Compare your options
Most northern Pakistan trips are sold on a headline price that hides room sharing, overnight mountain driving, and extras on the road. This page lays out what you are actually buying when you choose a Coaster tour, a private Hiace, or a Travelzoak departure.
12-seat Grand Cabin Published inclusions Company account only
What PKR 55,000 buys for six days in Hunza
Hunza is the trip everyone quotes. The table below uses its published seat price. Skardu and Fairy Meadows follow the same operating standard with their own planned prices on the trip pages.
| Option | Price per person | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| Coaster group tripBudget mass market | PKR 17,500 to 30,000 | 20 to 25 people, four to a room, a different hotel every night, overnight driving, personal JazzCash for the advance |
| Private Hiace, ten or more peopleDIY unmanaged | About PKR 44,000 | A vehicle and a driver. You find the rooms, you carry the risk, no company terms |
| Travelzoak12-seat standard | PKR 55,000 | 8 to 12 seats, three to a room, two meals, entries and boat, insurance, a company account to pay into, the founder on board |
What changes between the three options
Price is one row. These are the rows that usually decide whether a trip feels safe, restful, and fairly sold.
| Topic | Coaster group | Private Hiace | Travelzoak |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seats on the vehicle | 20 to 25 in a Coaster | 10 to 15 in a rented Hiace | 8 to 12 in a Grand Cabin |
| Room sharing | Often four or five strangers to a room | Whatever you negotiate on the spot | Three to a room as standard (+PKR 10,000 twin upgrade) |
| Same bed consecutive nights | Rarely. Hotels change nightly to save cost | Up to you to book and hold rooms | Two or three nights in Karimabad, Skardu, or the meadows lodge |
| Mountain roads | Often driven overnight to save a hotel night | Driver decides unless you insist | Daylight only. Overnight leg is motorway |
| Meals in the headline price | Sometimes breakfast only, or none | Not included | Breakfast and dinner every day |
| Entries, boat, jeeps | Usually extra on the road | You pay locally | Listed inclusions on the trip page before you pay |
| Travel insurance | Rarely included or confirmed in writing | Your problem | Group policy confirmed in writing before booking opens |
| Who receives payment | Personal JazzCash or personal account | Driver or agent personally | Travelzoak corporate bank account only |
| If the road closes | Varies. Often unclear until you are on the bus | No refund table | Published refund and transfer rules in the terms |
Our three departures
Every figure is per seat with the inclusions table on each trip page.