Passu to Borith Lake
per person
- Difficulty: Easy
- Duration: 3-4 hours
- Region: Hunza, Gilgit Baltistan
Passu is probably my favourite place in Pakistan, although honestly, it’s tough to pick as I also love Karimabad, Deosai, The Fairy Meadows and a string of other truly special places… OK, OK, back to Passu! Passu is a village famous for the Passu Cone mountains and an Indiana Jones-esque bridge crossing a raging river… Keep following the path until you hit Passu’s glacial lake at the end of the 18km long glacier itself. A scramble up the loose moraine, a view back to the Hunza River, and following the ridge on the other side you’ll find Borith Lake, and further in the distance Lake Attabad, a crazy bright turquoise lake created when a landslide dammed part of a river… This is a truly gorgeous place to chill out with a cheeky smoke.
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