SKARDU VALLEY TO ASTORE VALLEY GILGIT BALTISTAN PAKISTAN TOUR

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Baltistan is the northeastern region of Pakistan located at the elevation of 2500m from the sea level sandwiched between China and Indian held Kashmir bifurcated by the mighty Indus River. The region has blessed by 100 peaks more than 7000 meters.

The origin of Balti people from Tibet, they used to practice animism and shamanism. Around 4th AD the Buddhism spread the entire region from Swat to Baltistan and Ladakh from there on to Tibet. Baltistan was ruled by Tibetan in the eighth-century till the eleventh century. By the eleventh century, the region becomes an independent kingdom as equal to Kashmir in strength. In seventeenth-century Islam began to spread in Baltistan by way of Kashmir …

Baltistan was divided by four kingdoms, Skardu, Shigar, Khaplu, and Rondu. In 1840 raja of Jammu Kashmir Gulab Singh imprisoned the reigning raja of Baltistan Ahmad Shah. Independence of Baltistan was ended and maharaja of Kashmir ruled Baltistan for 107 years...

VISITING SITES IN SKARDU VALLEY

•  Kachora Shangrilla and upper kachora lake 
• Sadpara lake
• Shigar Fort Shigar valley
• Khaplu Fort Khuplu valley
• Chaqchin mosque
• Buddha Rock
• Monthoko Waterfall
• Jarbazo Lake
• Deosai pleautu

Day 1

    Starting point Lahore dated Departure time 2; 00 PM Via motorway to Narran Distance 617km Drive 10 to 11 hour. Stay a night at Besham.

DAY 2

Besham to Skardu valley via KKH world highest elevated paved roads in the world. It is an adventurous journey over the lofty mountainous track while observing the type locality on the edge of slopes. this journey will continue for 14 hours to reach Hunza valley … second night at Skardu City …

DAY 3

Explore Kachora Lake upper Kachora Lake, Shangrilla resort, afterward travel to Shigar valley with cold desert, the gateway of Karakorum Range. This town once was the capital of the relatively independent Kingdom of Shigar, Ex Raja’s Fort is also located in the valley … Explore Jarbazo Lake a beautiful lake near Shigar valley …

DAY 4

 Shigar to Khaplu 2 hours’ drive was the second-largest kingdom in Baltistan. Father up the valley behind the place you pass `Chak- chang carved wooden mosque. Supposedly the oldest mosque of Baltistan, khaplu Fort ex raja’ residency built-in 1840 by Raja Dault khan Ali. The people used to live inside of this fort nobody allows enhancing infrastructure outside of Fort. This tradition had been changed by the maharaja of Kashmir after his invasion. Afterward, Travel Kharmang visit the Manthoko waterfall…Night stay in Skardu…

DAY 5

Skardu to Deo Sai plain approximate 2  hours’ drive with a distance of 30km at the elevation of 4000 meters from the sea level. The second-largest plain of the world after Tibet in China. On the way explore Buddha Rock, one of the most important symbols of Buddhism in Skardu at Manthal village near Skardu Town. The Buddhist engraved the Buddha picture on a big rock back in the 8th century … Drive of 30 minutes from Skardu Town towards Deo Sai plain, satpara lake is situated a scenic neutral lake at an elevation of 2636 above the sea level. This spot is breathtaking for photography taking a break of half hours. Capturing the everlasting memories…  

DeoSai to Astore valley                    

  It will take almost two hours to reach Down District Astore from Deo Sai plain throughout the beautiful valleys it’s amazingly an unforgettable journey. Night stay in Astore Town 

DAY 6

Astore via Narran, stay night Narran

Day 7

Narran to Lahore