Every destination, region by region

town · 2,450 m

Karimabad

The old royal capital and the heart of every Hunza itinerary

fort · 2,500 m

Baltit Fort

Seven hundred years of Hunza history above the Karimabad bazaar

fort · 2,400 m

Altit Fort

The cradle of the Hunza kingdom, on a cliff above the river

valley · 2,850 m

Eagle's Nest (Duikar)

The viewpoint where all of Hunza's giants line up at golden hour

lake · 2,550 m

Attabad Lake

A disaster that became one of Pakistan's most beautiful places

town · 2,500 m

Gulmit

Upper Hunza's old capital, where Wakhi culture meets the Cones

peak · 6,106 m

Passu Cones

The jagged cathedral skyline that defines the Karakoram Highway

bridge · 2,550 m

Hussaini Suspension Bridge

The plank-and-cable crossing that made upper Hunza internet-famous

lake · 2,600 m

Borith Lake

A hushed bowl of water between two glaciers, loved by birds and hikers

pass · 4,693 m

Khunjerab Pass

Drive to 4,693 m and stand at the China border gate

trek · 3,500 m

Rakaposhi Base Camp

Two days' walking to a meadow beneath a 7,788-metre wall of ice

glacier · 2,700 m

Hopper Glacier

A churning river of ice at the end of a half-day drive from Karimabad

valley · 3,100 m

Shimshal Valley

The valley of mountaineers at the end of Pakistan's wildest road

valley · 3,300 m

Chapursan Valley

The last valley of Pakistan, where the road runs toward the Wakhan

town

Ganish Village

A thousand years of Silk Road history around a quiet village pond

town · 2,230 m

Skardu

The basecamp town for the greatest mountains on earth

valley · 2,300 m

Shigar Valley

Sleep in a raja's fort on the road to K2

valley · 2,600 m

Khaplu Valley

A royal palace and a 700-year-old mosque at the end of the road east

desert · 2,300 m

Sarfaranga Cold Desert

Silver dunes at 2,300 metres, ringed by snow peaks

desert · 2,226 m

Katpana Desert

Where winter snow settles on sand dunes

lake · 2,500 m

Upper Kachura Lake

The wilder, deeper, bluer of Skardu's twin lakes

lake · 2,500 m

Shangrila Resort (Lower Kachura Lake)

Pakistan's original 'Heaven on Earth' postcard

valley · 3,000 m

Basho Valley

Pine meadows and an ice-cold river at the end of a jeep track

valley · 2,400 m

Chunda Valley

Skardu's spring blossom amphitheatre

wildlife · 4,114 m

Deosai National Park

The Land of Giants: a rolling world above 4,000 metres

trek · 4,600 m

K2 Base Camp & Concordia Trek

Walking into the throne room of the mountain gods

waterfall · 2,600 m

Manthokha Waterfall

A 45-metre curtain of glacier water in green Kharmang

valley · 3,050 m

Hushe Valley

The last village before the great walls of the Karakoram

trek · 4,000 m

Masherbrum Base Camp

A short, uncrowded trek to the foot of the first Karakoram giant

lake · 2,650 m

Satpara Lake

Skardu's deep-blue lake on the road to Deosai

lake · 3,500 m

Rama Lake

A glacial lake above the pines, beneath the Chongra peaks

valley · 2,950 m

Rupal Valley

Village fields beneath the highest mountain wall on earth

town · 2,600 m

Astore Village

The crossroads town of the Nanga Parbat valleys

meadow · 3,300 m

Fairy Meadows

The grassland the German climbers called Märchenwiese

trek · 3,967 m

Nanga Parbat Base Camp (Raikot Side)

A day's walk from the meadows to the foot of the Killer Mountain

bridge

Raikot Bridge Jeep Track

One of the world's most dramatic mountain roads

lake

Phander Lake

A deep-blue lake in the greenest valley of the north

lake

Khalti Lake

A river that pauses to become a lake

valley

Yasin Valley

A historic valley at the edge of the Hindu Kush

town

Gupis

The crossroads town of the Ghizer valley

pass · 3,700 m

Shandur Pass

Where the roof of the world hosts a polo match