Fixed Departure for Fairy Meadows Tour 2013

1st group for Fairy Meadows will leave on 1st May 2013 from Islamabad. Contact us if you're interested to join.

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The people of the Hunza valley drink alkaline and ionized water that naturally occurs

Hunza Valley is located at 7,999' in northern Pakistan and is the home of the longest lived people on the planet. The high mountain valley is surrounded by the Himalayan mountains with the mountain in the photo to the left rising to 25,551'. Northern Pakistan is blessed with the greatest mass of high mountains on earth where the Himalaya, Karakoram, Pamir's, and Hindukush all meet! As much as the valley is famous for its beauty, the people of Hunza are noted for their friendliness and hospitality. The local language is Brushuski but most people understand Urdu and English. The literacy rate of the Hunza valley is believed to be above 90%, virtually every child of the new generation studies up to at least high school. Many pursue higher studies from prestigious colleges and Universities of Pakistan and abroad.

The Hunza People are uniquely healthy and free of disease. Many studies have been done and it is believed that their simple healthy diet of carefully grown organic food and the glacial, living water is their secret to health and long life. Hunza drink directly from glacial streams in the high Himalayas. It is fresh, invigorating, life enhancing, free radical scavenging and delicious. The Hunza have the longest lifespan in the world and this has been traced as related to the water that they drink and their natural diet. Hunza water is an example of perfect natural water. Hunza has people who routinely live to 120-140 years, in good health with virtually no cancer, degenerative disease, dental caries or bone decay. Hunza people remain robust and strong and are also able to bear children even in old age. Research has proven conclusively that the major common denominator of the healthy long-living people is their local water.

Dr. Henri Coanda, the Romanian father of fluid dynamics and a Nobel Prize winner at 78 yrs old, spent six decades studying the Hunza water trying to determine what it was in this water that caused such beneficial effects for the body. He discovered that it had a different viscosity and surface tension. Dr. Patrick Flanagan and others continued the research. They found Hunza water had a high alkaline pH and an extraordinary amount of active hydrogen (hydrogen with an extra electron), with a negative Redox Potential and a high colloidal mineral content. The water is living and provides health benefits that other types of drinking water cannot. Similar natural water properties and longevity are found in other remote unpolluted places such as the Shin-Chan areas of China, the Caucasus in Azerbaijan, and in the Andes Mountains.

What kind of exotic, ill-tasting grub do these Hunza people eat, you are wondering. Strange as it may sound, virtually everything the Hunzakut eat is delectable to the western palate, and is readily available in the United States - at least if your shopping horizons do not begin and end at the supermarket.

Not only is the Hunza diet not exotic, but there's really nothing terribly mysterious about its health-promoting qualities, Everything we know about food and health, gathered both from clinical studies and the observation of scientists who have traveled throughout the world observing dietary practices and their relationship to health, tells us that it is to be expected that the Hunza diet will go a long way towards improving the total health of anyone, anywhere. The Hunza story is only on of the more dramatic examples of the miraculous health produced by a diet of fresh, natural unprocessed and unadulterated food.

Maybe you're wondering: are the Hunzas really all that healthy? That was the question on the mind of cardiologists Dr. Paul D. White and Dr. Edward G. Toomey, who made the difficult trip up the mountain paths to Hunza, toting along with them a portable, battery-operated electrocardiograph. In the American Heart Journal for December, 1964, the doctors say they used the equipment to study 25 Hunza men, who were, "on fairly good evidence, between 90 and 110 years old." Blood pressure and cholesterol levels were also tested. He reported that not one of these men showed a single sign of coronary heart disease, high blood pressure or high cholesterol.

An optometrist, Dr. Allen E. Banik, also made the journey to Hunza to see for himself if the people were as healthy as they were reputed to be, and published his report in Hunza Land (Whitehorn Publishing Co., 1960). "It wasn't long before I discovered that everything that I had read about perpetual life and health in this tiny country is true," Dr. Banik declared. "I examined the eyes of some of Hunza's oldest citizens and found them to be perfect."

Beyond more freedom from disease, many observers have been startled by the positive side of Hunza health. Dr. Banik, for example, relates that "many Hunza people are so strong that in the winter they exercise by breaking holes in the ice-covered streams and take a swim down under the ice." Other intrepid visitors who have been there report their amazement at seeing men 80, 90, and 100 years old repairing the always-crumbling rocky roads, and lifting large stones and boulders to repair the retaining walls around their terrace gardens. The oldsters think nothing of playing a competitive game of volleyball in the hot sun against men 50 years their junior, and even take part in wild games of polo that are so violent they would make an ice hockey fan shudder.

