Our 6-day Skardu tour runs from Lahore and Islamabad and takes you to Shangrila Resort, Upper Kachura Lake, the Katpana Cold Desert, Manthokha Waterfall, Shigar Fort and a jeep safari across the Deosai Plains. You travel in a new-model, air-conditioned vehicle, stay in clean hotels with hot water, and your tour operator travels with the group for the whole trip.
Skardu is a long road trip, and the drive is easier when someone with you knows where to stop, where to sleep and how the roads are that week. On every Skardu tour your tour operator travels with the group and handles hotels, jeeps and timings on the spot.
Your tour operator travels with every group and sorts out hotels, timings and changes on the spot.
New-model, air-conditioned vehicles chosen to fit your group size, with drivers experienced on mountain roads.
3 to 4 people per room on group trips. Private rooms on request at extra cost.
Departs from Lahore, with Islamabad travellers joining on the way north.
We leave Lahore and pick up the Islamabad group on the way. The drive heads north on the motorway and the Karakoram Highway, with tea and meal stops. Night stay at a hotel on the route.
We continue past the meeting point of the Himalaya, Karakoram and Hindu Kush near Jaglot and turn onto the Skardu road, which runs beside the Indus River through deep gorges. Arrive in Skardu in the evening, check in and rest.
Morning at Shangrila Resort and Lower Kachura Lake, then the clear blue water of Upper Kachura Lake. In the evening we visit the Katpana Cold Desert, where sand dunes sit below snow-capped mountains.
A full day by jeep on the Deosai Plains, one of the highest plateaus in the world, with wide grasslands, wildflowers in summer and Sheosar Lake. Back to Skardu for the night. Jeep charges are paid separately.
We drive to Manthokha Waterfall in Kharmang, then visit Shigar Fort and finish with time in Skardu Bazaar for dry fruits and local shopping. After the day of sightseeing we start the drive south and stay the night on the route.
We drive back down the Karakoram Highway and the motorway. Islamabad travellers are dropped off first, and the group reaches Lahore late at night.
Road and weather conditions in the north can change. If a road is closed or the weather turns, your tour operator adjusts the plan on the spot so the group stays safe.
Blossom season in the valleys, but Deosai is usually still closed under snow.
Deosai opens and turns green with wildflowers. The busiest season, so book early.
Golden colours around Kachura and clear skies. Evenings get cold.
Very cold, Deosai is closed and travel is limited. Trips on request only.
Answers to the questions travellers ask us most about this trip. Still not sure? Message us on WhatsApp and we will reply.
Skardu is one of the longest road trips in the north. With stops it usually takes close to two days of driving from Lahore, so we split the journey with a night stay on the way.
Yes. The tour leaves Lahore and travellers from Islamabad join on the way north. Tell us your city when you book and we will share the pickup details.
No. Deosai is usually open from around late May or June to September or early October and closes when snow blocks the road. We confirm it is open before each trip.
No. The Deosai jeep safari and any other jeep rides are paid separately. We arrange the jeeps for the group and tell you the cost in advance.
Yes. On group trips rooms are shared by 3 to 4 people, but a private room can be arranged at an extra cost.
Rates depend on the season, group size and room type, so we share the latest price on WhatsApp. Send us your date, number of people and departure city.
Warm layers even in summer (Deosai is cold and windy), sunglasses, sunscreen, comfortable shoes, personal medicines and your original CNIC for checkposts.
Yes. We arrange private and custom Skardu tours for families, couples, offices and colleges on any date in the season.
Planning Skardu for your office team, a college group or your family? We arrange private Skardu tours on your own dates and can add Hunza or more days in Deosai. Tell us your group size and budget on WhatsApp.
