Riding a Tuk Tuk from Pakistan to China

Follow Australian YouTuber Jorden Tually's road trip from Pakistan to China.

Large Minority recently ran our Tuk-Tuk adventure in Pakistan. We took a group of rickshaws (our favourite ubiquitous utilitarian vehicles) over 1,000km from the capital, Islamabad, up the Karakoram Highway all the way to the Chinese border. As far as we can tell, this has never been done before, by any tourist group!

Pakistan is not often seen as the most obvious place to choose for an adventure. How wrong is that? It has everything from the busy, chaotic ‘charm’ of Islamabad, to the stunning views of 7,000m Himalayan peaks and everything in between.

Here's an overview of the trip

After a welcome dinner and getting familiar with the groups, we take a trip around Islamabad to get you acquainted with the ‘rules’ of the road before heading North.

For the next 9 days you leave the sprawling metropolis behind and head out into rural Pakistan. As the days go on you feel the air getting thinner and the views more and more stunning. It gets a bit chillier too as you climb to over 4,500m, travelling through deep gorges and beautiful National Parks en route.

The trip culminates as you reach the border between Pakistan and China – excellent bragging rights in the pub! The trip ends in Gilgit, from where you can travel home or extend your trip to explore more of the country.

The trip immerses participants in the culture of Pakistan, the incredible food (beware, some of the curries are nuclear so be careful what you choose) and amazing hospitality and generosity of the wonderful Pakistani people.

Julian CarnallCo-founder / Chief explorer, Large Minority

Julian is the cofounder of Large Minority travel. They have been running self drive tuk-tuk adventures in SE Asia and the Subcontinent since 2009 and they recently launched the first ever adventure of it's kind in Pakistan. They had initially planned this for 2019 so they were really excited to finally make it happen in 2022! They say it was worth the wait too... He had his own expectations but nothing had prepared him for the rugged beauty of what he saw on the road between Islamabad and the China Pakistan border in far Northern Pakistan. Don't hesitate to reach out  to Julian if you are thinking about travelling over there any time soon!

Learn more about the Pakistan Tuk Tuk Adventure

• More details about the tour: largeminority.travel/products/pakistan-adventure
• Follow Jorden Tually's adventures on YouTube: www.youtube.com/c/jordentually