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Altitude: 2,498 m

You must spend this day free in Skardu. Its better to get rest at your hotel or do any last minute shopping in Skardu Bazaar while keeping in touch with our office.

We will wait for the final government approval letter. This can sometimes (2% of the times) take two days. We have contingency days towards the end of the trek incase of any delays. On this day again, your physical presence might be randomly requested by the government authority so you must remain in contact with our manager in Skardu on this day who will arrange your meeting. This applies to both local and foreign travelers. The government normally issues approvals towards the end of the day. Your adventure with Apricot Tours starts tomorrow.

Note: All expenses (e.g. hotel, meals, transport) on this day will be incurred directly by our guests and is not part of the holiday package. If you want this to be covered, you can book our all inclusive holiday and join us in Islamabad.

On this Day
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Altitude: 3,050 m

The participants will begin the jeep safari towards Daso, the passage will go through the Shigar valley. The journey will be followed on the sides of Braldu river which extends to Jhola. Overall it will take you between six hours to eight hours in covering the distance.

On this Day
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Altitude: 3,571m
Time: 7-8 hours

The trek starts by following the K2 Base Camp trail and then turns north-west onto the Biafo Glacier. The trail ascends over a shoulder to reach the left moraine and descends on to the glacier then back on to the left bank where the grassy camping site called Namla is located behind a lateral moraine.

On this Day
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Altitude: 3,715m
Time: 5-6 hours

After crossing a fracture zone on the glacier we reach the centre of the glacier where we follow moraine ridges, underfoot there is loose rock making this a challenging day. We set up camp on the left bank of the Biafo in a grassy area.

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Altitude: 4,041m
Time: 5-6 hours

The route continues up the centre of the glacier on a broad highway of ice making the walking easier than yesterday. We cross to the right and come off the glacier to a grassy area where Baintha camp is located.

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Altitude: 4,041m

This is a rest day for you and the porters in order to help with acclimatization to the high altitude. You can relax in camp or if feeling energetic walk up a ridge behind camp with fine views of Latok group and The Ogre. Look out for Ibex that can often be seen grassy slopes above.

On this Day
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Altitude: 4,298m
Time: 5-6 hours

The trail is steep and loose to get onto the glacier however once there we follow the flat glacier making relatively straightforward walking. Further along the glacier there are some crevasses to be aware of where depending on the conditions we might rope up to safeguard our passage. There are superb views of many peak including The Ogre (7,813m) and also we will get the first views of the Hispar La and Snow Lake.

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Altitude: 4,585m
Time: 5-6 hours

Today we walk to the south end of a large snowy flat area known as Snow Lake finding our way through a network of crevasses. Snow Lake is a high altitude glacial basin over 16km wide at the head of the Biafo and Hispar glaciers. Martin Conway, the first foreign visitor, gave Snow Lake the name in 1892 and described this area as "beyond all comparison the finest view of mountains it has ever been my lot to behold, nor do I believe the world can hold a finer.”

On this Day
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Altitude: 5,149m
Time: 5-6 hours

Today we traverse across the vast Snow Lake area and make the ascent to Hispar La. The climb to Hispar La is not too steep although it always feels quite strenuous at this altitude, we also have to be aware of the crevasses in this area. The views at Hispar La are fantastic looking down Biafo glacier to Snow Lake and The Ogre and other side down Hispar glacier to peaks in Hunza.

On this Day
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Altitude: 4,468m
Time: 6-8 hours

After an early start we descend from Hispar La crossing a crevassed area and then later on the glacier flattens out. We have to cross Kani Basa glacier which is facture zone where the two glaciers collide. Shortly afterwards we reach our camp located in a grassy ablation valley with good views of Kanjut Sar (7,760m).

On this day
Altitude: 4,168m
Time: 6-7hours

This is a challenging day as we have to find our way through a series of moraine ridges; climb a loose scree slope then cross several glacial streams. Jutmal camp is on a grassy area along the side of the glacier.

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Altitude: 3,765m
Time: 7-8 hours

After an hour we descend down a steep bank to cross another side glacier then back to the valley as before where the walking is good. Camp at Bitanmal is in a large meadow often used by herders from Hispar village.

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Altitude: 3,605m
Time: 4 hours

We make the last side glacier crossing over the Kunyang Glacier, then walk up by a steep path and cross a stream to get to the meadows at Falaling Chhish.

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Altitude: 2,297m

From our camp at Falaling Chhish we cross a bridge to reach Hispar village. You will certainly notice the vibrant green of the orchards and terraced fields after the black and white scenery of the Hispar Glacier. Depending on the condition of the road we may meet our jeeps in the village if the road is broken then we have a further walk followed by a short drive to our last camp on this trek.

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We take a jeep for a couple of hours to Nagar village along a rather narrow track before reaching the Karakoram Highway. We drive up the road to Karimabad where we check into a hotel and the rest of the day is free to wash up, relax and explore the town.

Note: Dinner and accommodation on this day will be incurred directly by our guests and is not part of the adventure package.

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Altitude: 2,400 m

This day is allocated for any potential delays during trekking. We do not want our guests to miss their return flights/other arrangements due to delays that can be caused by multiple factors including (but not limited to) road blocks.

Note: All expenses in Hunza (e.g. hotel, meals, transportation after hotel drop) on this day will be incurred directly by our climbers/guests and is not part of the adventure package. Your adventure with Apricot Tours ends upon reaching Hunza.