Fairy Meadows / Nanga Parbat Base Camp Trek : From south to the north on Karakorum Highway you will cross different areas. This is a program for nature doters, during drive up from Islamabad to Hunza on the way you can view different landscape, people, and lifestyle in Mansera, Besham, Kohistan, Chilas, Gilgit and Hunza. Each area keeps its own identification.
Fairy Meadow is lush green plateau situated in the foot gin of Nanga Parbat at the Western edge of the Himalayan Range. The designation Fairy Meadows is a component of the legend that Fairies have their heaven on this lush green plateau. This legendry name Fairy Meadows is sempiternal gift of the western tourist to the local people.Fairy Meadow offers superb views of the Nanga Parbat (8125 m) the highest mountain in Pakistan in Himalayas.
TRIP ITINERARY:
DAY 01: ISLAMABAD
Our guide and driver will pick you at the airport in Islamabad or Lahore and transfer to Hotel in Islamabad for overnight stay.
DAY 02: ISLAMABAD – CHILAS
Early morning drive to Chilas it takes approximately 10 hours to reach Chilas from Islamabad, This day we will drive on the Karakoram High which is the highest paved international road in the world. It connects China and Pakistan across the Karakoram mountain range, through the Khunjerab Pass, at an altitude of 4,693 m/15,397 ft as attested by both SRTM and multiple GPS readings. Overnight at Chilas.
DAY 03: CHILAS – FAIRY MEADOWS
Departure for Fairy Meadows, we will transfer to the mountain jeep at Raikot bridge for further drive to Tatto village on the narrow Jeep track. Arrive in Tatto village and commence trek to Fairy Meadows, Arrive at Fairy Meadows in afternoon. Evening to ambulate around, overnight in huts.
DAY 04: FAIRY MEADOWS – NANGAPARBAT BASE CAMP
DAY 05: REST DAY AT NANGA PARBAT BASE CAMP
DAY 06: BASE CAMP – FAIRY MEADOWS
DAY 07: FAIRY MEADOWS – BESHAM
Early morning trek back to Tatto village and transfer to the jeep for Raikot Bridge, arrive and transfer to the air conditioned van/car for Beham, arrive and transfer to the hotel for overnight.
DAY 08: BESHAM – ISLAMABAD
Early morning we will drive to Islamabad, en-route we will visit the Taxila Museum. Construction of Taxila museum commenced in 1918, its substratum stone laid by Lord Chemsford, vicery of India in 1918. Construction was concluded in 1928 and the museum was opened for public by Sir Habibullah then the ministry for Edification. Sir John Marshall who was going to be retired from the post of Director General of Archaeological survey of India in 1928, could not consummate its pristine plan. The regime of Pakistan constructed the northern gallery in 1998. There are 4000 objects exhibited, including stone, stucco, terracotta, silver, gold, iron and semiprecious stones. Mainly the exhibit consists of objects from the period 600 B.C to 500 AD. Buddhist, hindu and Jain cults are well represented through these objects discovered from three antediluvian cities and more than two dozen buddhist stupas and monasteries and Greek temples. Taxila Museum is located 35 km from Islamabad on the Grand Trunk Road to Peshawar. It is famous for remains of Gandhara art. Most of the sites at Taxila, dating back 600 BCE to 500 CE, are located around the Taxila Museum. We will reach in Islamabad about 2:00pm, evening to visit Faisal Mosque and Margala Hills to optically discern the view of Islamabad. Departure for the airport at 8:00pm and fly to destination.