Guest Houses and Hotels
Gilgit
Serena Guest House
Abdul Quayum (speaks English and Spanish)
03465466101, 581155222
Karimabad (Hunza)
Old Hunza Inn
3463246214, 5813457186
www.oldhunzainn.com
[We loved it for the beautiful view from the sofa in the garden. – Internet free]
Hopper (Nagar)
Hopper Inn Hotel
Hussain Muhammad
03129757325, 03129743402
Satpara Lake, Skardu
Lake View Motel
Iqbal and Musa Muhammad
03465204434, 03555353005, 05815481223
[Quiet place. Fantastic owners.]
Passu
Passu Peak Inn
Akbar Shah
3452891190, 5813448077
www.facebook.com/passupeakinn
[We just couldn’t leave. We stayed there more than one week. While you sit there admiring “The Cathedral” for hours, all the overlander come to you on their way from China to India..]
Restaurants
Skardu
Hotel and Restaurant Dewan-e-Khas
Kazmi bazaar, near SCO Skardu
3218595494, 05815455494
www.dewanekhas.com
[Very wide selection of vegetarian food (not so easy to find in Pakistan..). The owner speaks very good English and can give you all the info that you need about the area. Try the local soup! – Internet free]
Islamabad
Pizza Originale
F6, next to Chaaz
0518435192
www.facebook.com/pizzaorginale
[Mostly for take away but has few tables for eating in. Original Pizza for real!]
Guides
Naran
Bashir Zaman
3018163979
www.trekpakistan.com
Gilgit
Abdul Quayum (speaks English and Spanish)
03465466101
[He can drive you around with his beautiful blue jeep from 1979.]
Mechanics
Islamabad
Iqbal Qureshi
Plot #13, Basement #3-B,
Margalla Phase, I&T Center,
G10-4, Islamabad
03335133880
[A super good mechanic and a friend.]
Rawalpindi
Malik Mohammad Bashir
Tipu Road, Near Sir Sayed Chowk, Rawalpindi
051-5507642
Mobile: 0333-5139455
GPS:
N 33‹ 36.233
E 073‹ 04.615
Bureaucracy
Visa Extension
PAK Secretariat, Ministery of Interior, Visa Office
[ Leggi >> Pakistan: Estendere il Visto ]
NOC
PAK Secretariat, Ministery of Interior, R Block, 6th floor
[ Leggi >> Pakistan: No Objection Certificate (NOC) ]
If you have any other useful address for travelers in Pakistan, please feel free to write to us, we will update the list.
