Karakoram Nomads

Journeys in Upper Hunza

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

5 journeys

A stream winding through the open grassland of the Deosai plateau Editor’s pick

Deosai · Gilgit-Baltistan

Deosai Jeep Safari

3 days Moderate Difficulty: Moderate, 2 out of 4 Max 8

Three days crossing the second-highest plateau on earth — Skardu to Sheosar, camping at Bara Pani, and out to Astore.

$340 per person

Next 24 Aug · 3 places left

A wooden boat crossing Attabad Lake between steep rock walls and a snow peak Editor’s pick

Upper Hunza · Gilgit-Baltistan

Upper Hunza & Khunjerab

5 days Moderate Difficulty: Moderate, 2 out of 4 Max 12

Five days in Gojal — Passu, Borith, Sost and the pass at 4,693 metres, taken slowly enough that the altitude doesn't ruin it.

$610 per person

Next 7 Sep · 7 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

Rippled sand dunes of the Skardu cold desert beneath a wall of snow peaks Editor’s pick

Skardu · Gilgit-Baltistan

Skardu Lakes & Deosai Safari

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

Seven days in Baltistan — Kachura, the cold desert, Shigar, and the full Deosai crossing with two nights on the plateau.

$940 per person

Next 22 Aug · 4 places left

A hiker looking down at the Passu Glacier from a ridge above

Upper Hunza · Gilgit-Baltistan

Upper Hunza Photography Expedition

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

Seven days built around light rather than distance — pre-dawn starts, long stops, and nothing scheduled between eleven and four.

$1,180 per person

Next 28 Sep · 2 places left

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