Khaplu is a small town, and did not seem to be prosperous; and with the except of the Trekking & tourism business, did not seem to have much else here except agriculture. Balti is again the main language here; based on a good mix of Tibetan and local cultures, architecture styles etc.The residence of the…
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Skardu is a large town, located in a valley at the confluence of the Indus river and the Shigar rivers, about 8,200ft above sea level. It is within the Karakoram mountain range. It is also a big military and police garrison town, and not far from the Kashmir line of control. The history of Skardu…
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Started early from Gilgit (Serena) after a nice breakfast (usually included in hotel room price). Gilgit valley and town from the Serena Hotel Off to school, Gilgit early morning After about 30kms on the KKH, we branched off where we had a great view of the Hindu Kush range meeting the Himalaya range and the…
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With heavy hearts, we left Passu to make our way to Karimabad, stopping at Passu glacier, Borith Lake (where we came across a group of University students having a picnic and dancing Gulmit, Attabad Lake (beautiful yet tragic) and then finally to Karimabad/Hunza. Spectacular scenery all along the way. See pics below on the way…
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Now starts the Pakistani side of our adventure in Hunza valley (district) and Gilgit-Baltistan; having crossed over from Xinjiang, China over the Khunjerab Pass. (Please visit https://alikarimtravelog.com/category/asia/china/silk-road-china/ for the China Silk Road trip) Hunza is a mostly Ismaili district of Gilgit-Baltistan Province; which was originally part of Kashmir before partition. For Ismaili’s that want to…
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