The Karakoram Highway - from China to Pakistan
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- Опубліковано 16 лип 2024
- The Karakoram Highway (KKH) runs from Kashgar in Western China to Islamabad in Pakistan, and isn't so much a highway as a 'high road'. It took a stunning 20 years to finish the road, and even today it continues to suffer from extreme weather and environmental disasters.
The KKH runs through the highest concentration of soaring mountain peaks and raging rivers in the world, and is generally considered to be among the most spectacular areas on our planet. Traveling here isn't for the faint hearted, although transportation has improved significantly in the past decades.
In October 2010 I had the chance to travel the Karakoram Highway. Although Pakistan had suffered its worst floods in recent history the same year, most parts of the road were still intact. Nevertheless, traveling the road proved a massive challenge and also a great adventure. As these events had scared off many tourists and travelers, I found myself among locals for nearly all of the time.
(Other than royalty free audio, I also used a short part of the following song: Bharat Humko Jaan Se Pyara Hai - by Penn Penn Masala)
Copyright of all footage: Hoffer Media
Beautiful. This is old video. Now these roads are much improved.
Thanks Nasir. Yes, it must look so different now. I hope to visit again in the future!
@@stefhoffer you will be surprised to see KKH now. It's a paved smooth road now. Watch latest videos for an idea. But please choose only babu sar top, Naran city route for Mansehra to Chilas section (open only in summers june-october). The normal route of this section is now a site of huge dam construction, and road will be paved subsequently. I ve just returned from Khunjerab pass on holidays.
@@trueman2467 Thanks a lot for your tips Abdul. I would love to travel the KKH again, through some of the most beautiful regions in the world. Hope you had a nice holiday!
Now 12 years later recently returning from a trip to these areas it's glad to see how much have the roads improved, carpeted and widened when compared to back then. insha'Allah I'll continue to get better.
Glad to hear that, it's such a beautiful area. Hope you enjoyed your journey!
Disasters
Friend, you can not imagine how much I thank you for putting the videos on these places that not everyone can get there. Your work is priceless so I consider it simply FANTASTIC. Realize that I really thank you from the heart. I am Portuguese and I am with an age (65) that no longer allows me to leave for these adventures, although I know little more than to speak Portuguese. These phrases are written with the help of google translator. Rest assured that I will religiously see and review all your videos. When I have possibilities I do some adventures but nothing like this that presents here. Picos de Europa, is in Spain and I loved doing those routes. It was the best I've ever done. Here in Portugal there is nothing that gives us the pleasure of hiking in mountains. The highest is the Serra da Estrela and has a height of 1995metros.
My appreciation for your videos is comparable to my desire for God to accompany you and guide you to new adventures.
A friendly hug from João Damaso
Hopefully, one day you will see those high mountains and valleys. Best wishes.
Best wishes, salam from Pakistan
10 years ago and still it is a fantastic video to watch with adventure and beautiful images.
Thank you.
Thank you, it's such a beautiful place :)
@@stefhoffer please make another one
beautiful video and beautiful pakistan
Pakistan is Paradise and it's landscape are prove it. I love Pakistan and 1st is Thanks to Allah.
I want to invite all nature lovers people's to come Pakistan and feel the natural beauty.
***** the very ones who are making talibans go extinct . the pakistan FORCES.. now shut it.. you act as if yours or USA's forces did something amazing.. you couldnt even kill 10% of talibans.. pakistani forces wiped out more than 80% of their population
@Mailtoram babu : indian text books and their media have well drilled lies into their citizens and you are a living proof of that
No doubt Pakistan is a beautiful country. Why all Pakistanis are not happy with their own people? Why BOMB blasts everywhere?
Karakoram Highway
Terrorist Paradise
Thank you youtube for recommending this me after 9 years...its a masterpiece
Long live Pakistan and China friendship!
We Pakistanis and Chinese leave no stone unturned for the sake of our good image.
Special thanks for uploading this worth seen video.
