Six peaks above 7,000m, run from Skardu by our own Balti team. Permits, oxygen, insured high-altitude porters and a turnaround policy that is actually enforced.
Six peaks above 7,000m, run from Skardu by our own Balti team. Permits, oxygen, insured high-altitude porters and a turnaround policy that is actually enforced.
The Broad Peak Base Camp Trek is a 18 days guided trip in Gilgit-Baltistan, northern Pakistan, topping out at 4,850 m. It is graded Strenuous — high-altitude glacier trek — 6–7 days on foot each way. 6 fixed departures are open from $2,150 per person, all-inclusive from Islamabad.
Broad Peak is the 8,051m wall standing barely eight kilometres from K2 — the world's twelfth-highest mountain, with a summit crest running more than a kilometre and a half along the sky. This 18-day trek walks the great Baltoro highway to its foot. From Skardu a long 4×4 day gets you to Askole, then six walking days up the ice past the Trango Towers, Urdukas and Goro to Concordia at about 4,650m — the amphitheatre where the Baltoro and Godwin-Austen glaciers meet — and one more stage to Broad Peak Base Camp at roughly 4,850m, with K2 filling the head of the valley behind you.
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This is the trek, not the climb. You will not go above base camp, and that is the point: you get the finest walk in the Karakoram and the full Concordia amphitheatre without the forty-odd days and the real danger of an 8000m expedition. It is still hard — long days on moving glacier, cold nights above 4,000m, and weather that turns without asking. We run it off the same Balti logistics as our K2 expeditions, with a satellite phone in camp and a rescue plan that actually exists. Local hands, real safety, fair price.
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Duration
18 days17 nights
Max altitude
4,850 mhighest point
Grade
Strenuous — high-altitude glacier trek
Days on foot
6–7 days on foot each waythe rest is travel
Group size
Max 12min age 18
Best season
June – Septemberopen June – September
Guide languages
3Urdu · Balti · English
Departures open
6next 25 Aug 2026
Broad Peak Base Camp Trek Price
Join a Broad Peak Base Camp Trek fixed departure from $2,150 per person, all-inclusive — Skardu hotels, full camping and meals on the glacier, Balti guides, cook and porters, all trekking permits and 4×4 transport to Askole. Eighteen days, maximum altitude around 4,850m, under the twelfth-highest mountain on earth.
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Fixed Departures
Fixed departures are scheduled dates you join as part of a group, rather than arranging your own trip. 6 dates are currently open, each capped at 12 people. Every date is the same price, $2,150 per person. A $250 deposit reserves a place. The availability column shows how many places are left on each date.
These are private departures, priced by the size of your party rather than by a set date. Pick the band that matches your group and the price per person is fixed at that rate, across 4 options. The more of you who travel, the less each person pays — from $4,700 for Solo (1 Person) down to $2,150/pp for 7-12 Persons. What each band covers is set out in the table.
Group size
Price
What it includes
Solo (1 Person)
$4,700
One trekker, private guide, porters and full glacier camp. Your dates, your pace.
(2-3 Persons)
$3,300/pp
A private trip for a pair or a few friends, on dates you choose.
(4-6 Persons)
$2,650/pp
The sweet spot for private groups — shared camp and porter costs, still entirely your own trip.
(7-12 Persons)
$2,150/pp
Our best per-person rate, matching the fixed-departure price.
Can you do this trek?
Yes, with some training behind you. Plenty of first-timers do this one and finish strong.
Graded Strenuous — high-altitude glacier trek.
6–7 days on foot each wayDays on footthe rest is travel
4,850 mhighest pointWe build in time to acclimatise.
18minimum age
What to expect
The highest point is 4,850 m, so altitude counts here. The itinerary is built around acclimatising and your guide sets a pace that gets you there comfortably.
You’re ready ifyou hike regularly, are happy with long days, and have spent some time above 3,000 m.
Give yourself a little longer ifyour longest recent day was under six hours. Give it a few months of hill walking with a pack and you will be ready.
This might not be your trip ifthis would be your first time at altitude. Start with a shorter Karakoram trek and come back to this one — you will enjoy it far more.
One thing we do insist on: travel insurance that covers helicopter evacuation.
Travel Experience
Itinerary — Broad Peak Base Camp Trek
Eighteen days from Islamabad to the foot of the world's twelfth-highest mountain: fly to Skardu, jeep to Askole, then six walking days up the Baltoro Glacier through Jhola, Paiju, Urdukas and Goro II to Concordia and on to Broad Peak Base Camp at about 4,850m.
18 days
Land in Islamabad, meet your guide, and run the kit and paperwork check over dinner. Boots, layers, permits and duffel weights all get settled tonight.
The morning flight up the Indus past Nanga Parbat, one of the great short flights anywhere. Weather can push it; if it does we drive and use the buffer. Afternoon free in Skardu.
