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Lahore to Skardu in just over an hour — and then five days of Pakistan's most dramatic high-altitude scenery. Start at Shangrila and the turquoise Kachura Lake, spend a full day on the Deosai Plains at 4,114m, visit the fairy-tale Shigar Fort and the thundering Manthoka Waterfall, and finish with Khaplu Fort and the ancient Chaqchan Mosque before flying home.
Board the flight and arrive in Skardu before noon. First stop is Shangrila Resort and Upper Kachura Lake — boating on glacial-blue water with K2 on the horizon. Check in to Himmel Resort and take the optional evening walk to Blind Lake just above.
Islamabad International Airport
Morning flight to Skardu
Skardu Airport
Arrival, transfer begins
Shangrila Resort
Visit 11:00 am
Upper Kachura Lake
Boating 12:30 pm
Himmel Resort, Shigar
Check-in 03:00 pm
Blind Lake
Optional sunset visit 05:30 pm
A full day in Shigar: the ancient Amburiq Mosque, then Shigar Fort — the finest restored heritage property in Baltistan. Lunch at Serena Shigar, then a long golden-hour evening at the Shigar Desert with optional motor-gliding, quad bikes and jeep safaris.
Amburiq Mosque
Visit 11:30 am
Shigar Fort
Visit 12:30 pm
Serena Shigar
Lunch 02:00 pm
Shigar Desert
Sunset 05:00 pm — motor-gliding, quad bike & jeep safari at own expense
Today belongs to the Deosai Plains — 4,114m above sea level. Visit Sadpara Lake at the foot of the climb, stop at Deosai Top for panoramic views, lunch at Glamp Bara Pani, and spend the afternoon at vast Sheosar Lake before descending.
Sadpara Lake
Visit 09:30 am
Deosai Top
Short stop 11:30 am
Glamp Bara Pani
Lunch 01:00 pm
Sheosar Lake
Visit 04:00 pm
Shigar / Skardu
Return by 08:00 pm
Drive south to the thundering Manthoka Waterfall, then east to Khaplu for lunch at Serena, a full visit to Khaplu Fort and the stunning medieval Chaqchan Mosque (c. 1400s). Return to Shigar for the final night.
Manthoka Waterfall
Visit 10:30 am
Serena Khaplu
Lunch 02:30 pm
Khaplu Fort
Visit 03:00 pm
Chaqchan Mosque
Visit 05:00 pm
Shigar / Skardu
Return 09:00 pm
Very early breakfast at 06:00 am, then a swift transfer to Skardu Airport. Lahore flight touches down late morning; Islamabad shortly after midday.
Skardu Airport
Departure 10:50 am (LHR) / 12:40 pm (ISB)
Islamabad International Airport
Arrival 01:40 pm, drop-off

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