😁 😁 Afghan is attacking u...
U r in fatf Grey list...
Democrats bomb on u...
U r asking for money here n there...
Ab kya dosti ka achar banaega??
I love how China is connecting the world. love this video
what a desolate land, dotted in and by the occasional oasis... Its an timeless escape, as if you had awakened to find yourself upon another planet, altogether. Its beauty is stifling.
PaoloG Redundancies True , your description and imagination captured the essence of the region's journey .
Thanks for the perfectly made video. I Want to explore the K2 and The Karakoram Highway atleast once in my lifetime
Thanks for watching, I hope you can in the future!
Wow.. Mainstream Indian media does not show how beautiful Pakistan is.. I'm so glad I saw this video:) What wonders God has created..
Very beautiful thank you very much this world is beautiful we must never forget our neighbours
The relationship between China and Pakistan shaping into great deal of progress.... And we despite brother of a land we are fighting and hating each other... Pakistan and India have to understand that hate has no end but shake hand ✋ can shape impossible things
there are lot of other things ignored about pakistan
@Arshdeep Kaur - even the Pakistani media does not show this side of the country. India and Pakistan were the same country at one time. Both countries have beauty.
It is not Pakistan. It is an Autonomous region controlled by pak. Part of india
@rohittripathy Thank you for your comment! I used a Sony HDR camera, quite compact and easy to use. It worked very well for this trip.
i always dreamed to go to Pakistan before any other countries. the beauty of this country and people are very good. In Shaa Allah i will one day
Where you from
My #HomeLand Gilgit-Baltistan ..The Jewel of Pakistan..
Long--live pak-china friendship
The Karakoram Highway is truly incredible and a great entry into the region of K2 and the other high mountains of Pakistan
we welcome you to pakistan
Mr.Jaffe please change sentence to "mountains of India"
@@Irappa009 look no curfews there, which means Pak is handling Kashmir better than India. Can you live in lockdown which has been imposed on you for over a year with no network?
@@arceuslee7087 you belong to which country ?
@@arceuslee7087 there are no kashimiris living in pak occupied kashmir.. All are either Punjabis or from islamabad !!
Mashallah china pakistan friendship zindabad Love 💕🥀🥀 you from pakistan 🇵🇰🇵🇰♥️🇵🇰
BEAUTIFUL,SAVING MONEY MYSELF TOO SO I CAN GO VISIT HUNZA VALLEY AND MEET THE HUNZA AND KALASH PEOPLE IT'S BEEN A LONG DREAM OF MINE
Great Video. Greetings to Pakistani/ Chinese brothers and sisters from India. Let peace prevails all over the world.
Very good msg brother Love and respect from Pakistan 💖
Wishful thinking ....
Foolish, I never think them as Brother's and sister's.
Gilgit, pok and Cok is the part of India, India will gain it once again.
@@user-mf4cu9cl1q Bhai Tu pyar say mang waisay he tujhay day daingay....
great job.
I rode a loaded mountain bike from Gilgit to Sost.
Wish I could help those chil dren in school with heat and supplies...what a tough life.
Makes me remember how blessed we are.
Completely agree with you! How long did it take you to cycle there?
Great effort I stayed in the customs house in Sost, 1991 for 3 nights. There is always somewhere to stay in Pakistan. The border was closed as it was winter.
Thank you for making this video and sharing along.. A road in my wishlist! :)
One of the most spectacular travel routes, very nice video Stef
If not for UA-cam and those who post interesting videos such as this I would never have know it even existed. It was a great trip by video the next best thing to being there. Thank you.
Long live pak-china friendship.. Pak-china Zindabad. Love from BANGLADESH 🇧🇩💝🇵🇰💝🇨🇳
too beautiful... I would love to explore the whole of Pakistan and actually spend time there as locals.
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Rahul Gautam. any time bro.
