# Gojal, Gilgit-Baltistan

> Gojal is Upper Hunza, the high end of the valley above Attabad Lake, where the Wakhi people live beneath the Passu and Batura glaciers and the Karakoram Highway climbs to the Chinese border.

- **Page:** https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/pakistan/gilgit-baltistan/hunza-valley/gojal
- **Type:** Valley
- **Province or region:** Gilgit-Baltistan
- **Part of:** Hunza Valley (https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/pakistan/gilgit-baltistan/hunza-valley)
- **Best season:** May to November
- **Altitude:** 2,400 m

Gojal is the northern part of the Hunza district. Above Attabad Lake the valley narrows, the mountains get higher and the villages get smaller. The people here are Wakhi, descended from migrants out of the Wakhan corridor, and speak a language of their own as well as Urdu and Burushaski. Gulmit is the main village, with a small museum and a bazaar; Ghulkin, Passu and Sost follow along the road.

## The villages, from south to north

Gojal is a chain of villages along the Karakoram Highway, with side valleys running off it. Coming up from Attabad Lake you reach Shishkat first, then Gulmit, the main village and the best place to stop. Ghulkin, Hussaini and Passu follow, each with its own glacier or bridge; Shimshal, Chipursan and Misgar lie up side valleys, and Sost, the border town, is the last place on the road before China. Each of them has its own page below, with what to see and how to get there.

## Highlights

- Attabad Lake at the gateway to Gojal
- Gulmit, the main village and best base
- Ghulkin and the Ghulkin glacier
- The Hussaini suspension bridge
- Passu and the Passu Cones
- Sost and the Khunjerab Pass on the Chinese border

## Places inside Gojal

- [Attabad Lake](https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/pakistan/gilgit-baltistan/hunza-valley/gojal/attabad-lake.md): A turquoise lake created by a landslide in 2010
- [Shishkat](https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/pakistan/gilgit-baltistan/hunza-valley/gojal/shishkat.md): The first village of Gojal, at the head of Attabad Lake
- [Gulmit](https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/pakistan/gilgit-baltistan/hunza-valley/gojal/gulmit.md): The main village of Gojal, with its bazaar and a local museum
- [Ghulkin](https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/pakistan/gilgit-baltistan/hunza-valley/gojal/ghulkin.md): A small old village beside the Ghulkin Glacier
- [Hussaini](https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/pakistan/gilgit-baltistan/hunza-valley/gojal/hussaini.md): The village beside the Hussaini suspension bridge
- [Passu](https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/pakistan/gilgit-baltistan/hunza-valley/gojal/passu.md): The Passu Cones, a glacier and a very long suspension bridge
- [Shimshal Valley](https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/pakistan/gilgit-baltistan/hunza-valley/gojal/shimshal-valley.md): A remote Wakhi village and its high pastures
- [Khyber](https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/pakistan/gilgit-baltistan/hunza-valley/gojal/khyber-gojal.md): A small village of Gojal
- [Ghulapan](https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/pakistan/gilgit-baltistan/hunza-valley/gojal/ghulapan.md): A small village of Gojal
- [Moorkhun](https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/pakistan/gilgit-baltistan/hunza-valley/gojal/moorkhun.md): A small village of Gojal
- [Sost](https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/pakistan/gilgit-baltistan/hunza-valley/gojal/sost.md): The border town of Pakistan, the last stop before China
- [Misgar](https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/pakistan/gilgit-baltistan/hunza-valley/gojal/misgar.md): The last village on a side valley that runs towards a Chinese border pass
- [Chipursan Valley](https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/pakistan/gilgit-baltistan/hunza-valley/gojal/chipursan-valley.md): A remote Wakhi valley running towards Afghanistan, also spelled Chapursan
- [Khudabad](https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/pakistan/gilgit-baltistan/hunza-valley/gojal/khudabad-gojal.md): A small village of Gojal
- [Khunjerab Pass](https://hunzaexplorer.com/destinations/pakistan/gilgit-baltistan/hunza-valley/gojal/khunjerab-pass.md): At 4,693 metres, the highest paved border crossing in the world

## Tours to Gojal

- [Shimshal Kutch Festival Tour](https://hunzaexplorer.com/tour/festival/kuch-festival-shimshal.md): 16 days, Festival Tours
- [Passu Peak Expedition (7478m)](https://hunzaexplorer.com/tour/expedition/passu-peak-expedition.md): 40 days, Expeditions
- [Shishper Peak Expedition (7611m)](https://hunzaexplorer.com/tour/expedition/shishper-peak-expedition.md): 45 days, Expeditions
- [Shimshal Pamir Trek](https://hunzaexplorer.com/tour/trekking/shimshal-pamir-trek.md): 16 days, Trekking
- [Gojal Valley Autumn Tour](https://hunzaexplorer.com/tour/autumn/gojal-valley-autumn-tour.md): 11 days, Autumn Tours
- [Gojal Valley Blossom Tour](https://hunzaexplorer.com/tour/spring/gojal-valley-blossom-tour.md): 11 days, Spring Tours
- [Gojal Valley Sightseeing Tour](https://hunzaexplorer.com/tour/sightseeing/gojal-valley-sightseeing-tour.md): 11 days, Sightseeing Tours
- [Sost to Wagah Transit Tour](https://hunzaexplorer.com/tour/overland/sost-wagah-transit-tour.md): 12 days, Overland Tours
- [Taftan to Sost Transit Tour](https://hunzaexplorer.com/tour/overland/taftan-sost-transit-tour.md): 21 days, Overland Tours

## 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.