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LOCATION: This
is a beautiful hotel in the Hunza Valley. Hotel Darbar Hunza
is owned and operated by the Mir and Rani of Hunza (Mir
Ghazanfar Ali Khan and Rani Atiqa Ghazanfar). This hotel
was constructed in 1996 and consists of 40 well-facilitated
rooms with each room possessing a splendid view of the entire
Hunza Valley, especially of Mt Rakaposhi from its roof.
UNIQUE
QUALITIES:The
rooms are spacious and good. The service is excellent too.
Darbar Hunza has been conceptualised in its design as a
true representative of the local culture and heritage of
Hunza. The woodwork along with its design depicts the age-old
craftsmanship which is unique to Hunza.
GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT NORTHERN
PARKISTAN:
NORTHERN PAKISTAN:
Northern Areas of Pakistan,
spread over 72,496 sq. km are as fascinating as its southern
region. Amidst towering snow-clad peaks with heights varying
from 1,000 m to 8, 000 meters, the regions of Gilgit, Hunza
and Baltistan recall Shangri-La. The cultural patterns of
these regions are as interesting as its geography. The people
with typical costumes, folk dances, music and sports like
polo, provide the traveller an unforgettable experience.
Nowhere is the world is such a great concentration of high
mountains, peaks, glaciers and passes except Pakistan. Of
the 14 over 8,000 meters high peaks on earth, 04 occupy
an amphitheater at the head of Baltoro glacier in the Karakoram
range. These are; K-2 (8,611 m, world’s second highest),
Gasherbrum-I (8,068 m), Broad Peak (8,047 m) and Gasherbrum-II
(8,035 m). There is yet another which is equally great,
Nanga Parbat (8,126 m), located at the western most end
of the Himalayas. In addition to that, there are 68 peaks
over 7,000 m and hundreds others over 6,000 meters. The
Northern Pakistan has some of the longest glaciers outside
Polar region; Siachen (72 km), Hispar (61 km), Biafo (60
km), Baltoro (60 km) and Batura (64 km).
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. |
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