Monday, 2 November 2015

Hunza valley

One of the best tourist place in Pakistan

Hunza-: The Hunza is a mountainous valley in the Gilgit–Baltistan region of Pakistan. The Hunza is situated north/west of the Hunza River, at an elevation of around 2,500 metres. The territory of Hunza is about 7,900 square kilometres.
Hunza is probably Pakistan's most visited valley, by the tourists. It is a fairy tale land surrounded by beautiful rugged & snow capped mountains. Only at a distance of 100 Kms. from Gilgit Hunza is a small town on Karakorum Highway. At the altitude of 7000 - 800 feet it is the first main town or stop if you are entering Pakistan from China.
 The central Hunza known as Karimabad is basically a town of just 6 villages. The first main villages as you come from Gilgit on the main Karakorum Highway is Aliabad. There there are spectacular views of  Rakaposhi mountain (7788 meters), PTDC Motel Hunza and other small hotels are located on the main Karakorum highway here. Just above Aliabad on the hill are Altit and Baltit villages the heart of Hunza. There is a very interesting Bazaar and two Forts in Altit & Baltit Villages. The Baltit fort has recently been restored and converted into a guided museum.
Hunza is undoubtly the Shangri-la of James Hilton's novel The Lost Horizon. It is probably the most Photogenic point in the world. There are numerous tours and activities available here. the
main bazaar of Hunza full of colorful shops with local dry fruits (Dried Apricots, Apricot Nut, Almonds, Walnuts Mulberry, etc.) At the end of bazaar is the Baltit village and Baltit fort which are restored by the Aga Khan fund for Culture & heritage. The fort has been brought into a guided museum you can spend time in the for visiting different sections of the fort and viewing the slide show in the small hall of the fort.

People of hunza

The Burusho or Brusho people live in the Hunza, Nagar and Chitral District, and valleys of Gilgit–Baltistan in northern Pakistan. They are predominantly Muslims. Their language, Burushaski, has not been shown to be related to any other.












Tourist make selfie 
Accommodation
Accommodation in hotels, motels,resorts are wonderful, there are many restaurants and hotel in hunza, One of the best hotel names is given below.


Names of best hotels are....  

  • Hunza Baltit Inn Hunza
  • Sarai Silk Road Hunza
  • Eagles nest Duikar Hunza
  • Hunza Hilltop Hotel Hunza
  • Hunza Darbar Hotel Hunza
  • Hunza Embassy Hotel Hunza
  • Hunza View Hotel Hunza
  • PTDC Motel Hunza Hunza
  • PTDC Motel Sost Hunza
  • Hunza Baltit Inn Hunza
  • Gulmit Continental Hotel Hunza
  • PTDC Motel Hunza Hunza   
  • PTDC Motel Sost Hunza
  • PTDC Motel Sust Hunza
  • Hunza Serena Baltit Inn Hunza               
  • Gulmit Silk Route Lodge Gulmit                      
  • Passu Touris inn Gulmit
  • Passu Tourist inn Gulmit
  • Marcopolo Inn Gulmit Gulmit
  • Marcopolo Inn Gulmit Gulmit
  • Passu Tourist inn Gulmit
  • Gulmit Silk Route Lodge Gulmit 
  • And many other smaller hotels                                                                                                                                                                                           
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