General

Apricot Tours brings you “Hiker’s gold package”. A plan that challenges the mental and physical strength of a person. Do you have what it takes. Prove it to yourself!

The challenge covers the following :

Ultar Meadows (3500m)

The trail begins just before Baltit Fort, Following the water channel into mouth of the canyon. Start of the trek is steep and slippery. After few hours we reach to Sheppard’s huts as its base camp of Ultar Peaks. Ultar Meadow, which is at an altitude of about 3,270 meters, behind Karimabad. The Ultar Meadow is used as a summer pasture by the Baltit villagers.

Hon pass (4200m)

Hon Pass (4200-M)on a steep ridge above Ultar, has magnificent views of the Hunza valley and the west end of the Hisper, Spantik, Sosbun and Rakaposhi- Haramosh ranges. It offers an erial view of the majestic mountains around Hunza Valley.

Rakaposhi BC (Taghaphari)

Rakaposhi means “Snow Covered” in the local language. Rakaposhi is also known as Dumani (“Mother of Mist”). It is ranked 27th highest in the world and 12th highest in Pakistan, but it is more popular for its beauty than its rank might suggest. In a colloquial sense, i.e. measured from base to summit, Rakaposhi with its uninterrupted ~6000 m vertical rise, is the tallest mountain on Earth.

Day 1
06:00 am Departure from Islamabad
12:00 am Dinner in Besham
12:00 pm Hotel Check In (Karimabad)

Day 2
08:00 am Breakfast
10:00 am Hike to Ultar Meadows
01:00 pm Camp and stay in Ultar Meadows Meadows

Day 3
07:00 am Breakfast
08:00 am Excursion Hon Pass
03:00 pm Lunch in the Camp (Ultar Meadows)

Day 4
08:00 am Breakfast in the camp
09:00 am Hike Back to Karimabad
12:00 pm Dinner in Karimabad
02:00 pm Drive to Diran Guest House

Day 5
06:00 am Breakfast
07:00 am Hike to Hapakun
12:00 pm Lunch at Hapakun at Minapin.
01:00 pm Hike towards Tagaphari
04:00 pm arrival and camp at Taghaphari

Day 6
Rest/Exploration Day

Day 7
06:00 am Breakfast
07:00 am Hike back to Diran
12:00 pm Lunch at Rakaposhi View Point
01:00 pm Drive towards Hotel in Karimabad
02:00 pm Check In Hotel

Day 8
05:00 am Breakfast
06:00 am Drive towards Islamabad
02:00 pm Lunch at Dassu
09: 00 Dinner in Abottabad
11:00 Arrival in Islamabad
Dream your journey 😉