Villages and valleys filled with flowers, nestled next to majestic mountains, create a "picture-like" spring picture of Pakistan that captivates Vietnamese visitors.
Vu Nguyen, born in 1995 and living in Binh Phuoc, spent 10 days in April admiring the poetic spring scenery in Pakistan. He had dreamed of visiting three years ago, but only now had the chance to do so.
He passed through highlights such as Skardu city, Cold Desert, Shigar valley, Khaplu, Lower Hunza, Upper Hunza, Passu glacier, Passu village, and Fairy Meadow. The male tourist chose a round-trip flight from Lahore to Skardu to start in Skardu, where flowers bloom in early April, and end in Khaplu valley, where flowers are ripe in mid-April.
A village filled with flowers in Skardu.
The weather in spring days in April in Pakistan is around minus 15 to minus 2 degrees Celsius, many days are cloudy, but Vietnamese visitors are still lucky to have a satisfactory photo album idea.
"Spring in Skardu is truly captivating, I feel like I am immersed in the display of peach and apricot blossoms," he said, adding that the entire valley is adorned with pink and white.
According to Salam Pakistan, the national tourism website, spring in Pakistan brings clear skies, cool breezes, blooming flowers, and pleasant weather, creating a brilliant natural landscape.
The natural beauty of the country is enhanced in spring, combined with low rainfall, making this time ideal for a memorable trip. The cool weather, flowers begin to bloom, covering the fields and grasslands, covering everything with brilliant colors.
Pictured is the "lonely" tree in Tanpa village on the road from Skardu to Khaplu.
The photo was taken by a Vietnamese tourist named "spring road" on the journey from Skardu to Khaplu village. The distance is just over 100 km, but it took Vu Nguyen more than 7 hours because he kept stopping to take photos. The car ran along the Indus River, passing through villages filled with flowers such as Shigar, Ghanche, Barah Valley, and Hushe - the gateway to K2.
The brilliant colors of flowers, the green of wheat fields, and rows of yellow poplars make the valleys in Skardu somewhat overshadow the aridity of the rocky terrain.
Khaplu is a favorite stop for tourists coming to Pakistan in the spring because of the breathtaking scenery, from majestic valleys to clear blue waterfalls.
In the picture are bricklayers working among the poetic pink peach blossoms.
On the way to Hunza by the Karakoram Highway, Nguyen encountered many villages nestled next to snow-capped mountains.
The Hunza Valley appeared before Nguyen's eyes with a more peaceful and quieter look compared to the colorful Skardu. This place is famous as the "jewel" of Pakistan's tourism industry, with countless impressive natural landscapes and cultural heritages such as the Altit and Baltit forts, which are over 700 years old, the Royal Gardens, or the Karimabad market.
Nguyen was especially impressed with Passu village in the Upper Hunza valley, which stands out with ancient apricot and peach trees and hundreds of years-old earthen houses. He arrived in Passu late in the afternoon, not having enough time to explore the whole village, so he felt a bit regretful about his journey to hunt for spring flowers.
Passu is a famous destination along the Karakoram Highway, attracting tourists with its majestic landscape of the Passu Cones mountain range, the Passu glacier, and the challenging Hussaini suspension bridge. The small village nestled by the Hunza River has a peaceful beauty with orchards and the hospitality of the Wakhi people, creating a poetic, pristine space that Vu Nguyen cannot forget.
In the picture is an ancient tree in the village.
Baltit Fort is located in the heart of Hunza Valley, with a history of more than 700 years, and is a cultural symbol of the region. Built in the 8th century, this fort was once the residence of the Mirs (kings) of Hunza, featuring traditional Tibetan architecture, stone walls, intricate wood carvings, and breathtaking views of the Hunza Valley and the Karakoram Mountains.
After being restored by the Aga Khan Foundation in the 1990s, Baltit is now a museum displaying artifacts, costumes, and the history of the Hunza people, attracting visitors with its cultural value and ancient beauty, especially in spring when the valley is filled with flowers.
"There are many stops that are not on the schedule, but I cannot resist, I want to capture the beautiful moments before my eyes," he said.
Vietnamese tourists share that sometimes pictures cannot fully describe the beauty of Pakistan's spring. The best way is to go there to directly feel that poetic spring. He plans to return to the country in the fall to see a completely different landscape when the maple forests turn yellow.