Skip to main content
Back to Travel Guide
🌼

Astore Valley

Flower meadows beneath Nanga Parbat’s south face

Astore Valley branches off the Karakoram Highway at the Indus gorge and climbs through Astore town toward the vast flower meadows and villages beneath Nanga Parbat’s legendary 4,000m Rupal face — the highest mountain wall on Earth. It links Skardu via Deosai and offers quieter treks like Rama Lake and Tarishing.

Altitude

2,600m - 4,000m

Best Season

May - October

Region

Gilgit-Baltistan

Highlights

Rama Lake & meadowsRupal Face of Nanga ParbatTarishing villageGateway to Deosai from the southRainbow-colored spring slopesChongra Valley