Eagle’s Nest Hotel

Eagle’s Nest Hotel is situated in the village of Duikar, which is preached on a 2850 meter high ridge above Altit village in Hunza valley. Eagle’s Nest  Hotel is one of the best and most easily accessible viewpoints in the whole of Hunza valley. Even if you don’t have time to stay long it is a must to come up to see the sunrise or sunset views on Hunza valley and Rakaposhi and the other peaks surrounding Eagle’s Nest Hotel. Guests that stay at Eagle’s Nest Hotel can even enjoy the sunrise from their room.

Facilities and Services

Whether you are traveling in a group, individually with a small or large budget, Eagle’s Nest Hotel offers accommodation for everyone. In 2005, new rooms and a new restaurant were built. All new facilities are traditional local style, using only natural materials like rock and wood. The rooms and restaurant are also furnished and decorated traditionally at the same time they match all modern standards. All rooms are spacious and separate bathrooms with 24 hours hot water. Each room has a separate balcony with enwalled views of Hunza and the surrounding peaks.

The restaurant is a nice meeting place to have a cup of local mountain tea Tummuro.  It offers a broad choice of local Pakistani and western dishes. All meals are prepared with fresh local ingredients. The water used to prepare our food and tea is spring water and is safe to drink. One of the local specialties on the menu is the cheese and walnut chapattis with the typical flavor of apricot oil. As from the rooms, the view from the restaurant is spectacular.

Two small shops are attached with the hotel where you can buy postcards and souvenirs like gemstones, Hunza embroidery, Hunza caps and the famous Hunza dry fruit; apricot, mulberries and walnuts.From the village of Karimabad it is a strenuous but very rewarding 2 hours walk up to Eagle’s Nest Hotel. If you stay only one night you can take only some small essential luggage and leave the rest in Eagle’s Nest information office in Karimabad.Upon a contact subsidized jeep service for hotel guests twice a day from Altit to Duikar and Karimabad can be arranged.