Located on the legendry route to the world’s second highest mountain K-2, and known as Fong-Khar, which in the local language means the “Palace on the Rock”, Serena Shigar Fort is a unique heritage guesthouse hotel in Baltistan, Pakistan. Serena Shigar Fort offers guests the opportunity to experience the restored original architecture of the 17^th Century Raja Fort Palace, while enjoying the modern amenities and services of a luxury guest house.

The complex at Shigar comprises of the 400-year-old Fort / Palace and two more recent buildings, the "Old House" and the "Garden House". The former Palace of the Raja of Shigar has been transformed into a 20 room heritage guesthouse hotel, with the grand audience hall serving as a museum of Balti culture and featuring select examples of fine wood-carvings, as well as other heritage objects.

Hotel Facilities

• 20 rooms including suites
• Shuttle Airport Transfer
• Fongkhar Restaurant offers Pakistani, Local, Chinese and Continental specialties
• Residents  Lounge offers private parties and snacks
• Historical Vine Garden offers BBQ (June to September).
• Guided tour of the Museum featuring original carvings, indigenous artifacts, and architectural history
• Conference Room
• 24-hour Business Centre
• Lobby Lounge offers satellite channels
• 24-hour forex
• Room service, Valet,  laundry
• Doctor on call
• Power (220V/ 3 pin square- plugs/shaver sockets)

About the City

The main landmark in Shigar village is Fong Khar, the former Raja of Shigar's fort-palace, now a luxury hotel and museum showcasing the impressive rustic architecture and the fascinating lifestyle of Shigar's rich and famous. The timber-and-stone palace has natural rock foundations and merges almost seamlessly into the mountainside, on top of which are the ruins of an earlier fort, Sinigma Khar. It's a five-minute walk from the road, up the left side of the stream, and has a lovely restaurant worth investigating even if you're not staying the night.

Getting Here

It takes about 2 hours to drive from Skardu to Shigar