Altit is a small suburb of Karimabad, the largest town in Hunza, with spectacular views and a lifestyle that alleges that many of its inhabitants live to be well over 100 years old.
View of the Hunza River Valley at Passu. This was the route taken by various British legations to Kashgar during the days of The Great Game...the great politicial game of intrigue between Russia and the British Empire in Indai. The trip from Lahore to Kashgar could take six to eight weeks...in good conditions
Zaver Pearl Continental Hotel Gwadar
The beautiful town of Passu sits along the Hunza River, at the base of the Passu Glacier. Several years ago the glacier and melting snow, mixed with rain, caused major flood and runoff damage resulting in the damming of the river. Pakistani airforce jets had to bomb the dam to allow the river to run and prevent further flood damage to the valley.
Hunza, a remote mountain kingdom, may have been the inspiration behind James Hilton's "Shangri-La." The area opened up in the 1970s following the completion of the Karakoram Highway (KKH); an engineering marvel tracing the old silk route from Pakistan into China.
The fair skinned and light-eyed Hunzakuts claim to be descendants of soldiers lost from Alexander's army as he invaded India. Their language, Burushaski, provides linguists an enigma as it is unrelated to any other language known to man.
The beauty of this mountain paradise is matchless; from the soft blossoms of the apricot trees to the dark snowcapped rock monuments of Rakaposhi (7788 m.) and recently climbed Ultar (7388 m.) jabbing a vivid blue backdrop high above.
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