Backpacking Pakistan: 8 best places to visit
The most rewarding stops for backpackers in Pakistan, ranked and mapped — and real routes through them, written by travellers who went.
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Skardu
Gilgit-Baltistan
Gateway to the Karakoram.
2
Fairy Meadows
Gilgit-Baltistan
Nanga Parbat base camp views.
3
Lahore
Punjab
Mughal forts and food.
4
Karimabad
Gilgit-Baltistan
Hunza's terraced capital.
5
Islamabad
Islamabad
Green, orderly capital.
6
Deosai National Park
Gilgit-Baltistan
High plateau of wildflowers.
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Passu Cones
Gilgit-Baltistan
Jagged cathedral peaks.
8
Kalash Valleys
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Unique pagan culture.
Backpacking routes through Pakistan
Real trips through Pakistan, drawn on maps by the people who took them.
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