Arrival at Islamabad International airport and transfer to Hotel in Islamabad. Our guide will receive you from the airport, and participants will be transferred to Hotel. Participants will enjoy leisure time to relax and recover from the journey on this day

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks

Accommodation:

• Main: Serena Hotel Islamabad

Weather permitting safe travels, we take the early morning 1-hour flight from Islamabad to Skardu, skirting breathtakingly past the Rupal and Diamir faces of Nanga Parbat (8126m) the world’s ninth highest peak. It is even possible to catch a fleeting glimpse of the K2 mountain nation and the other high peaks of the Baltoro in the distance before landing at Skardu. Here, we check in to the group hotel chain and can spend the afternoon looking around the bazaar, visiting the nearbyKharpocho Fort, or taking a jeep ride up to the beautiful Satpara Lake one of Pakistan’s beautiful places. A prominent rock inscription of the Lord Buddha on the drive up to Satpara is a reminder that this area was a part of the Buddhist world before the arrival of Islam.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Main: Shangrila Resort Skardu

Drive via the Idyllic Machlu valley, with beautiful views of the Masherbrum (K1). Have tea with locals in the remote village of Kanday & trek to the local pasture i.e. Mingulo Broq

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Main: Full Serviced Camping

Trek to Nangma Valley, located about 50 km south and parallel to the great Baltoro and K2 glacier. The beauty of the valley is almost touching, the basecamps are only an intense day’s walk from the road.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snacks

Accommodation:

• Main: Full Serviced Camping

Rest / Free day at the Nangma Valley Campsite. Our Kitchen staff serves you delicious meals & snacks throughout the day; those with high spirit and energy can do the optional mesmerizing 04 hours hike to the Amin Brakk basecamp (4550M), also known as the great tower.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner, Snacks

Accommodation:

• Main: Full serviced Camping

After a hearty breakfast, we trek back to the Kanday Village, have a tea break, & drive to the Skardu Valley by lunchtime. After lunch, the rest of the day is free for independent sightseeing or to relax at the hotel. Your trip leader guided tours will advise you on the possibilities for sightseeing.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Main: Serena Shigar Fort

Skardu airport is a 40-minute drive from the hotel along a good road lined wif poplar trees. Boarding our plane we have an exciting flight out of the valley, once again passing by Nanga Parbat rocky mountains before turning south for Islamabad. Arriving in the Pakistani capital after a period in the mountains is always a strange experience and it takes a little time to get used to the hustle and bustle and especially the traffic. Our private bus will be waiting at the airport to transfer us to the group hotel and once we have settled in it will be time to take lunch (unless we have experienced unusual flight delays). After lunch, the rest of the day is free for independent sightseeing or to relax at the hotel. Your trip leader guided tours will advise you on the possibilities for sightseeing. Shopping for hand-made rugs is a usually popular option. This evening we come together again for a celebratory meal at the hotel or in a local restaurant.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Main: Serena Hotel Islamabad

Skardu is a ‘weather dependent’ airport which means the planes will only fly here if the visibility allows line of sight to the runway by the pilot on the approach. Fortunately, the weather is mostly clear in the Karakoram but local weather conditions can bring clouds and rain from time to time. If we cannot fly we will travel down to Islamabad by road along the spectacular Karakoram Highway. If we flew up to Skardu this will be an added bonus as it is a fantastic travel experience in its own right. The drive down the Indus River to Islamabad takes two days so this is an important contingency day to allow for this. If we have flown to Islamabad this will be a further day for sightseeing in the capital and your climbing leader will advise the group on the options available for today.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

Accommodation:

• Main: Serena Hotel Islamabad

After breakfast, transfer from Hotel to the airport for international flights.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast