, Old silk route, Skardu, Shangrila , Uper kachura lake, Lower kachura lake, Katpana desert, Karpocho fort, Shigar valley, Shigar fort, Khaplu valley, Khaplu fort, Machlo valley, Sadpara lake, Carving buddha, Chilas carving, Shatial rock carving, Islamabad and Taxila etc We highly recommend "Pakistan Guided Tours". WhatsApp# +92-333 403 3331
3. Jagir Baseen
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
4. Hushe Valley
5. Kargah Buddha
6. TMH
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9. Danyor Suspension Bridge
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
10. World Travel and Tours
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
