Tour Description
If spring brings blossoms to Hunza, autumn paints it in an equally breathtaking palette of gold, amber, and red. Raikot Tours’ Hunza Autumn Tour — best experienced from October to November — showcases the valley at its most dramatic, with turning poplar trees and golden apricot orchards reflecting against crystal-clear skies and snow-dusted peaks.
The autumn season also brings harvests of walnuts, dried apricots, and the famous Hunza wine (mulberry juice). Villages like Karimabad, Altit, and Ganish come alive with the warmth of harvest season, making this one of the most atmospheric times to visit the Karakoram.
Places Covered
- Islamabad
- Besham / Dasu (stopover)
- Karimabad, Hunza
- Baltit Fort & Altit Fort
- Eagle’s Nest Viewpoint
- Ganish Heritage Village
- Attabad Lake
- Passu & Hussaini Bridge
Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Depart Islamabad. Drive via Karakoram Highway to Besham. Overnight at hotel.
Day 2: Continue to Karimabad, Hunza. Arrive late afternoon. Evening walk through golden poplar-lined lanes. Overnight in Hunza.
Day 3: Morning visit to Baltit Fort and Altit Fort. Photography in the harvest fields with Rakaposhi in background. Sunset at Eagle’s Nest. Overnight in Hunza.
Day 4: Drive to Attabad Lake and Passu. Visit Hussaini Suspension Bridge and Passu Cones. Return to Hunza. Overnight.
Day 5: Explore Ganish Heritage Village. Taste seasonal Hunza produce — dried apricots, walnuts, mulberry. Leisure photography day. Overnight in Hunza.
Day 6: Drive back to Islamabad (overnight stop at Besham or Dasu).
Day 7: Arrive Islamabad. Tour ends.