Silk Road Explorers Tour
Cultural & Scenic Exploration – 2025
Explore Kashgar, Tashkurgan, Hunza Valley, Fairy Meadows, and Naran.
Experience local markets, forts, lakes, treks, and high-altitude border passes.
Witness the unique culture of Xinjiang and Northern Pakistan.
Day 01: Arrive Kashgar
• Dinner
- Greeted by Greeted by Beyond Borders Adventure Tours team at Kashgar International Airport
- Transfer with luggage to centrally located hotel
- Overnight stay in Kashgar
Day 02: Kashgar – Sunday Market & City Tour
• Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
- Visit the famous Sunday Market with carpets, foods, livestock, and more
- Explore Eidgah Mosque, Abakh Hoja Tomb, and old town
- Overnight stay in Kashgar
Day 03: Kashgar – Karakul – Tashkurgan
• Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
- Drive on Karakorum Highway to Karakul Lake
- Photography and sightseeing of Mustaghata Mountain
- Evening drive to Tashkurgan
- Overnight stay in Tashkurgan
Day 04: Tashkurgan – Gulmit Hunza Valley
• Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
- Complete customs and immigration formalities
- Drive to Sost via Khunjerab Pass (4750 m)
- Meet Pakistani guide at Sost and drive to Gulmit
- Check-in at hotel in Gulmit
- Overnight stay in Gulmit Upper Hunza Valley
Day 05: Gulmit – Borith Lake – Suspension Bridges
• Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
- Drive to Hussaini Village and visit suspension bridges
- Walk to viewpoint of Passu Glacier and visit Passu village
- Return to Gulmit
- Overnight stay in Gulmit Upper Hunza Valley
Day 06: Excursion – Chapursan Valley
• Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
- Full day exploration of Chapursan Valley
- Horse and yak riding, watch freestyle polo match (if held)
- Return to hotel in evening
- Overnight stay in Gulmit
Day 07: Exploring – Gulmit Upper Hunza Valley
• Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
- Visit Old House (700 years), Cultural Museum, Gulmit Old Town, Community School
- Evening visit to local traditional house for dinner
- Overnight stay in Gulmit Upper Hunza
Day 08: Gulmit – Attabad Lake – Hopper Valley – Karimabad Hunza
• Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
- Boating at Attabad Lake
- Hike to Hopper Glacier
- Drive to Karimabad Hunza Valley
- Overnight stay in Karimabad Hunza Valley
Day 09: Karimabad – Baltit – Altit Forts – Duiker
• Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
- Visit historical Baltit and Altit Forts
- Water channel walk and evening bazaar visit
- Overnight stay in Karimabad Hunza
Day 10: Karimabad Hunza – Gilgit
• Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
- Drive to Gilgit with photography stops at Rakaposhi Viewpoint
- Visit local bazaar and cooperative store
- Cross Asia’s longest suspension bridge
- Overnight stay in Gilgit
Day 11: Gilgit – Fairy Meadows
• Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
- Transfer to Raikot Bridge and jeep to Tatto village
- Trek to Fairy Meadows and check-in at hut
- Short walk around Fairy Meadows
- Overnight stay in local wooden huts
Day 12: Fairy Meadows – Naran
• Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
- Drive to Naran with photography and lunch stops
- Check-in at hotel in Naran
- Overnight stay in Naran
Day 13: Naran – Islamabad
• Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
- Drive to Islamabad with visit to Taxila Museum
- Check-in at hotel in Islamabad
- Overnight stay in Islamabad
Day 14: Islamabad Sightseeing & Departure
• Breakfast / Lunch / Dinner
- Sightseeing: Shah Faisal Mosque, Pakistan Monument, Daman-e-Koh
- Farewell dinner party
- Drop at airport to catch flight back home