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...

The  Skardu Valley  ( Urdu :  وادی سکردو ‎) is located in  Gilgit-Baltistan ,  Pakistan . The valley is about 10 km wide and 40 km long. It is at the confluence of the  Shigar River  and  Indus River . It surrounded by the large  Karakoram Range . With the nearby lakes and mountains, it is an important tourist location in Pakistan. Skardu is the main town of Baltistan along the wide bank of the river Indus. Skardu is the largest district of the Northern Areas. Baltistan is home to some of the highest peaks in the world, the  Karakoram Range , Skardu is very popular with Mountaineering Expeditions. It is equally popular with high altitude trekkers, who treks to  Baltoro Glacier ,  K2  Base Camp and Concordia. Skardu by road, lies approximately 5 hours away from Gilgit and 10 hours drive from  Besham . ADVANTURE PLACE OF SKARDU: 1)  Skardu  Fort. Skardu Fort or Karpachu Fort is a fort in Skard...