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Shimshal Pass Trek

📅 9 Days📐 Max Shimshal Pass, ~4,735mHard📍 Shimshal Village

Beyond Shimshal village's famous community-built road lies the Shimshal Pass trek, a remote multi-day route across high pastureland used historically by Wakhi herders moving livestock toward the Pamir borderlands. It's one of the least-trekked serious routes in Gilgit-Baltistan, rewarding those who make the journey with a sense of scale and isolation matched by few other treks in Pakistan.

Trek Itinerary

Days 1-2, Hunza to Shimshal

4x4 drive along the community-built Shimshal road to the village, acclimatisation day.

Days 3-5, Shimshal to High Pastures

Trek up through herding pastures toward the higher approach to Shimshal Pass, camping en route.

Day 6, Shimshal Pass

Reach Shimshal Pass (~4,735m), with views toward the high Pamir borderlands.

Days 7-9, Return to Shimshal & Hunza

Descend back through the pastures to Shimshal village, then 4x4 back to Hunza.

Highlights

Shimshal Village & Wakhi CultureHigh Pamir-Borderland PasturesShimshal Pass at 4,735mYak Herding CommunitiesGenuine Off-the-Grid Trekking

✅ What's Included

Hunza-Shimshal 4x4 transport
Camping equipment
All meals on trek
Licensed guide
Porters

❌ Not Included

International flights
Pakistan visa
Travel insurance
Personal gear
Tips

Trek Information

Max Altitude~4,735m (Shimshal Pass)
Duration9 Days / 8 Nights
StartShimshal Village
FitnessHigh
Best SeasonJuly-September
Group Size2 to 8 people

Questions

Our Shimshal Valley 4x4 Expedition stays in and around the village; this trek continues well beyond it, multiple days on foot up toward the pass itself, a significantly more demanding undertaking.
Very, Shimshal is already one of the most isolated inhabited valleys in Gilgit-Baltistan, and the pass trek goes considerably further into remote high-pasture terrain.

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Price per person (private group)
USD 980
PKR 270,000 per person · prices may vary
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Prices in USD · PKR equivalent available

At a Glance

Max Altitude~4,735m (Shimshal Pass)
Duration9 Days / 8 Nights
StartShimshal Village
FitnessHigh
Best SeasonJuly-September

📋 Permits Handled

Required permits, guide registration and porter documentation can be arranged by our team according to the current official process.

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