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Retreat to Skardu Valley
Skardu at a slow pace, which is the correct pace. Six days built around one valley: a day for Shigar — the 400-year-old fort-palace, the wood-carved mosques, the apricot lanes — a day trip onto the Deosai plateau (July to September), among the highest plains on Earth, and a day for the lakes and viewpoints closer to town: Satpara, Kachura, the Katpana dunes. A buffer morning is deliberately left unplanned; in Baltistan the weather decides some things, and a good itinerary admits it. Nights at K2 Hotel by GreenPak, the valley's natural base. A journey for travellers who would rather know one place well than pass through five.
Duration
6 days / 5 nights
Group Size
Max 10
Difficulty
Moderate
Best Season
May-Oct
Departures
Guaranteed
Trip overview
This is our most-loved introduction to the north. You'll trek the gentle trail into Fairy Meadows for sunrise on Nanga Parbat, then follow the Karakoram Highway to Hunza for Baltit Fort, Attabad Lake, and the road to the Khunjerab Pass.
Small group, private transport, and time built in to slow down, with local guides who grew up in these valleys.
Day by day
Scroll the route, the map keeps pace.
Day 1 of 6
Arrive Skardu
Arrive Skardu
Slow check-in and river walk.
Stay: Islamabad hotel · Meals: Dinner
Shigar Valley
Heritage fort and apricot orchards.
Stay: Chilas hotel · Meals: B, D
Deosai day trip
High plateau wildlife and photography.
Stay: Meadow cabins · Meals: B, L, D
Lakes & viewpoints
Kachura circuit at an easy pace.
Stay: Meadow cabins · Meals: B, L, D
Buffer morning
Optional bazaar time before departure.
Stay: GreenPak Hotel Hunza · Meals: B, D
Depart
Transfer to airport or road head.
Stay: GreenPak Hotel Hunza · Meals: B, D
Design your day
On free afternoons, choose how you explore, at least one active option each day. Pick a flavour to preview; your guide finalises it with you on the ground.
Hike to Ondra Fort Viewpoint
A steep but short climb above Karimabad for the full sweep of the Hunza valley and Rakaposhi.
Altit Village & Royal Garden Walk
A guided wander through the oldest settlement in Hunza with a local historian.
Cooking Session: Chapshuro
Learn to make Hunza's signature meat-filled bread with a family in Karimabad.
What's included
Included
Not included
Where you'll go
Commitment toward Communities
Every booking puts 2% of trip value into local conservation and community projects in the valleys you travel, trail clean-ups, tree planting, and school support. Your guide will tell you exactly where this trip's contribution goes.
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Retreat to Skardu Valley
From $630 per traveller
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Guides Who Grew Up in These Valleys
2%
Of Every Booking to the GreenPak Fund