There are plenty of opportunities for cross country mountain bicycling in all the mountain ranges of the country. However, due to higher temperatures in the mountains except for the Northern Pakistan, this sport can only be undertaken during the winters. The smooth lower hills of Swat, Azad Kashmir, and Galliyat provide adequate opportunities for mountain bikers.
A tour of northern mountain region on bikes is a thrilling adventure. You can choose to drive on KKH, a visit to Hunza Valley, or pass through alpine valley of Kaghan, the scenery is catching and rewarding making your adventure a life time memory. The mountainous valley of Kaghan offers excellent mountain biking opportunities. Biking trips from Mansehra to Balakot(50 km), from Balakot to Shogran (30 km), from Shogran to Kaghan (40 km), Kaghan to Naran (26 km), Naran to Burawai (30 km), from Burawai to Lake Lulusar (25 km), downhill from Fairy Meadows to Raikot Bridge (21 km) and from Babusar village to Chilas (40 km) are some enthrilling biking trips carefully suited to the needs and tastes of mountain biking adventurists.
The Karakoram Highway is the highest international road in the world, reaching an altitude of 4 700 meters at Khunjerab Pass.
Starting in Kashgar, China, cyclists can travel up to 1 200 kilometers and the views are as breathtaking as the riding.
The snow-capped Karakoram Mountains are always within sight, towering over the Hunza Valley. You will also come across some small villages and towns near the Cathedral Ridge, with glaciers reaching the road.
The road provides cyclists access to the many high mountains, glaciers, and lakes in the area. The Karakoram Highway has been described as one of the most beautiful destinations in the world. The highway provides access to Gilgit and Skardu from Islamabad by road. In recent years the highway has sought to become an adventure tourism destination.
Islamabad International Airport & Tashguran, China
Subject to your flight take off time
Arrival at Islamabad. You will be met at the airport and transported to your designated hotel. After check-in, there will be an ample time visit some tourist site of Islamabad by bike. Dinner will be served at traditional restaurant and overnight stay at hotel.
Following breakfast, we will travel by coach to Besham (362 km). En route we will offer you biking, photo, tea and toilet stops. We will reach Besham till evening and after check-in dinner will be served. overnight stay in hotel at Besham.
It is long day 12 hrs drive but the scenery en route more then makes up for it. Before reached to Gilgit en route we will face some interesting photogenic stops at the pre-historic rock carving inscription at Shatial, rocks with ancient graffiti’s at Chilas, view point of Nanga Parbat (9th highest peak of the world) offers breathtaking panorama on behind, the unique point where three mountain rages, Karakorum, Himalayas and Hindukush meet and our next stop will be at confluence of River Indus & Gilgit.
In the morning we will bike in Gilgit Town to visit Karga Buddha, bazaar & suspension bridge. Around noon, we will bike to Rakaposhi base, along the Hunza River. En route you will get chance to see KKH monument, collision point, silk route & rakaposhi viewpoints. We will reach our hotel till evening, camping and hotel stay will be an option.
This is an interesting bike trip to Karimabad, as we are passing through small villages in Hunza Valley and the to commercial town of Aliabad. Later, around noon, we will reach Karimabad, the most beautiful part of Pakistan. Remaining time for rest or relax. Dinner & night stay will be at hotel.
We have some kind of free day here and enjoy the nature, meet local people, bazaar & water channel walk, baltit & Altit Fort visit, & drive uphill to Duikar for sunset photography. We will come back in the evening to hotel for dinner & night stay.
Biking to Gulmit, en route you will face some beautiful panoramas, likely atabad lake and different village. Boating on Atabad lake will be optional. We will reach, Gulmit around noon and after check-in at our hotel, we will have village walk to meet local people. Dinner & overnight stay at hotel.
Although it is 25 kms of biking to passu, but we have some activities along the road likely walking on Hussani Suspension bridge, borit lake visit and photo stops of the viewpoints of Passu glacier, peak & cones. We will reach our hotel around late noon and after check-in, we will have passu village walk. Dinner & night stay will be hotel.
Following breakfast, we will bike to Sust, the last check post of Pakistan. En route we will stop fro photography and walk in the villages. We will reach Sust around noon and after check-in at our hotel, we will have bazaar and Khudabad village walk. In the evening we will back to hotel for dinner & overnight stay.
Today you are going to say goodbye to Pakistan, as you are crossing into China. In the morning we will take you to Pakistan Immigration office for depart to China. End of Services.
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