This spectacular trek takes us to one of the most remotely inhabited areas of the Karakorum. To find Hunza tradition still alive, you need to travel to most difficult and remote valleys like Shimshal.
Our drive takes us through all Hunza Valley and the trek leads past rigged mountains through a narrow gorge where opens up at the Shimshal Village, where about 550 families of 2500 of Shimshali people. All of them Ismaili live in the hamlets surrounded by terraced and irrigated fields. Spend a free day for explorations before you outbound trek on the same route.
The courageous and well acclimatized can cross over Chapchingal Pass (5150m) down Kuksel Stream and back to the Karakorum Highway below Khunjerab Pass. This Rewarding trek you to Zardgarbin Pass (4600m) and Shimshal Pass (4735m) and high pasture lands worth visiting
| Day 1 | Arrival at Islamabad |
| Day 2 | Drive to Chilas |
| Day 3 | Drive to Passu |
| Day 4 | Drive to Shimshal Village |
| Day 5 | Day free for exploration |
| Day 6 | Trek to Zardgarbin (3800m) |
| Day 7 | Cross Zardgarbin Pass (4600m) and descend to Maidur (3600m) |
| Day 8-9 | Two days for local explorations |
| Day 10 | Return to Zardgarbin |
| Day 11 | Trek to Shimshal |
| Day 12 | Jeep Drive to Pass and drive back to Hunza |
| Day 13 | Free day exploration in Hunza Valley |
| Day 14 | Drive to Gilgit |
| Day 15 | Drive to Besham |
| Day 16 | Drive to Islamabad |
| Day 17 | Fly home |
| Day 6 | Trek to Jaffer Wassk Camp (5-7 hrs) |
| Day 7 | Across Khunjerab Pass (4500m) to Pirchodwassk with greater Karakorum view (7-9 hrs) |
| Day 8 | Trek to Hinddekjerab (5-7 hrs) |
| Day 9 | Trek to Wiierben |
| Day 10 | Trek to Chapchingal Village |
| Day 11 | Trek to Chapchingal High Camp |
| Day 12 | Hard crossing of the pass |
| Day 13 | Buffer day in case of bad weather for crossing the pass |
| Day 14 | Trek to Kuksel Springs |
| Day 15 | Trek to Karakorum Highway and drive to Hunza |
| Day 16 | Free day in hunza |
| Day 17 | Drive to Chilas |
| Day 19 | Drive to Islamabad |
| Day 20 | Fly home |
