Why autumn is the best time to see Hunza
The valley turns gold in October — fewer crowds, cooler air, and the best light of the year for photos.
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Trip notes & route guides
A realistic packing list for northern Pakistan
What you actually need for a week in the mountains — and what you can leave at home.
Read more →Hunza Valley: the complete travel guide
Karimabad, Attabad Lake, Passu Cones and Khunjerab Pass — everything you need to plan a trip to Pakistan's most famous valley.
Read more →Skardu and Deosai: gateway to K2 and the Land of Giants
Shangrila, Shigar Fort, Khaplu Palace and the high plateau of Deosai — a full guide to Baltistan's biggest sights.
Read more →Fairy Meadows: trekking to the foot of Nanga Parbat
How to reach the meadow beneath the ninth-highest mountain on earth, what the trek involves, and when to go.
Read more →Swat Valley: the Switzerland of the East
Mingora's ancient Buddhist sites, Kalam, Mahodand Lake and the ski slopes of Malam Jabba — a full valley guide.
Read more →Lahore: Mughal monuments, food streets and the Walled City
Badshahi Mosque, Lahore Fort, the old city's lanes and the Wagah Border ceremony — a guide to Pakistan's cultural capital.
Read more →Mohenjo-daro: walking through a 4,500-year-old city
The Great Bath, the Citadel and the mysteries of the Indus Valley Civilisation, one of the world's earliest cities.
Read more →Naran, Kaghan and Lake Saif-ul-Muluk
Shogran, Babusar Pass and the legendary lake beneath Malika Parbat — a guide to Pakistan's most popular summer valley.
Read more →Islamabad: Faisal Mosque, the Margalla Hills and day trips
Why Pakistan's green, planned capital deserves more than a night — mosques, hiking trails, museums and Taxila.
Read more →Neelum Valley: Kashmir's quiet, forested river valley
Kel, Arang Kel and the ancient ruins of Sharda — a guide to Azad Kashmir's most scenic and least crowded valley.
Read more →Karachi: the City of Lights on Pakistan's coast
Mazar-e-Quaid, Clifton Beach, Empress Market and the country's best seafood — a guide to Pakistan's largest city.
Read more →Attabad Lake: Hunza's brilliant turquoise lake
Born from a 2010 landslide, this turquoise lake along the Karakoram Highway is one of Hunza's most photographed sights.
Read more →Deosai National Park: the plateau of giants and brown bears
One of the highest plateaus on earth, home to Sheosar Lake, wildflowers and the Himalayan brown bear.
Read more →Shangrila Lake: Skardu's heart-shaped paradise
The red-roofed resort and mirror-still lake that gave Pakistani tourism one of its most iconic images.
Read more →Passu Cones: the Karakoram's cathedral of rock
Jagged stone spires, a swaying suspension bridge and one of the longest glaciers outside the poles.
Read more →Naltar Valley: three colourful lakes above Gilgit
Blue, green and brown lakes, pine forest and Pakistan's main ski resort, a short detour from the Karakoram Highway.
Read more →Astore Valley and Rama Meadows: the other face of Nanga Parbat
A closer, easier view of Nanga Parbat than Fairy Meadows, plus the road link between Skardu and Naran.
Read more →Khunjerab Pass: to the roof of the Karakoram Highway
Pakistan's highest border crossing at 4,693 metres, through a national park home to snow leopards and Marco Polo sheep.
Read more →Kalam and Mahodand Lake: Swat's wild upper valley
Deodar forest, the Ushu and Utror valleys, and a jeep track to one of Pakistan's most beautiful alpine lakes.
Read more →Kumrat Valley: Dir's forested river wilderness
Deodar forest, the clear Panjkora River and the trek to Jahaz Banda and Katora Lake, off the beaten track.
Read more →Chitral and the Kalash Valleys: a culture apart
Tirich Mir, the world's highest polo ground and the unique festivals of the Kalash people in Bumburet, Rumbur and Birir.
Read more →Ratti Gali Lake: the trek above Neelum Valley
A jeep ride and a steep hike lead to one of Azad Kashmir's most striking glacial lakes at 3,600 metres.
Read more →Arang Kel: the meadow village above Kel
A chairlift or steep climb above the Neelum Valley leads to a plateau village with sweeping mountain views.
Read more →Leepa Valley: rice terraces and wooden Kashmiri houses
A quieter corner of Azad Kashmir, with terraced rice fields, walnut orchards and traditional architecture.
Read more →Khewra Salt Mine and Katas Raj: Punjab's Salt Range
An underground salt mine with a century of history, beside one of Pakistan's most important Hindu pilgrimage sites.
Read more →Murree and Patriata: the easiest escape to the hills
Pine forest, colonial architecture and winter snow just two hours from Islamabad, plus the cable car at New Murree.
Read more →Hingol National Park: mud volcanoes and desert coast
Pakistan's largest national park, with the Princess of Hope rock formation and a major Hindu pilgrimage site.
Read more →Kund Malir Beach: golden sand on the Makran coast
Desert hills meet the Arabian Sea at one of the most photographed stops on the Makran Coastal Highway.
Read more →Gwadar: Balochistan's hammerhead coast
Clear water, coastal cliffs and a fishing town transforming into one of Pakistan's most important ports.
Read more →Ziarat Juniper Forest: among some of the oldest trees on earth
One of the largest juniper forests in the world, plus the residency where Muhammad Ali Jinnah spent his final months.
Read more →Thar Desert: sand dunes, peacocks and Tharparkar's villages
Rolling dunes, wild peacocks and one of Pakistan's most religiously diverse regions, in the far south-east of Sindh.
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