Day-2, Fly or Drive to Skardu. If the weather permits, you will short but spectacular flight from Islamabad to Skardu. The flight is operated with a Boeing 737 aircraft and the flight path skirts breathtakingly past the Rupal and Diamir faces of Nanga Parbat. It is sometimes possible to catch a glimpse of K2 in the distance before our dramatic landing at Skardu, on arrival we are met by our local staff with jeeps and make the short transfer to the splendid K2 Motel where so many famous expeditions before you have stayed.

Day–3, Drive to Askole or Thongal (6-8hrs) The Last Village, the village grows their own cereals. Vegetable and fruit and own large herds of sheeps. Goats .yaks and duos. It is spectacular drive from Skardu to Askoli; the jeep road crosses the Braldu River three times and passes the villages of Dassu, Apoaligon, Pakora, Hoto chongo and Thongal. There is hot Soleplate Springs Just 20 minutes behind Thongal, around the hot springs are copper A colored stone known as Limpi Kiser (Kiser Fort) King Kiser was a mythical ruler with magical powers- dozens of legends tell of his exploits in our Baltistan,

Day –4, Treks to Namala, Cross the snout of the Biafo Glacier and then head north to follow a trail in the ablation valley by the side of the glacier. There are some awkward sections as the path weaves its way between the edge of the glacier and the cliff which bounds it. At some stages we have to trek on the rough glacial surface, but eventually we climb a lateral moraine and arrive at our campsite of Namla a beautiful grassy meadow at an altitude of 3400 meters. 4 hours walking.

Day-5, Trek to Mango, From Namla you return to the Biafo Glacier and follow a series of moraine ridges which run along the centre of the glacier. You trek along these for 3 or 4 hours until we reach a point where the glacier becomes contorted, at which point the route finding becomes quite tricky as we work our way off the glacier and up to another pleasant meadow in a green ablation valley. Our campsite, known as Mango (3626m), gives fantastic views down the valley to the Braldu Gorge.

Day-6,Trek to Baintha, We drop back down to the Biafo Glacier and work our way through a maze of jumbled boulders to reach the central moraines which provide an easier route along the centre of the glacier. We follow these for some time until we reach the white ice section of the glacier which provides much easier walking for a time. We cross over to the east side of the glacier and make camp at Baintha (3940m). This is another grassy campsite with many flowers and birds, and you may be lucky enough to spot Mountain Ibex on the crags above the campsite. 5-6 hours walking.

Day-7, Rest Day you take a rest day at Baintha, This is useful for acclimatization, but also for two other reasons. Firstly this will bethe last green grass campsite for several days and its unique andbeautiful location is not one to be rushed away from. And secondly, our porters will wish to use this opportunity to bake fresh bread which will last them for the next few days. Beyond Baintha there is no wood for cooking's fires and from here onwards, all food has to be prepared using kerosene stoves. There are several different walking options for today, and in particular there is a small peak above the
camp which can be climbed to give fantastic views across to the peaks of Ogre and Latok.

Day-8, Trek to Napina, Return to the glacier, which at this point is an incredible five miles wide. To the right we pass the Latoks and the Ogre; directly ahead of us we look towards the tremendous rocky spires of the West Biafo Wall including the stunning peak of Sosbun Brakk (6,413m). The going is at first relatively easy, but the angle soon begins to increase and we will need to rope up to safe-guard against hidden crevasses. You camp at napina, a green campsite in a beautiful ablation valley. 3-4 hours trekking.

Day-9, Trek to Sim Gang Base Camp, although not a long day, you need to position ourselves closer to the foot of the Hispar La in preparation for this long and tiring crossing. Nonetheless, the views we get today are absolutely
incredible. Most impressive is the cathedral-like peak of Sosbun Brakk rising above you. And in addition all around us is the vast white expanse of Snow Lake. 4 hours trekking.

Day-10, Cross Snow Lake to the Hispar La, you have an early start for the long ascent to the Hispar La, We will need to travel roped together to negotiate the central section of the Hispar Glacier, after which in normal conditions ropes are not required. There is then a fairly gentle climb to the crest of the pass, but at this altitude it is hard work. As we reach the pass we are rewarded with one of the most incredible campsites with stupendous views straight down the Hispar Glacier to the mountains of the Hunza Region. And in the other direction you can gaze across the great expanse of the Sim Gang basin and the mighty peak of the Ogre. 7-8 hours trekking.

Day-11, Trek to Khani Basa from the Hispar La we rope up for the short descent from the crest of the pass. After about and hour or two the glacier flattens out and soon we leave the snow and can unrope. Below the snowline the glacier is rocky and moraine-strewn once more and we follow this for 2 or 3 hours to reach our campsite (4395m) situated in an ablation valley by the Khani Basa glacier. 4-5 hours trekking.

Day-12, Trek to Jutanmal, Cross the Khani Basa Glacier and this gives fine views of the peak of Kanjut Sar (7760m). There are some awkward moraines to cross, and several small streams which are best crossed as early in the morning as possible before the glacial waters begin to flow. Our campsite for the evening is at Jutanmal (4200m). 4-5 hours trekking.

Day-13, Trek to Pumari Chhish Glacier, after approximately one hour trekking we reach at Yutmaru glacier, a tribuatary of the Hispar. Crossing this takes a further hour and from the centre of this glacier there are excellent views of Kanjut Sar, Pumari Chhish and Kunang Chhish. We stop for lunch in an ablation valley just beyond the Jutanmal Glacier. Beyond this the path follows a series of pleasant meadows with streams flowing through them. We camp just before the Pumari Chhish Glacier at an altitude of 4000m. 4-5 hours trekking.

Day-14, Trek to Bitenmal, The day begins with a short section of awkward moraines to cross, before we reach the confluence of the Hispar and Pumari Chhish Glaciers. We cross the glacier on moraines and follow a steep path on the west side of the glacier, finally reaching our lunch stop at Dachigan. Now walking on easier paths, we descend the valley to our campsite at Bitenmal (3718m) 4-5 hours trekking.

Day 15, Trek to Hispar Village to leave early this morning as have a number of streams to cross whose waters swell considerably once the afternoon snow melt has flowed into them. In some cases these streams can be impassable after heavy melt. We cross the Kiang Glacier and have a steep climb to join the path which leads through the pastures of Daltanas and Falolokish, One large stream must be negotiated just before Falolingkish and finally a small bridge takes us into Hispa Village, the first habitation we will have seen since leaving Hushe 25 days ago. Hispar is situated in the region known as Nagar and is a fairly large village by local standards. The village has extensive land which is heavily cultivated and stretches right down the valley. We have lunch in Hispar and will hopefully meet our jeep transporthere. If the road is in poor condition, which is not unusual, we mayhave to walk a futher hour down the valley to 'Down Hispar'. We then travel by jeep for a further hour to our final campsite, situated in a pretty meadow. This will be our final night with the porters who have accompanied us for so many days and will be a time of celebration, and a chance for you to show them our appreciation.

Day-16, Drive to Gilgit. Drive to jeeps along a bumpy road for about 2 hours until we reach the Karakoram Highway (KKH). We then turn south and drive along this great road for a further three hours until we come to the town of Gilgit. On the way, we will be able to stop for views of Rakaposhi, (7788m), a spectacular and historic peak which was first climbed in 1956 by a British expedition which included Tom Party, Its tremendous glaciers com tumbling down the mountainside almost down to the road itself. After you taking photographs we continue down the KKH which follows the course of the Hunza
River Gilgit is a fascinating and lively town and the bazaar is worth exploring,

Day-17, Islamabad Leisure day at Islamabad,

Day 18, Transfer to airport for Final Departure.