Rahul Gautam You're most Welcome any time
just as well look to the clever tactics of these Indians,they don't reply meaningfully! you ever think why?? All these don't actually mean by improving ties! They subversively mean like conquering our land so they will be free to do what they want! live as locals?? like how? they never talk of improving ties?? just pretending like good guys! Check very closely again there comments! you will start to notice the strangeness!!
Pls show videos of Baluchistan
the history & stories, towns up to 2018.
+Stef Hoffer - incredible video!
The KKH has always been high on my travel bucket list but... until US-Pakistani relations improve I'm not sure that it will be a possibility for me. Watching your video gave me a glimpse into the experience.
Kudos on the time lapse shots. Simply stunning!
+Ben Broenen Thanks Ben, hope you get a chance to visit soon yourself!
+Ben Broenen Visiting this part of Pakistan will not be an issue for you - law and order wise. The travel advisory is not due to bad relations! :)
You are correct, +Asad Janjua.
US-Pakistani relations are good (poor choice of words on my part) but there is still the Department of State travel advisory that advises against non-essential travel for US citizens.
:)
whenever you go drive a motor bike trailor if you love bike khw is best road for biking
Thank you so much Mr. Stef Hoffer for this beautiful video. I hope both, Pakistan and China, were good hosts to you. Safe travels!
Absolutely gorgeous 👌👌 Namaste to Pakistan from India 🙏🏽🙏🏽🇮🇳
Thank you for sharing. Very beautiful scenery ;)
Thank you for watching :)
You showed me the way to heaven, my friend!!! Love from India...
I have been dreaming of traveling to the Central Asia... It should become a reality soon... Amen to that!!!
The Video is professionally good one - Your video explain the Karakoram Highway so simply & understandable. I appreciate your work. Thanks
Thanks a lot for your kind words :)
Awesome 😎scenes from my country 👌🥰
GREAT TO SEE THE REALL BEAUTY OF PAKISTAN CHINA ..MILLIONS OF THANX TO MR STEF HOFFER .
Ive been there.. nowdays road is fantastic i was driving at 100plus km/h amazing experience
I took the same route in 2000. This movie brings back memories. But no pictures I took during the journey remain, because my camera was stolen in India. Someday I want to visit the highway.
wonderful video very documentarial in fact . i did enjoy very much
i invite you all guys visit hunza near china border awesome place 5 stars hotel you will really enjoy the place
+Har d
ua-cam.com/video/UUx9NzzTz-0/v-deo.html
+Har d Rise of Science in Islam-Caspian report
One day before I die, I would love to cover this with my bike. I hope we Indians could do that. Pakistan is beautiful.
Don't worry,
Our Lost Territory, will be reclaimed Soon
Only way you will end up doing all that here is by greatly improving the ties with Pakistan,first!
WELCOMMMMMMMMMXXXXXLOL
well said! they are just pretending to be good but are not actually at all in their intentions,playing clever just! Indians like these are even more filthy!!
😴🙄
That's do on indian news channel in dream.shut well's frog🐸
my stunning pakista,i love u pakista,i visit sust in 1998,very small town,now i can see some shops,its great to see,i will go in 2014,
Great video. I have myself done Islamabad-Sost by road. Returned via Skardu and caught flight back. This was back in 1990.
Yet u r gharib
Bravooooo Excellent ! Thank you soooo much it was a free ride almost real for me ! Great Job
+nosokompacreations Glad to hear that!
nosokompacreations love you Pakistan
nosokompacreations love you Pakistan zindabad
Long live the friendship of China and Pakistan!
