Travel & Transportation in Skardu
Airport transfers, cars with drivers, and Hiace, coaster or bus hire across Islamabad, Rawalpindi and the northern routes.
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Book in Skardu
Deosai opens once the snow clears, usually late May or June, and closes again around October, which sets the shape of most Skardu trips.
Skardu sits at about 2,230 metres in a wide sandy basin where the Shigar river meets the Indus, which gives it a look unlike anywhere else in Pakistan: cold desert dunes on one side, 7,000-metre peaks on the other. Hotels concentrate along the Skardu bazaar and the road out toward Satpara, with the resort properties at Shangrila and Upper Kachura on the lakes. Shigar and Khaplu, an hour and two hours out, have restored fort hotels and are worth a night each.
Rooms run Rs 6,000 to Rs 13,000 for a mid-range double in town and Rs 18,000 to Rs 32,000 at the lake resorts and restored fort properties. Rates climb thirty to forty percent in July and August. Jeep hire is the real budget line: Deosai as a day trip costs Rs 15,000 to Rs 25,000 per vehicle, and Askole for K2 base camp treks considerably more. Fuel is available in Skardu but not reliably beyond it, so fill up before any long day.
- Gilgit-Baltistan
- Hotels from Rs 6,000/night
- Peak season
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What else you can book in Skardu
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Tourism & Experiences in Skardu
Guided city tours, Margalla hikes, hill-station day trips and northern packages that start from Islamabad.
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Reserve tables, private rooms, hi-tea and group dining across Islamabad and Rawalpindi with the seating, timing and occasion confirmed before you arrive.
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Areas of Skardu
Most people start with Skardu Bazaar, Shangrila and Upper Kachura +4 more. Where you stay in Skardu changes the price more than the star rating does, so tell us the area you have in mind — or the reason you are travelling — and we will match you to the right part of town.
- Skardu Bazaar
- Shangrila
- Upper Kachura
- Satpara road
- Shigar
- Khaplu
- Sarfaranga
Booking in Skardu — frequently asked questions
Nearby destinations
Most trips to Skardu pair with somewhere close by. These are the stops travellers add most often.
Gilgit
Gilgit-Baltistan
Gilgit is the administrative hub of the north and the place to sort permits, cash and transport before Hunza or Skardu.
from Rs 5,000/nightView staysPeak
Hunza (Karimabad)
Gilgit-Baltistan
Blossom in April, meltwater green in summer and poplar gold in late October, with rooms in Karimabad booked out for all three.
from Rs 6,000/nightView staysPeak
Naran
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Pakistan's northern high season runs June to September, and rooms in Naran sell out weeks ahead.
from Rs 5,500/nightView stays
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