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Bicycling on the winding roads of the Himalaya, Karakoram and
Hindukush valleys would heighten your experience as you will have an occasion of a tidies uphill paddling
and then abruptly ride downhill, passing through alpine forests, open
valleys, along the rivers and lakes and lush meadows. Meet friendly
people on the way as you may be offered with a local taste of tea and
perhaps food. We can arrange your bicycle tour with a van to follow you
so that you may at any time climb aboard the vehicle in case you are
tired or the weather disallow you to continue bicycling.
This trek is for real mountainbike freaks, physically well prepared
people! Experience in mountainbiking is a must.
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| Day 1 |
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Arrive Islamabad
and sight-seeing in Islamabad. Overnight in Hotel. |
| Day 2 |
Drive
to Chilas. |
| Day 3 |
For a
short time we follow the Karakorum Highway (KKH) by Jeep to
Jaglot. From there we start to make our first experience on
the road by bike. On the way our cook will offer us lunch.
Overnight in camp in Doyang, a beautiful campsite next to
the Astor River. |
| Day 4 |
Dayon - Astor. The road is
rough. Many rocky parts are to overcome. We camp next to
Astor. |
| Day 5 |
Astor -
Tarishing. The track is again strenuous. It needs a lot of
power and concentration. The scenery is wonderful. In
Tarishing we camp overnight. |
| Day 6 |
Astor -
Tarishing. The track is again strenuous. It needs a lot of
power and concentration. The scenery is wonderful. In
Tarishing we camp overnight. |
| Day 7 |
Nanga Parbat BC - Tarishing, overnight
in camp. |
| Day 8 |
A superb downhill part is waiting for us. Through a green
valley full of flowers and sprinkling water we bike to
Chilim. Overnight in camp. |
| Day 9 |
Chilim
- Chackor Pass 4100 m -Shaucer Lake. The steep ascend to the
pass (about 1000 highmeters) is strenuous. Along the track
there are wonderful flower meadows. |
| Day
10 |
Restday. At the
blue lake, with a beautiful view of the Nanga Parbat we enjoy
our time and let our legs relax. |
| Day
11 |
Shaucer Lake -
Barapani. This day is a special enjoyment on a rather good bike
road.In Barapani, after crossing the bridge, we set up our camp.
With a little luck we may observe bears. This part already
belongs to the National Park of Deosai plains. |
| Day
12 |
Barapani -
Deosai Top. We continue our route on a good bike track,
crossing a lot of waterpools and small rivers. In the
afternoon we have the possibility to visit a Pakistani
dairy. Overnight in camp. |
| Day
13 |
Barapani -
Deosai Top. We continue our route on a good bike track,
crossing a lot of waterpools and small rivers. In the
afternoon we have the possibility to visit a Pakistani
dairy. Overnight in camp. |
| Day
14 |
Satpara - Skardu. Today we reach
again the civilization. Shower and washing day. We can visit the
amazing bazaar or relax in the garden of the hotel. |
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Day 15-16 |
Skardu - Kaplu. A long but very
beautiful road partly metalled, leads us along the Indus and the
Shiok river to Kaplu, a village, where we can see the old
traditional tibetan houses and the people living with their
culture. We are spending the night in a hotel at the top of the
village with a beautiful view to the Shiok valley. It is
possible to go a few kilometers further, to have a gleam of the
magic Masherbrum mountain 7800 m. |
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Day 17 |
Kaplu - Skardu, by jeep or by
bike. Overnight in hotel. |
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Day 18 |
If the weather allows us, we have a
splendid flight to Islamabad. Otherwise we take the way back on
KKH via Chilas. Overnight in hotel. |
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Day 19 |
Reserve day. |
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Day 20 |
Fly to
destination. |
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