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Fixed departure for Hispar-la and Snow Lake Trek

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A French will leave for Hispar-la and Snow Lake trek on 26 August 2011 from Skardu, Interested people may contact us at hunzaholidaysplus@gmail.com

Fixed departure for K2, Gondogoro-la Trek

A group will leave for K2, Gondogoro-la on 17 July 2011 from Skardu, Interested people may contact us at info@hunzaholidaysplus.com

Nanga Parbat International Expedition 2011, Confirmed

A joint venture group of 6 members for Nanga Parbat International Expedition 2011 is confirmed, The expeditions team will embark for its mission on 19th of June 2011 from Islamabad.

Culture & Heritage of Pakistan

The land where the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is situated today had been a seat of world’s leading Civilizations from the time immemorial. There is plenty of evidence from the pre-historic and historic period to support this argument, e.g. fossil jaws of apes, circa 14 million years old found from Pothohar. They belong to a species named “Sivapithecus Pakininsis”, said to be the ancestor of Man. A 2 million years old earliest stone hand axe. Now on display in Islamabad Museum. The legacy of our predecessors at the time of our independence, on August 14, 1947, came to us as a treasure which may be called as Pakistan’s national heritage. So rich and diversified is this heritage that Pakistani nation can be proud of its glorious past, be Islamic, Post Islamic or pre-Islamic period as far back as pre-historic times. No other country of the world can produce the treasure of by gone days as can be found in Pakistan. It is now incumbent upon us to treasure our national heritage and sav...

Fixed Departure for NANGA PARBAT Expedition June 2011

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A one-member expedition for NANGA PARBAT needs climbing partners to reduce the expedition cost. The team will embark on its mission between 1st - 15th of June this year from Islamabad. Interested climbers may contact us at hunzaholidaysplus@gmail.com, info@hunzaholidaysplus.com    

Pak-China border opening heralds a revival of tourism industry 2011-05-01

Gojal- The Pak-China border was opened for all types of tourists and logistic services between the two countries here on Sunday. Both the khunjarab security force (KSF), the Pakistani security force responsible to look after the border and their Chinese counterparts were present at the border that opened the gates by formally cutting of the band. Owing to the harsh terrain and the extreme weather conditions on both sides of the border, the khunjarab pass, a gateway connecting the two countries remains closed from December to April. Reopening of the road this year has left the business community scratching their heads as the kkh still remains closed due to the Attaabad Lake, the artificial lake formed due to land slide last year that completely submerged 15 kms of the KKH cutting Gojal valley, the gateway to china from rest of the world. The valley still remains stranded although boat service had been provided for the area in the immediate aftermath of the Attaabad dis...