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What to do and see in Skardu, Pakistan: The Best Places and Tips
Skardu (Urdu: سکردو, Balti: སྐརདུ་་) is a city in Gilgit-Baltistan region of Pakistan, and serves as the capital of Skardu District. Skardu is located in the 10 kilometres (6 miles) wide by 40 kilometres (25 miles) long Skardu Valley, at the confluence of the Indus and Shigar Rivers at an altitude of nearly 2,500 metres (8,202 feet). The city is an important gateway to the eight-thousanders of the nearby Karakoram Mountain range. The town is located on the Indus river, which separates the Karakoram Range from the Himalayas.
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1. Deosai National Park
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5 based on 82 reviews
2. Upper Kachura Lake
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5 based on 24 reviews
Reviewed By Ali H - Karachi, Pakistan
Half hour drive from the shangrilla resort there is no proper road. Lake is at the high altitude. You have to park the vehicle 0.5 km away from the spot than you have to walk. Place is good picnic spot with family. Lake is nearly 70 km deep life jacket is necessary if you are boating.
3. Satpara Lake
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4 based on 21 reviews
Reviewed By Zafar Y
There was a beautiful lake named Sadpara before the construction of dam. Now its gone and take time to convert into a lake again. As one can see today that the water level has risen so the old lake and its all shores drowned with all the beautiful memories.
Its 8 km from Skardu city towards south, on the way to Deosai. Can go for boating, fishing and to spend an evening with tea, fish & chips or dinner.
4. Kharphocho Fort
5. K2 Museum
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4.5 based on 7 reviews
6. Manthokha Waterfall
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4.5 based on 4 reviews
7. Manthal Buddha Rock
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4.5 based on 2 reviews
Reviewed By Mypace - Zurich, Switzerland
Visiting two research stations in Skardu (Mountain Agricultural Research Station and Pakistan Council of Scientific & Industrial Research), we came across a sign to this ancient historical site of painted Buddha in rock. It is on the way to Satpara leading to the beautiful Lake of same name.
Buddhists settled in north-western Pakistan around Peshawar the region was known as Gandhara. When these people migrated and made temporary settlements as they went through areas, they carved drawings of stupas, scenes of their experiences and images of Buddha with texts in Kharoshti language . There were a number of such Buddhist rock carvings and stupas from Taxila right up to Jalalabad.
Fortunately, all in present Pakistan are preserved and protected as national heritage in museums and even in open spaces, the Manthal Buddha Rock being one such site.
8. Baltistan Tours Pakistan
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5 based on 2 reviews
Baltistan Tours offers a wide range of programs to suit all tastes and pockets including Treks, Trekking Peaks , Mountaineering Expeditions, Mountain Biking, Rafting, Hunting, Jeep Safaris, Culture tours and Archaeological Tours and Holiday packages for students, old citizen and families, in Pakistan.
Reviewed By Posts2013 - Karachi, Pakistan
Skardu is the main town of Baltistan region and the capital of Skardu District. Skardu is one of the major tourism, trekking and expedition hubs in baltistan. The town is sorrounded by grey-brown colored Mountains and has beautiful lakes. Mountainous terrain of the region, including four of the wolid's fourteen, eight-thousander peaks (8000 m and above), attracts the attention of tourists, trekkers and mountaineers from around the world. Skardu vally is located in the 10 km wide by 40 km long.
9. Katpana Desert (Cold Desert)
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