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Photograph: Hunza Valley from Eagle’s Nest

NORTHPEAK • PLACES, HISTORY & TRAVEL

The true north. Where mountains shape the horizon.

Explore the landscapes, histories and cultures of Hunza, Baltistan and Chitral. Choose places to visit and bring them together in your own itinerary.

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Hunza, Baltistan and Chitral

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Hunza Valley

Baltit and Altit forts, mountain villages and Attabad Lake.

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Baltistan

Skardu’s lakes and the architectural heritage of Shigar and Khaplu.

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Chitral & Kalash

Chitral’s history and the cultural heritage of the Kalash valleys.

THE NORTH IN PHOTOGRAPHS

Valleys, lakes and mountain horizons.

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HISTORY & HERITAGE

Chitral: the valley, its people and its past.

Read a four-part history of Chitral, from its communities and former princely state to the siege of 1895 and the heritage that continues today.

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PLACES TO STAY

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TRIP PLANNING

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