Skardu Tour

Detailed Itinerary

Tour Day 1

Tour Day 1

Tour Day 1

Depart from Islamabad at 2:00 am.
Breakfast at Balakot at around 7:30 am. Transit stay at Naran for Rafting (personal cost, an optional activity)
Head out for Chilas via Lulusar lake and Babusar top. Overnight stay at Chilas.
Dinner at 8:00 pm at the hotel.

Tour Day 2

Tour Day 1

Tour Day 1

Breakfast at 6:00 am at the hotel and depart for Skardu early morning at 7:00 am sharp.
Reach lower Kachura lake (shangrila lake) by 5:30 pm this would be the longest drive of the trip.
Night stay at a hotel right by the lake opposite to the Shangrila resorts
Dinner at 9:00 pm at the hotel.

Tour Day 3

Tour Day 1

Tour Day 3

Breakfast at 9:30 am to cover up for the previous day’s hectic ride.
This day is all about short strolls around the lower Kachura lake, Shangrila resorts and an easy uphill hike to the upper Kachura lake.
The upper Kachura lake is brimming with activities, from motor boats to tube boats to paddle boats as well as the perfect temperature of water for a refreshing swim
This would basically be a day to relax yourself after the hectic day of driving.
Dinner at the hotel at around 8:30pm.

Tour Day 4

Tour Day 6

Tour Day 3

Breakfast at the hotel at 7:30 am and depart for Shigar fort and Mantokha waterfall by 8:30 am sharp.
Visit Shigar valley, Sarfaranga cold desert and the Mantokha waterfall by the sunset and be back at the Hussainabad village for the overnight stay at our hotel.
Dinner at the hotel at around 8:30pm

Tour Day 5

Tour Day 6

Tour Day 6

Early breakfast at the hotel at 6:30 am. Depart for Deosai national park jeep safari at 7:30 am sharp.
Regular stopovers at Sadpara lake, Barapani, Kalapani and Sheosar lake.
Head over to the Rama meadows for the over night stay in camps.
Bonfire and Dinner at 8:30 pm at the campsite.

Tour Day 6

Tour Day 6

Tour Day 6

Breakfast at the campsite at 8:00 am. begin the hike to Rama lake at 9:00 am. One hour hike to the lake.
Option if anyone wants to hike all the way up to the Rama base camp of the Nanga parbat.
Everyone else should be back the meadows by 3:00pm. Tree plantation at the meadows for an hour with the forest department of the area.
A game of Frisbee at the meadows before we head back to the camp site for some light bonfire and stories over the warm bonfire of pine wood.
Dinner at 8:30pm.

Tour Day 7

Tour Day 7

Tour Day 7

Breakfast at 7:00 am sharp at the campsite.
Depart for Astore city by 8:00 am. Reach Astore by 8:45 am.
Shift back to the coasters and move on towards Shogran. Reach Shogran by 6:00 pm.
Personal time at the Shogran bazaar till the dinner is served at 8:30 pm.
Bonfire after the dinner.

Tour Day 8

Tour Day 7

Tour Day 7

Breakfast at 8:30 am. Depart for Siri paaya meadows at 9:30 am on jeeps. 45 mins jeep ride.
1.5 hours at one of the most scenic meadows in Pakistan.
Leave for Shogran 12 noon and reach Shogran by 1:00 pm.
30 mins to pack up and then leave for Islamabad at 1:30 pm.
Reach Islamabad by 9:00 pm