Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - a fertile valley landscape along the Gilgit River

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - shops in the main street of Gilgit town

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - a valley along the Gilgit River

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - shop in Gilgit selling herbs and spices

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - street stalls selling hats in Gilgit

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - Gilgit main street

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - curious boys in Gilgit take an interest in travellers

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - street stalls selling hats and fruit in Gilgit

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - bus and truck passing at the narrow road to Chitral

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - Buddha, rock engraving at Kargah, near Gilgit

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - Buddha, rock engraving at Kargah, near Gilgit

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - merry local kids in Gilgit

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - Rakaposhi peak at sunset, Karakoram Range, 7788m.

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - fruit and vegetables stall in a village

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - the Gilgit River valley

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - a stop in Gakuch village

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - landscape of the Gilgit River valley

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - campsite in the Gilgit River valley

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - local women and kids, knitting as international language

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - camping in the Gilgit River valley

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - suspension bridge crossing the Gilgit River

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - travellers having a picknick

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - along a trail, apricots drying on the roof

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - camping in the Gilgit River valley

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - curious local kids at the campsite

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - suspension bridge over the Gilgit River

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - a shepherd with a herd of sheep and goats

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - in a village along the road from Gilgit to Chitral

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - mountains along the Gilgit River at dusk

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - men crossing the river on a suspended cable

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - men crossing the river on a suspended cable

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - the road follows the river valley

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - a local musician attracts a small crowd

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - Gilgit River valley at dusk

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - steep mountains of the Hindu Raj, part of the Hindu Kush Range

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - near the Shandur Pass at 3800 m.

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - the road to the Shandur Pass

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - Shandur Lake, Hindu Kush mountains

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - the polo ground at Shandur where a yearly match is held between Gilgit and Chitral

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - the Shandur Pass at 3800 m. Hindu Kush range

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - the Shahi Mosque with Tirich Mir in the background, Chitral town

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - Shahi Mosque gate with Tirich Mir in the background, Chitral town

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - Shahi Mosque, Chitral town

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - shops in Chitral town

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - ornate mosque gate in Chitral town

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - store in Chitral town selling guns

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - at a butcher shop, Chitral town

Pictures of Pakistan - Gilgit to Chitral - Chitral town, main bazar, Tirich Mir mountain, the highest peak of the Hindu Kush range at 7,708 m (25.289 ft)