Apricots Are Hunza Gold
Of all their organically-grown food, perhaps their favorite, and one of their dietary mainstays, is the apricot. Apricot orchards are seen everywhere in Hunza, and a family's economic stability is measured by the number of trees they have under cultivation.  They eat their apricots fresh in season, and dry a great deal more in the sun for eating throughout the long cold winter. They puree the dried apricots and mix them with snow to make ice cream. Like their apricot jam, this ice cream needs no sugar because the apricots are so sweet naturally. But that is only the beginning. The Hunza cut the pits from the fruits, crack them, and remove the almond-like nuts. The women hand grind these kernels with stone mortars, then squeeze the meal between a hand stone and a flat rock to express the oil. The oil is used in cooking, for fuel, as a salad dressing on fresh garden greens, and even as a facial lotion ( Renee Taylor says Hunza women have beautiful complexions).

Besides apricots, the Hunzakut also grow and enjoy apples, pears, peaches, mulberries, black and red cherries, and grapes. From these fruits, the Hunzakut get all the vitamin C they need, as well as the other nutritional richness of fresh fruit, including energy from the fruit sugars. From the grapes, they also make a light red wine that helps make their simple fare into more of a real "meal". Observe the apricots drying in the sun in the photo to the left.

Hunza Chapatti Bread typically is made fresh each day from stone ground grains, primarily, wheat, barley, buckwheat and millet. These delicious flat unleavened breads are an important part of a nutritious diet of grains, fruits, dried fruits, and veggies. They drink substantial amounts of "Glacial Milk" which is milky colored water fresh melted from base of glaciers, rich in rock flour and minerals.

Another great Hunza health secret concerns the considerable amount of time each day devoted to physical exercise. Most exercise is done outdoors in order to take advantage of the pure mountain air, which in itself has a beneficial effect on health. Although a large part of their day is spent outdoors, working the fields, the Hunzakut do a lot more than that. For one thing, they take regular walks and a 15 or 20 kilometer hike is considered quite normal. Of course they don’t walk that distance every day, but doing so does not require any special effort.

You should also keep in mind that hiking along mountain trails is a lot more demanding than walking over flat terrain.Of course we’re not suggesting that you move to the mountains and become a farmer to stay fit and add years to your life! You don’t have to change your way of life completely in order to stay healthy and live longer. But one thing the Hunza life-style does prove is that exercise is very important for health and longevity.

Walking for an hour each day, something most people can manage, is excellent for both your body and your mind. In fact, walking is the simplest, least costly and most accessible form of exercise there is. And contrary to what you may think, it also provides you with a complete workout. So get in step with the Hunzakut and start walking!

Documentary – Journey to Khunjerab

A documentary made by Malang Films. It is a story of a motorcycle journey from Islamabad to Gilgit-Baltistan, passing through Khanpur, Swabi, Abbottabad, Mansehra, Kohistan, Naran, Kaghan and Babusar.

This 50 minutes documentary is full of natural emotoins and reflections, real incidents, thrill, adventure and many surprises.

We are sure that you will like the journey like we did 

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Fixed Departure for Fairy Meadows and Hunza valley 2013

 Join our fixed departure tour to Fairy Meadows and Hunza valley tour

Tour duration: 12 Days

Tour start from: Islamabad

Tour end in: Islamabad

Departure date from Islamabad: 16 June 2013

Trip will end in Islamabad on: 27 June 2013

Price per person: $875 (USD)

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BROAD PEAK

BROAD PEAK 

Broad Peak also known as K3, is the 12th highest mountain on Earth, with an elevation of 8,051 meters (26,414 ft). 

Broad Peak is part of the Gasherbrum massif on the border of Pakistan and China. It is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) from K2. It has a summit over 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) long, thus "Broad Peak”.

Climbing History:

The first ascent of Broad Peak was made on June 9, 1957 by Fritz Wintersteller, Marcus Schmuck, Kurt Diemberger, andHermann Buhl of an Austrian expedition led by Marcus Schmuck. A first attempt by the team was made on May 29 where Fritz Wintersteller and Kurt Diemberger reached the forepeak (8,030 m). This was also accomplished without the aid of supplemental oxygen or high altitude porters and without base camp support.

On the same expedition, Marcus Schmuck and Fritz Wintersteller made a flash first ascent of Skil Brum peak (7,360 m) on June 19, 1957 in pure Alpine style in 53 hours.

Hermann Buhl fell to his death when he and Diemberger attempted to climb nearby Chogolisa peak (7,654 m) on June 27, 1957.

