Gashabrum Travel Service

21/04/2024

Gasherbrum's travel and tour team has added a new Toyota Hilux Vigo 4D to their lineup.

11/12/2023

Avalanche

09/12/2023

01/07/2022

Sunset over GASHABRUM IV

Gasherbrum IV, surveyed as K3, is the 17th highest mountain on Earth and the 6th highest in Pakistan. It is one of the peaks in the Gasherbrum massif. The Gasherbrums are a remote group of peaks located at the northeastern end of the Baltoro Glacier in the Karakoram range of the Himalaya.

21/06/2022

K2 Base Camp is the base camp for climbers of K2, the second-highest mountain in the world. You can find K2 in the northwestern Karakoram Range in Pakistan, partly in the at an altitude of 5,117 m or 16,785 ft. As is the case with many high peaks, there are different names for K2. In Chinese K2 is known as Qogir Feng, and locally they call the mountain Dapsang or Chogori. Another English name for the mountain is Mount Godwin-Austen, after Henry Haversham Godwin-Austen a British topographer who surveyed the area around K2 in the late 19th Century. Of course, there are also nicknames for K2. Besides nicknames like The Mountaineers' Mountain or the King of Mountains, K2 is best known as the Savage Mountain.

07/06/2022

SHANDUR POLO FESTIVAL HAS BEEN SCHEDULED FROM 1ST TO 3RD JULY 2022
The annual Shandur Polo Festival has been scheduled from 1st to 3rd July 2022.

Shandur Polo Festival is a regular mega event of the Gilgit-Baltistan Government which is held from 7th to 9th July every year on the highest polo ground in the world, bordering the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. However, the event has been scheduled this year from 1st to 3rd July 2022 due to the falling of Eid-ul-Azha. Both the governments of Gilgit-Baltistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa jointly arrange the said mega event.

Cultural shows, exhibitions, temporary bazaars and musical nights shall be the main events in addition to a series of free-style polo matches that is a cherished attraction for both foreign and domestic tourists.

08/03/2022

Thowar is the administrative center of Roundu Subdivision, District Skardu Gilgit-Baltistan. Roundu valley is an about 150 kilometers long canyon along the banks of the Indus River, Pakistan's longest river. The total population of Roundu Valley is approximately 100,000 and the Subdivisional Headquarter is at the Thowar valley. Gilgit-Skardu road passes through the Thowar valley bisecting the Dambudas, the market area and downtown of Thowar valley.

15/08/2021

Hyderabad (Bimal Das) is a beautiful small town located in Hunza Valley in the North of Pakistan, which is surrounded by magnificent mountains.

The main attraction of Hyderabad is an old polo ground (Shabaran) which is still present but has been redesigned according to present needs of the people of Center Hyderabad.

01/04/2021

Sost or Sust is a village in Gojal, Upper Hunza, Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. It is the last town inside Pakistan on the Karakoram Highway before the Chinese border. It is elevated 2,800 meters above sea level. The town is an important place on the highway for all passenger and cargo transport because all traffic crossing the Pakistan-China border passes through this town; the Pakistani immigration and customs departments are based here. Pakistan and China have opened border for trade and tourism at Khunjerab.

31/03/2021

Shimshal (Old Name: Shingshal) is a village located in Gojal Tehsil of Hunza District, in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan. It is the largest valley in Gilgit-Baltistan and it covers almost area of Hunza District. It is in the valley of the Shimshal River, a tributary of the Hunza River. Shimshal is a border village that connects the Gilgit-Baltistan area of Pakistan with China.

30/03/2021

Nasirabad is a town located in the Hunza District of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Nasirabad was known as Hayul Dass during the Rono age. It was later known as Manishmal, a Hindi word for "a fertile place with great prosperity". Later still it was known as "Hini", derived from "Hin", which means "snow" in the Shina language. The earliest known history of Nasirabad dates back to the Rono people, who flourished across the Hunza region. The Rono emerged and flourished before the early-16th-century arrival of the forefathers of the current tribes in the settlement, such as the Tartay and Doodiye.

29/03/2021

Misgar is a village and valley situated in the northern end of Pakistan. It is on the edge of Hunza District in Gilgit-Baltistan where Pakistan border China and Afghanistan. In recent years, it is also the base for an easy and fascinating trek to Kilik Pass and Mintaka Pass, two Silk Road passes to Tarim Basin in China.

28/03/2021

Mayoon or Maiun is a village and a small region of modern farms in the high mountainous Hunza area of northern Pakistan. This region of the Hunza Valley is known for its high quality water, scenic views of the nearby mountain peaks, and its advanced agriculture. Major crops include corn, wheat, mulberries, peas and assorted vegetables. The mountainous region also produces fruits including grapes, apricots, plums, and cherries.

27/03/2021

Hussainabad is a small village in Hunza, Pakistan. Hussainabad is considered as most educated region in Hunza where every household has at-least one master's degree holder. Geographically Hussainabad is situated to left side of the river and is mostly affected by natural calamities.

26/03/2021

Karimabad formerly known as Baltit, is the capital of Hunza District, in the Gilgit-Baltistan province of Pakistan. The Guardian ranked it as one of the five "Best Tourist Sites" in Pakistan.
Karimabad was named in honour of Prince Karim Aga Khan, the current spiritual head of Shia Ismaili Nizari community, though locals often still refer to Karimabad by its older name Baltit.

25/03/2021

Gulmit also known as Gul-e-Gulmit, is a town that serves as headquarter of the Gojal, also known as Upper Hunza, in Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. Gulmit is a centuries-old historic town, with mountains, peaks and glaciers. It is a tourist spot and has many historic places, hotels, shops and a museum.

24/03/2021

Gojal valley is famous for its rich natural wealth, landscape, picturesque locations, lofty mountains, breathtaking scenic beauty, wildlife and nature, glittering glaciers, valleys of lush green foliage and fruits, beautiful meadows, and pastures. The people of Gojal are very hospitable and educated. Education is part of everyone’s life and regardless of gender and income; up to secondary level every single person is educated.

23/03/2021

Aliabad is the administrative and commercial center of the Hunza District of Gilgit–Baltistan, Pakistan. The town is located in a relatively wide section of the Hunza Valley, in the northeastern corner of the Karakoram range, between two forks of the Hunza River. In May 2010 government officials warned that the nearby Attabad lake was close to flooding the area. Like most localities in Hunza–Nagar, Aliabad lies along the Karakoram Highway, which crosses this mountainous district.