Karakoram Highway Cycling Tour is a cycling holiday on 1,300 long Karakoram Highway in the Karakoram mountains region of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. Karakoram Highway is one of the world highest paved roads.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS

• Karakoram Highway Cycling Tour On the Ancient Silk Route

• Tour manager and supporting crew through out the Journey

• Spectacular Mountains Vista of the Karakoram Range, Pakistan.

• Camping at Minapin, Right under Rakaposhi

• Experience the culture and hospitality of the friendly Hunza people

• Sneaky view of Nanga Parbat (8126m) and Rakaposhi (7788m) from KKH.

Karakoram Highway Cycling Tour is once in a life time cycling experience through the Karakoram mountain valleys, along the rivers and ancient silk route. Karakoram Highway starts from Hassan Abdal town and goes through Hunza valley va to Khunjerab Pass. Khunjerab Pass is the trading bordering between china and Pakistan. Whether you are a keen cyclist or a weekend rider, Karakoram Highway Cycling Tour is a great way to explore the ancient silk route, medical towns and small hillside villages of Hunza Valley. Karakoram highway cycling tour will get you to peek behind the curtain and discover a side of a country which many people simply cannot imagine. Imagine Cycling close to the shining glacier to an isolated Himalayan villages, sharing Delicious local traditional cuisine around a crackling bonfire and soaking in the stars as you give your feet a much-needed rest. Pakistan is an amazing country, our job is to not only make sure you have an amazing time but also to take care of all of the paperwork, logistics, permits and full boarding basis so that you can sit back, relax and enjoy the once in a life time Cycling experience. Pakistan will become your favorite country in the world. This is a land of towering peaks and ancient glaciers, of swaying bridges and mountain villages. The ancient Karakarum Highy way leading all the way to China has been travelled by explorers and philosophers, conquerors and merchants, pilgrims and spies. Now is your chance to follow in their footsteps.

Our Karakoram Highway Cycling Tour start point is Islamabad. Islamabad is the nearest international airport to reach the Karakoram mountain region of Pakistan. Our representative will meet and greet you at Islamabad international airport then transfer you to the hotel for a rest to recover from the journey. We will meet again in the afternoon for a briefing about the Karakoram Highway Cycling Tour. Next morning we will drive through Taxila, Hassan Abdal and Mansehra to reach Chillas town for the night stay. Chillas is a small town which is a getaway to the famous Killer mountain Nanga Parbat. In the morning we continue our Karakoram Highway Cycling Tour along the Indus and Gilgit River to Gilgit. Today will be our first cycling day with spectacular view of Nanga Parbat and the junction point of Himalaya, Karakoram and Hindukush mountains range. Gilgit is the Capital of Gilgit Baltistan province, surrounded by the pillars of the mighty Karakoram mountains. After exploring Gilgit, we will cycle up to rejoin the Karakoram highway, the road climbs gradually, we pass a few small villages, beyond here we will catch sight of the huge spiral of Rakaposhi mountain looming in the distance. The road goes so close to its base that it is hidden most of the way. We will spend the night in Minapin.

We continue our Karakoram Highway Cycling Tour towards Karimabad today. Above, the highest snow-covered peaks are hidden from view behind the jagged teeth of the ridge. Our ride leads us to Karimabad, the capital of Hunza. A short but spectacular day. A rest day, but with so much to see in this enchanting village, it is unlikely that you will get much rest. Highlights include the 13th Century Baltit Fort and the Sacred Rocks of Hunza valley. As we leave Karimabad to Passu, the road drops down to the village of Ganesh before we begin a fairly hard 15 km climb.The road climbs with intermittent glimpses of glaciers, precipices and gleaming white peaks, before the 10 km descent to Passu, which brings us directly to the incredible Passu Glacier where we will stop for the night. Today we transfer by vehicle setting off for the first 6km along the Karakoram Highway, just beyond the Batura Glacier we turn off to cross a suspension bridge over the Hunza river and follow a jeep track up to Shimshal. People in Shimshal are Wakhi. We cycle down through the valley passing the Mulungutti Glacier as we travel through a stunning scenery. We cross the Hunza River over a suspension bridge before re-joining The Karakoram highway about 6km north of Passu. We can make a late start this morning. When we depart our beautiful surroundings this, we have a picturesque ride to the quiet and unremarkable border village of Sust. before khunjerab pass. Khunjerab Pass is the Pakistan China Border. The scenery on the way from Karakoram highway is stunning. This is the last stop of our journey so we will head back towards Islamabad via Gilgit. Night stay in Gilgit then take a flight to Islamabad. You will spend one night in Islamabad then in the morning after breakfast Transfer you to the Airport for your flight back home.