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skardu biking
skardu biking
The centre of commerce, transportation and gateway to one of the
world's most spectacular landscape and head quarter of Baltistan,
remained part of great Tibetian empire from 727 ad till 1840 ad. The
epics, folk songs, dances, music, palaces, Buddhist archaeological
sites, rock inscriptions reminds the glorious past of this little
Tibet or Baltistan. It is connected from Karakoram high way with 170
kms road which cling with the bank of river Indus. The most difficult
road of the world during its construction. Here one will encounter the
most exciting contrast of landscapes i.e. forests, rivers, lakes,
glaciers, desert and highest mountains of the world. The most famous,
lush green Shigar valley on eastern side surrounded by snow clad peaks
and famous treks of k-2 and Hisper glacier begins from here. Deosai
plateau, 56 km long and 40 km wide at the height of 3800m covered from
July to September with multicolor wild flowers in full bloom.
ITINERARY:
DAY 1 ARRIVAL IN ISLAMABAD.
DAY 2 DEPARTURE FOR CHILAS BY COACH
DAY 3 SKURDU
DAY 4 SHORT CYCLING TO SATPARA LAKE ON SHINGLE ROAD.
DAY 5 CYCLING TO SHIGAR VALLEY ON SINGLE DIRT ROAD, OVER NIGHT AT
GHULABPUR IN CAMP.
DAY 6 CYCLING TO ARUNDO VALLEY AND ENJOY BATHING IN HOT WATER SPRING
OVER NIGHT IN CAMP
DAY 7 CYCLING TO SHIGAR VIA K-2 TREK
DAY 8 REST DAY IN SKURDU
DAY 9 TO DEOSAI PLAINS BY JEEPS
DAY 10 DEPARTURE TO DASSU BY COACH.
DAY 11 ISLAMABAD.
DAY 12 DEPARTURE. BIKKING
GRADE STRENUOS
LAND COST US $ 468 P P
DURATION 12 Days.
SEASON APR-OCT
GROUP SIZE 6 & ABOVE
The centre of commerce, transportation and gateway to one of the
world's most spectacular landscape and head quarter of Baltistan,
remained part of great Tibetian empire from 727 ad till 1840 ad. The
epics, folk songs, dances, music, palaces, Buddhist archaeological
sites, rock inscriptions reminds the glorious past of this little
Tibet or Baltistan. It is connected from Karakoram high way with 170
kms road which cling with the bank of river Indus. The most difficult
road of the world during its construction. Here one will encounter the
most exciting contrast of landscapes i.e. forests, rivers, lakes,
glaciers, desert and highest mountains of the world. The most famous,
lush green Shigar valley on eastern side surrounded by snow clad peaks
and famous treks of k-2 and Hisper glacier begins from here. Deosai
plateau, 56 km long and 40 km wide at the height of 3800m covered from
July to September with multicolor wild flowers in full bloom.
ITINERARY:
DAY 1 ARRIVAL IN ISLAMABAD.
DAY 2 DEPARTURE FOR CHILAS BY COACH
DAY 3 SKURDU
DAY 4 SHORT CYCLING TO SATPARA LAKE ON SHINGLE ROAD.
DAY 5 CYCLING TO SHIGAR VALLEY ON SINGLE DIRT ROAD, OVER NIGHT AT
GHULABPUR IN CAMP.
DAY 6 CYCLING TO ARUNDO VALLEY AND ENJOY BATHING IN HOT WATER SPRING
OVER NIGHT IN CAMP
DAY 7 CYCLING TO SHIGAR VIA K-2 TREK
DAY 8 REST DAY IN SKURDU
DAY 9 TO DEOSAI PLAINS BY JEEPS
DAY 10 DEPARTURE TO DASSU BY COACH.
DAY 11 ISLAMABAD.
DAY 12 DEPARTURE. BIKKING
GRADE STRENUOS
LAND COST US $ 468 P P
DURATION 12 Days.
SEASON APR-OCT
GROUP SIZE 6 & ABOVE
