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Qaklasht Festival promotes the cultural and social heritage of Chitral Valley

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Chitral, April 16 : Chitral is very peaceful and a paradise-like place home to a peace loving and rich cultural  heritage. Chitral has great potential as an eco-tourism site. These views were express by Mrs Robin Raphel ,Ccountry Director at United States Agency for International Development (USAID). She along with a former US ambassador was present at the Quarter Final polo match. She highly appreciated the hospitality and peace loving nature of the Chitralis. Earlier she was briefed by Shamsuddin, Manager Chitral Association for Mountain Areas Tourism (CAMAT), about the role of his organization in promotion of Eco Tourism in the Hindukush region. R The 4 days Qaqlasht festival is underway at a scenic plateau, 80 kilomter away from Chiltral town, close to Booni, Mastuj Tehsil. The festival, aimed at promotion of Chitrali culture, is celebrated every year from April 14 – 17. Free style polo, football, Volley ball, Cricket, Hockhy, Marathon race, Tug...

Khunjerab Pass

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The ultimate climax of the trip on the KKH is the Khunjerab Pass, which is at an altitude of 4,733 meters (15,620 feet). It is one of the highest paved road connecting Pakistan Northern area to China western provinces. From Sust, the immigration post on Pakistan's side, you climb gradually till you reach close to the pass, where series of hair-pin turns takes you even higher, and then to the plateau of this remote pass. If you are going into China you will require a visa/passport. If not, tell the immigration post on Pakistan side at Sust that you are just going to the pass and returning. The KKH also traverse through the Khunjerab National Park reserve, and further down Susut there is a post that may ask you to pay entrance fee to this. In our car we had a Pak Army officer, so we were able to go for free ;) Mountain views are awesome. You can observe the scenery changing, on distant mountains yaks grazing, and orange colored marmot running around. ...

Patundass Meadows

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This stunning trek goes along the Batura Glaciers. Patundas is a summer pasture with an altitude of above 4000 meters. The villagers of Ghulkin take there cattle to this green pasture from June to August. The fascinating view of Passu Peak 7284m, Batura Peak 7500m, Shishper 7619m, Dasteghil Sar 7885, Momhil Sar 7342 and Rakaposhi with the height of 7788m all around you. The trek starts at Borit Lake and goes through Passugar, Luzhdar and Patundas and along the glaciers. This is an easy and short trek recommended for all ages and does not require any good physical condition.

Rush Lake

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Rush Lake is a high altitude lake located near Rush Pari Peak (5,098 m). At over 4,694 meters, Rush is one of the highest alpine lakes in the world. It is located about 15 km north of Miar Peak and Spantik (Golden Peak), which are in the Nagar valley. Rush Lake and Rush Peak can be reached via Nagar and Hopar and via the Hopar Glacier (Bualtar Glacier) and Miar Glacier, which rises from Miar and Phuparash peaks. The trek to Rush Lake provides spectacular views of Spantik, Malubiting, Miar Peak, Phuparash Peak and Ultar Sar.

Things to do in Hunza valley

Baltit Fort Ultar Meadows Trek Rakaposhi base camp Trek Hoper Glacier Trek Rush Lake Trek Batura Trek Patundass Meadows Trek Shimshal Pass Trek Khunjerab Pass Sun Rising/Set at Duiker Altit Fort Ondra Fort

Benvenuti a valle di Hunza in Pakistan

Hunza Valley è una valle di montagna in Gilgit nel Gilgit-Baltistan regione autonoma, una zona sotto il controllo del governo del Pakistan. La valle di Hunza è situata a nord del fiume Hunza, a un'altitudine di circa 2.500 metri (8.200 piedi). Il territorio di Hunza è di circa 7.900 chilometri quadrati (3.100 miglia quadrate). Karimabad (precedentemente chiamato Baltit) è la città principale, che è anche una destinazione turistica molto popolare per lo spettacolare scenario delle montagne circostanti, come Ultar Sar, Rakaposhi, Bojahagur Duanasir II, Hunza Peak, Diran Peak e Bublimating (Ladyfinger Peak), tutti i 6.000 metri (19.685 piedi) o superiore. Hunza è un ex stato principesco confinanti con la Cina a nord-est e Pamir al suo nord-ovest, che ha continuato a sopravvivere fino al 1974, quando fu sciolto da Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. Lo stato delimitato l'Agenzia Gilgit a sud, lo stato dell'ex Principato di Nagar ad est. La capitale dello stato è stata la città di Baltit (no...

ようこそフンザ渓谷パキスタン

フンザバレーはギルギット-バルチスタンのギルギット自治区、パキスタンの政府の管理下にある地区の山間渓谷です。フンザの谷は、約2,500メートル(8200フィート)の上昇で、フンザ川の北側に位置しています。フンザの領土は約7900平方キロメートル(3,100平方マイル)です。カリマバード(以前はBaltitと呼ばれる)、また、Ultarサール、Rakaposhi、Bojahagur DuanasirⅡ、フンザピーク、DiranピークBublimating(レディーフィンガーピーク)のように周囲の山々の壮大な風景のために非常に人気のある観光地です主要な町であり、すべての6000メートル(19685フィート)以上。 フンザ 以前は、北と東パミールそれが最終的にアリブット溶解した1974年まで生存し続け、その北西に、中国と国境を接する豪壮な状態だった。状態は東に、南にナガー元豪壮な状態をギルギット庁に接しています。州都は、(また、カリマバードとして知られている)Baltitの町され、その旧居留地はGanish村です。 フンザ 900年以上の独立した公国であった。イギリスはフンザの制御及びナガル近隣の谷間を得た Baltitフォートはフンザをカリマバード 1889年、1892年重度の武力衝突が続く。フンザ当時のトム(王子)ミュールSafdar Ali Khanさんは中国でKashgharに逃げ、政治亡命を呼び出すことができますか求めた。フンザの与党ファミリには次のような状況から、(天の)Ayesheと呼ばれています。フンザナガルの2つの状態は、座席政府のだったNager Shahreis、ギルギットの支配ファミリーの枝が支配し、以前の一つであった。伝統がMayrooカーン、ナガーの明らかに最初のイスラム教徒のトゥム約200年のギルギット、イスラムの宗教の導入後、彼にMoghlotとGirkisという名前の双子の息子を産んだギルギットのTrakhanの娘と結婚したことに関するものである。 Nagerの元現在の与党の家族から受け継いでいます。双子が生まれてから、互いに敵意を示していると言われている。これとできませんを見て彼らの父親は、Girkis、北を与えて、それらの間の彼の状態分割承継の問題を解決するため川の南、銀行Moghlotします。 フンザのRakaposh...