Karakoram Nomads

Journeys in Chilas

4 journeys across Gilgit-Baltistan. Narrow by what matters to you, then put the shortlist side by side.

4 journeys

A stone shelter at Beyal camp on the way to Nanga Parbat Base Camp Editor’s pick

Fairy Meadows · Gilgit-Baltistan

Fairy Meadows & Nanga Parbat

5 days Moderate Difficulty: Moderate, 2 out of 4 Max 10

Five days on the north side of the ninth-highest mountain in the world — the jeep road, the meadow, Beyal and the base camp viewpoint.

$520 per person

Next 29 Aug · 5 places left

Apricot blossom scattered across a terraced valley below snow peaks in Hunza Editor’s pick

Hunza · Gilgit-Baltistan

Hunza Spring Blossom

7 days Easy Difficulty: Easy, 1 out of 4 Max 10

Seven days in the valley during the two weeks the apricot trees are in flower — Karimabad, Nagar, Gulmit and the terraces above them.

$890 per person

Next 28 Mar · 6 places left

Snow peaks above Nagar framed by apricot blossom branches Reduced

Nagar Valley · Gilgit-Baltistan

Rakaposhi Base Camp — Slow Route

5 days Moderate Difficulty: Moderate, 2 out of 4 Max 4

Five days instead of four, four people instead of twelve, and a night either side in Karimabad. The same mountain, taken properly.

$575 $640 per person

Next 12 Sep · 2 places left

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

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