中国和巴基斯坦友谊万岁！！！！！
+John Blue sweeter than honey, deeper than oceans, and higher than mountains God Willing :)
+Muhammad Khalid, Thank you Brother!
yes brother we are best brother long live Pakistan and Chinese
John Blue love you too Pakistan
Oh my god. China isn't investing in the CPEC out of the kindness of their heart. They're getting access to the middle East through Pakistan. And locals are already sceptical about the feasibility and maintenance of the projects consisting of roads, railways etc. China arming and investing in Pakistan makes it harder for India to deal with both; and That is exactly why China is doing it. Just like Sri Lanka and many African countries, Pakistan will fall into the Debt Trap that is One belt One road initiative. Research it yourselves before contradicting me. I have no hatred here. Just explaining things how they are from a Perspective outside of Pakistan.
bautiful people ...nice vedeo...love thy neighbors. ..watching fr.canada
That’s some nice scenery. So many beautiful places in the world I wanna see
Love From Bangladesh for every Pakistani brothers.
Thank you dear dear brother. Much love to you and all our brethren in Bangladesh. 🇵🇰❤️🇧🇩
💚❤
😂😂😂 gulaam Bangladesh
He flew the best part if the journey
what a wonderful Pakistan! what a beautiful Pakistan!
very good nice video,,welcome to pakistan,
It's amazing....!! I so wish I could do this one day....!!!
excellent, I enjoyed every bit. If any complaints, it's too short -- wished you had filmed more!!
Amazing journey and video. Thank you.
Wonderful views and beautiful landscaping and excellent presentation , thanks to all A viewer friend from amazing Bangladesh with Love।
Beautiful scenery...
Interesting piece for my son who's class has been called Karakoram.
You are beautiful
Very good work mind blowing.
Excellent videography..
A big thank you to Mr Stef for bringing the superb coverage.
+Arctic Circle Thank you!
Beautiful videos man
hello steff, i dont have enough words to boost you, incredible vedeo....aMAzinggggg
i am from turkey......i visited pakistan in 2018, i certainly can say that Pakistan iz most amazing country in every aspect, its serene landscape, diverse culture, religious places, architecture, cuisine, airlines, airports, motorways, highways, hotels all are out class, people are very friendly, hospitable and humble.................every tourist should keep Pakistan top of the list to visit........i bet it will be best trip of your life.................................LOVE PAKISTAN THE HEAVEN ON EARTH.
@ymhktravel Both actually! The problematic situation South of Hunza at the time made road travel very difficult. At the same time, I had heard about the spectacular views on the Skardu-Islamabad flight, and I wasn't disappointed. Stunningly beautiful area!
AMAZING!!! Ultimate road trip!!!!
Very nice video breathtaking views thank you 🙏 for sharing
THANKS TO SHOW PAKISTANI REAL BEAUTY,
Great videography and an interesting video...
great video, amazing and beautiful region...great video shooting ability!
true love between the two countries
yess bro
I am a pashtun from Pakistan and we love peace loving Indians and Hindus.
love your video! KKH is in my bucket list.
tnk u
very well made video, inticing me to go... thanks amigo..
Enjoyed this vid very much! THX!!
I am so hooked n your channel. This is my 10th video. Cant stoip. Won't stop!
Really nice to hear that, thanks!
Pakistan and China : two Inseparable great friends... Long Live China Pakistan
ednan9 i am father of allah . you moron hindu is your daddy
Muhammad Shehryar Shaheen
jinnah , woh sooar ka batcha , oski aukat nahi thi kutch nanane ki , yeh to britishers ki game plan thi , anyways , there will be no pakistan and islam after 2025 sooar ki pedeyesh muhammed remember that
kashmiri pundit you know theres a saying if one has that kind of tongue and says other is a sick idiot.. theres not many ppl who would believe him.. teri language se lagta hai kon reh sagey ga idhr kon nai.. apna muhn band kr ke dafa hoja.. indian is a central for gang rapes.. pehle ja kr apne india ko teekh kr uske baad bukwas kr.. got it?
