Winter Hunza & Skiing at Malam Jabba
Eight nights in the north with nobody else in it
Hunza in winter is empty, silent and very cold, and the light is the best of the year. Combined with a few days on the slopes at Malam Jabba, which is a modest resort by Alpine standards and an extraordinary one by every other measure.
- Hunza with no other visitors in it
- Frozen Attabad Lake
- Skiing at Malam Jabba, with equipment hire included
- Winter light on Rakaposhi
- Empty forts, and hosts with time to talk
About 27 hours on the road across 8 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 and transferred. Kit check that evening.
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
No trekking, but sustained cold. Night temperatures in Hunza reach minus 10°C and heating is limited. Come properly equipped — we send a packing list and we do check.
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