8 Days Naran – Skardu & Fairy Meadows
8 Days Naran – Skardu & Fairy Meadows
Here is a brief summary of our 8 Days Besham Bashu Skardu & Fairy Meadows tour package:
Naran is a medium-sized town in upper Kaghan Valley in Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. It is located 119 kilometers from Mansehra city at the altitude of 2,409 meters. It is located 70 kilometers from Babusar Top.
Naran Kaghan is famous as a tourist destination, owing to its pleasant weather in peak season every year thousands of tourists rush to explore the valley. It is also the gateway to Gilgit Hunza in Summers by Babusar Pass. Naran Bazaar is very crowded in the summers with hotels and restaurants offering their services. In 2020, the government expects that 5 million tourists will explore the valley.
Kaghan Valley is an high mountains valley located in the Mansehra District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The valley covers a distance of 155 kilometers (96 mi) across northern Pakistan, rising from its lowest elevation of 650 m (2,134 ft.) to its highest point at the Babusar Pass around 4,170 m (13,690 ft.). Landslides triggered by the devastating 2005 Kashmir earthquake destroyed many passes leading into the valley, though roads have since been largely rebuilt. The Kaghan is a highly popular tourist attraction.
Saif ul Muluk is a mountainous lake located at the northern end of the Kaghan Valley, near the town of Naran in the Saiful Muluk National Park. The lake is a source of the Kunhar River. At an elevation of 3,224 m above sea level, the lake is located above the tree line and is one of the highest lakes in Pakistan.
Babusar Pass or Babusar Top (Urdu: درہ بابوسر) (elevation 4,173 metres or 13,691 feet) is a mountain pass in Pakistan at the north of the 150 km (93 miles) long Kaghan Valley, connecting it via the Thak Nala with Chilas on the Karakoram Highway (KKH). It is the highest point in Kaghan Valley that can be easily accessed by cars. The Babusar Pass connects Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with Gilgit Baltistan. It is one of the most dangerous routes in Pakistan. Every year many deaths happen here due to the mountainous slopes, which are among the most dangerous in the world. The most common reason for death is the brake failure of cars due to inexperience. Babusar Top was originally known as Babur Top, originating from the fact that the Mughal emperor Babur used to pass through this area in the early 16th century. Nowadays however, it is commonly referred to as Babusar Top.
Fairy Meadows (Urdu: فیری میڈوز), named by German climbers (German Märchenwiese, “fairy tale meadows”) and locally known as Joot, is a grassland near one of the base camp sites of the Nanga Parbat, located in Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. At an altitude of about 3,300 meters (10,800 ft) above the sea level, it serves as the launching point for trekkers summiting on the Rakhiot face of the Nanga Parbat. In 1995, the Government of Pakistan declared Fairy Meadows a National Park.
Fairy Meadows is approachable by a twelve kilometer-long jeepable trek starting from Raikhot bridge on Karakoram Highway to the village Tato. Further, from Tato, it takes about three to four hours hiking by a five-kilometer trek to Fairy Meadows. The grassland is located in the Raikhot valley, at one end of the Raikhot glacier which originates from the Nanga Parbat and feeds a stream that finally falls in the River Indus.
Skardu served as the capital of Skardu district is city located in Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Skardu is located at the hight of 2500 meters (8202 ft.) in the Skardu valley, at the junction of Indus and Shigar Rivers. The city is an important entry point to one of the highest mountain ranges (8000 meters and above) of the world, the Karakoram. The Indus river flowing through this region separates the world’s two Titanean mountain ranges, the Karakoram and the Himalayas.
Places Covered
Islamabad-Hazara Motorway-Besham-Dassu-Summer Waterstream-Chillas-Nanga Parbat View Point-3 Mountain Junction Point-Lower Kachora-Upper Kachora – Sok Valley – Katpana Cold Desert – Katpana Lake – Sarfaranga Cold Desert – Blind Lake (Distant View) – Shigar Fort – Manthoka Waterfall – Khaplu Fort – Bashu Valley and Bashu Meadows- Raikot – Tattu – Fairy Meadows – Bayal Camp – Nanga Parbat Base Camp – Reflection Lake.
