Pakistan offers  Jeep safaris in the panoramic North and camel safaris in the hot and hospitable desert of the South. The Journey along KKH (Karakoram Highway also known as eighth wonder of the world), world's highest paved trade route connecting China and Pakistan, offers incredible scenery to travellers. The highway, which completed in 1986 after 20 years of strenous work, is an incredible feat of engineering. Some 810 Pakistanis and 82 Chinese sacrificed their lives, mostely in landslides and falls, in bringing this effort to the end.  

One of the wonderful experiences enjoyed most in the Northern teritories has been JEEP SAFARIES along the KKH by the gushing Hunza river and Indus river bordered by Lush green fields, disected uplands and beautiful vales in the back drop of spectacular snow-capped mountains. Likewise Chitral in the Hindu Kush rang presents beautiful jeep safaris to Kalash and annexd environs.

Pakistan's South also offers camel safaris in the hot and hospitable Cholistan  and Thar deserts in Punjab. 

The journey to Gilgit and to Chitral from Islamabad via Naran, Kaghan and Swat is integral part of the safaris.  It bifurcates into the Karakorams range  (Hunza, Gilgit and Skardu) and the Hindu Kush range (Chitral and Kalash ethnic tribes) in Swat valley. Passing through the Gandahara Civilization, travelling to exotic valleys, ethnic tribes and Safaris on the world's famous highes mettaled roads gives added oppertunity to experince the variety.

Blooming spring with pleasant smell, captivating summer with contrast between lush green fields, trees and snow-bound mountains, and colorful autumn gives an ultimate aura to travellers. Traveling in soft-roof safari oriented jeeps to the pristine villages along non-metalled roads has an added charm.

 Viewpoints on the way to Hunza are exceptionally attractive forcing tourists to halt for a while in some places and for a day in the others. The highway turns east at Chalt and hugs Hunza River round the north side of Rakaposhi, at 7,788 meters (25,550 feet), the 27^th highest mountain in the world. As you drive along, you catch intermittent glimpses of glaciers, gleaming white peaks and ridges surrounded by wide expense of smooth snow. Two of the best views of Rakaposhi are two kilometers past the petrol pump at the turning to Chalt where you come around a corner to find a great mass of Rakaposhi staring you down, and nine kilometers further on, where a sign-board displayed saying ?Rakaposhi viewpoint?. The two restaurants on either sides of the bridge are worth staying for some time, taking snaps of Rakaposhi, having lunch in an open elevated place and do some shopping.

 It takes an hour or so to get Karimabad (2500m). Staying in Karimabad and visiting around costs atleast two days. Baltit Fort (once the palace of Mir of Hunza, now renovated for tourists), Altit Fort (perched on a rocky cliff with a sheer 300 meter plunge to the Hunza river), Duiker (a high altitude tiny valley over Karimabad for a picturesque view of Hunza, Nagar and number of beautiful mountains including Rakaposhi and Diran), and Hoper glacier are the most wonderful places to visit during the stay.

 Gliding up further along the KKH through a narrow gourge leads to upper Hunza (Gojal) at comparatively high altitude with slightly changed climate and culture as compared to central Hunza. One of the worth visiting remote regions once inaccessble by jeep-Shimshal-offers a best one-day safari. Reaching to isolated Shimshal couple of yeas ago would take atleast two days from the KKH now approachable by jeep in 4 hours from KKH near Passu.

The KKH further from Passu leads to Sost and then to China via Khunjarab Pass (highest mattled road connecting China and Pakistan).  No private vehicles are allowed into china but they can be taken as further as to the border for sightseeing and back, however, travellers willing to travell to Kashghar and China can access alternate conveyance. The pass remains closed in winters due to snowing.

Deosai Plateau, located above the tree line and at an average height of 13,500 feet above sea level, cannot be overlooked in this regard. The exciting plateau lies between the Karakoram and Himalayan ranges accessible from Skardu in the North and Astore valley in the west. The 45km wide plateau contains the most amazing varieties of wild flowers as well as providing incomparable views of landscaps, lush green meadows, lakes and snwocapped mountains including Nangaparbat when the snwo melts in july. The heavenly plateau can be visited both by jeep and bikes with day hikes. Spending a night or two by the lake gives an ultimate pleasure. The fresh air, the clean environment and scenic view has no parallel.

 And on the other hand to get into Chitral, (an isolated valley about 300 km in the north western corner of Pakistan), to see the attention-grabbing Kalash tribe, and other interesting remote valleys of Chitral, You start from Islamabad via Peshawar, Dir and Lowari Pass 3,118 meters (10,230-ft) takes 10 to 12 hours. The aerial view of course is spectacular but no frequent flights are operated to Chitral. The air travel is subject to the weather condtion and number of passengers willing to travel. The most favorable season to visit Chitral is April to November. Chitral town is snowbound in winter, but not too hot in summer.

Since Chitral is accessible from Gilgit via Shandur as well and most tourist prefer this route for its fascinating trail and awe-inspiring views throughout. Passing through the former kingdoms of Punial and Gupis, the road leads to the famous Shandur Polo ground between Gilgit and Chitral. The jeep road to Chitral across the Shandur pass follows the Gilgit river west for 240 kilometers (150 miles), that used to be a circuitous 12-hour journey, now since the metal road is in process, comparatively lesser time is required to get to Chitral.

The main attractions of Chitral town are the rushed bazaar, the fort, the mosque by the river and the summer place of the ex-ruler of Chitral on the hilltop above the town. Among valleys are the Kalash tribe comprising the three valleys of Birir, Bumburet, and Rambur. The Kalash people are the tourist attraction for which Chitral is most famous. This non-Muslim distinct tribe in three valleys lives closed to the Afghan border, about an hours drive from Chitral town. They are known as the last unconverted survivors of the Kafir (Heathen) tribes that so fascinated the first European visitors to what was then called Kafiristan. Kalash women are particular interest, as they are not in purdah (veil) but wear head dresses adorned with cowrie shells and buttons and, around their necks, countless strings of red beads set off by their black robs. Jeep safaris to these remote tiny valleys are interesting through rough roads between several tiny Kalash valleys. The lifestyle of Kalash tribe is quite different from rest of the villages in Chitral. They live in cluster of ancient wooden made houses intact so far. Their lifestyle and habitats are worth the visit.