Itinerary
- Day 1
Islamabad
You'll arrive in Islamabad and head straight to your hotel for check-in. After settling into your room, you'll have dinner and spend the evening getting ready for the journey ahead.
- Start point
- Islamabad International Airport, Airport Avenue, Islamabad, Punjab, Pakistan (Main Entrance )
- Meals
- Dinner
- Day 2
Islamabad to Besham
Start early with a pickup from your hotel, then drive north on the Karakoram Highway toward Besham. You'll stop somewhere along the route for lunch, and by evening you'll check into your hotel in Besham for dinner and an overnight stay.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (En route at a local hotel), Dinner
- Day 3
Besham to Hunza
After breakfast, you'll head out for the drive to Hunza with a lunch break along the way. Once you arrive at your hotel in Hunza, you'll have dinner and settle in for the night in this beautiful mountain region.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (En route), Dinner
- Day 4
Hunza to Shimshal
Following breakfast, you'll transfer by 4x4 jeep into Shimshal Valley, arriving in time for lunch and some rest. Later in the afternoon, you'll go out for an excursion to explore the area, then return to the hotel for a BBQ dinner and overnight stay.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (BBQ dinner at hotel)
Included Activities
- Excursion in Shimshal Valley
Landmarks Shimshal Valley - Day 5
Shimshal
You'll start the day with breakfast and meet some local people who'll help prepare you for the Tagham Festival. Male participants will join local boys for Pish activities, while everyone comes together for dinner with local families that evening.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (With local families)
Included Activities
- Meet local people and preparation for Tagham Festival
- Dinner with local families
Optional Activities
- Pish activities for male participants
- Day 6
Shimshal
Breakfast comes first, then you'll head into the second day of festival celebrations with local residents. Male participants do Tumang while female participants go to the festival arena. You'll try local Samn dishes, play Jugun games, and watch a cultural performance featuring music and Wakhi dancing before heading back to the hotel for dinner.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Tagham Festival celebrations
- Festival seeding
- Enjoy local dish Samn
- Play Jugun
- Evening culture show with music and Wakhi dancing
Optional Activities
- Tumang activity for male participants
- Day 7
Shimshal to Gilgit
After breakfast, you'll drive back through Hunza Valley with a lunch stop en route. Continuing on, you'll reach Gilgit by evening for dinner and an overnight stay at your hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (En route), Dinner
Landmarks Hunza Valley - Day 8
Gilgit to Besham
You'll start with breakfast, then begin your drive back toward Besham using the Karakoram Highway. A lunch break will happen somewhere along the route, and you'll arrive at your hotel in Besham for dinner and overnight.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (En route), Dinner
- Day 9
Besham to Islamabad
This is an early morning start with breakfast before you drive back to Islamabad. You'll stop for lunch during the drive, arriving in Islamabad by evening or later that night.
- Meals
- Breakfast (Early breakfast), Lunch (En route)
- Day 10
Islamabad
You'll transfer from your hotel to Islamabad Airport for your flight back home.
- End point
- Islamabad International Airport, Airport Avenue, Islamabad, Punjab, Pakistan (Main Entrance )
