Pakistan famous places | Skardu vs Hunza | Beautiful Places

Pakistan famous places to visit with family or friends you should Know things Before visiting there. If you are planning to visit or travel to Hunza Or Skardu the most beautiful Place in Pakistan. Then Hope these Articles help you a lot so Here we first talk about Where we should go for a family trip Hunza or Skardu. Before this, I want to tell you which places you like most and if you want to see the beautiful natural places of Hunza or Skardu.No Doubt Skardu and Hunza are included in Pakistan Famous Places for travel distentions. Let's start with lakes.

Lakes:

If you like lakes and want to see the variety of different types of lakes then definitely you should go to Skardu because Skardu has KACHURA LAKE, UPPER KACHURA, LOWER KACHURA LAKE, SHEOSAR LAKE. There is also SOGHA LACKE, BLIND LACKE, TWINS LAKE BARAH (Bong Bong Rizing) and a couple of other lakes. But the variety you will find in Skardu will not be found in Hunza. So first of all if you want to see beautiful kinds of lakes then you should go to Skardu. It's famous for these beautiful lakes so we can say Skardu is one of the top Pakistan Famous Places for lakes.

Road Access:

The second number we talk about is accessing;  In the last few years, there was a problem with travel on Skardu Road which was broken, so many people started going to Hunza. But now the road of Skardu has become, so the access which is now equal to both Skardu and Hunza. There is a new road, meaning that the six to seven-hour journey is now three-and-a-half hours. And talk of access, so the numbers for both of them are perfect.  If we are talking about access, then there is an airport in Skardu, you can go straight to Skardu, but there is no airport in Hunza. To go to Hunza, you have to take Gilgit Airport. And then from there, you have to travel two and a half to three hours to Hunza.

Waterfalls (Skardu comparison to Hunza):

If we talk about waterfalls, Skardu has no competition with Hunza. You get two such waterfalls and both is right next to the road the car takes you to the waterfall.  First comes the Manthokha Waterfall, the most famous waterfall in Skardu. If you walk an hour and a half further from this area you will find the Silent Waterfall which is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Pakistan. So there is no comparison of Skardu in Waterfall with Hunza. If you are interested in Waterfall then you should go to Skardu. In Hunza, you do not find such a proper waterfall.  In addition, you will find wonderful waterfalls in Khaplu, such as the Twins waterfall in Barah Valley. The car takes you upstairs to a very quiet and lovely village, but you have to walk fifteen minutes to reach the waterfall from the village.

Food and culture:                 

If we talk about food then traditional food will hit you in Hunza. There is Mamta, Chapshoro, and Molida, which is a traditional thing, you will find in Hunza. In Skardu, you can find one or two things, they are also seasonal. Hunza's literacy rate is higher than any urban area in ​​Pakistan. There is a ninety-nine per cent literacy rate. People are very supportive and literate. And the culture of Hunza is more diverse. You want to shop for things, meaning if you want to get a cultural gift or local food, you will find more in Hunza than in Skardu. While it will be found in Skardu but a little less.

Land diversity:

When it comes to land diversity, Skardu is no match for Hunza. In Hunza, you find things on the road and get a viewpoint. While for Skardu you have to travel a bit. And you have to go inside the valley.

Khaplu:

Inside the valley, if you go to Khaplu, you get Chaqchan mosque, you get Khaplu place, you get Sugha Lake, you get Salling Valley, you get strong and type of bridge, you get Indus river. Indus river offers you a very cool and attractive view from different places. So the Khaplu Valley of Skardu is also matchless.

Shigar:

 Apart from this, when we talk about shigar, the scene in Shigar is such that you get cold desert there, there you can do parcelling and motorcycling, you go to Hashupi Bagh. Besides, there is also a blind lake. The car takes you there. It is a very calm and quiet lake. Living in Shigar, you get a blind lake, a cold desert, the best kind of ride and the things of an organic village. And along the way comes a very beautiful village.

Travel from Gilgit to Hunza Pakistan's famous places:

Naltar valley:

When you go from Gilgit to Hunza, the first stop is Naltar Valley which is a famous valley in Hunza. To go to Naltar Valley, you have to take a jeep from Nomal Valley, it takes you three and a half hours and in which you cover Satrangi Lake and Blue Lake, another lake also comes. And here you have to do a very tough type of jeep travel, which is not recommended for families, in which it takes you three and a half to four hours, the track is very dirty. There are not so many good resources for families on Satrangi-lake and Blue-lake, the washroom facility is very bad, there is no good chain for food, and you can't even think of stopping at night. It means that it is difficult for you to stay there with good facilities.

