The permit fee is Rs. Mountaineering, Trekking and Hiking Around Gilgit are towering mountain peaks, waiting to be scaled. Guides are available at PTDC, Gilgit. Applications for permission to bring mountaineering and trekking group into the country reach the Tourism Division by 31st December alongwith a map indicating the route within three months of the expire of the last date for the receipt of applications. How to get there By Air PIA operates daily flights between Islamabad and Gilgit.
All flights are subject to weather conditions.
The flying time is one hour. Regular air-conditioned Coach, bus, wagon services operate during tourist season on the Karakoram Highway between Rawalpindi and Gilgit from the following places. The charges are based on the mileage plus a fixed charge per day. Pickups and drops are charged merely on mileage basis even if the distance is less than 50 miles. They can be hired from Indus Market, Jamat Khana Bazaar and Raja Bazaar.