Comments on: Skardu Travel Guide and Review

By: sarah

sarah — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:33:51 +0000

thank u for replying to my queries
ur blog is truly a great guide…
u said there might be a chance of staying back for one or two days due to unfavorable weather conditions..is it a very thin chance or its going to happen most probably?

By: Farhan Kamal

Farhan Kamal — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 23:50:01 +0000

Thanks for liking my blog. If possible try staying in both the hotels. It’s a different experience altogether. But if you have to choose just one, the shangrila is more suitable for the newly weds in my opinion. The jeep drivers are pretty decent and available from the hotels. You could also find one on your own but it’s better to rely on the ones available and affiliated with the hotel. (though these ones charge tad more). I have no idea about going by road. I still wouldn’t recommend it to a newly wed couple, I heard the roads are really bad. Shopping? there is a bazaar at skardu mostly with shops that sell local specialties, dry fruit, warm clothing etc. Nothing extravagant there. June / July is the busiest season and there would be lots of tourists i believe. I think it’s pretty safe to visit skardu even these days. Have a nice trip.

By: sarah

sarah — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:23:21 +0000

by the way we have planned our trip for june-july!

By: sarah

sarah — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 20:21:38 +0000

seriously loved your blog. its a great help for all the confused souls out there. me and my fiance are planning for a honeymoon trip to skurdu… i read all the comments, can u plz guide me abt which hotel wud be better for newly weds?shigar fort or the shangrilla resort?
also inform me abt the reliability of the jeep drivers.
i was preferring to go to skardu by road frm ISL as i donot trust the PIA pilots or the planes for such high altitudes.. do u still think that it’s a bad idea?
is there any chance of shopping there??
let me know if there very few number of tourist or is it as much to make one comfortable?! cz i wudnt like to visit a place thats going to make me feel all alone…
and lastly is it really a safe place to visit after all thats going around in our country? :/
thank u

By: Farhan Kamal

Farhan Kamal — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:02:40 +0000

Mid feb is not a great time to travel to Skardu. I would recommend waiting till end of April. Yes 2 nights 3 days trip should be fine.

By: Umair Naeem

Umair Naeem — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:26:45 +0000

I am planning on honey moon trip to Skardu..can u tell me mid of feb weather is fine…and also give me the details of Accommodation Is a 2 nights/3 day trip enough?

By: Muhammad Gohar Shafique

Muhammad Gohar Shafique — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 18:37:56 +0000

Thanks for such a remarkable guide. I was so confused to plan a good trip and this sure helped a lot to make my decision. Thanks again

By: Haider

Haider — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:44:36 +0000

I have the plan to visit skardu on 28th june 2011 but my ticket was on waitlist which was not confirmed. Now again i am planning for 10th of july 2011. What i have guessed its not easy to get a confirm ation without a strong reference in PIA. Is it the case?.
Further what are the best places to visit in Skardu except DEOSIA that has been disccused by many people.
Is ther shopping oppertunities there like markets etc.

By: Farhan Kamal

Farhan Kamal — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 06:10:13 +0000

I think if you call them, you should get a better deal. Those must be rack rates.

By: Shayan

Shayan — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 04:29:55 +0000

just to add comments about shangrilla per night charges…I have checked their website, they ar ebooking on line now and per night charges are 10 to 15 thousands per night for couple(including three time meals) except for students in groups…