Hunza Gojal Upper Valley and Wakhan Corridor Borderlands
Explore Gojal — the uppermost section of the Hunza Valley between Attabad Lake and the Khunjerab Pass, a region of Wakhi-speaking herding communities, ancient forts, and extraordinary mountain scenery where the Karakoram, Hindu Kush, and Pamir ranges converge and the borders of Pakistan, China, and Afghanistan come within kilometers of each other.
Hunza Valley Ancient Silk Road Kingdom History
Discover the history of Hunza as an ancient Silk Road kingdom — the mountain state that extracted tolls from the trade caravans crossing the Karakoram through the Kilik and Mintaka passes for centuries, whose rulers maintained their independence until British political control in 1892, and whose Burusho people speak Burushaski, a language with no known relatives.
Hunza Passu Cathedral Peaks and Batura Glacier
Visit the Passu Cones — the extraordinary needle-like rock towers above Passu village that have become one of the iconic images of the Karakoram, rising in a row of cathedral spires above the valley floor, combined with a walk on the edge of the Batura Glacier — the world's fifth largest non-polar glacier — flowing from the peaks above.
Hunza Eagle's Nest Panoramic Mountain Views
Reach the Eagle's Nest viewpoint above Duikar village — the 360-degree panorama that encompasses six distinct mountain ranges including Rakaposhi, Ultar Sar, Diran Peak, Passu Cones, and the distant Karakoram giants, with the green Hunza Valley 2,000 meters below and the silver thread of the Hunza river connecting the apricot-dotted terraces.
Hunza to Khunjerab Pass Chinese Border
Drive the Karakoram Highway from Hunza to the Khunjerab Pass at 4,693 meters — the highest paved international border crossing in the world, where Pakistan ends and China's Xinjiang begins on a high-altitude plateau where yaks graze and Marco Polo sheep roam, the pass crossing the Karakoram range at its highest accessible point.
Hunza Attabad Lake Turquoise Waters Boat Ride
Visit Attabad Lake — the turquoise lake created in 2010 when a massive landslide blocked the Hunza river and submerged five villages under 21 kilometers of water, transforming a disaster into one of Pakistan's most strikingly beautiful tourist destinations, where boat rides reveal the submerged tops of trees and buildings visible through the extraordinary turquoise water.
Hunza Rakaposhi Base Camp Trek
Trek to the base camp of Rakaposhi (7,788m) — the great snow mountain that dominates the Hunza Valley in a sweep from valley floor to summit uninterrupted by any other significant ridge, the trek climbing through forest and alpine meadow to the glacier camp where the mountain fills the entire sky.
Hunza Karimabad Apricot Blossom Spring Walk
Walk Karimabad in spring when the apricot trees blossom white and pink against the backdrop of Rakaposhi and Ultar Sar glaciers — one of the most celebrated natural spectacles in mountain Asia, the orchards terraced up the hillsides of the Hunza Valley filling the air with blossom for two weeks in April before the petals fall and the fruit begins to form.