Kharpocho Fort above the Indus and the bazaar for anything still missing. Final gear check, permits finalised, and a full briefing on the glacier days ahead.
Seven to nine hours by 4×4 up the Shigar valley and into the Braldu gorge to Askole, the last village on the road. Meet the porters and see the loads weighed.
The walk begins. Out along the Braldu, over the river on a cable bridge, and on to the first camp at Jhola. A gentle day to find your rhythm.
Longer today, up the valley toward the snout of the Baltoro. Paiju Peak stands over the camp — the last trees and running water you will see for a week.
A full rest day at Paiju while the porters prepare. Short acclimatisation walk, and your first proper look at the glacier you are about to step onto.
Onto the Baltoro itself — moraine, ice and meltwater — with the Trango Towers and Cathedral spires opening on the left. Camp on the grassy ledge at Urdukas, high above the ice.
A full day out on the glacier now, Masherbrum behind and Muztagh Tower ahead. Camp directly on the ice at Goro II.
The day the Karakoram opens. Walk up to Concordia, where the Baltoro and Godwin-Austen glaciers meet, and stand in the amphitheatre Galen Rowell called the Throne Room of the Mountain Gods — K2, Broad Peak and the Gasherbrums all at once.
A short, high stage up the Godwin-Austen to Broad Peak Base Camp at roughly 4,850m, directly beneath the 8,051m wall. K2 fills the head of the valley behind you.
A day to be here. Walk the moraine, watch the expedition camps at work in season, and photograph the light on Broad Peak and K2. Optional walk toward the K2 base-camp side if the party is strong.
Turn for home. Back down past Concordia and out onto the long ice to Goro II, with the giants slowly closing behind you.
Off the upper glacier and back to the grass ledge at Urdukas — the first green in a week and a welcome one.
Down the moraine and off the Baltoro, back to trees and running water at Paiju.
A steady day back down the Braldu valley to Jhola, with the walls narrowing again around you.
The last walking hours to Askole, then the long 4×4 back down the gorge to Skardu. Hot shower, proper bed, first cold drink in a fortnight.
Morning flight back to Islamabad and onward connections. Assalam-o-Alaikum.
What’s included in the price
Every fixed departure is all-inclusive from Islamabad. This is exactly what your $2,150 per person covers, and the handful of things it does not — so there is nothing to settle at the trailhead.
Included in the price
Islamabad-Skardu flights (or overland transport if the flight is cancelled)
4×4 to and from Askole
Hotels in Skardu on a twin-share basis and a full expedition camp on the glacier — tents
Mats
Dining and toilet tents
Kitchen crew
All meals on the trek plus hotel breakfasts
English and Balti-speaking guide
Cook and porters
All trekking and zone permit fees
A satellite phone in camp
Not included
International flights
Pakistan visa fee
Lunches and dinners in town
Personal trekking gear
Tips for guides and porters
Travel insurance
Anything not listed under Services Included
Any climbing above base camp. Broad Peak itself is a full 8,000m expedition with its own permit
Team
Timeline and pricing — talk to us about it directly
Why Karakoram Venture
Because the people who take you up this mountain are from it. Our guides grew up in these valleys, and they are our own team — not a booking desk handing you to whoever is cheapest that week. Every one of them is certified by the Alpine Club of Pakistan, holds Wilderness First Aid, and has between five and twenty years on high-altitude ground. They work in Urdu, Balti and English.
Because the safety is real, and we will name it rather than imply it. A satellite phone travels in every camp, we hold established helicopter-rescue contacts for this region, and we tell you exactly which travel insurance to carry. Budget operators cut precisely these things, because you cannot see them on a web page.
Because the price is honest. Local infrastructure is why $2,150 per person covers the trip from Islamabad rather than a stripped-down base rate. Exactly what it includes — and the handful of things it does not — is set out above.
How to book this trip
Four steps from here to the mountains
1Pick your dateA fixed departure above, or private dates you choose.
2Send the requestThe form on this page, or WhatsApp. Name, party size, date.
3Pay $250 per personThat holds your place. We reply within 24 hours.
4Balance 30 days beforeThen we take over: flights, hotels, permits, crew.
No card details on this page. Nothing is charged until you confirm.
