Group Tour
Hunza & Khunjerab Pass 7-Day Tour
Everything the 5-day covers, plus Passu, Borith and the drive to the Chinese border at 4,693 m.
PKR 64,000PKR 55,000$196 · per person
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Shandur Pass Overland (Gilgit → Chitral)
- Duration
- 9 days / 8 nights
- Group size
- 6–12 people
- Difficulty
- Moderate
- Max altitude
- 3,700 m
- From
- PKR 96,000 per person
About this tour
Nine days across the top of the country — Gilgit to Chitral over the 3,700 m polo plateau, timed to the July festival.
- Shandur Polo Festival — the highest polo ground on earth
- Camping on the Shandur plateau at 3,700 m
- Phander, Khalti and Handrap lakes on the way up
- The descent into Chitral via Langar and Barsat
- Return over Lowari Tunnel to Islamabad
Want the background on where this goes? Read our Shandur Pass guide
Day by day
KKH north.
Into Gilgit, afternoon free.
West through Punial and Gupis.
Up onto the plateau, camp set beside the lake.
Polo, or — outside festival week — an empty plateau and a walk to the far lake.
Descend via Langar, Barsat and Mastuj.
Day trip to Bumburet in the Kalash valleys.
Lowari Tunnel and down to Dir/Swat.
Motorway home.
What’s included
Included
- Return transport from Islamabad, 4x4 over Shandur
- 6 nights hotel + 2 nights full-service camping
- All camping equipment and camp crew
- All meals on the plateau
- Local guide throughout
Not included
- Airfare (Islamabad–Gilgit/Skardu) unless stated
- Lunches and dinners not listed on the itinerary
- Entry tickets to forts and museums
- Personal expenses, laundry and tips
- Travel insurance
- Kalash valley entry fee
- Sleeping bag hire (PKR 1,500)
Departure dates
The next dates for this tour are being set. Tell us when you would like to go and we will arrange it.
Dates not working? Any tour here runs as a private departure for four or more travellers, on dates you choose. Ask us.
Booking questions
Message us on WhatsApp or use the booking form. A 25% advance confirms your seat; the balance is due seven days before departure. We send a written confirmation with the full itinerary and the vehicle details.
Full refund if you cancel more than 21 days before departure. 50% between 21 and 7 days. Inside 7 days the advance is non-refundable because hotels and jeeps are already paid. If we cancel a departure, you get everything back or a free transfer to another date.
No. All prices are by road from Islamabad. Islamabad–Gilgit and Islamabad–Skardu flights can be added at cost — around PKR 28,000–35,000 return depending on the season. PIA cancels these flights readily for weather, so every fly-in trip is planned with a road contingency.
Not for Hunza, Skardu, Gilgit, Astore or the standard tourist areas — a passport and visa are enough. An NOC is required for restricted zones near the Line of Control and for some trekking areas. We arrange it as part of the booking where it applies.
Group departures run 6 to 16 people depending on the trip. Anything smaller runs as a private tour. If you are four or more, a private departure on your own dates usually costs about the same per head.
The valley tours — Hunza, Skardu, Naltar, Phander — are fine for children and for parents. Fairy Meadows involves a three-hour walk, and Deosai means altitude and camping. The trekking and expedition trips are for experienced walkers only.
We run mixed groups with female travellers on most departures and can arrange female-only room sharing. Tell us at the time of booking and we will confirm who else is on that date.
April and May for blossom, June to September for the high passes and Deosai, October for autumn colour, and December to February if you want Hunza in the snow. Deosai and Shandur are only open roughly July to September.
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