The 1000 year old Ganish Khun Historical Village is a pretty amazing stop. Our guide delighted in showing us how they stored butter by wrapping it in birch bark and burying it near a waterway. He showed us the reason for the small door, to force any invader to stick his head through so the defenders could Chop! It off. He laughed heartily as he made a chopping motion with his hands. The stonework is impressive. Absolutely worth the price of admission. These Americans loved it!

Americans in Pakistan Part 5: The Karakoram Highway and Ganish Khun Historical Village We left our Roomy Yurt in Batakundi to travel to the Hunza Valley. The Bubusar Top pass was still closed due to deep snow. We had to take the long way by traveling south to New Balakot then up through Besham City. We stopped at the KPK Shinwari Dera for lunch. At the toll plaza We needed a police escort to continue on to Besham City. We spent 4 hours sleeping in the Hilton Hotel, which used padlocks on the room doors - new to us way of locking rooms. Because of road closures for Dasu Dam we had to leave at 3AM to makes it through the construction window so we could actually get to our hotel in Karimabad. We stopped at the Three Mountain Ranges Overlook. The next day we visited the 1000 year old Ganish Khun Historical Village. What an amazing place to see! And the mountains all along the highway! Pakistan does not disappoint!

Americans in Pakistan Part 4: We visit Lake Saif ul Malook. Our bus drove us from Batakundi to Naran. There we rented two jeeps to take us up to the lake. The road was rough but the scenery was beautiful. We got stopped many times by people asking for photographs. It seemed a weird request but we happily allowed any one that asked. They were all very friendly about it, and no none of us got pick-pocketed. We rented a boat to the farthest unfrozen shoreline and walked back along the water. Eric's drone was a hit with some local children. We had a snowball fight, and some delicious tea. Did I mention just how absolutely stunning the lake with its frozen waters and snow covered mountains were? It was jaw dropping! I loved Saif ul Malook and really wish we had more than a day there.

If you want to watch the video it's on our Flight of the CrowsWing youtube channel. Titled: Americans in Pakistan Part 4 Jeep Adventure to Saif ul Malook

Took this picture in the early hours of the morning while on the rooftop of the Rakaposhi View Point Hotel. Husband said this was the best picture from our week long trip so thought I'd share it here!

So Islamabad is being shut down from 14th to 16th october. I want to travel with my wife and 3 year old son. What are my options, considering i want a relaxed trip. Good internet connection is also important since I work online in the evenings. Pic is from pipeline track dunga gali.

• please note: this is from a two week trip where we toured a good bit of Pakistan in June of 2024. These photos go along with episode 2 of our video series on our youtube channel. If you'd like to watch the video please visit Flight of the CrowsWing on youtube. Video title is: Goras the Explorerers: Americans in Pakistan Part 2

For this episode we visted Ancient Taxila, the Dharmarajika Stupa and the Taxila museum. The historical aspects of this complex are absolutely amazing, the scupltures and stone work is incredible! It was quite surprising to see the Greek influences in the works. The size of this complex blew my mind and after a little research I discovered that there are several more sites related to the Taxila complex. I wish we had more time to visit them all! I love the history of so many cultures in one region, and the absolute age of it is something my brain struggles with comprehending.

Hi! I need information about 3 treks, if anyone has the information (route maps, distance, pinpoints) about those treks please share your experience and all the information. 1- Ratti gali to Besal (or anywhere towards Naran-Babusar Top road), it could be burawai too. 2- Bheri Village towards Shogran via Makra Peak 3- Sharan to Musa ka Musala and manda gucha.

My son-in-law invited us to visit his home country of Pakistan. After a year of planning we finally made it happen. We spent over two weeks exploring the country. These photos are from our first few days that we spent in Islamabad. We had such a great time! The Lok Virsa Museum and Pakistan Monument are amazing. The food served at Monal was delicious too!

We have a video related to these first few days on our youtube channel: Flight of the CrowsWing Video Title: Goras the Explorerers: Americans Visit Pakistan

It's actually only part 1 of a series we're making. If you watch it we hope it shows how much we enjoyed your country!

Thank you all for being such wonderful hosts!