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Not an agency.
A neighbour.

GB Guide is a locally rooted travel resource for Gilgit-Baltistan — written by people who live in and travel these valleys, not a call-centre repackaging the same brochure.

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Meet
Faisal Zaman

Faisal Zaman, founder of GB Guide, at Rakaposhi Base Camp, Gilgit-Baltistan
Faisal at Rakaposhi Base Camp

Hi — I'm Faisal Zaman. I'm from Misgar, a small village at the far top of Hunza (Gojal), tucked up near the Khunjerab Pass and the old Silk Road into China. I was born and raised down in Gilgit, and I've spent my life moving between the two — and just about every valley in between.

I started GB Guide because most travel content about my home is written by people who've never driven the Karakoram Highway in monsoon, sat through a cancelled Skardu flight, or negotiated a jeep at Raikot Bridge. I have. So this site is the honest, on-the-ground version: real costs, real road conditions, which "must-see" is worth skipping, and where your plan-B is when the mountains don't cooperate.

What I want for you: the trip you'd take if you had a friend in the mountains. I want travellers to arrive prepared and leave with the real Gilgit-Baltistan — not the brochure one — and to spend their money with the local families and guides who make this place what it is. If this site saves you one bad decision or shows you one valley you'd never have found, it's done its job.

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How we work

Editorial
standards

Fact-checkingDistances, drive times, trek durations, altitudes and seasons are checked against multiple sources and our own travel. Figures that genuinely vary are given as ranges with a "confirm before travel" note rather than a false-precise number.
FreshnessMountain conditions change fast. Pages carry a "last updated" date, and our road & pass status reflects seasonal norms plus live weather — not a guarantee. Always confirm with a local driver before you commit.
IndependenceWe don't take payment to call an operator "vetted" or to inflate a place. Where a recommendation could earn us a referral or commission, we say so.
CorrectionsGot a price, a road note, or a timing that's out of date? Tell us and we'll fix it — accuracy is the whole point.
How this is funded

How we
make money

The guides and the trip planner are free, with no login. When we're able to, we earn through referrals to vetted local operators and the occasional affiliate link — always disclosed, and never at the cost of an honest recommendation. If a page would push you toward a paid option, you'll also always see the independent, do-it-yourself route.

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