More About the Broad Peak Base Camp Trek
Booking & Payment
A deposit of $250 per person confirms your place. The balance is due 45 days before departure
Book through our website
An authorised agent
Or directly on WhatsApp
Cancellation Policy
Cancel 45+ days before departure: deposit held as credit
Balance refunded
Cancel 21-44 days before: 50% of the trip cost is refundable
Cancel under 21 days before: non-refundable. If weather or glacier conditions close the route
We help you rebook
Permits & Documentation
The Baltoro is a controlled trekking zone. Foreign trekkers need a trekking permit
A licensed guide and accident insurance for the whole party
An NOC may be required. We arrange the permits
Rules change
So we confirm what is current with you before you book
International trekkers travel on Pakistan's Trekking & Mountaineering visa, which is different from a plain tourist visa. Bring your passport and copies
Health & Fitness
Strenuous. Six to seven walking days each way
Most of it on moving glacier and moraine
With camps above 4,000m for a week and a high point around 4,850m. There is no technical climbing and no ropework on the standard route
But this is sustained high-altitude glacier travel
Minimum age 18. You should be able to walk six to eight hours on rough ground on consecutive days
Carrying a daypack. Travel insurance with helicopter-evacuation cover is required
Important Notes
Carry at least 2 recent passport-size photos for verification and documentation.
A valid passport (foreign nationals) or CNIC (Pakistani nationals) is mandatory for booking and travel.
Keep your original passport or CNIC with you throughout the tour for security checks and hotel check-ins.
Foreign nationals need a valid passport and the correct visa; any NOC and trekking/restricted-area permits are arranged by Karakoram Venture.
Special Information
Professional and experienced Tour Manager available from start to end of the trip.
Delicious and fresh daily meals included from Day 1 until departure.
No complimentary meals provided on flights or during transit stops.
Follow updated state travel policies carefully for a hassle-free journey.
Transportation Details
Comfortable and spacious A/C Coaches for long trips and intercity travel.
Sturdy 4x4 jeeps for mountain roads and sightseeing (up to 7 pax per vehicle).
Reliable 4x4 vehicles (Land Cruiser / Prado) for off-road and high-altitude excursions.
Arrival & Departure Guidelines
Day 1: Report at the designated airport on time as per schedule.
Final Day: Depart after successfully completing the full itinerary.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does the Broad Peak Base Camp Trek cost?
Our fixed departures start from $2,150 per person, all-inclusive — trekking and zone permits, Skardu hotels, full camping and meals on the glacier, Balti guides, cook and porters, and all ground transport including the jeep to Askole. Private and small-group rates are higher per person; see the pricing table above.
How long is the trek?
Eighteen days, seventeen nights start to finish, with roughly twelve of those on the trail. That covers Islamabad to Skardu, an acclimatisation day, the long jeep to Askole, six walking days in to Concordia and base camp, a full day at base camp, and five days back out.
Is this the trek or the climb?
The trek. You walk to base camp at about 4,850m and no higher. Climbing Broad Peak is a completely different undertaking — roughly forty to fifty days, four high camps, fixed ropes, and a summit traverse above 7,800m that has killed strong mountaineers. We run that as a separate expedition and we will not blur the two.
How hard is the trek, honestly?
Strenuous, but not technical. There is no ropework and no climbing on the standard route. What makes it hard is duration and altitude: six to seven days each way, most of it walking on a moving glacier, sleeping above 4,000m for a week. If you are fit and properly acclimatised it is very achievable; if you are not, the Baltoro is an unforgiving place to find out.
What is the maximum altitude?
Broad Peak Base Camp, at roughly 4,850m. Concordia, the night before, sits at about 4,650m. Broad Peak itself rises to 8,051m above you — the twelfth-highest mountain on earth — and K2 stands eight kilometres away at 8,611m.
How is this different from the K2 Base Camp trek?
The approach is identical as far as Concordia — the same Baltoro highway through Jhola, Paiju, Urdukas and Goro. From Concordia, this trip turns up the Godwin-Austen to Broad Peak Base Camp rather than continuing to K2 Base Camp at 5,150m. It is a little shorter, a little lower, and puts you directly under the 8,051m wall. Plenty of people do both, and you can see K2 from here.
When is the best time to go?
June to September, with July and August the prime window — the same season the expeditions run, so base camp is at its most alive. Earlier and the glacier holds more snow; later and the weather closes in.
Do I need a permit or a special visa?
Yes to both. The Baltoro is a controlled trekking zone, so foreign trekkers need a trekking permit, a licensed guide and accident insurance for the whole party, and an NOC may apply. You also need Pakistan's Trekking & Mountaineering visa rather than a tourist visa. We arrange the permits and confirm the current visa rules with you before you book.
What will we actually see at Concordia?
Four eight-thousanders from one place — K2 (8,611m), Broad Peak (8,051m) and Gasherbrum I and II — plus Mitre Peak, Muztagh Tower and the Gasherbrum wall. Galen Rowell called it the Throne Room of the Mountain Gods. It is the single most concentrated view of high mountains anywhere on earth, and you sleep in the middle of it.
How do you handle safety on the Baltoro?
A satellite phone in camp, Balti guides and porters who work this glacier every season, established helicopter-rescue contacts for the Baltoro region, and honest altitude briefing with a rest day built in at Paiju. We run this off the same logistics as our K2 expeditions, and we turn parties around when conditions say so. Local hands, real safety, fair price.
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