Islamabad: Wikicampers, a French travel website has ranked Karakoram Highway (KKH) among the 15 most beautiful roads in the world calling it an ‘ideal setting for most dizzying road trip’, a news source reported. The website attributed the highway as an ideal tourist destination for travellers from all over the world due to its mesmerizing and majestic scenery.
KKH is already known for its civil engineering marvel as the second highest paved road in the world that connects Pakistan with China and is also a major trade route between the two countries. A documentary by the BBC said the same by further adding that the road was smooth, safe and completely developed. The travel-booking website recommended its users to ‘gain altitude again by taking the second highest asphalt road in the world.’
Other travel websites also call the KKH one of the ultimate travel destinations offering stunning views while running through Himalayas, Karakoram and Hindu Kush ranges.
The 1,300-kilometre long KKH runs through Karakoram mountain range and connects Pakistan to China. At certain points, it reaches as high as 7,000 metres. It starts from Hasan Abdal and ends at Khunjerab Pass in Gilgit-Baltistan.
In addition to KKH, Wikicampers has added the California State Route in the United States, Norway’s Atlantic Road, Italy’s Col du Stelvio, Morocco’s Dades Gorges Road, Spain’s TF 436, France’s Millau Viaduct, and Canada’s Icefields Promenade in this list.
Nauman Ahmad is an imaginative Pisces whose love for literature and nature is unparalleled. When he's not reading or hiking, he's sleeping and eating, which gives him plenty of energy for his next adventure.
