K2 Base Camp Trek
Twenty-one nights up the Baltoro to Concordia and K2
The Baltoro is one of the great treks on earth and it is not a holiday. Fourteen days on the glacier and the moraine, camping throughout, to Concordia — where four of the world’s fourteen eight-thousanders stand in view at once — and on to K2 base camp at 5,150 metres.
- Concordia, with K2, Broad Peak and both Gasherbrums in one view
- K2 base camp at 5,150 metres
- Trango Towers and Masherbrum from the glacier
- A full expedition team: guide, cook, porters and camp staff
- Gondogoro La as an option for those with the experience
About 14 hours on the road across 21 nights. Northern Pakistan is big and the roads are mountain roads. We show the driving day by day below rather than burying it, because the commonest complaint in this business is a transfer nobody was warned about.
Elevation across the trip
Altitude is the thing that most often spoils a trip up here. This is the profile we actually follow, with the acclimatisation nights built in.
Day by day
Met, transferred, and a full equipment check with your guide.
What’s included
- All accommodation on a twin-share basis, in the tier shown
- Private vehicle with an experienced driver for the whole trip
- 4x4 jeeps where the road requires one
- An English-speaking guide throughout
- All meals — breakfast, lunch and dinner
- All entry tickets and site fees
- Airport transfers on arrival and departure
- Bottled water in the vehicle
- Restricted-zone permits and NOC paperwork where needed
- Visa invitation letter and hotel confirmations for your e-visa application
What’s not
- International flights
- Pakistan e-visa fee (typically USD 35–60, higher for some nationalities)
- Travel insurance — mandatory, and it must cover the altitudes on your itinerary
- Domestic flights unless listed in the itinerary
- Tips for your guide and driver (guidance provided, never expected)
- Personal expenses, laundry and telephone
- Anything not listed under what is included
Fitness and difficulty
This is a serious undertaking. You must be able to walk six to eight hours a day for fourteen consecutive days, carrying a daypack, on rough glacial moraine, sleeping in a tent at up to 5,150 metres. Previous multi-day trekking at altitude is required, not preferred. We will ask about it, and we will decline bookings we do not think are safe — that is the point of asking.
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K2 Base Camp Trek
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