Real local knowledge
Our guides and drivers are from the valleys we visit. They know the road conditions, the quiet viewpoints and the families who run the small guesthouses.
About us
A Skardu team, not a booking platform
KayinaatTrip is run from Skardu by guides, drivers and trip planners who live in Gilgit-Baltistan. We arrange the journeys we would take our own families on — with honest advice about roads, seasons and what is actually worth your time.
Who we are
We began as a small operation in Skardu, arranging airport pickups, jeeps to Deosai and days around the lakes for guests who arrived with a rough idea and a short window. That is still how most of our trips start: a conversation about dates, group and budget, followed by a plan that fits the season.
Because the team is based here, the practical side is handled by people who can check the road themselves. If Deosai is still snowed in, we will say so. If a flight is cancelled, we will already know the road alternative. If a hotel is not what it claims to be, we will not put you there.
We run private tours rather than fixed group departures. That means the pace, the stops and the standard of accommodation are yours to set, and the price is explained before anything is confirmed.
Skardu
Our home base
6Destinations covered
PrivateTrips, never shared
4x4Mountain transport
1 dayTypical reply time
How we work
Simple promises we can keep
No invented reviews, no surprise extras and no pressure to book before you are ready.
Clear pricing
You get a written outline of what is included — transport, stays, meals, permits and guides — before you confirm. The price we quote is the price you pay.
Your pace, your group
Travel with the people you came with. Stop for the photograph, take the slower walk, or change the plan when the weather turns. There is no coach to keep up with.
The people
Who you will be travelling with
A small team with deep roots in Baltistan. You will deal with the same people from your first message to your last drop-off.
Bashir Hussain
CEO & Lead Mountain Guide
Skardu trekking and K2 expedition expert
K2 and Broad Peak summiteer with more than 15 years guiding treks and adventure tours across Gilgit-Baltistan.
Shabbir Hussain
General Manager & Tour Operations
Gilgit-Baltistan tour planner and logistics
Logistics specialist who arranges transport, hotels and permits so every Skardu, Hunza and Northern Pakistan trip runs smoothly.
Muhammad Raza
Cultural Tour Guide
Balti heritage storyteller
Historian and storyteller who brings Balti culture, forts and mountain heritage to life on every Skardu and Shigar tour.
Guest words
What travellers tell us afterwards
Verified guest
KayinaatTrip turned our K2 Base Camp dream into reality. The guides knew every stone on the trail. Best travel decision we have ever made.
Markus B.
K2 Base Camp Trek · Frankfurt, Germany
Verified guest
Fairy Meadows at sunrise with Nanga Parbat glowing gold — I will never forget it. The team handled everything perfectly, from Islamabad to the meadow.
Sarah T.
Fairy Meadows Tour · London, UK
Verified guest
Deosai was absolutely surreal — wildflowers as far as the eye could see and actual brown bears. KayinaatTrip’s local knowledge is unmatched.
James O.
Deosai Safari · Sydney, Australia
Start a conversation
Tell us what you want from the trip.
Dates, group, budget and the places you have in mind — that is enough for us to come back with a realistic plan.