Shipton Treks & Expedition Pakistan

Shipton Treks & Expeditions is a self-help project under the auspices of the charitable, non-government, non-profit-making organization “Himalaya-Karakorum-Hilfe e.V.“. It was founded in order to let the inhabitants of Baltistan – also known as “Little Tibet“, situated in the heart of the Karakoram – participate in the profits from tourism. The agency helps locals to find employment and earn a livelihood. This is the only chance they have to improve their situation by their own efforts and to secure their subsistence in the long term.

Himalaya-Karakorum-Hilfe e.V. supports this agency in a non-material way. If any profit is made, it will be used for the foundation´s aid projects in Baltistan. The president of the foundation, Barbara Hirschbichler, only arranges contact to the locals, but is in no other way involved in the agency and has no commercial interests. Neither she nor the foundation take any responsibility.

SERVICES INCLUDE IN THE GIVEN PRICE

PERMIT:
• Climbing permit 1250U$ for the full team of 07 members
• Additional Member 150U$ per person is not include in the service.
BAGGAGE:
• Member’s personal baggage 75kg while going up to base camp and 50Kg on way back after expedition.
FLIGHT:
• Domestic flight from Islamabad- Skardu-Islamabad
HOTELS:
• ISLAMABAD: Regency hotel or guesthouse (bed and breakfast)
• CHILAS: Midway Shangrila or Panorama hotel (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
• SKARDU: Concordia Motel or Masherbrum hotel (breakfast, lunch, dinner)
TRANSPORT:
• Air-condition van from Islamabad to Skardu back to Islamabad,
• pick, and drop from airport to hotel, airport, and sightseeing in Islamabad etc

4 X4 JEEPS:
• Skardu to Arandu and back to Skardu

CAMPING FOOD:
• Full board camp food during trekking.
• 20 days in the base camp.

PORTERS:
• Arandu to Spantik BC and back to Arandu
• Porters, wages, food, equipment, transport, and their insurance

STE STAFF:
• Guide, Cook, assistant cook
• Wages, camp food, transport and their insurance

CAMPING EQUIPMENT:
• sleeping tent, mess tent kitchen tent, toilet tent mattress, chairs, table lamps etc

KITCHEN UTENSILS:
• Complete kitchen utensils (crockery)

GENERAL SERVICES:
• Arrange welfare meeting with Alpine Club
• Assist to deposit fee and obtain trekking permit
• Tips for baggage handling at airport & at hotels
• Fess: (Bridge crossing, cable crossing, camping)
• International flights tickets re-confirmation

SERVICES NOT INCLUDE

FLIGHT:
• International flight
HOTEL FOOD:
• Hotel meals in Islamabad (lunch & dinner)
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT:
• Single supplement 200 Euro per single
EXTRA LOW ALTITUDE PORTERS:
• If need extra low altitude porters 75 Euro per porter
HELICOPTER RESCUE:
• Helicopter charges 6000U$ in case of use for rescue
CUSTOM CLEARANCE:
• Custom agent clearance charges
INDIVIDUAL AIR ARRANGEMENT:
• Transfers to and from airports for participants making individual air arrangements
OPTIONAL EXCURSIONS:
• Optional excursions or deviations from the scheduled tour.
• Sleeping bag
PERSONAL EXPENSES:
• All personal expenses such as telephone, fax, email charges, liquor or soft drinks.
• Room service, gratuities for personal services, items of a purely personal nature.


Note: any kind of question about the cost service and suggestion please ask me without any hesitation.

SHIPTON TREKS AND EXPEDITION PAKISTAN
THE HOST OF BALTORO

All transfers:
(Islamabad - Skardu, Skardu - Askole, Hushe - Skardu, Skardu – Islamabad).

Accommodation:
twin rooms in simple, but good hotels; during the trek twin tents.

Food:
full board excluding drinks apart from tea

Camping equipment: mattress, kitchen tent, mess tent, toilet tent.

Staff: local guide, cook, kitchen helper, porters, porter sardar, insurance for porters;

Trekking permit and climbing permit.

What Shipton Treks & Expeditions is concerned about and dedicated to
• Giving jobs to as many Baltis as possible and paying them fair wages.

• Showing visitors not only the unique scenery, but also making them familiar with local culture and thus contributing to mutual understanding.


• Taking trekkers and climbers not only up much-used trekking routes, but also to rarely visited areas which are no less beautiful and impressive.

• Promoting a kind of tourism which is environmentally friendly.

• Showing special consideration for the interests and needs of the local people.