Deosai & Fairy Meadows Tour

Fairy Meadows and Deosai Plains Tour
Deosai & Fairy Meadows Tour, Fairy Meadows, named by German climbers (German Märchenwiese, fairy tale meadows) and locally known as Joot, is a grassland near one of the base camp sites of the Nanga Parbat, located in Diamer District, Gilgit-Baltistan, at an altitude of about 3,300 meters above sea level. It serves as the launching point for trekkers summiting on the Raikot face of the Nanga Parbat. In 1995, the government of Pakistan declared Fairy Meadows a national park.

Deosai Plains and Fairy Meadows Tour

The grassland is surrounded by thick alpine forest. The high-altitude area and north-facing slopes mostly consist of coniferous forest with Pinus wallichiana, Picea smithiana and Abies pindrow trees, while in the high-altitude areas with little sunlight are birch and willow dwarf shrubs.

Deosai Plains National Park is a high-altitude alpine plain and national park in northern Pakistan. It is located largely within Astore District in Gilgit Baltistan. Deosai Plains are situated at an average elevation of 4,114 metres (13,497 ft) above sea level.