
Pakistan Travel Guide: the Karakoram Highway
Ultimate roadtrips: this post is a guide to traveling the Karakoram Highway in Pakistan by public transport. How to get around, where to stop and stay, things to do, and how much it costs.
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Ultimate roadtrips: this post is a guide to traveling the Karakoram Highway in Pakistan by public transport. How to get around, where to stop and stay, things to do, and how much it costs.

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It’s easy and cheap to travel around Ladakh by public transport. This is a guide to travelling independently around Leh and the Nubra Valley by bus and shared jeep.

Here’s what you need to know to cross the border from China to Pakistan on the Karakoram Highway, at Khunjerab Pass – the highest border crossing in the world.

Here’s what you need to know to cross the border from Kyrgyzstan to China, and to make it from Osh to Kashgar in one day.

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