Chapursan Valley is a remote and beautiful valley in Upper Hunza Northern Areas of Pakistan just west of Sost the last settlement along the Karakoram Highway before you reach China and the world´s highest border crossing at Khunjerab Pass 4733m.
The breathtaking Chapursan valley is located less than 10 km from the Afghanistan border in the Wakhan Corridor. It is still one of the less travelled areas and unexplored regions of the country with its lonely snowy peaks.
Chipursan is a valley containing some eight scattered villages and Zood Khun is the last village. We runs cultural and adventurous treks on foot or horseback into the valleys and over the passes of the spectacular homeland. Chapursan is located in Hunza Valley and running parallel to the Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan. Chapursan valley remoteness sees very few visitors but the valley’s exceptional beauty makes it a hiking and trekking paradise offering endless opportunities for exploration and to experience the renowned Wakhi hospitality and culture.
Top Things to do in Chapursan Valley.
The natural scenery at Chapursan valley is spectacular but while enjoying the pure and beautiful mountain life might be the first item on your agenda, here are all the fun activities that you can do when at Chapursan. But be aware that like most of far Northern Areas of Pakistan so are the time of year to visit limited between late May to early November.
Beyond Zood Khun in Chapursan Valley is the mystical and holy Baba Ghundi Ziarat a shrine to a Sufi saint said to have miraculous powers and a popular pilgrimage site.
The Baba Ghundi shrine is surrounded by lush green meadows which host herds of sheep in summer and sporadically from June to September the Kyrgyz traders from Afghanistan who traditionally cross the Irshad Pass with horses, yaks and sheep to trade with the Chapursan villagers.
Chapursan Valley is situated in the Upper Hunza Valley it starts from Sost and ends on Irshod Pass which links Pakistan to Afghanistan and Tajikistan via Wakhan Corridor. It is almost 4 hours jeep ride from Sost to Zood Khun the last Village in Chapursan Valley.
Chapursan valley is full of high peaks and passes. Irshad Pass is located between Pakistan and Afghanistan and Lupghar Pir Pass between Yeshkuk and Raminj village. The highest Peaks in Chapursan valley are Sakar Sar, Kumpire Dior, Pumir Sar, Sarmaya Sar, Kuksar, and Lupghar Sar. Chapursan Valley is situated in Upper Hunza Valley, it starts from Sost and ends on Irshod Pass.
The two days Baba Ghundi Festival celebrated every year in the Chipursan Upper Hunza Valley near the Pak-Afghan border.
The festival is held at the shrine of Baba Ghundi in Chapursan valley to pay homage to the Sufi saint for his pioneering role in the spread of Islam in the region.
A large number of people from Afghanistan’s Wakhan region near the border and tourists friom all around the worldcomes to attended the festival which is also credited with bringing together the Wakhi speaking people of the two countries.
People of Chipursan valley have ancestral cultural ties with the people of Wakhan.
Traditional games, like Buzkashi and the free style polo are among the main features of the festival. Wearing local costumes, musicians and dancers and singers perform on the occasion.
