A journey up the KKH leads you into the heart of some of the most spellbinding mountain scenery on Earth, along a route travelled by Pilgrims and adventurers for thousands of years. Along the ancient Silk Route journey to the land of culture and adventure & the fabled "Shangri-La". Hunza Valley is said to have been inspiration for the imaginary paradise of Shangri-La, immortalize by James Hilton in his classic 1930s novel "Lost Horizon". Although lost horizon is pure fantasy, a tale of westerner brought to a remote Tibetan valley whose rulers lived to extraordinary ages because they know nothing of fear, greed , anger or competition. The mountain people of Hunza valley with brown, golden hairs and blue, grey or green eyes, unravel the mystery of their origin. Their ancestors are believed to be to the soldiers of Alexander's army who settled down here in these valleys with their Persian wives.