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Fairy Meadows: Fairy Meadows and the view of Nanga Parbat

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Fairy Meadows

A jeep track from Raikot Bridge and a short hike to wooden huts facing the Raikot face of Nanga Parbat.

ALTITUDE
3,300 m
BEST TIME
May – Oct
FROM LAHORE
~780 km
Fairy Meadows area, ~15.5 h driving
FROM ISLAMABAD
~446 km
~12 h driving

Photos of Fairy Meadows

  • Fairy Meadows: Nanga Parbat (Fairy Meadows)
  • Fairy Meadows: View of Nanga Parbat and Rakhiot Glacier from Fairy Meadows
  • Fairy Meadows: Nanga parbat, fairy medow, Pak by gul791
  • Fairy Meadows: Nanga Parbat with meadow and cottage
  • Fairy Meadows: Fairy Meadows -Nanga Parbat Base Camp18

Photos: Wikimedia Commons contributors, free licences. Open the map to see credits for each photo.

Visiting Fairy Meadows

When is the best time to visit Fairy Meadows?

Usually May – Oct. Outside those months some roads and jeep tracks can be closed by snow.

How high is Fairy Meadows?

About 3,300 metres above sea level. Take it slowly on the first day and drink plenty of water.

How do I get to Fairy Meadows from Lahore?

By road: about 780 km to the Fairy Meadows area (around 15.5 hours of driving), which Billman splits over days with hotel stops. From Islamabad it is about 446 km.

Which Billman trip goes to Fairy Meadows?

Fairy Meadows is on or near our Fairy Meadows trip (5 days, best May – October). Every trip can be changed to add or skip places.

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