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Babusar Pass

Babusar Pass is a mountain pass listed among the principal visitor places of Diamer District, with access dependent on current local conditions.

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Bagrot Valley

Bagrot Valley is a valley listed among the principal visitor places of Gilgit District, with access dependent on current local conditions.

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Blind Lake

Blind Lake is a lake landscape listed among the principal visitor places of Shigar District, with access dependent on current local conditions.

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Borith Lake

Borith Lake is a high-altitude lake listed among the principal visitor places of Hunza District, with access dependent on current local conditions.

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Burzil Pass

Burzil Pass is a mountain pass listed among the principal visitor places of Astore District, with access dependent on current local conditions.

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A winding river crossing the broad green Deosai plateau beneath distant mountains

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Deosai National Park

Travel across Deosai’s high alpine plateau for wetlands, broad horizons and protected wildlife habitat, using seasonal access and low-impact national-park practices.

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Domail Rainbow Lake

Domail Rainbow Lake is a alpine lake listed among the principal visitor places of Astore District, with access dependent on current local conditions.

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Fairy Meadows

Approach the alpine grasslands of Fairy Meadows for direct views of Nanga Parbat, with realistic expectations about the local jeep road, hiking and mountain conditions.

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Manthokha Waterfall descending beside rocky slopes in Kharmang District

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Ghandus Lake

Ghandus Lake is a mountain lake listed among the principal visitor places of Kharmang District, with access dependent on current local conditions.

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Steep snow-covered terrain at Gondogoro La

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Gondogoro Pass

Gondogoro Pass is a technical mountain pass listed among the principal visitor places of Ghanche District, with access dependent on current local conditions.

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Hispar Glacier

Hispar Glacier is a glacier landscape listed among the principal visitor places of Nagar District, with access dependent on current local conditions.

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Hunza

Explore Hunza through historic Karimabad, terraced villages, Attabad Lake and the serrated peaks of Upper Hunza, with time for heritage, landscape and local context.

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Hushe Valley

Hushe Valley is a high mountain valley listed among the principal visitor places of Ghanche District, with access dependent on current local conditions.

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Upper Kachura Lake enclosed by rocky slopes and green vegetation near Skardu

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Kachura Lakes

Kachura Lakes is a lake landscape listed among the principal visitor places of Skardu District, with access dependent on current local conditions.

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Kargah Buddha

Kargah Buddha is a heritage site listed among the principal visitor places of Gilgit District, with access dependent on current local conditions.

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Khalti Lake

Khalti Lake is a mountain lake listed among the principal visitor places of Ghizer District, with access dependent on current local conditions.

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Khamosh Waterfall

Khamosh Waterfall is a waterfall listed among the principal visitor places of Kharmang District, with access dependent on current local conditions.

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The timber and stone exterior of historic Khaplu Palace in Ghanche District

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Khaplu Valley

A historic Ghanche valley centred on Khaplu, with palace architecture, cultivated terraces and routes toward Hushe.

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Kharphocho Fort

Kharphocho Fort is a heritage fort listed among the principal visitor places of Skardu District, with access dependent on current local conditions.

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Khunjerab Pass

Follow the upper Karakoram Highway through Khunjerab National Park toward the Pakistan–China border, with high-altitude, wildlife and access considerations.

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High mountain landscape near Kilik Pass above Misgar

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Kilik Pass and Mintaka Pass

Kilik Pass and Mintaka Pass is a historic high passes listed among the principal visitor places of Hunza District, with access dependent on current local conditions.

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Manthokha Waterfall

A tall waterfall in Kharmang District reached through the Indus-side landscapes east of Skardu.

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Naltar Valley

A high valley west of Gilgit known for forested slopes, seasonal snow landscapes and alpine lakes reached on mountain roads.

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Nanga Parbat

Nanga Parbat is a mountain landscape listed among the principal visitor places of Diamer District, with access dependent on current local conditions.

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Phander Lake reflecting trees and mountain slopes in Ghizer District

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Phander Valley

Discover Phander’s river bends, lake, cultivated terraces and Ghizer mountain scenery through a slower route that respects villages and changing road conditions.

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Rakaposhi

Nagar District’s dominant Karakoram peak, viewed from valley settlements and established roadside viewpoints without requiring a technical climb.

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Rama Lake

An alpine lake above Astore, approached through the Rama landscape with views toward the Nanga Parbat massif in clear conditions.

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Rush Lake

Rush Lake is a high-altitude lake listed among the principal visitor places of Nagar District, with access dependent on current local conditions.

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Sarfaranga Cold Desert

Sarfaranga Cold Desert is a cold-desert landscape listed among the principal visitor places of Shigar District, with access dependent on current local conditions.

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Polo players crossing the high-altitude Shandur field during a match

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Shandur Pass

Shandur Pass is a high plateau pass listed among the principal visitor places of Ghizer District, with access dependent on current local conditions.

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Historic Shigar Fort framed by trees and mountains in Shigar Valley

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Shigar Fort & Valley

A historic Baltistan valley where restored fort architecture, irrigated settlement and routes toward the central Karakoram meet.

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Skardu

Use Skardu as a base for lakes, forts, valleys and the cold-desert landscapes of Baltistan, with flexible planning for weather and mountain-road conditions.

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Yasin Valley

Yasin Valley is a valley listed among the principal visitor places of Ghizer District, with access dependent on current local conditions.

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