# Gulmit, Gilgit-Baltistan

> Gulmit is the largest village in Gojal and its administrative centre, with a bazaar, cafés and a small museum of local life, and it makes the most convenient stop for exploring Upper Hunza.

- **Page:** https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/gilgit-baltistan/hunza-valley/gojal/gulmit
- **Type:** Village
- **Province or region:** Gilgit-Baltistan
- **Part of:** Gojal (https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/gilgit-baltistan/hunza-valley/gojal)
- **Best season:** May to November
- **Altitude:** 2,500 m

Gulmit is the main stop for most visitors in Gojal. It is large by Gojal standards, with a school, a clinic, a polo ground, shops, and the best choice of restaurants between Karimabad and Sost. A small museum in an old house shows Wakhi clothing, tools and household objects.

## Walking from Gulmit

A flat footpath leads along the irrigation channels to Ghulkin in under an hour, passing fields and old houses on the way. From the village you can also see across the valley to the Passu Cones on a clear day. Gulmit is a good place to rest for a night or two before the higher stretch of the road to China.

## Highlights

- The bazaar and the small local museum
- The walk to Ghulkin along the irrigation channels
- Apricot and cherry orchards in season
- A base for Passu, Borith Lake and the Khunjerab Pass

## Seasons in Gilgit-Baltistan

- **Spring (March to April):** Apricot and cherry blossom in the lower valleys, mostly in April. The higher villages are still cold and the high passes are closed.
- **Summer (May to September):** The main season. Every valley is open, and this is the time for trekking, Deosai, the Khunjerab Pass and the K2 approach.
- **Autumn (October to November):** Golden leaves in the orchards and the clearest light of the year. Nights are cold and the first snow reaches the high valleys in November.
- **Winter (December to February):** Cold and quiet. Hunza and Gilgit stay reachable by road, but the high valleys and passes are closed.