Get in
[edit]By plane
[edit]- Gilgit Airport
By road
[edit]Via the Karakoram Highway
Get around
[edit]See
[edit]- Views of mighty Karakorum peaks including Topek Dan, Falful Peak, the Shatabar glacier and the Hunza River.
- Tomb of Salim khan III (1790-1824) is found in the old part of the village.
- Gulmit museum, full of traditional ethnic artifacts is part of the Marco Polo Inn.
Do
[edit]- Walks: Gulmit offers beautiful and spectacular short walks to Kamris, Andhra and Gulkin as well as long walks over the Gulkin glacier to Borith Lake.
- Fishing at Hunza River.
- Boating at Borat Lake.
- Legal hunting (Duck/Ibex) at Khunjarab National Park.
- Horse Riding and Polo.
- Local festivals are celebrated seasonally within the village with traditional musicians and dancers
Buy
[edit]Gulmit has a simple bazaar with basic amenities.
- 1 National Bank and ATM (Next to the Karakorum Highway). It seems foreign bank cards do not work here. Your best bet may be to hitchhike to Aliabad.
Eat
[edit]Most hotels and guest houses serve food.
Drink
[edit]Sleep
[edit]- 1 Maro Polo Inn, Gulmit Village (by the Karakoram Highway). Check-out: noon.
- 2 Gulmit Continental Hotel. 50 metres from the Silk Route, nice Tupopdan peak sunrise views from the rooms. All rooms have separate bathrooms with running hot and cold water 24-7. Rp 800-2000.
- 3 Silk Route Lodge (just off the KKH, down by the river.), ☏ +923468115506. Not the prettiest, but has excellent views of the Passu cones and lovely gardens to relax in. Tents can be pitched on the grass.
- Sarai Silk Route Hotel, KKH, Passu Hunza (in Passu village, along the Karakorum highway), [email protected]. Check-in: noon. Sarai Silk Route Hotel is surrounded by snow-capped mountains.
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