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  • Journey Through the Heart of Karakoram
April 2 – 11, 2027 (10 days)Starting from £1,650
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Lukas Richter
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Meet Your Host

Lukas Richter

Travel & Outdoor Creator

I'm Lukas Richter, a German landscape and nature photographer who has travelled to over 35 countries. But even after seeing so much of the world, no country has surprised me quite like Pakistan. I still can't put into words what it felt like to see an 8,000-metre mountain with my own eyes for the first time. The scale of the landscape, the people I met and the experiences I had made Pakistan a place I'll never forget. I've put together a short video to share a little bit of my passion for this project, why I want to return, and what you can expect from our 10-day journey through the Karakoram.

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Overview of the location

Ten days that take you from a capital built in the 1960s to a fort that was already old when it was built, by way of the Karakoram Highway – the paved descendant of the Silk Road – and a cricket ground cut into a mountainside with a 7,788-metre peak standing behind the boundary. Three valleys, two 400-year-old kitchens, five peaks over seven thousand metres in a single frame – and a film crew with you the whole way, so you come home with the footage as well as the memory.

Trip overview

The trip in a nutshell

Dates, places to stay, pace and the experiences that shape the journey — all at a glance.

Duration

10 days / 9 nights

Dates

April 2 – 11, 2027

Group size

8–12 travellers

Fitness level

Moderate

Host

Lukas Richter, Travel & Outdoor Creator

Meals

26 meals: 9 breakfasts, 8 lunches, 9 dinners

Price

From £1,650 per person, double occupancy

Hotels

Ambience Hotel Islamabad · Ambience Hotel Hunza (3 nights) · Ramada Gilgit · PC Legacy Skardu (3 nights)

Main experiences

Baltit & Altit Forts · Attabad Lake · Passu Glacier · Rakaposhi cricket ground · Shigar Fort · Sarfaranga Cold Desert · K2 Museum · Chunda Valley

What's Included

Meal
MEAL

9 Breakfasts, 8 Lunches & 9 Dinners

Transport
Transport

Toyota Grand Cabin & 4x4 Jeeps

Group size
Group size

8 - 12 pax

Expert team
expert team

Trained English speaking guide and resident director

Accommodation
ACCOMMODATION

All accommodation as outlined in the itinerary. We’ll make sure room sharing is matched by gender unless otherwise requested

Entrance fees
ENTRANCE FEES

Included in the tour price

Fitness rating
FITNESS RATING

Moderate

Book with confidence
BOOK WITH CONFIDENCE

All Flexible booking conditions regarding transfer and cancellations

Bonfire
Bonfire

1x Bonfire Night

Traditional musical night
Tradtional musical night

1x Tradtional musical night

Souvenirs
Souvenirs

1x Souvenirs

Culinary experiences
Culinary experiences

Traditional Hunza & Balti cuisine

What's Not Included

International flights to and from Islamabad

Pakistan visa fees – we prepare the documentation, you pay the fee

Travel and medical insurance – strongly recommended

Lunch on Day 1, and lunch and dinner on Day 10

Medical costs, evacuation and rescue

Costs from landslides, road closures, weather or flight delays

Anything not explicitly listed as included

Itinerary Section

10 DAYS 9 NIGHTS

Day 1 of 10

The Capital, Before the Mountains

Arrival at Islamabad International. Your guide meets the group in arrivals and the vehicle is already waiting. Transfer to the Ambience Hotel, check in, and time to shower off the flight before the city opens up. Faisal Mosque first – Vedat Dalokay's Bedouin-tent design folded into the foot of the Margalla Hills, and one of the largest mosques in the world. Then the Pakistan Monument on Shakarparian ridge, four granite petals opening over the city, and Saidpur Village, a 500-year-old Mughal-era settlement swallowed whole by the modern capital. Up the Margalla Hills road to Monal for the arrival dinner, with Islamabad laid out below you in a grid of lights. Your guide runs the route briefing over dinner. Back to the Ambience for an early night – tomorrow is a dawn flight.

Premium HotelAmbience Hotel, Islamabad
ActivitiesFaisal Mosque · Pakistan Monument · Saidpur Village · Monal
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Ready for the Karakoram?

Join Lukas in April 2027

April 2 – 11, 2027 (10 days)

£1,650per person
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50% deposit to secure your place · flexible booking terms

Travel Tales

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If you're looking for an authentic and sustainable travel experience in Pakistan, I highly recommend Facing North Travel & Tours. Their knowledgeable guides offer unique cultural insights

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