Beauty of Gilgit Baltistan

Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) is a very sparsely populated high-mountain area in the north of Pakistan. Its natural environment is usually described with superlatives – the longest glaciers outside of the polar region, home of the world’s second highest peak (K2) and four more eight-thousands. GB is largely a high-mountain desert; geologically, it spreads over three high mountain systems: Himalaya, Karakorum and Hindukush. The society of GB is diverse in terms of language, religion and ethnicity. Gilgit famous Gilgit  Baltistan is the capital of tourism in Pakistan.  Gilgit  Baltistan is home to some of the highest peaks in the world, including K2 the second highest peak in the world.  Gilgit  Baltistan's landscape includes mountains, lakes, glaciers and valleys. Gilgit Baltistan  is home of world highest and  beautiful  valleys. These include Ghancha, Shiger, Astore Valley,  Gilgit , Ghizer Valley, Hunza Valley, Skardu and Nagar Valley.   Hunza...

   Islamabad to Gilgit “By road journey from Islamabad or Rawalpindi to Gilgit and Skardu is one of the adventurous and enjoyable journeys of the world, because departing from Islamabad to Skardu or Gilgit the vehicles pass from scenic wonderlands and panoramic valleys i.e. almost all the beautiful places of the KPK. There are two routes to reach Gilgit-Baltistan from Islamabad or Rawalpindi. One is directly through KKH (Karakorum Highway) which is named as N35. If you follow this route you will see the beautiful places of KPK like Mansehra, Abbottabad, Batgram, Chatarplane, Patan, and Bisham etc”.  Images from on the Top:              Guide Map: