Rozefs Tourism offers a complete tour package to Khunjerab pass & National Park. The Khunjerab pass is a 15,397 ft high mountain pass border in the Karakoram Mountains, it connects Pakistan with China. Pak China border is located between the northern border of Pakistan (Gilgit Baltistan) and on the southwest border of China (Xinjiang). Khunjerab is pronounced as “KHUNJE” then “RAB”, (Khunj/ay/raab), Urdu (خنجراب ).
At around 16,000 above sea level, the Khunjerab pass is the highest international paved border crossing in the world. The road is known as the Karakoram Highway or KKH, it is one of the most dangerous roads in the world, as well as one of the beautiful roads. Khunjerab national park receives heavy snowfall during winters, and it is usually snow-covered during the winter season. Moreover, it is generally closed for heavy vehicles from November 30th to May 1st and for all vehicles from December 30th to April 1st.
Islamabad
Khunjerab pass is a wonderful place with striking mountains and landscapes. Moreover, it is recommended to take eatables with you, as there are no tea and food stalls at Khunjerab pass. You can make a short stop in Sost, to get freshen, have lunch and buy eatables. Khunjerab Pass has an exceptionally wonderful grand view of peaks, as the area is fully covered with snow till June. There are numerous inns and resorts for Khunjerab Pass for travelers in Sost town. Transport administration is accessible day by day among Gilgit and Kashgar through the Karakorum interstate. Numerous global travelers visit this spot and relish the striking perspective.
We’ll pick you up according to the decision point in Islamabad at a “Welcome to Pakistan” meeting. Then we will leave for an overnight stay in Naran valley. We will be having shortstops from time to time at good natural spots.
Khunjerab Pass Routs from Islamabad
There are two routes to get to Khunjerab pass from Islamabad via road.
This route is used to get to Hunza, Khunjerab pass, Astore, and whole Gilgit Baltistan in winters. The road is under construction and quite bumpy from several areas. The driving distance from Islamabad to Khunjerab Top Pass via the Besham City route is 855 km and it takes around 17 hours. Additionally, this route has fewer steeps than the Babusar top route.
Islamabad to Khunjerab pass top via Babusar top is accessible only during summer. This route has many touristic destinations, such as Shogran, Naran, Kaghan, Saif-ul-Malook Lake, Dudipatsar Lake, Ansoo Lake, Lulusar Lake, and Babusar top Pass. On the other hand, the road gets quite busy in Naran, also the road faces traffic jam in Naran near Jheel road. The road is much steeper than the Besham route and less bumpy after Naran. The driving distance from Islamabad to Khunjerab Top Pass via the Babusar top pass route is 770 km and it takes around 16 hours. The engine of your car must be in perfect condition, as there are several road steeps near Babusar top road where cars get heat up and stop working.
Enjoy the stay and lush green Naran & Kaghan Vally. You can roam around and do the shopping at the Naran Bazar. Moreover, if you want to hike and enjoy the best view of the valley, its also possible. The distance from Naran to Khunjerab pass is 488 km, it takes 5 hours and 42 min via road.
However, it is open only in summer, so if your tour is in summer (April-Oct) then we’ll use Naran route if we’re traveling via car. Otherwise, we’ll be using the Besham route with KKH (Karakoram Highway).
Babusar Top is a marvelous tourist attraction point, with 4,170m height above sea level. However, it is open only in summer, so if your tour is in summer (April-Oct) then we’ll use the Babusar route if we’re traveling via car. Also, the distance from Gilgit city to Khunjerab pass is 270 km, it takes 5 hours from Gilgit city to Khubjerb pass. However, we will be making a stay to relax, so the next day we could continue our journey.
By this time is would be night, so we’ll be having dinner and staying at one of our hotels at Rakaposhi, Nagar, Gilgit. Moreover, we have other options to stay in Hunza, here are the hotels in Hunza.
Since you’re staying in the Nagar Valley under the Rakaposhi glacier, it’s time to visit the Khunjerab Pass. It is better to leave early in the morning around 9:00 am in our private car. It takes around 4 hours to finally arrive at the Khunjerab pass. We will be passing through Aliabad, Hunza Valley, Passu cones, Attabad Lake, Sost. We will be taking shortstops as well at good points for photography. After spending some time there, we will get back to our hotel in Rakaposhi.
The next day after breakfast, we will be getting back to Islamabad. We can either stay at Chilas or Naran for an overnight stay.
Thank you Rozefs Tourism for making my Khunjerab tour as perfect as possible.
I went with my friends. The staff and everything was pretty amazing. Enjoyed the tour from start to end!