Guides are available at PTDC Motel, Gilgit . However, applications for obtaining permission to bring a trekking group for restricted zone into the country should reach the Ministry of Tourism by 31 st December alongwith a map indicating the route within three months of the expiry of the last date for the receipt of applications. The names, passport numbers, place of issue, must also be submitted to the Ministry of Tourism. Mountaineering Around Gilgit are towering mountain peaks, waiting to be scaled. Permits for mountaineering are issued by the Ministry of Tourism , Government of Pakistan , Islamabad.
All flights are subject to good weather.
Rawalpindi to Gilgit via Babusar Pass 592 kms 24 hours by jeep. Regular bus, wagon services operate on the Karakoram Highway between Rawalpindi and Gilgit.