Guides
What a trip north really costs, when to go, how to get there, and what to sort out before you leave. Every price in these guides comes from the same calculator you can use on your own trip.
How much does a trip to the northern areas cost?
Per-person costs for every major valley, what you actually spend the money on, and how season and group size change the total.
The best time to visit northern Pakistan, month by month
A month-by-month table of what is open and worth visiting, plus the key dates — Babusar, Deosai, blossom season and autumn colours.
Car, bus or flight: what is the cheapest way to travel north?
The per-person cost of each way to travel for different group sizes, and the point at which a car beats the bus.
Hunza or Skardu: which one should you pick?
Travel time, flights, cost and the feel of each place, compared honestly — and which one suits which kind of trip.
Northern areas trip checklist: what to sort out before you go
The practical things that go wrong on a northern trip — cash, fuel, signal, the car, documents and weather — and how to avoid them.