Northern Pakistan Motorcycle Adventure

Arrive in Islamabad and transfer to your hotel for a welcome dinner and a full briefing on the fourteen days ahead, one of the broadest single itineraries we run, so the team walks you through the pace and highlights before you fly north tomorrow.

Take the short domestic flight to Skardu, then collect your bike for an easy first ride out to Chunda Valley's orchards and meadows, a gentle way to settle into the saddle before the itinerary picks up pace.

Ride east along the Shyok River to Khaplu, once the seat of a semi-independent Balti kingdom. Break at Menthokha Waterfall, then explore the restored Royal Khaplu Fort and the old lanes of Barah Village.

Head back toward Skardu via the golden dunes of Sarfaranga Cold Desert and the still water of Blind Lake, landscape that looks nothing like the glacial valleys you rode through the day before. A short zigzag off-road track is available for riders who want it.

Climb onto the Deosai Plateau, second-highest alpine plain on earth and a summer refuge for the Himalayan brown bear. Break at Sadpara Lake, then cross the open grassland past Kala Pani, Bara Pani and Sheosar Lake before descending to Astore.

Park the bikes at Raikot Bridge and switch to a 4x4 jeep for the steep, cliff-edge climb to Tattu Village. From there, hike or ride a horse up to Fairy Meadows, opening onto one of the country's most photographed views of Nanga Parbat.

A full day beneath the ninth-highest mountain on earth. The roughly six-hour trail to Nanga Parbat Base Camp passes Bayal Camp before reaching a viewpoint eye to eye with the 8,126m summit, one of the standout days of the whole trip.

Hike down to Tattu, jeep back to Raikot, and collect the bikes for the ride to Hunza, past the Three Mountain Range Junction, where the Himalaya, Karakoram and Hindu Kush all meet, with Nanga Parbat and Rakaposhi both visible from the road.

Take on the cliffside Shimshal road above the Hunza River, one of the most talked-about tracks in the Karakoram. Pass Passu Cones on the way in and spend time in one of the region's most isolated villages before returning to Passu.

Ride to the top of the Karakoram Highway and the Pakistan–China border. Past Passu Cones and through Sost, the road climbs into Khunjerab National Park to the pass itself, 4,693m above sea level, the world's highest paved international crossing, home to the world's highest ATM.

Head back down toward Gilgit, detouring through the Pak-China Friendship Tunnel and along Attabad Lake's turquoise water, with a stop in Karimabad before reaching Hopar Village to walk beside its glacier.

The longest riding day of the trip, back to Skardu along the Indus with high peaks in view for most of the route. Stop at Sarfaranga Cold Desert, Upper Kachura Lake and Shangrila Lake before your last night in the mountains.

Take the return flight from Skardu to Islamabad, a spectacular last look at the Karakoram from the air, then spend the afternoon at the Lok Virsa Museum and Faisal Mosque before a farewell dinner with the group.

A free morning to pack and reflect on fourteen days across three mountain ranges before transferring to Islamabad Airport for your departure flight.