Pasu Travel Guide

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      Tupopdan, 6,106m(20,033ft) - Cathedral...
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  • On the KKH at Passu
      On the KKH at Passu
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Things to Do  

VTer Watching - episode 2

VTer Watching - episode 2, Pasu

 l_joo Says:  I believe you already watch my VTer Watching Main which is the tip before this one. In this second episode, l_joo wants to show you a complete brand new idea of VTer Watching. In this exciting episode, the main role character is performing a not so thrilling rectilinear... 

VTer Watching

VTer Watching, Pasu

 l_joo Says:  VTer Watching is perhaps the first ever in VT. So much of funs and entertainings to just sit and watch with your eyes at a member posing for a useful yet accurate tip for the great www.virtualtourist.com, unforgettable experience. 

Landscape Watching 003

Landscape Watching 003, Pasu

 l_joo Says:  Closer focus on the Pasu Peak series of peaks, just sit and watch will do to enjoy Landscape Watching of my VT Pasu page tip. 

Landscape Watching 002

Landscape Watching 002, Pasu

 l_joo Says:  This photo shows the grandeur of nature yet magnificence of the great Karakoram. This is one of the best taken photos in this trip and also a representational one. 

Restaurants  

No restaurant: No restaurant

No restaurant: No restaurant, Pasu

 l_joo Says:  This photo shows you a direction to hotel and foods but no restaurants yet. All hotels and guesthouses provide foods for tourists inside their own canteen but none I saw any restaurants. I'm picky tourist, I eat whatever they cook for me. If you want to eat foods only up to... 

Nightlife  

Nightlife in Pasu: Nightlife in Pasu

Nightlife in Pasu: Nightlife in Pasu, Pasu

 l_joo Says:  You should know we have no nightlife in Pasu but don't worry. You can snap as many photos as you can while the sun still shines and then you can review them when the night comes. For this photo, I use my left hand to snap and then I look at it at night as nightlife activity.... 

Transportation  

Karakoram Highway Condition

Karakoram Highway Condition, Pasu

 l_joo Says:  This is one small part of the long Karakoram Highway that I uploaded for VT page readers. A roadsign show us how steep the condition is in some part of the road. 

Hitchhike to Sost

Hitchhike to Sost, Pasu

 l_joo Says:  To hitchhike in Pasu is so easy. All vehicles will stop at least to talk to you even they couldn't help you, they just friendly in this remote village town. I hitchhike a mini van to get myself to Sost by paying 30Rs for the driver. So nice so friendly. 

Shopping  

Shopping in Pasu: Shopping in Pasu

Shopping in Pasu: Shopping in Pasu, Pasu

 l_joo Says:  Shopping in Pasu is the best thing you can do and the shop is this one in picture, the only shop still open for business. This shop open only half day because too many customers around. I was perhaps the only customers that day to by a Coke from them. Why I choose Coke? You... 

Local Customs  

Farmers and custom tip

Farmers and custom tip, Pasu

 l_joo Says:  Here in Pasu, I saw some voluntary sponsorship in building school where a signboard written with names of the sponsors. When I was in the village, a youngster approached me to ask for sponsorship for him to study in University. He asked me to support him in any amount I... 

Most customs are for women

Most customs are for women, Pasu

 l_joo Says:  Most customs are for women, just as this photo. You should be able to see a woman in full white cloth covering from top to bottom. This is the custom tip, probably useful to VT page readers. In Karimabad, I saw a German couples in full Pakistanis long suit where the female... 

Warnings Or Dangers  

Suspension bridge

Suspension bridge, Pasu

 l_joo Says:  If a suspension bridge is a danger then we put it under a warning tip because it was danger but why danger has to relate to warning. Things must go this way that a danger must follow by a warning, therefore it belong to a warning and danger tip. 

Hedgehog plant?

Hedgehog plant?, Pasu

 l_joo Says:  I called this a Hedgehog plant because it looks so similar to a hedgehog. It is a grass like ground vegetation fully emphasize on those needles. Be careful when you walk, in Pasu. Watch before you step. 

Tourist Traps  

Not all suspension bridge passable

Not all suspension bridge passable, Pasu

 l_joo Says:  Yes, not all suspension bridge passable. If you look at this photo, it has two bridge but only one is passable. The half broken one is a big trap. 

What to Pack  

For those tourists

For those tourists, Pasu

 l_joo Says:  I know many tourists, especially those who came in big group or with family. They just go anywhere they like and then they just pluck any flowers they want to pack with them to bring home. 

Off The Beaten Path  

Kids watching

Kids watching, Pasu

 l_joo Says:  To watch these villagers, I must walk into their village to be able to look at them. There were so many households in Pasu villages. Some foreign tourists come here to stay with them, some even donate money to build schools or pay for their study in university. I met a... 

Sports & Outdoors  

Climbing

Climbing, Pasu

 l_joo Says:  This is the slope for you to climb up to see the glacier and possibly the whole valley. 

Pasu Peak climb

Pasu Peak climb, Pasu

 l_joo Says:  Yes, you can do it if you are rich and strong. Try to climb up this peak to experience and to challenge the toughness of snow mountains. 

Favorites  

Pasu General Tip PGT-005

Pasu General Tip PGT-005, Pasu

 l_joo Says:  A special tip for you. For this tip, I don't even know what am I doing, all I know is that I want to have a photo with all the Pasu sceneries with me. This is certainly a tip for tourists worldwide. 

Pasu General Tip PGT-004

Pasu General Tip PGT-004, Pasu

 l_joo Says:  This tip shows a residential environment of Pasu. You must click the photo to enlarge to see those rock made houses by villagers. 

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 I know many tourists, especially those who came in big group or with family. They just go anywhere they like and then they just pluck any flowers they want to... 

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Pasu

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  Lonesome Karakoram Highway I always like to see a scene such as this photo on top, so this time by luck, I successfuly brought myself to where I wanted. I remember I used to draw such landscape when... 

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Pasu Peaks - Most Difficult to Climb

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Pasu. I'd love to share with you the 0 tips I've written, the 1 photo uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created. 

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Pictures of Pasu

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Pasu. I'd love to share with you the 0 tips I've written, the 11 photos uploaded, and 1 travelogue I've created. 

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Passu

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 Passu is a small village on the KKH, between Gulmit and Sost. It is situated at the confluence of the Hunza and Shimshal rivers. The main attraction is trekking, as the village lies between the black... 

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