Rakaposhi viewpoint:

When you go further from Naltar Valley, you come to Rakaposhi viewpoint, from there you can also go towards Cricket ground and you will find the hotel on the road itself.

Altiq-Fort Baltiq-Fort:

If you go further from Rakaposhi's viewpoint, you will come to Aliabad and along with it, you will find Al-Tiq Fort Baltiq Fort. The biggest view of Hunza is Baltiq Fort from where you can see the entire valley. For Al-Taq Fort and Baltic Fort, you have to walk for ten to fifteen minutes, and you have to go through a village.

Hoper Glacier:

 After that you go ahead, ahead if you take a turn on the right side from the road, you will find hoper glacier, it is a very different place, about eighteen kilometres, it takes you fifty minutes to go here, the car takes you.

Atabad Lake:

If you don't go to Hopper Glacier, go straight, then you come to Atabad Lake, which is the biggest attraction of Hunza. It is a very beautiful and big lake, which you can find on the road.

Paso cone and Hussaini bridge:

After Attabad, Gulammeth goes ahead, then Paso cones come next, this is a very unique place of Hunza. Next to Paso cones, there is Hussini Bridge which is built over the river, it has to be passed but it is dangerous and not recommended for families.

Khunjerab pass:

If you go beyond Paso Cone in Hunza, you will come to Sau's border, ahead is the village of Saus, and beyond that is Khunjerab Pass height is about 4,693 meters, and it is only a gate with china on the other side. (Pakistan china border)

Travel from Gilgit to Skardu:

Shangri-La Resort and Kashura-lake:

 When you travel from Gilgit to Skardu, before entering Skardu, there are two lakes, one is one of the most favourite iconic places of Pakistan, Shangri-La resort, which we call Lower Kachura, and eight to ten minutes from it, at a distance you will find upper Kachura-lake, you can drive to these two lakes, you don't have to do any kind of travel, you will also get signals on these lakes and you will also find big luxury hotels of VIP type. And This place is also included in one of Pakistan famous places.

Katpana Cold Desert:

When you go to Skardu from Shangri-La, before the city, on the left-side of the airport, you will find Katpana-lake, Katpana's cold desert, this is the unique quality of Skardu. There you get a cold desert, a desert where even one foot of snow falls in winter, this is a quality that is not found in any destination in Pakistan, which is in Skardu, cold desert, one is Katpana and the other is Shiger, both of them is quite close to the city.

Deosai Planes:

 So in Skardu, there are Deosai planes fourteen thousand something high and when you travel there it looks like it is moving along with the clouds it is so high there are huge grassy fields with a river flowing in between. And Shusar is a lake, then what can we say, its water reservoir is so big that you are stunned when you see it, when it takes blue colour, then the system is established. Shusar-Lake is not comparable anywhere, it is such a beautiful lake and it is at such a height. For this, you have to trek for three hours by jeep, but this is a must-visit place, it is a very beautiful place and on the way, you can also see Sudpara-Lake.

Chunda Valley and Basho Valley:

Apart from this, you can go to Chunda Valley in Skardu, you can see Basho forest and Deosai, these three places are jeep treks, besides all the lakes, waterfall, SHIGER valley, KHAPLU Valley, you can go everywhere by car.

 One big difference is that when you travel between Skardu and Hunza, as you travel in Skardu, after five to ten minutes you come to such a beautiful village with water fountains flowing, children playing and trees loaded with fruits, it is so quiet and the village life is still very natural. Such villages are more common in Skardu than in Hunza. In Hunza, as you travel on the Karakorum highway, the villages are less and less visible. 

However, there are many fantastic and very beautiful natural places in Pakistan and Skardu and Hunza are the top Pakistan famous places. Almighty Allah gives many scenic views, and many natural resources gifted to our beloved country Pakistan. I suggest you must visit these most beautiful Pakistan famous places in life to see the beauty of nature if you are a nature lover. Many thanks for your time to read our article, Hopefully, you have got a lot of information and cleared your doubt about Skardu and Hunza place.

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