Gilgit-Baltistan · Raikot · Diamer
Breakfast facing Nanga Parbat.
June – September 2–3 days Meadows & Plateaus
Fairy Meadows is a grassy plateau at about 3,300 m beneath the Rakhiot face of Nanga Parbat — the ninth-highest mountain on Earth at 8,126 m. A national park since 1995, it is reached by a thrilling jeep track from Raikot Bridge followed by a trek on foot.
The reward is pine forest, wooden cabins and an unobstructed view of the Killer Mountain. The peak you see from the meadow is actually the North Peak (7,816 m) — the true summit hides behind it.
01The Raikot jeep track and the trek up
02Nanga Parbat Base Camp trek via Beyal
03Night skies with almost no light pollution
04Cabin stays among the pines
PhotographyOmarfarooqhamid (CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons) · Tahsin Anwar Ali (CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons)
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