Inclusions
• Latest Model Transportation
(AC saloon coaster or Grand cabin)
• Fuel, Road Tools & Taxes
• Decent Family Hotel Accommodations
• Breakfasts & Dinners
• Professional Tour Leader
• Jeep for Raikot to Tattu.
• BBQ & Bonfire Night
Exclusions
• Any sort of Entry Tickets
• Extra expenses due to landslidesroad blocks
• Lunch, and Beverages expense
• Horses, Ponies or Porter charges for personal luggage
• Medication, Evacuation & Emergency Rescue
• Any expenses of personal nature
• Jeeps for Deosai National Park.
• Any item not mentioned above in Inclusions section
• Last Dinner
Day 0:
Departure from Lahore 10:00pm. Via GT Road / Motorways. Short stay on the way. Pick Member From ISB at 3:30am.
Day 1:
Pickup of Karachi and Islamabad Participants from Islamabad
Breakfast at Naran.-Short stay at Batakundi.-Visit of Lulusar Lake.-Short stay at Giddi Das Meadows.-Short stay at Babusar Top.-Departure For Chillas. Reached Chillas 09:00 pm Dinner
Day 2:
Breskfast 8:00 am.-Departure for Raikot.-Arrival at Raikot and trasnfer to jeeps.
Arrival at Tatu and start of hike towards Fairy Meadows.-Arrival in Fairy meadows and trasnfer to huts.-Dinner and Bonfire 8:00 pm.-Overnight stay in huts.
Day 3:
Breakfast 7:00am. Start of the Hike Towards Nanga Parbat Base Camp 8:00am. Short Stay at Bayal Camp. Arrival at base camp / explore Surroundings 01:00pm. Trace your steps Back to Fairy Meadows and Reach 06:00pm. Dinner and Bonfire 8:00pm. Overnight stay in Camps.
Day 4:
Early Breakfast. Trek down to Tatu and jeep ride to Raikot. Transfer to coaster or grand cabin and departure for Skardu Valley. Arrival in Skardu Valley. Visit of Shangrilla, Lower and Upper Kachura lake (In case we got late, it will be visited next day). Departure for Skardu city. Dinner 8:00pm. Overnight stay in hotel at Skardu.
Day 5:
Breakfast 8:00am. Departure for Shigar Valley 9:00am. Visit Sarfaranga Cold Desert. Visit Shigar Valley and Shigar Fort. Visit Manthoka Waterfall. Drive back to Skardu till evening. Dinner 8:00pm. Overnight stay in hotel in Skardu.
Day 6:
Departure for Bashu Valley. Hire Jeeps for Bashu Valley. Travel via awesome Bashu Bridge. Enjoy the beautiful streams and Waterfall on the way. Reach Bashu and trek towards Bashu Meadows. Reach Bashu Meadows. Enjoy the mesmerizing view of Meadow. Move back towards Hotel in Skardu. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 7:
Breakfast at 08:00am. Departure for Chilas. Short stay at Astak water stream. Short stay Junction Point of 3 mighty Mountain Ranges. Visit Nanga Parbat view point. Arrival in Chilas. Dinner. Overnight stay in Chilas / Naran.
Day 8:
Departure for Lahore 8:00 am-Short stay at Kuwaii Waterfall.-Lunch cum Dinner at Balakot/Mansehera.-Reach Islamabad.-Drop drop at Islamabad.-Departure for Lahore.-Reach Lahore.
PRICE
Deluxe: Rs. 44,000/-
Hotel
Grace Continental or Shangrila or Equivalent in Chillas
Deluxe rooms of Skardu view point or Al-Noor Hotel
Cottages in Fairy Meadows Cottages or Equivalent
Demonchi or Northern Retreat or Equivalent in aNaran.
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