Karakoram Nomads
Pine forest on a mountainside under a clear sky

Gilgit-Baltistan · 2,300 – 4,700 m

Yasin

A side valley almost nobody drives into.

The place

A side valley almost nobody drives into.

Yasin branches north off the Ghizer road and stops at the Darkot Pass, which is how you would walk to Broghil if you had a week and a permit.

There is no tourism infrastructure to speak of. That is the point of it. Burushaski and Khowar are both spoken, the polo ground is the centre of the village, and the walking above Darkot is superb and completely unmarked.

2,300
Metres above sea level
June – September
Best months
2 – 4 days
Worth staying
Horses crossing a shallow stream in a mountain meadow
A river running between green and brown mountainsides

What people do here

Worth the detour.

01

Darkot village

The end of the road, and the start of the pass route to Broghil.

Journeys

Ways to travel here.

All 1 journey
Trees along the edge of a lake with mountains behind

Ghizer · Gilgit-Baltistan

Ghizer & Phander Valley Road Trip

6 days Easy Difficulty: Easy, 1 out of 4 Max 6

Six days west from Gilgit along the quietest river in the north — Gahkuch, Khalti, Phander, and the Shandur pass if the road allows.

$560 per person

Next 6 Sep · 4 places left

Before you go

The practical part.

Getting there
3.5 hours from Gilgit via Gupis.
Permits
Darkot Pass and Broghil require a permit and a registered guide.
Connectivity
None past Yasin village.
Seasons
Summer (June – September)

Comparing