Hunza Group Tours

Hunza is the most photographed valley in Pakistan and for many travellers the highlight of the entire north. Strung along the Karakoram Highway between Gilgit and the Chinese border, it is a terraced green corridor beneath the towering wall of Rakaposhi and the jagged Passu Cones. The cultural centre is Karimabad, an old caravan town watched over by the thousand-year-old Baltit and Altit forts. Hunza is famous for its long-lived, highly literate population, its apricot and cherry orchards, and an autumn when the whole valley turns amber and red. Tours usually combine central Hunza around Karimabad with Upper Hunza, or Gojal, where the surreal blue Attabad Lake and the Passu glacier region begin the climb to Khunjerab Pass. The road is paved and comfortable for most of its length, which makes Hunza one of the gentler northern trips despite the altitude. It suits first-time visitors, families and photographers, and pairs naturally with Gilgit, Nagar and the Khunjerab day trip. Spring blossom in April and the autumn colours of late October are the two showcase seasons.