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T I N E R A R Y
DAY PROGRAM
Day 01 Islamabad
Welcome reception on arrival at Islamabad airport, transfer
to Hotel. Afternoon City tour, and also visit Raja Bazaar,
Rawalpindi. Trek briefing with the tour leader in the
evening. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 02 Skardu
In the morning you will be transferred to Islamabad airport
for flight to Skardu. This flight is subject to weather.
Day 03 Skardu
Skardu is capital of Baltistan and stands at an altitude of
2,278 meters.
Day 04 Skardu – Arandu
Transport 4X4 jeeps to Arandu (3,165 m). Overnight at
camp.
Day 05 Arandu – Tsas Chumic (3,300 m)
Trek to next camp at the junction of a torrent, at a place
called Tsas Chumic. 5 to 6 hours’ walk.
Day 06 Tsas Chumic – Bolocho (3,750
m)
Last part of flowery path (with edelweiss, genepi) before
entering the mineral and icy world of high altitude. About
15 km to be covered today along the glacier, which starts
resembling a real glacier. View over looking Spantik and
some part of our path and of Haramosh range. 5 to 6 hours’
walk.
Day –07 Laila Base Camp
Cross the Chogolungma Glacier,
we walk for about 20 minutes on nasty snout of glacier until
we reach the smooth, white central part of the glacier, and
turn southwest up the Haramosh Glacier to Laila Base Camp.
(4,360 m, 6-7 hours)
Day 08 Rest Day
Full day excursion at Laila Peak Base Camp to explore the
area & acclimatization.
Day 09 Climb 4,800 m Peak
Five to six hours trek to climb a peak about 4,800 meters
for very good panoramic mountain views. Over night camp at
Laila base camp.
Day 10 Laila Peak Base Camp –
Spantik Base Camp
Trek to Spantik Peak base Camp. A strenuous 6-7 hour
round trip trek over rock and ice.
Day 11 Spantik Peak Base Camp –
Haramosh Base Camp.
Four to five hours walk up the Haramosh Glacier, with view
of the Haramosh Pass ahead. The last one-hour is across big
rock and crevasses, requiring that rope up. Overnight camp
on a bed of rocks.
Day 12 Haramosh Pass
We leave camp at about 4 am to climb Haramosh Pass (4,800
m), walk on the Haramosh Glacier and cross many crevasses.
After about two hours avalanches coming down from the left
threaten us, so we move across the glacier towards the north
side and continue up.
Day 13 Haramosh Pass – Kutwal Lake.
The descent on the Kutwal Lake side is very steep. We need a
rope to get down the first 40 meters. After four hours, we
reach grass and trees from there it is an easy walk along
the mini glacier, down to the shepherds huts at Kutwal Lake,
Camp at green spot of Kutwal Lake (2,600 m) six to seven
hours hiking.
Day 14 Kutwal Lake – Iskary
Walk down from the Lake through green pasture for one hour.
Down is half an hour across the Glacier and then down to
Iskary summer village at about (2,050 m). Overnight in camp.
Day 15 Iskary – Dassu
Down the right side of the mini Glacier and cross the Baskai
stream to the shepherds summer settlement of Gure. Along the
water channel down through trees and fields to Dassu and
camp for the night.
Day 16 Dassu-Karimabad Hunza (2,500
m)
This is your last breakfast at
the camp. Drive to Karimabad Hunza well known as “the land
of eternal youth”. Lunch at view point of Rakaposhi.
Transfer to Hotel and enjoy the shower. Meals and overnight
stay at Hotel. After noon visit Baltit Fort.
(6 Hours Drive)
Day 17 Karimabad Hunza
Early in the morning drive to Duikar to have romantic view
of Sunrise from beautiful peaks around Hunza Valley.
Breakfast at Eagle Nest Hotel. On way back visit Altit
Fort. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 18 Karimabad – Basham
Drive on Karakoram highway to Besham. En-route you can stop
at Carvings on the rocks. Overnight at hotel. (10-11 hours)
Day 19 Besham – Islamabad
Drive to Rawalpindi on the way visiting Taxila, the former
capital of Gandhara Civilization. We visit the
archaeological remains of a monastery (Julian) a city (Sirkup)
and the museum. Continue drive to Rawalpindi transfer to
Hotel, farewell dinner at typical Punjabi restaurant.
Day 20 Fly to destination
Airport transfer for departure flight.
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