***** am i to read your whole comment when your first 2 lines just proved that your iq is less than 20? sorry to say this kid but u got alot to learn about history and as for pakistan goes.. a dumbass like you who never even visited pakistan would NEVER know what kind of country pakistan is.. if your talking about what is shown in news then i got alot more proof of proving you country should be vanished from earth.. rape murder bombing.. happens in all countries so by saying only pakistan or islamic states has them is same as showing how big of a dumbass you really are and how little ur IQ really is. so keep barking show the whole world how big of a idiot you are i dont care but judging something not knowing the reality.... get a freaking life
Muhammad Shehryar Shaheen suwar k aulad. In Mecca there is Hindu god Shiva's ling. And u Muslims worship shiv ling. So Hindu is your father
there is a popular saying in China" the road is the first step to becoming rich" hope pakistan brothers can understand and support this policy. welcome pakistan brothers and sisters come to China. you are very welcome here.
loot the country by consturcting ports, dams , bridges LOL china's strategy....
Well Thanks a lot brother! for the invitation! soon if i ever get chance I even enjoyed much with our Chinese friends here in Pakistan even! had a very good time! will never forget!
Exactly brother right said, China-Pakistan Economic Corridor is based on network of best motorways, highways and roads
@@addigi5598 what a load of shit
You keep on Dreaming..
That's all you Indians are good for
Just look at your Bollywood movies so much crap .and you Indians believe it to be real..
Just look at European newspapers
Of that time or usa..You see the Truth.....
China's help is debt trap for Pakistan
All great and informative vids. thanks. Can't afford to go to all the places.
Try hard. Thanks
Beautiful place. ...
love from kathmandu to pakistan
Sandeep Sharma Thx same too you from Pak
Mailtoram Babu what about you? A brothel country + factory of HIV/AIDS, STD and RTI + so on...
Sandeep Sharma love you too Pakistan
thank, my dear, same, to, you,
THANK YOU
Nepal is my favorite country after china😍😍😍
I have been to Pakistan, the country are beautiful especially interior of Pakistan, the people are nice. I love pakistan
Wonderful work..a beautiful journey from Kashgar to GB, Pakistan, I really enjoyed it. Thanks alot for the video 😊 Im from Gilgit .
So beautiful indeed! I hope to see it before my eyes!
Thank you for sharing this video.
wow no words!!!!!
Thanks for sharing. Wonderful narrative & beautiful countries
the guy driving the 4x4 in skardu his name is Fida Ali, owner of the Indus Motel. He is very kind and helpful. He also arranges treks like Concordia through Gondogoro La or Baltoro Trek so he has contacts on expeditions and high altitude treks support and logistics world. A few steps on the hotel entrance and dining room and you can see how related this place and of course Fida is to the mountain world. Im happy to see him again. I was stuck in Skardu for a few days on my way to Masherbrum area and he is a great company
Stunning Content. Professional coverage. Superb. Thank You for sharing.
beautiful country Pakistan and China love from Nepal .✌✌✌✌✌
nepal best friend pak
And Nepal is heaven on earth love from pakistaan
Skardu is apart of India
....... occupied by Pakistan
Again it will be taken back by INDIA
@@fatehdharmender3495
Whole India is a future part of Pakistan
Pakistan 💩occupied Kashmir
The four boys look stuning.The meeting of four boys amaging
You are a brave soul.
impressive... the image speaks for itself...
Once again, I've enjoyed one of your videos.
Thanks for uploading.
Excellent Work, The true beauty of the area can be seen in summers when the landscape is greener and more colorful.
I have been through this road in 2009, Beautiful region and welcoming people
Thanks for the video. Some sceneries look like Norway.
we welcome u to pakistan
superb nice coverage of every aspect
Ahh love it.. Wish i can go there...people did not know how beautiful our home earth...and people very friendly.. Thanks for posting this vid..
A couple of years ago but still a great video with beautiful images.
What a great trip to travel !!!!
Absolutely agree, would love to go here again!
That is one beautiful route. I wish to do it one day on my Re-350
Respect from INDIA.
Nice footage . Specially the truck face is unique . Live long Pakistan 🇵🇰
Watching from Nepal 🇳🇵
Beautiful video! Detailed Information! Thank You Sir!!
loves Pakistan ---from China