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Thallay La Trek: A Walk Among the Giants

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Program Overview

Cross the 4,800 m Thallay La on this 11-day moderate trek (Level 5/10) from Khaplu to Shigar in Baltistan, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Five days on foot through Balti villages and alpine meadow, with views of the Masherbrum range, Haldi Cones and Grey Tower. Departures 24 June-4 July and 5-15 August 2027. From USD 2,060, with all meals, hotels, flights, permits and a licensed local guide included.

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Program Highlights

Cross the 4,800 m Thallay La: Reach the pass on Day 6 and see the Masherbrum range, Mango Gusor and many high peaks on both sides.
Five days on foot in the Karakoram: Camp in alpine meadows, meet Balti shepherds and walk under the Haldi Cones, Chogho Brak and Grey Tower.
Real village life: Stay with a host family in Kharko, walk its buckwheat fields, pick fruit in Yugo and have a Balti lunch cooked by local women.
Baltistan’s heritage: See Shigar Fort and its museum, the meeting of the Indus and Shyok rivers, and Nansoq, Baltistan’s first organic village.
All-inclusive, led by locals:Hotels, all meals, internal flights, permits, porters, group satellite communication and a licensed local guide are all included.

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Locations

  • Rural Areas, Pakistan

Types & Subjects

  • Adventure Types
  • Hiking
  • Tours
  • Trekking

Available Terms / Availability

  • Years Offered
  • 2027

Eligible Nationalities

  • Afghani
  • Albanian
  • Algerian
  • American
  • Andorran
  • Angolan
  • Antarctica
  • Antiguan & Barbudan
  • Argentinian
  • Armenian
  • Aruban
  • Asian
  • Australian
  • Austrian
  • Azerbaijani
  • Bahamian
  • Bahraini
  • Bangladeshi
  • Barbadian
  • Basotho
  • Belarusian
  • Belgian
  • Belizean
  • Beninese
  • Bermudian
  • Bhutanese
  • Bissau-Guinean
  • Bolivian
  • Bonaire
  • Bosnian
  • Botswana
  • Brazilian
  • British
  • British Virgin Islander
  • Bruneian
  • Bulgarian
  • Burkinabe
  • Burundian
  • Cambodian
  • Cameroonian
  • Canadian
  • Cape Verdean
  • Caymanian
  • Central African
  • Chadian
  • Channel Islander
  • Chilean
  • Chinese
  • Colombian
  • Comoran
  • Congolese
  • Cook Islander
  • Costa Rican
  • Creole
  • Croatian
  • Cuban
  • Curacao
  • Cypriot
  • Czech
  • Danish
  • Djibouti
  • Dominican
  • Dutch
  • Ecuadorian
  • Egyptian
  • Emirati
  • English
  • Equatorial Guinean
  • Eritrean
  • Estonian
  • Ethiopian
  • European
  • Fijian
  • Filipino
  • Finnish
  • French
  • Gabonese
  • Gambian
  • Georgian
  • German
  • Ghanaian
  • Gibraltarian
  • Greek
  • Greenlandic
  • Grenadian
  • Guadeloupian
  • Guatemalan
  • Guinean
  • Guyanese
  • Haitian
  • Hawaiian
  • Honduran
  • Hungarian
  • I-Kiribati
  • Icelandic
  • Indian
  • Indonesian
  • Iranian
  • Iraqi
  • Irish
  • Italian
  • Ivorian
  • Jamaican
  • Japanese
  • Jordanian
  • Kazakhstani
  • Kenyan
  • Kittitian, Nevisian
  • Kiwi
  • Korean
  • Kuwaiti
  • Kyrgyzstani
  • Lao or Laotian
  • Latvian
  • Lebanese
  • Liberian
  • Libyan
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuanian
  • Luxembourg
  • Macedonian
  • Malagasy
  • Malawian
  • Malaysian
  • Maldivian
  • Malian
  • Maltese
  • Manx
  • Marshallese
  • Martiniquais
  • Mauritanian
  • Mauritian
  • Mexican
  • Micronesian
  • Moldovan
  • Monegasque
  • Mongolian
  • Montenegrin
  • Montserratian
  • Moroccan
  • Mozambican
  • multi
  • Myanmar
  • Namibian
  • Nauruan
  • Nepalese
  • New Caledonian
  • Ni-Vanuatu
  • Nicaraguan
  • Nigerian
  • Nigerien
  • Niuean
  • Norwegian
  • Omani
  • Pakistani
  • Palauan
  • Palestinian
  • Panamanian
  • Papua New Guinean
  • Paraguayan
  • Peruvian
  • Polish
  • Polynesian
  • Portuguese
  • Puerto Rican
  • Qatari
  • Reunionese
  • Romanian
  • Russian
  • Rwandan
  • Saban
  • Sahrawian, Sahraouian
  • Saint Helenian
  • Saint Lucian
  • Saint Vincentian or Vincentian
  • Salvadoran
  • Sammarinese
  • Samoan
  • Sao Tomean
  • Saudi Arabian
  • Scottish
  • Senegalese
  • Serbian
  • Serbian; Montenegrin
  • Seychelles
  • Sierra Leonean
  • Singaporean
  • Slovak
  • Slovenian
  • Solomon Islander
  • Somali
  • South African
  • South Sudanese
  • Spanish
  • Sri Lankan
  • St. Barts
  • Statian
  • Sudanese
  • Surinamese
  • Swazi
  • Swedish
  • Swiss
  • Syrian
  • Tahiti
  • Taiwanese
  • Tajikistani
  • Tanzanian
  • Thai
  • The Vatican
  • Tibet
  • Timorese
  • Togolese
  • Tongan
  • Trinidadian, Tobagonian
  • Tunisian
  • Turkish
  • Turkmen
  • Turks and Caicos
  • Tuvaluan
  • Ugandan
  • Ukrainian
  • Uruguayan
  • Uzbekistani
  • Venezuelan
  • Vietnamese
  • Virgin Islander
  • Welsh
  • Yemeni
  • Zambian
  • Zimbabwean
  • This Program is also open to Couples, Families, Group

Education Levels & Language

  • Language
  • English
  • Education
  • Any/All Education Levels Accepted

Accommodation Options

  • Other

Application Procedures

  • Other

Age Requirement

18+

Starts At

  • 11 Days: $2,060

Payment Terms

  • Payment Plan
  • Changes Allowed

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