Itinerary:

DAY 01           ISLAMABAD:   
After arriving to the capital city you will be transferred to hotel. By afternoon,  after lunch, we will start our sightseeing tour of Islamabad Rawalpindi with a visit to the old Bazaar of Rawalpindi, the Raja Bazaar (King Bazaar), after that we will proceed towards the capital city of Pakistan a modern and well planed city which mostly resembles with the ancient city of Taxila of Gandaran Civilization. Overnight stay in hotel.

DAY 02           ISLAMABAD – CHILAS:
Early in the morning we start our journey towards Chilas, the home of Nanga Parbat also known as the Killer Mountain in the world. About 12-13 hours drive takes us along the Lion River (Indus River) with panoramic views of lash green valleys up to Besham. We meet Indus River at Thakot half an hour before the Besham.  From here the Rocky Mountains starts and the road is built in the carved rocks, that’s why today the Karakoram Highway is known is “Eighth Wonder of the World”. This is a living miracle of Pak-Chinese engineers. The Karakoram Highway is not only a miraculous engineered road in the huge rocks of but also reflects the signs of a Great Friendship between Pakistan and China. If we make it on time we will also have the opportunity to visit the rock carvings at Shatial. The legends say, these have been carved by the Pilgrims, Travelers and Traders on their way to and out of China.

DAY 03           CHILAS – KARIMABAD: 
The third day of our tour starts with a visit to rock carving at Chilas across the bridge to the other side of the Indus River. Another fantastic drama is Nanga Parbat’s play with us “hide and seek game”, but we have a very clear and breathtaking view at Thalaichi, here is the place where we see the “Unique Place in the World.” What makes this place Unique is, three world’s highest ranges Karakoram, Himalaya and Hindu Kush meet at this place. The Nanga Parbat was first climbed by Hermann Buhl, a great mountaineer from Austria who lost his life at Chogolisa.

Another one and half an hour takes to reach the Gilgit for our lunch, after lunch we proceed further towards north to legendry Hunza Valley. On the way you will have a beautiful view of Rakaposho Peak 7788 meters high. A short break at the footstep of Rakaposhi Peak is spectacular.

DAY 04           KARIMABAD – GILGIT:
We drive onwards to Gilgit Valley, the administrative town of Northern Areas. It has been used by pilgrims and traders in ancient times on their way to Arabian Sea. At Gilgit there is an old carving of Buddha in Kargah Nalla which is carved beautifully to pay their faithfulness to Lord Buddha. It also homes to the largest Suspension bridge of Asia which connects one Bank of Hunza River to the other making a room for one jeep to cross to enter into Daynor Valley.

DAY 05           GILGIT – TARASHING:
Drive by Jeeps to Astore Valley and proceed to Tarashing. We leave the Karakoram Highway at Juglot and turn left on to a Jeep track, which leads to Tarashing. Drive up to Tarashing is very exciting as we travel along the Astore River. Through the narrow valleys arrive at Tarashing and setup the camp for overnight at the height of 3300mts.

DAY 06           TARASHING:
Starting the trek to the moraines of Tarashing Glacier and turn right to enter the valley. Walking up the valley we will have beautiful views of Chongra Peak  (6824mts). The landscape is lush green as we come to the end of the valley, where the shepherds have their huts. After lunch near the huts back to Tarashing for an overnight stay at the height 3300mts.

DAY 07           TARASHING - BASE CAMP NANGA PARBAT:
After breakfast we start our trek to Nanga Parbat Base Camp, walking up the valley we cross Tarashing Glacier and arrive at the lush green meadows with Rupal Face of Nanga Parbat offering a beautiful view and arrive at the base Camp. From here we can have magnificent view and also see the most difficult route to the top of the Killer Mount Nanga Parbat, which was climbed by Reinhold Messsner from Italy. Setup the camp for overnight stay at the Base Camp of Nanga Parbat.

DAY 08           NANGA PARBAT BASE CAMP – SHAI GIRI:
Start over Trek ahead to Shai Giri. After Crossing the Bazin Glacier, we arrive at the lush green traditional base Camp of Nanga Parbat, Rupal Face. It is a very beautiful place with crystal streams following through green meadows, where a lot of cattle, goats and Zhows (A kind of Yak) graze. Here we will stop for a short while at the graveyard of Mountaineers who died while attempting to climb the famous Peak of Nanga Parbat. After paying our respects, we continue on through a mountain stream, arrive at Shai Giri, which is the Camp. Set up the camp for overnight stay. This place offers magnificent views of Nanga Parbat on one side and Laila Peak on the other besides numerous other peaks.

DAY 09           SHAI GIRI – MAZENO BASE CAMP:
After breakfast head towards following Goat Trail and the path follows northern moraines of Thoshe Glacier, which views back to Laila Peak and Rupal peaks on one side and Nanga Parbat on the other side. The Camp in a green meadow at about 4200mts with a bubbling stream and dried Jennifer bushes looks down on Thoshe Glacier 20 kms long and two kilometers wide, that fills the whole head on the valley. Setup the camp for overnight stay.

DAY 10           MAZENO BASE CAMP – MAZENO HIGH CAMP:
4-6 hrs trek to Mazeno high Camp, The trek turns north and climb steadily up to the lateral moraines of the Mazeno Glacier, which descends gently from Mazeno Pass. The surrounding Mountains are capped with gleaming fields of snow. Camp at 4700mts on a flat, stony site with steams about five kilometers before the Pass. 

