Wazir Guest House Rama Astore

Overview

Up on Main Rama Road, within reach of Rama Meadows and Rama Lake, this guest house makes a practical base for anyone heading into the high country of Astore. Rooms go for between PKR 6,000 and 8,000 p... read more

Up on Main Rama Road, within reach of Rama Meadows and Rama Lake, this guest house makes a practical base for anyone heading into the high country of Astore. Rooms go for between PKR 6,000 and 8,000 per day depending on when you come and how many of you there are, which keeps a trip up here manageable even for a small group of travellers. What genuinely helps at this altitude is the on-site cook, so after a long day out toward the meadows you can sit down to a hot meal without hunting the valley for somewhere still open. The geysers mean hot water is on hand too, no small thing when the evenings turn sharp. It is an unfussy place rather than a polished one, but that suits the setting: you are here for the lake and the walking, and the guest house is content to give you a warm room, a fed stomach and a short road back to all of it. Book ahead in season, since Rama fills up fast once the weather clears and everyone points their vehicles this way.