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One of Pakistan's least-travelled routes, and one of its most spectacular. Drive overnight from Islamabad through Babusar Top into the Astore Valley, then climb to Minimarg — a remote plateau bordering Burzil Pass just below the contested frontier. Spend two nights under vast skies at Minimarg before crossing into Deosai, the second-highest plateau on earth, for Sheosar Lake and Bara Pani. Return via Babusar Top with optional river rafting near Naran.
Midnight departure from Islamabad along the Karakoram Highway, reaching Naran at dawn for breakfast. Lulusar Lake at 3,400m and Babusar Top at 4,173m follow in quick succession. The descent leads through the Astore valley — one of the north's most unspoilt river valleys — arriving at Mulberry Lodge by evening.
Islamabad
12:00 am midnight departure
Baesar / Naran
Breakfast 08:00 am
Lulusar Lake
Visit 10:00 am
Babusar Top
Visit 11:30 am
Astore
Lunch 04:00 pm, check-in Mulberry Lodge 06:00 pm
After breakfast, the jeep track winds north-east up into the high pastures towards Minimarg — one of Pakistan's least-visited high-altitude plateaus. Stop at Burzil Pass at the edge of the Northern Areas, then settle into the camp for a night under a vast starfield.
Astore
Breakfast 09:00 am, depart 09:30 am
Burzil Pass
Visit 12:30 pm
Minimarg
Lunch & check-in camp 03:00 pm
Minimarg
Sunset 06:00 pm, camping overnight
A full day at the roof of the Minimarg plateau. Morning hike to Rainbow Lake with its full 360° Himalayan panorama. Afternoon visit to Gultari (subject to the current border situation). Return to camp for a second night under the stars.
Minimarg
Breakfast 09:00 am
Rainbow Lake
Hike 11:00 am
Gultari
Afternoon visit — subject to border situation 01:30 pm
Minimarg
Return to camp by 10:00 pm
An early start across the vast Deosai Plains at 4,114m. Visit Sheosar Lake and lunch at Bara Pani before the long descending drive back through Astore for a final night at Mulberry Lodge.
Minimarg
Breakfast 07:30 am, depart 08:30 am
Deosai Plains
Entry 09:00 am
Sheosar Lake
Visit 12:00 pm
Bara Pani
Lunch 02:00 pm
Astore
Dinner & check-in Mulberry Lodge 10:00 pm
Early breakfast then the long journey south: back over Babusar Top and past Lulusar Lake, with an optional stop for river rafting near Naran. Arrive in Islamabad late at night; Lahore passengers continue to arrive in the early hours.
Astore
Breakfast 06:00 am, depart 07:00 am
Lulusar Lake & Babusar Top
Visit 02:00 pm
Baesar / Naran
Lunch 02:30 pm
Naran
Optional river rafting 04:00 pm
Islamabad
Arrival 11:30 pm

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