Guides to the northern areas
Written by us, from the places we actually run trips to. No filler.
Topics
Six subjects, and every guide we publish sits in one of them.
When to go
Season by season, valley by valley — which passes are open when, and the two best photo windows of the year.
What it costs
Real budgets broken down by transport, hotels, food and tickets, for each destination and each departure city.
Getting there
Road routes, driving hours, flights that are worth risking, mobile coverage, ATMs and permits.
Itineraries & comparisons
Hunza or Skardu first? Three days or five in Naran? Written to help you choose, not to sell you the longer one.
Safety & altitude
Altitude sickness, road conditions, travelling as a woman, travelling with children and elders.
Gear & packing
What to bring by season and by trip type, and what you can buy in Gilgit rather than carrying from home.
The first guides are being written now
We would rather publish one properly researched guide a week than fifty thin ones at launch. If there is something you want answered before your trip, message us and we will write that one next.
Written and reviewed by the Musafir Tours team in Islamabad, Karimabad and Skardu.