Gilgit-Baltistan
Hunza Valley
Terraces, water channels, and a highway that keeps climbing toward the high ridges.
Recorded
- Pakistan
- Gilgit-Baltistan
These lines are the recorded place facts. The prose beside them is draft editorial, not a surveyed brief.
The valley is known for its orchards and for the long view from the ridges above Karimabad. Further along the Karakoram Highway, the water at Attabad and the rock spires at Passu change the scale of the same journey.
This is a draft sketch of the landscape. It is not a route, and it does not say how many days the valley needs.
Places to visit
Where the trip actually goes
8 places around Hunza Valley, with a photograph of each.
01FortBaltit Fort
The fort above Karimabad, set over the terraces with Rakaposhi and the ridges in the same view.
02FortAltit Fort
The older fort in the village below Karimabad, beside the lanes of Altit.
03ViewpointEagle's Nest
The ridge above Duikar. Karimabad, the forts, and the peaks sit in one wide look.
04LakeAttabad Lake
Turquoise water held in the valley beside the Karakoram Highway.
05BridgeHussaini Suspension Bridge
The hanging bridge over the Hunza River at Hussaini, with Passu's ridges beyond it.
06ViewpointPassu Cones
The cathedral spires at Passu, where the orchards give way to a wall of rock.
07LakeBorith Lake
A quiet lake above the highway, between Gulmit and Passu.
08PassKhunjerab Pass
The high pass at the head of the highway, where the valley finally opens onto the border.
Tours
Linked journeys
The link below opens a sample outline. It is not a confirmed departure.