Minimurg is a piece of heaven in Astore District. Lush green valley of Minimurg is perched at an elevation of 2844 meters (9332 feet) above the sea level. Being a area near LOC this area is restricted for Non-Pakistani nationals and even Pakistani national require prior permission to enter here.
Minimurg is a valley which is accessible through Burzail Pass and once you come down after having stunning views of Burzail Pass you enter into this valley surrounded by thick green pine forests and two beautiful lakes named Rainbow Lake & Crystal Lake. Beauty of this area can not be described in words, this beauty is for the persons who will be there and gather this beauty through their eyes and preserve in their memories which will keep you fresh for long time whenever you will recall your memories.
Our journey will start from Lahore or Islamabad. During this journey we will pass through beautiful places like Kaghan, Lulusar Lake, Babusar Top, Rama Meadows, Rama Lake, Tarshing, Rupal, Nangaparbat Base Camp, Minimurg, Rainbow Lake, Crystal Lake, Sheosar Lake and Deosai Plateau.
This 7 days and 6 nights long journey will give you loads of beautiful memories.
<p>Journey will start at around 12:00 am mid night from Lahore and we will make a stopover at Islamabad from where our group members from Islamabad will join us. Together we will proceed our first day journey upto Kaghan or Battakundi.</p><p></p><p>Breakfast : Abbotabad</p><p></p><p>Dinner : Kaghan / Battakundi</p><p> </p>
<p>After having breakfast at 07:00 am we will start our second day journey at around 08:00 am. During this phase of journey we will make stopovers for sightseeing at Lulusar Lake and Babusar Top. We will reach Rama Meadows at around 5:00 pm.</p><p></p><p>Breakfast : Kaghan/Battakundi</p><p></p><p>Dinner : Rama Meadows</p>
<p>This day after breakfast, we will set on foot for a hike towards Rama Lake at around 09:00 am.</p><p>This will be an easy hike towards the lake. Rama Lake is a beautiful lake, we can see Chongra Peak of Nangaparbat at the backdrop of Rama Lake.</p><p>After coming back to Rama Meadows we will get on the jeeps and move towards Tarshing. </p><p>Here we will stay overnight in camps that will be pitched on an elevated ridge. Whole view of the campsite will be overwhelmed by the might Nangaparbat.</p><p></p><p>Breakfast : Rama Meadows</p><p>BBQ & Bon Fire : Tarshing</p>
<p>After having breakfast at around 7 am we will move towards Rupal Village. From Rupal we will hike up to Nangaparbat base Camp and will be back to Rupal at around 12 noon.</p><p></p><p>From here we will move to Minimurg for over night stay at our dream destination.</p><p>Will reach Minimurg at around 4 pm and will camp overnight. Rest of the time we will explore the area like Rainbow Lake and Crystal Lake.</p><p></p><p>Breakfast : Tarshing</p><p>BBQ & Bon Fire : Minimurg</p><p> </p><p></p>
<p>After having breakfast at around 8 am, we will explore some more beauty of the area and will depart from Minimurg to Deosai at around 11 am and will reach Deosai at around 1 pm. </p><p>Here we will spend 4 hours to explore Deosai Plains.</p><p>We will finally depart from here for Astore at around 5 pm and will reach Astore at around 7 pm.</p><p>Here we will stay overnight in a hotel.</p><p></p><p>Breakfast : Minimurg</p><p>Dinner : Astore</p>
<p>After having breakfast at around 8 am we will leave Astore for Kaghan / Batakundi. at around 9 am.</p><p>We will reach Kaghan / Batakundi at around 5 pm after crossing Babusar Top and making stopovers at other scenic spots.</p><p></p><p>This will be our last night of this trip and group members will share their beautiful memories of this trip and will also comment on our services.</p><p></p><p>Breakfast : Astore</p><p>Dinner : Kaghan / Batakundi.</p>
<p>On the final day of our journey we will leave Kaghan or Batakundi at around 9 am and will reach Islamabad at around 4 pm to see off our group members from Islamabad and rest will continue their journey for Lahore. We will reach Lahore at around 10 pm.</p><p></p><p>Breakfast : Batakundi / Kaghan</p><p>Dinner : Bhera (For the members whose final destination will be Lahore)</p><p> </p>
Cost depends on the number of persons
- 1- Luxury Transport
- 2- Comfortable accommodation on twin or triple sharing basis. ( 4 days hotels or guest houses days and 2 days camping)
- 3- 7 Standard breakfast & 5 dinners and 2 BBQ's
- 4- Fuel, tolls, entry tickets & taxes
- 5- Guides.
Exclusions
- 1- Laundry / Ironing.
- 2- Lunch / Tea / Cold Drinks/Mineral Water.
- 3- Insurance
- 4- Private security
- 5- Rescue Operation cost.
- 6- Anything not mentioned in the itinerary.
Yes it is a child friendly tour, but considering the temperature variations in different zones, we suggest it friendly for the kids over 10 years
We will arrange best possible comfortable accommodation available in the area within affordable price. During camping we will provide you mattresses, sleeping bags. However if you want to use your own sleeping bags you can bring at your own.
Bathrooms will be available during camping.
During this tour foreign nationals can not enter into Minimurg because this area is closer to the LOC therefore this area is restricted for the foreigners. However Pakistani nationals also need permission from the authorities to enter in Minimurg.
Yes we do arrange permissions for entering into Minimurg, for which we need at least 15 days which can be more.
We suggest to finalize your dates 45 days before to avoid any problems.
All we need the copies of you Pakistani ID Cards of NICOP’s
50% of the payment will have to be deposited after getting approval for Minimurg. Remaining 50 % payment is to be made before the departure of the tour.
Payments should be deposited through Cash, Cheques, Pay Orders into our account detailed below
Account Details
Rovers Cluster Travel & Tours
Askari Commercial Bank
PK14 ASCM 0002 1804 2000 0092
In case of cancellation our policy is as below
0% deduction before 1 month before departure.
10 % deduction between 30 to 20 days before departure.
25 % deduction on cancellations within 19 to 15 days before departure.
50 % deduction on the cancellations between 14 to 7 days before departure
75 % deduction on the cancellations between 5 to 3 days before departure
100 % deduction on the cancellations between 2 to 0 days before departure
No, this is not an animal friendly tour.
