Shigar Valley in Northern Pakistan

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Baltistan is a remote and isolated area of Pakistan that has beautiful landscapes yet is little know in the outside world.

In early August 2004 I spent a week in Baltistan with my family and saw some of its awesome mountain scenery. Starting with a spectacular flight on PIA we arrived in Skardu where we made our base. Then we continued to Deosai Plains, Shigar, Khaplu and Machlu.

It was an enchanting week that we will remember for long.

The Balti people were welcoming and friendly, at times not accepting our money for services because afterall "we were their guests". Such places are rare to find these days and deserve to be cherished.

I have added a gallery of Shigar Valley in Northern Pakistan.

http://www.pbase.com/arifakhan/shigar_valley

Baltistan: http://www.pbase.com/arifakhan/baltistan

You are invited to visit.

Here is one of the images:



Arif

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[waqas]

Thank you for the excellent photos, I did not know much about Shigar. Did you write any travelogue? Any more details about the fort and/or the trip?
You have PM.
Waqas