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Cheers David - particularly in the east, we did a lot of home stays. On the occasions that we stayed in hotels we found we had to always ask multiple hotels before we found one that would take us - we were told it was because they were fully booked, but we highly doubted this. We suspected the reality was that most hotels could not be bothered with (or not allowed to) the beaurocracy that goes with hosting foreigners. When we were under police escort in politically sensitive areas we were escorted to a hotel of the police's choice - we didn't get a say in the matter. Generally, I would advise against free camping for security reasons

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Cheers David - particularly in the east, we did a lot of home stays. On the occasions that we stayed in hotels we found we had to always ask multiple hotels before we found one that would take us - we were told it was because they were fully booked, but we highly doubted this. We suspected the reality was that most hotels could not be bothered with (or not allowed to) the beaurocracy that goes with hosting foreigners. When we were under police escort in politically sensitive areas we were escorted to a hotel of the police's choice - we didn't get a say in the matter. Generally, I would advise against free camping for security reasons

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Thank you! I plan to camp in Tebriz if the weather is nice, I heard that is quite safe and Iranians love camping.
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Camping in Iran should be no problem! You're right, the Iranians do love camping, and safety should not be an issue. Best of luck
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Hello,
I'm planning to cross Pakistan/KKH next summer and trying to figure out how many days I need to plan.
I know pretty well this forum and already searched, but most of the infos are from the times before new Attabad lake road opened, so I'm going to use this thread hoping for some fresh infos/suggestions...

Does the following day by day plan makes any sense?
How many hours it takes to ride every section?
Are the places I wrote good ones to stop for the night?
Any other suggestion regarding this itinerary is very welcome, things not to miss etc etc

day 1 Tashkorgan-Passu through Khunjirab pass
day 2 Passu-Gilgit
day 3 Gilgit-Chilas
day 4 Chilas-Abbottabad through Babusar pass
day 5 Abbottabad-Islamabad
day 6 Islamabad-Lahore

Security/Escorts: from what I understood, security situation is normal now in the area, by local standards. Are foreigners forced to be escorted? If yes, in which part of the road?

Thanks very much!
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Thank you Crisidsto for these questions. I will be in two months on the KKH I am interested with your post.
I beleive that in this part we don't need escort

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There are 5 developments worth mentioning on the KKH,
1. The tunnels and bridges bypassing the lakes are open enabling a very pleasant and fast travel.
2. Due to completion of the Babusar route the distance to Islamabad is 100kms shorter and prettier.
3. Resurfacing and upgrading of KKH from Khanjerab to Raikot is completed. Only 30-40kms from Raikot to Chillas is below average.
4. Due to opening of the Babusar route you will be avoiding travelling the unstable Kohistan district which needed escorts. However even now on certain occasions I have seen escorted convoys in the Raikot-Chillas section.
5. Due to recent heavy influx of tourists the prices of hotels has skyrocked.
Have a great trip and feel free if you need any information.

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