Photo: Government of Gilgit-Baltistan Tourism DepartmentField guides / Baltistan Division / Khaplu & Ghanche / Keris Valley
Field guide · Nature
Baltistan Division
Ghanche District · Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan
Keris Valley
The gateway to Ghanche, 33 km from Skardu, where the Indus and Shyok rivers meet.
Keris, 33 km from Skardu and 70 km from Khaplu, is the first valley of Ghanche District coming from Skardu, at the confluence of the Indus and Shyok rivers.
Why go
- ✦The confluence of the Indus and Shyok
- ✦The “Door to Heaven” footbridge
- ✦Shrines and old Noorbakhshia houses
- ✦Cherry blossom in spring
About
The valley has a footbridge known as the “Door to Heaven”, one of the oldest hydropower stations in the area, a canal said to be centuries old, the shrines of Hazrat Mir Mukhtar and Ali Mosavi, and the house of the Noorbakhshia pir. Its green fields and old houses are at their best in cherry blossom season.
How to Reach
33 km from Skardu on the road to Khaplu.
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, Spring for cherry blossom, or summer.
Getting there, 33 km from Skardu on the road to Khaplu.
Allow, Half a day from Skardu.
What to Do
Nearby
Straight-line distance from Keris Valley, within 5 km.
Nothing else genuinely close by (within 5 km of Keris Valley) is published yet.