DAY 11           MAZENO HIGH CAMP – UPPER LOIBA:
Across Mazeno Pass to Upper Loiba 7-8 hrs trek, the climb up is not difficult, though the altitude is 5,377mts. The other side is a steep drop of about 300 mts (requiring rope and Crampons) down the difficult Loiba Glacier which is white for a short way then there are covered the Gravel and Rocks, camp at upper Loiba at about 4200mts.

DAY 12           UPPER LOIBA – LOIBA MEADOWS:
After breakfast trek to Loiba Meadows, 4-5hrs trek is a lovely easy descend to birch wood and lush green meadows with shepherds' settlements and herds of Sheep and Goats. From here we can look South up the Airi Glacier, camp at about 4000mts.

DAY 13           LOIBA MEADOWS – KACHEL PASS:
4-5hrs trek to Kachel, a lovely trek down through willow pine and birch woods with view of Nanga Parbat. Then cross the River and East up through pastureland and some fields of Potatoes and Barely to Kachel is isolated settlement at the foot of Kachel below 3000 mts and the pass is about 4400 mts, Camp at Kachel Pass for overnight stay.

DAY 14           KACHEL PASS – ZANGLE:
After breakfast trek to Zangle, Start early to climb steep ridge immediately behind the shepherd’s huts while it is still in the shade. The path zigzags for two hours to ridge up the another 01 hrs to the top of the barren bleak hill, with the Petero River, George below on the right flow a flat trail a long the West side of the Patero valley through at barren landscape. Further one-hour trek to the first wooded area, around the village of Zangle. We will see small spring just below the path before, the first houses, the first water since we left the river of Indus, camp near at the Zangle for meals and overnight stay.

DAY 15           ZANGAL – LOWER KHUSTO:
5-6 hrs to the Lower Khusto, following the Patero Valley, crossing several side streams and walking through pine forest and past villages with fields of barely maize, and vegetables. After 4 hrs we will come out of the forest into summer pastures with magnificent views of Ganelo Peak straight ahead. Pass another Shepherd’s Settlement and climb another steep slope to arrive the Lower Khusto, a high pasture stream and an ideal campsite at about 3500 Mts. Rest to acclimatize is recommended here. We can have magnificent 2-3hrs walk carpeted with flowers up to the terminal moraine of Patero Glacier, where we will setup the camp for overnight stay.

DAY 16           LOWER KHUSTO- JILLIPUR:
6 Hrs trek to Jillipur Base Camp. Impressive waterfalls to above the tree line, keeping the water fall on the right. There are fantastic flowers in early August. Pass to the settlement of Shepherds, which every one is cheerful and friendly. A Picnic and swim at over 4000mts. Continue up a small stream for two more hours to a high bowl surrounded by the snow-covered peaks with no obvious exit. Setup the camp on about 4400mts, where it is very cold at night, even in the month of August. Catch the magnificent views of Ganalo Peak (6608 Mts.)

DAY 17           ACROSS THE JILLIPUR PASS (4837MTS) – BIAL CAMP:
5-6 Hrs to Jillipur Pass is not obvious between North and South Jillipur Peaks, so we need a guide to point out the right place to head for.  The 1st one or two hours is steep and dangerous climb over boulders, then up more steep over smaller lose rocks to a big snowfield on the Pass. From the top there is a view of the whole Nanga Parbat Group. Descend in a steep and slippery on moving rocks for one hours. Continuing on the grassy pasture and stream, which leads you down pass willow shrubs and birch woods to the bottom of the Raikot Valley. It is a very steep 3-4 hrs from the top of the Pass to Bial (Old Camp of the Fairy Meadows) about 3500 meters. But Bial is less crowded. It is only one-hour walkup to the top of a Cliff, which offers fantastic view down on to the Raikot Glacier.  The Glacier flows down from the Nanga Parbat, which is framed like a V, carefully as we come through trees very suddenly to the edge of the cliff. Overnight stay in tent.

DAY 18           BIAL CAMP – NANGA PARBAT BASE CAMP:
Three Hours to Nanga Parbat Base Camp, this is very enjoyable walk the tree covered Raikot valley along a clear path. Some of its through pastures with view of Raikot Peak. Slide steeply down the lateral moraine to the glacier on obvious path and cross small glacier coming from the right. A clear trek goes up steep slope to a flat meadows, full of marmots, flowers and surrounding an enormous rock to old base camp. Overnight stay in Tents.

DAY 19           NANGA PARBAT – FAIRY MEADOWS:
Trek down to Bial Camp and continue down to long & clear path to the Fairy Meadows with superb views behind us all the way. The Fairy Meadows is a big clearing that used to b e surrounded by a thick forest. It was perhaps the most magical and scenic of all Pakistan’s beauty Spot's, but is fast being spoiled. Camp anywhere on the meadows about 3200mts.

DAY 20           FAIRY MEADOWS – TATU – KARAKORAM HIGHWAY:
After breakfast descend down to Tato, and then board on the Jeeps down to Karakurum Highway to Chilas. Transfer to hotel for overnight stay.

DAY 21           CHILAS – ISLAMABAD:
After breakfast drive to Islamabad, transfer to hotel for overnight stay.

DAY 22           ISLAMABAD: TRANSFER TO AIRPORT FOR A HOMEBOUND FLIGHT.