Shimshal Pass Trek

• Fly to Gilgit in the morning. The guide will receive you at Gilgit airport. An adventurous road trip to Hunza Valley through the Karakoram Highway. Stopover at the Rakaposhi viewpoint to get the views of Rakaposhi. Transfer to the hotel in Hunza. Free time to rest and explore the heavenly views around Central Hunza. Note: Flight to Gilgit is subject to the weather, so in the case of cancellation, we will take a road trip on the same day.

This is a contingency day in Hunza Valley for Flight cancellation. You will have the morning time to explore Hunza Valley. You can visit the Historic Forts or explore the civilization in Hunza. In the afternoon, we will hike up to Queen Elizabeth Viewpoint for acclimatization and to get a panoramic view of the valley and gigantic mountain ranges. Return to Karimabad. Evening free to explore the tourist street. Our team will be engaged in getting the trekking equipment and tents ready for the trek on this day. You may seek the help of our team to buy the missing gear from the local market in Hunza. Overnight stay in Hunza

• We take a jeep ride towards the Shimshal Valley. The jeep ride is about 3 hours long on one of the most dangerous roads in the world. We start from Aliabad Hunza going through the beautiful Passu Valley, till passu the road is the karakoram highway which is fully paved but we turn left towards the shimshal river from passu and land on the infamous shimshall road, it is truely adventure before adventure the views are stunning on this ride after couple hours on the road you reach the remote shimshal valley, and rest in the guest house and have lunch and relax, and sleep well and prepare for the morning for the start of the trek

• Begin the trek by crossing the Shimshal River to Bandsar. After approximately 2 hours, reach Pamirthung, cross the Pamirthung River via suspension bridge, and ascend to Garsar. Continue to Zardgarbin for overnight camping.​ The terrain is mostly barren and steep at times you see the Yazghil glacier along the way, and rest at Furzin Parian Sar. We trek for around 7 hours with taking a mandatory lunch and drink break. It's most important that we stay hydrated

We wake up early and have breakfast at Parian Sar Hut and start trekking around 7 am, from Parian Sar to Shuijarab. The day is up and down and sometimes flat, it's a long way to Shuijarab, so we keep our pace to reach in time. Once we reach Shuijarab, we take a good rest in the Parian Sar hut 

• Shuijarab is at an altitude of 4490 m, we have breakfast and start slowly to ascend towards the Pamir pastures. In 2 hours, we will be in the Pamir highlands. The view is breathtaking, with plain fields and barren and sometimes snowy mountains. We reach the Pamir Lakes in around 4 hours and camp there

• After three days of intense trekking, this is a rest day. We stroll on towards the Shwerth settlement, which is a summer settlement for the people of Shim. It is the highest summer settlement in north Pakistan at an altitude of 4800m. We interact with the local people and listen to their intriguing stories from the past.

• After three days of intense trekking, this is a rest day. We stroll on towards the Shwerth settlement, which is a summer settlement for the people of Shim. It is the highest summer settlement in north Pakistan at an altitude of 4800m. We interact with the local people and listen to their intriguing stories from the past.

•  After having breakfast, we move back the same route and trek towards Parian Sar, where we camp and have lunch there 

•  After having breakfast at Parian Sar, we descend down towards the Garesar, where we have lunch. It's roughly 4 hours of trekking towards Garesar huts, which is a couple of hours away from Shimshal valley

trek towards Shimshal Valley which is only a 1 and a half hour trek. We rest and celebrate the journey we made at the Shimshal Valley at the Shimshal Guest House

We take that adventurous jeep ride again towards Passu and then towards Aliabad, our final stay in this land of paradise, Hunza. We stroll in Karimabad bazaar, do shopping, and have local traditional food at Lal Shahzadi's food pavilion

This is the last day in Hunza. Spend some time in Hunza. Leave for Gilgit in the late afternoon. Overnight stay in Gilgit

Check out from the hotel, transfer to Gilgit Airport, Fly to Islamabad Visit Faisal Mosque, Pakistan Monument, and Lok Virsa. Transfer to the Hotel in Islamabad. Drop off at the hotel after dinner. Overnight stay in Islamabad

Check out from the hotel after breakfast, drop off at Islamabad Airport if needed. You may extend the stay if you want, with prior notice. Note: Post Hotel accommodations are not included