Attabad Lake, Hunza (Gojal)
Winter

Winter Hunza & Attabad

Attabad Lake, Hunza (Gojal)

Duration
5 days / 4 nights
Group size
6–12 people
Difficulty
Moderate
Max altitude
2,800 m
From
PKR 45,000 per person

About this tour

Hunza under snow, with frozen waterfalls, an empty Karimabad and rooms at half the summer rate.

  • Karimabad in snow with almost nobody there
  • Attabad Lake ringed with ice
  • Frozen waterfalls along the KKH at Gulmit
  • Hunza winter food and wood-stove evenings
  • Clear winter skies for astrophotography

Want the background on where this goes? Read our Attabad Lake guide

Day by day

KKH north. Winter runs are slower — expect a long day.

  • Lunch
  • Chilas hotel

Snow country from Jaglot. Afternoon in the bazaar.

  • Breakfast, Dinner
  • Karimabad hotel

Baltit Fort, Duikar if the road is open, and a wood-stove evening.

  • Breakfast, Dinner
  • Karimabad hotel

Frozen waterfalls, Attabad, then back south to Chilas.

  • Breakfast, Lunch
  • Chilas hotel

Return down the KKH.

  • Breakfast

What’s included

Included

  • Return transport in a heated 4x4 or coaster
  • 4 nights heated accommodation
  • Daily breakfast and the meals listed
  • Local guide throughout
  • Snow chains and winter recovery kit on the vehicle

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

Departure dates

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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PKR 45,000per person · 5 days

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