Tour D' Gilgit baltistan

by Momina Ahsan (Pakistan)

Making a local connection Pakistan

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Pakistan_ the country where spectacular mountains,lush green meadows and the sky high peaks have always made the Globe gaze. If I were an artist, I would like to have the colors of Nature brimming in Pakistan sprinkle over the canvas. If I were a singer, I’ld like to have the beauty of Pakistan as my lyrics spellbinding the Globe. Nature of Pakistan is like the mesmerizing spell enchanting the souls,like the music in the rhythm so bounding. The country where Nature and Adventure Mingles _ Pakistan I ain’t allowed to travel much, but then I got my step step towards independence of travel. I geared my soul, fasten my bag and headed towards the place about which I always listened - Unleash there the beauty, Beauty of soul & mind. I started my journey with a tour company and after I crossed Central Capital Islamabad, the beauty started bewitching me. There started a a place having the magnificent blue lakes,where beauty prevails like the enthralling sight making eyes gaze,the land ranging from highest of mountain peaks to the lakes so unique,where love glitters with mirth and hospitality emerges.. The land where canvas is like picturesque landscape, perilous mountains and serene green bodies. I was immersed in my thoughts as soon as I crossed a small but beautiful KONODAS village. The beauty of local people with smiling faces, cute faces with bright eyes welcomed my soul and mind. We passed the beautiful dangling paths, saw there the little angels of school level, passed facilitation institutes and then, we reached Gilgit River, the river that enchanted me to its beauty. The river where waves were bouncing with land, creating a sound of passion like striking with hardships. There was a melody of peace in that air, the smell of love mesmerizing me as a whole. We stayed there for sometime and interacted with the local community. There, I came to know of their language - Shnaam language, sweet like their accent. A few distance ahead,we crossed karga, Chashma, Sijji, Yachlito Burj and many of local places. Our first stay was in Karakoram Valley. We stayed there for one night and interacted their with local people. At night, we went out, roamed there, seeing beauty of roads and beautiful street lights casting magic on our souls. Late night, we were served by Tandoori Tea; their speciality. Tea with silent night, where quietness roared and caste spell of nature was the best combination. In morning, we went out to see sun rise in Karakoram and the view took our hearts. The unfaltering pride and greatness of Karakoram stayed there standing might, to summit whom needs a large heart and courage to fight fear of dying. The beautiful land, With frozen ice stand, With the shrouded mystery, With the enormous beauty. In Hunza, stayed there for a night, interacted with the local community, set there a bonfire in cold and shivering night and next day headed towards Khunjerab. As we reached there, the view and the air there, enchanted us whole. There, beauty was gleaming, Nature was dancing and ice was making us wrapped in its spell. We stayed there for more than 3 hours, taking snaps with road bikers and walking on the bright roads were the best ever moments of my life. Reaching there was my wish and it turned into blissful reality. On our return, we stopped at Hussaini Bridge - passing which is nothing less than being daring. We camped on Deosai, which was all of sudden plan. After hiking of 2 hours we reached Deosai lake, we caught the sight of night that flickered with the view - Seems there stars on ground, seems there night flaring bright. That night, cold, silent but beautiful was there that made me be there somewhere among the mountain ranges with beautiful memories. After this, while heading down to valley, We traveled sitting on the roof of Bus - The dream, the smell of beauty & freedom made us fly in the colors of life. There’s much more to depict but words are less. Precisely, we returned back to our homes but there was life in the mountains and now my heart is resting, bouncing hard somewhere lost there in the mountains.