CYCLE TOURS

Karakuram Bike Tour
Silk Route Bike adventure
Biking and Hiking
Cycling, Swat Valley to “Roof of the world”
Biking in the Karakuram and Hindu-Kush
Biking adventure Kalash to Hunza Valley



 

CYCLING, SWAT VALLEY TO ROOF OF THE WORLD:

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Day-01 Arrival to Islamabad (515m) and transfer to hotel
Day-02 Drive to Peshawar via Taxila, overnight at hotel
Day-03 Sightseeing in Peshawar/ drive to Khyber Pass, hotel
Day-04 Drive to Taket Baghi and Start Biking to Swat,
Day-05 Biking to Besham, overnight at hotel
Day-06 Biking to Dassu, hotel
Day-07 Biking to Chilas, overnight at hotel
Day-08 Biking to Gilgit, hotel
Day-09 Biking to Hunza (Karimabad)
Day-10 Trek/ drive to Duiker village, highest point of the valley.
Day-11 Biking to Sust
Day-12 Biking to Khunjerab Pass and back to Sust for overnight
Day-13 Biking to Karimabad
Day-14 Drive to Chilas
Day-15 Drive to Islamabad
Day-16 Full day excursion to Murree and back to Islamabad
Day-17 Departure from Islamabad (transfer to airport)

BIKING IN THE KARAKURAM AND HIDU-KUSH:

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Day-01 Arrival to Islamabad and transfer to hotel
Day-02 Drive/Bike to Swat Valley via Taket Bahi/hotel
Day-03 Bike to Kalam and drive back to Mangora/hotel
Day-04 Drive to Chitral/hotel
Day-05 Biking to Kalash valley/camp
Day-06 Biking to Sargose/camp
Day-07 Biking from Sargose to Laspur/camp
Day-08 Biking to Phunder/camp or hotel
Day-09 Biking to Gakuch/camp
Day-10 Bike to Gilgit/hotel
Day-11 Bike or Drive to Gulmit/hotel
Day-12 Drive to Khunjerab Pass and back on bike to Soust/hotel
Day-13 Biking to Karimabad/hotel
Day-14 Free day at Karimabad for sightseeing
Day-15 Biking to Gilgit/hotel
Day-16 Drive to Besham/hotel
Day-17 Drive to Islamabad via Taxila/hotel
Day-18 Departure from Islamabad (drop to airport)

BIKE ADVENTURE KALASH TO HUNZA VALLEY:

Max altitude: 4733m
Suitable Period: June to September

 

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Day-01 Arrival to Islamabad and transfer to hotel, sightseeing of Islamabad and Rawalpindi.
Day-02 Drive to Peshawar via Taxila 3-4hrs. In the evening time you may visit some historical places and local Bazzar
Day-03 Drive to Dir via Swat valley 6-7 hrs, lush green valley, rivers, forest, variety of wild life and outstanding natural beauty. The area has a rich history covering thousands of years. Great Alexander trevelled through this area and Buddhist Civilization florished later in this valley.
Day-04 Start Biking from Dir to Loweri Pass (3118m) 6-7 hrs, on unmetalled road and climb up to the Loweri Pass at the hight of (3118m) in the Hundu-Kush range. Lowari pass is the natural barrier of Dir and Chitral Valley. Continue to Nagar Village and overnight in tent.
Day-05 Drive to Kalash Valley 5-6 hrs through the gorge of Chitral, comperising number of villages along the riverside via Chitral to Kalash Valley.
Day-06 Day free in Kalash Valley, you may visit the valleys of Kalash by cycle. Kalash is outstnding and natural beauty, situated in between Afghanistan and Chitral boarder. Kalash have their own culture, methedology, fascinating songs, dance and Kalashi handicraft are unique and wounderfull.
Day-07 Drive to Mastuj 5-6 hrs. Overnight in the tent
Day-08 Start cycle adventure to Shandure Pass (3738m) 6-7 hrs. Journey on unmateled Jeep road climbs up to the Pass. Shandur Pass the world highest Pologround, which lies between Chitral and Gilgit. The traditional Polo tournament held every year in the month of July./camp
Day-09 Continue bike from Shandure Pass to Phander 6-7 hrs./camp
Day-10 Cycling to Ghakoch 5-6 hrs. Journey along the river on the same Jeep route, it takes you through the beautiful valley to numbers of villages to the Ghakoch.
Day-11 Journey continues on Cycle to Gilgit (1500m) 5-6 hrs. Riding along the Ghizer River, narrow gorge valley and among the villages to obserbe the simple way of life. Overnight at hotel
Day-12 Cycle adventure from Gilgit to Hunza-Karimabad (2400m) 4-5 hrs. In the way you may make stops at the view point Rakaposhi (7788m) and other interesting viewpoints.
Day-13 Cycling to DUIKAR Village 3000 m about 5-6 km up steep mountainious off-road. It is the most challanging for the cycle adventure lovers. It gives the eye’s brids view of centeral Hunza and Nagar Valley. It is also opportunity to mix up with local people and close look of their culture, tradition and their simple way of life.
Day-14 Proceed Bike adventure to Sust 5-6 hrs. Riding on Karakuram Highway through the gorge valley with specticular view of surrounding lofty peaks and glaciers and the number of Wakhi villages up to the Sust.
Day-15 Drive to Khunjerab Pass (4733m) 3-hrs. Drive through the narrow gorge valley, along the Hunza River steep up the Pass. Khunjerab Pass is the world highest paved boarder between Pakistan and China. Khunjerab National Park is the home of Snowleaperd and Marcopolo sheep, Ibex and other wild life. Back to Sust on bikes by the same route but extreamly descend to the Kuksal and proceed on the normal route to the Sust. Then proceed to Passu or Gulmit by drive
Day-16 Drive to Gilgit 4-5 hrs. In the eveing you may visit Kargha Buddah, rock carving and Bazaar.
Day-17 Drive to Besham 6-7 hrs. In the way you may make several stops at the Nanga Parbat viewpoint and the meeting point of the Great Mountains range the Karakuram, the Himalayan and the Hindu-Kush.
Day-18 Drive to Islamabad (6-7 hrs)
Day-19 Day free in Islamabad
Day-20 Fly homeland

 





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