There are many hotels and resorts available at Attabad Lake. Book these scenic hotels in advance. Here is the list of some hotels:
There are many things to do at Attabad Lake at affordable prices. Some of the activities are:
You can visit many places near to Attabad Lake to explore the surroundings. Most of the sightseeing places are:
Gilgit is located at an altitude of approximately 1500 Meters (4800 Feet) in the Northeast of Pakistan. The city had been a central point of trade and political activity as early as 1st century AD. Since then it has always been a very strategic point for the neighboring countries. Surrounded by the massive mountains of Karakorums Gilgit is a small valley with ground just enough to form a small city of 500000 persons. Beyond there is no such a big town or city in any direction within a distance of about 450 Kilometers. Gilgit is the administrative and commercial capital of Northern areas.
Mountains of the region are known to be the highest and greatest in the Number around the world. Stretch of Gilgit comes in the rain shadow of Nanga Parbat Mountain i.e. The moon soon winds are blocked by the massive of Nanga Parbat and clouds can not reach Gilgit which makes it dry & rugged, the labor of the strong and willing local population has even claimed the hard mountains for cultivations. Due to this, there are beautiful green orchids of many fruits in the valley. This makes a spectacular contrast in the green fields and ruggedness on the mountains topped with white snow a scenery only found in the northern areas of Pakistan.
The road to Gilgit is another adventure and beauty-filled experience the Karakorum Highway built Between 1966 to 1978 by Chinese and Pakistani engineers, above the shoulders of gigantic mountains of Himalayas, Hindukush & Karakorum ranges. More than five hundred lives are buried under this marvelous road which is known all over the world for its beauty and variation in terrain and culture. The highway runs along the Indus River and later continues to Gilgit on the Gilgit River.
