Gilgit Travel Guide

Gilgit Travel Guide:The Gilgit is situated at an altitude of 1500 meters above sea level. The weather is sultry in June to August and freezing from December to culminate to February. Shina is the local and mundane language while Urdu and English languages are withal verbalized in the urban areas.
Gilgit offers all kind of utilities, health, business, edification, communication and convey cognate facilities. Tourism is the vital source of business for local economy. Other consequential local sources of income include agriculture, fruit farming, mining and handicrafts.
Gilgit is the mountaineering paradise with exceptionally prodigious variety of climbing and trekking possibilities. From mountain climbing to family holiday outings, this mountain city offers charming options to visitors of every taste and age group.
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Sightseeing:
Kargah Budha:
The Kargah Buddha, a rock carving is an excellent excursion. The Buddha was carved in 7th century AD. Three stupas were withal excavated at about half kilometers from the Buddha. These antediluvian carving and stupas are only 6 kilometers from Gilgit.
Naltar Valley:
Thickly forested and scenic Naltar valley is a 2 hours drive from Gilgit. At an altitude of 2880 meters, Naltar is a splendid valley with lakes, snow covered mountains and waterfalls.
Jaglot:
Jaglot is about 50 kilometers from Gilgit and a place where three highest mountain ranges meet each other. The Himalaya, Karakoram and Hindukush mountain ranges with views of Nanga Parbat, Haramosh, Rakaposhi along with confluence of Indus and Gilgit rivers is a unique exposure.
Activities:
Mountaineering:
Gilgit is the only place where mountains of Himalaya, Karakoram and Hindukush invite the climbers. It is infeasible to mention all the high apexes of Gilgit region but most famous denominations are Nanga Parbat, Rakaposhi, Ultar, Batura, Passu, Kunyang Kish, Distaghil Sar, Spantik, and Diran.
Trekking:
Gilgit withal offers the widest and broadest landscape for trekkers. The most renowned and visited trails include Fairy Meadows – Nanga Parbat, Rupal Valley – Mazeeno Pass, Naltar to Ishkoman, Karumbar Lake, Rakaposhi Base Camp, Rush Lake, Shimshal valley, Hispar – Snow Lake, Batura Base Camp and Phandar Lake. Many other trekking oppoutunities are there in the Ghizar, Hunza, Nagar and Astore valleys.
Shopping:
The handicrafts and handmade adornment items from Gilgit, Hunza, Ghizar and other areas are unique gifts to buy. Dry fruit of circumventing valleys are considered as the best in Pakistan. Gem stones and warm woolen habiliments are additionally worth buying. Gilgit is a paramount trade hub between Pakistan and China. A prodigious variety of Chinese goods are available at NLI market.
Where to stay?
An astronomically immense number of hotels and rest houses are available in Gilgit to meet every budget requisite. Finding a room or two is not a quandary even in tourist season; but for immensely colossal expeditions, an advance booking shall be made to evade any inconvenience.
Convey and Access:
By road, Gilgit is linked to the Karakorum Highway. Due to the extreme weather and mountain conditions in the winters, the road peregrinating can be arduous.
From Rawalpindi, several busses and vans leave for Gilgit circadianly. The conventional time from Rawalpindi to Gilgit is 18 hours which conventionally expand upto 24 hours due to the road conditions.
For air peregrinating, two flights between Islamabad to Gilgit are scheduled by Pakistan International Airline (PIA). The air peregrinate is withal subject to the weather conditions around the Nanga Parbat region.