Field guides / Gilgit Division / Ghizer Valleys / Gahkuch
Field guide · Nature
Gilgit Division
Ghizer District · Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Gahkuch
The headquarters town of Ghizer, 72 km from Gilgit where the Gilgit River runs wide.
Gahkuch is the headquarters of Ghizer District, 72 km from Gilgit on the road to Shandur, on the banks of the Gilgit River. Here the river spreads wide across the valley.
Why go
- ✦The Gilgit River at its widest
- ✦Headquarters of Ghizer
- ✦A PTDC hotel and other lodgings
- ✦On the Gilgit–Shandur road
About
It is a green town between high mountains and a useful stopover on the long drive west, with a range of places to stay including a PTDC hotel.
How to Reach
72 km west of Gilgit on the Gilgit–Shandur road.
Responsible Travel
Use Leave No Trace principles, carry out all rubbish, avoid disturbing wildlife and livestock, and respect private/community land.
Planning tip
Best Time to Visit, April to October.
Getting there, 72 km west of Gilgit on the Gilgit–Shandur road.
Allow, A night on the way west.
What to Do
Nearby
Straight-line distance from Gahkuch, within 5 km.
Nothing else genuinely close by (within 5 km of Gahkuch) is published yet.
