Skardu and Deosai via Naran: 6-Day Group Trip

Overview

Two days on the road through the Kaghan valley and along the Indus bring you to Skardu. From there, explore Shigar and the cold desert, spend a full day on the Deosai Plains (or in Basho valley when Deosai is closed), and come home via Naran and Saif-ul-Malook.

Departures

Leaves Lahore at 10 pm every Monday and Friday; Rawalpindi pick-up around 2:30 am.

Pickup

Lahore · Islamabad / Rawalpindi

Places you'll see

• Balakot
• Kiwai waterfall
• Naran
• Lulusar Lake
• Babusar Top
• Nanga Parbat viewpoint
• Skardu road
• Shangrila Resort
• Upper and Lower Kachura lakes
• Manthoka waterfall
• Shigar valley and fort
• Sarfaranga cold desert
• Katpana lake and desert
• Sadpara Lake
• Deosai Plains
• Sheosar Lake
• Basho valley

Day by day

1. Day 1

   Naran and Babusar Top to Chilas

   Early pick-up in Rawalpindi, then the Hazara Expressway. Breakfast in Balakot, Kiwai waterfall, rafting in Naran (optional), Lulusar Lake and Babusar Top. Night in Chilas.

2. Day 2

   Chilas to Skardu

   Nanga Parbat viewpoint and the junction of three mountain ranges, then the dramatic Skardu road to Upper Kachura Lake and Shangrila Resort. Night in Skardu.

3. Day 3

   Manthoka Waterfall, Shigar and Sarfaranga

   Manthoka waterfall in Kharmang valley, Shigar valley and Shigar Fort, and the Sarfaranga cold desert. Night in Skardu.

4. Day 4

   Deosai Plains (or Basho valley)

   Full-day jeep safari (jeep cost extra) across the Deosai Plains: Sadpara Lake, Bara Pani, Kala Pani and Sheosar Lake. When Deosai is closed we go to Basho valley and its waterfall instead. Night in Skardu.

5. Day 5

   Skardu to Chilas or Naran

   Any place we missed in Skardu, then the drive back with stops at Astak Nala, the Indus, Roundu and Haramosh. Night in Chilas, Barwai or Naran.

6. Day 6

   Saif-ul-Malook and home

   Early jeep ride to Lake Saif-ul-Malook if time allows, breakfast in Naran, then the drive back to Islamabad and Lahore. Tour ends.

Packages and hotels

Hotels depend on availability. If one is full on your dates we book a similar hotel of the same standard.

Dates and seats

• 17–23 May 2027From Lahore
  PKR 32,450per person
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• 21–27 May 2027From Lahore
  PKR 32,450per person
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• 24–30 May 2027From Lahore
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• 28 May – 3 Jun 2027From Lahore
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• 31 May – 6 Jun 2027From Lahore
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• 4–10 Jun 2027From Lahore
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• 7–13 Jun 2027From Lahore
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• 11–17 Jun 2027From Lahore
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• 14–20 Jun 2027From Lahore
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• 18–24 Jun 2027From Lahore
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• 21–27 Jun 2027From Lahore
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• 25 Jun – 1 Jul 2027From Lahore
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• 28 Jun – 4 Jul 2027From Lahore
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• 2–8 Jul 2027From Lahore
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• 5–11 Jul 2027From Lahore
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• 9–15 Jul 2027From Lahore
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• 12–18 Jul 2027From Lahore
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• 16–22 Jul 2027From Lahore
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• 19–25 Jul 2027From Lahore
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• 23–29 Jul 2027From Lahore
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• 26 Jul – 1 Aug 2027From Lahore
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• 30 Jul – 5 Aug 2027From Lahore
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• 2–8 Aug 2027From Lahore
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• 6–12 Aug 2027From Lahore
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• 9–15 Aug 2027From Lahore
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• 13–19 Aug 2027From Lahore
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• 16–22 Aug 2027From Lahore
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• 20–26 Aug 2027From Lahore
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• 23–29 Aug 2027From Lahore
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• 27 Aug – 2 Sep 2027From Lahore
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• 30 Aug – 5 Sep 2027From Lahore
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• 3–9 Sep 2027From Lahore
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• 6–12 Sep 2027From Lahore
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• 10–16 Sep 2027From Lahore
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• 13–19 Sep 2027From Lahore
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• 17–23 Sep 2027From Lahore
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• 20–26 Sep 2027From Lahore
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• 24–30 Sep 2027From Lahore
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• 27 Sep – 3 Oct 2027From Lahore
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• 1–7 Oct 2027From Lahore
  PKR 32,450per person
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• 4–10 Oct 2027From Lahore
  PKR 32,450per person
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• 8–14 Oct 2027From Lahore
  PKR 32,450per person
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• 11–17 Oct 2027From Lahore
  PKR 32,450per person
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• 15–21 Oct 2027From Lahore
  PKR 32,450per person
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Good to know

• Deosai usually opens from June to September; outside that we visit Basho valley.
• Travellers from Sialkot, Faisalabad, Multan and Karachi can join us in Lahore or Islamabad.
• Meals: breakfast is omelette, paratha, channay, aloo bhujia and tea. Dinner is chicken karahi or BBQ, chicken handi or biryani with raita.
• Children: under 3 travel free on a lap (or a folding seat if one is free); 3 to 8 years pay half (folding seat); 9 and over pay the full price.
• Want an extra day? Add one for PKR 4,500 per person.
• If the fuel price rises before or during the trip, we may add PKR 1,000 per person for every PKR 20 a litre increase.

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