The summit of Broad Peak has been descended on skis [citation needed].

In July 2007 an Austrian mountaineering team climbed Broad Peak with the aim of retrieving the corpse of Markus Kronthaler, who had died on the mountain one year before, from over 8,000 metres.

In the winter and summer of 2009 there were no summits. There was one winter expedition by a Polish-Canadian team. In the summer there was one fatality, Cristina Castagna.

In summer 2012, 5 members of "Koroška 8000" - Slovenian team (led by Gregor Lačen) summited the mountain (without supplementary oxygen and without high altitude porters). They tracked the way in deep snow from camp 4 to the summit and opened the summit to 7 more individuals from other expeditions. They all summited on July 31st 2012. The mountain was also summited by a Lithuanian climber in a solo ascent.

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Silk Road Tour 2012

We offer special discount on Silk Route Explorer Tour, please find the detailed itinerary below:-

Itinerary:

 

Day 01: Kashgar (China) – Tashkurgan (China)

Meet and greet in Kashgar with our guide and driver and drive to Tashkurgan, it is approx 4 hours drive, arrive and transfer to the hotel for short rest. Evening to explore around.

 

Day 02: Tashkurgan (China) - Sost (Pakistan)

After the passing from the immigration process we will continue driving to Pakistan through the world highest overland pass Khunjerab (Khunzhrav) 4693m (15397 feet) above seal level. We will stop at the zero point (The border between Pakistan and China) for a short time to take photographs and continue drive to Sost, en-route to Sost we will pass through the National Pakistan where you can see the Ibex if you’re luck is good! Arrive at the immigration at Sost, after passing through the process we will continue drive to Passu after a short rest at Sost. Arrive and transfer to the hotel. 

 

Day 03: Passu – Gulmit

Today we will explore the beautiful small village along the Silk Route, after break fast drive to Borth village to see the beautiful Borith Lake, This is one of the most beautiful lakes in Pakistan, Its water is warm to swim one can swim here if interested! After spending sometime at Borth village will hike to Ghulkin village via the Ghulkin glacier, it takes 2 hours. Ghulkin is the another beautiful village, Here we will visit some traditional houses/Families to see the culture, after spending some time with the local families we will go to Gulmit to visit the 900 years Old house and some other places. In the evening we will go to our hotel Gulmit.

 

Day 04: Gulmit - Karimabad

Today we will cross the new formed lake Attabad by boat it takes one hour to reach the other side of the lake (Attabad village) and transfer to the Jeeps for onward journey to Karimabad which takes another one hour. Evening to explore around.

 

Day 05: Karimabad

Today we will visit Baltit Fort, Altit Fort, Local bazzar, Channel walk and evening to Duiker to see the sunset, Dukier is the best point to view the Hunza and Nagar valley and the beautiful snowcapped mountains in its surrounding.

  

Day 06: Karimabad – Chilas

Departure for Chilas on Karakorum Highway, en-route we will visit the small villages, the Gilgit city and the bazzar, Stop at the junction point of the three great mountain ranges (Karakorum, Himalaya and Hindukush) arrive and transfer to the hotel.

  

Day 07: Chilas – Swat

Departure for Swat valley en-route we will visit the carved rock at Shatial on Karakorum Highway, some villages to see the culture difference between Hunza and Khoistan. Arrive and transfer to the hotel

 

Day 08: Swat

Day to visit the Archeological Sites , Visit Butkara1 Butkara 2 , Udegaram , and Shingardar Stupa all sites of the Kushans Period. Later a detailed lecture in Swat museum on the chronology of Swat.

  

Day 09: Upper Swat

Full day excursions to upper Swat valley

 

Day 10: Swat - Peshawar 

Departure for Peshawar en-route we will visit Takht Bhai (Buddhist Monastery).  Arrive and transfer to the hotel

 

Day 11: Peshawar

Today we will visit the old city and bazaars and enjoy the shopping.

 

Day 12: Peshawar – Islamabad

Departure for Islamabad, en-route we will visit Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Taxila sites and museum, arrive and transfer to the hotel

 

Day 13: Islamabad

Full day to explore the twin city Rawalpindi and Islamabad and for Shopping

 

Day 14: Fly to destination!

Drive to the airport in Islamabad and fly to destination, our service will end at the airport in Islamabad. 

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Confirmed Fixed Departures

Hunza Valley Tour: 28 Feb 2012, 14 March 2012, 26 March 2012, 7 April 2012
Hunza & Skardu valley Tour:  21 March 2012, 12 April 2012
K2 ,Gondogoro la Trek: 15 June 2012, 8 July 2012, 28 July 2012

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