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Millennium Tours now presents for its tourists K2 Quest -a Millennium Challenge!

While we have been taking you into the beautiful vistas of the land of Pakistan , we will now take you there with a purpose. Millennium Tours has undertaken a challenge to help the needy. It is facilitating fund raising and awareness for Alzheimer's Pakistan by organising fund raising treks to generate funds for the treatment of the children suffering from this deadly disease.

The tours to the Northern Areas of Pakistan will also help the local population, where the local's income is totally dependent on tourism. Thus while MT will raise funds to support Alzheimer's Pakistan , it will also provide income to the people in Northern Areas through its two-pronged strategy resulting in community and tourism development.

Millennium Tours is organising K2 Quest, a fund raining walk to the base camp of K2 for Alzheimer's Pakistan from Aug 1, 2009. The funds generated through this walk will be used for the care and welfare of people suffering from Alzheimer's disease and related Dementias.

Brief Itinerary Description	How fit do I need to be'
Cost of participation	What is included/not included in the tour'
How can you raise funds'	What is the accommodation like'
How will the money be utilized'	Is it a safe place for tourists'
What should I expect'	How do I find out more about K2 Quest'
How do I convince sponsors that this is not a holiday'

Sitting on the rooftop of the world, Northern areas of Pakistan provide the ideal geographical and spiritual backdrop for a demanding, but rewarding, challenge. This outstanding trek to the base camp of the world's second highest mountain crosses the lush valleys of Askoley, allowing tourists to explore the villages and sample the hospitality of the Balti people.

Just 14 of the world's peaks exceed 8000 m in height, five are in Pakistan . Standing at 8611m, K-2 is the second highest mountain only next to Mount Everest . Your adventure begins at Skardu from where you reach the village of Askole through a full day's jeep ride on a mud track. The next day starts with the tremendous trek to base camp of K-2. The paths are well trodden as the only means of transportation is by foot. You will get acclimatized steadily, as the trail meanders over and around numerous streams and rivers to Paiyu which is followed by Baltoro Glacier ‘ the most popular trekking and mountaineering area in Pakistan- and with good reason, as clustered around the end of the glacier are 8 of the world's 30 highest mountains. Rose of needle spires, granite towers, shining glaciated mountains and snowy dooms line the glacier, providing perhaps the greatest mountain scenery in the world. You reach the magnificent camp of Concordia also known as throne room of mountain gods. From Concordia you reach the base camp of K-2 in 4 hours. Triumphant at reaching the base camp, you descend through the Baltoro Glacier. You travel to Skurdu and then fly to Islamabad to explore the city and relax before a flight back home.

Please find below the cost of participation in the fundraising endeavor of Alzheimer's Pakistan :

Being a part of K2 Quest implies more than just physical exertion. Once you have signed for it, the adventure sets you a multitude of goals. You will be involved in raising funds for the challenge along with getting yourself fit for the adventure. If you find yourself apprehensive about the fund-raising part, do not worry; we are here to assist you in every way. It is our experience that with careful planning well before time, you will find the fund-raising as pleasurable and satisfying as the adventure itself. We are listing a few fund-raising tips below for your convenience but we are sure you are far more creative than that!

You will be provided with printed Alzheimer's Pakistan Receipt Books to acknowledge any donation. Should the need arise we would be glad to tailor them to your specific requirements.

Letters printed on Alzheimer's Pakistan letterhead will be provided to you for sending to various sponsors. We feel that a well-composed letter can do wonders.

You can plan get-together parties where each guest will contribute a certain sum towards charity. We are sure that by now your minds are popping with brilliantly original ideas to raise charity. We welcome originality, by the way, so you can carry your imagination to the craziest of ideas.

The funds generated through this walk will be used for the care and welfare of people suffering from people suffering from Alzheimer's disease and related Dementias admitted at Alzheimer's Day Care Center in Lahore .

If you are expecting a five star treatment throughout the tour, you need to get yourself in the true spirit of tourism. Hotel stays are offered in the beginning and end of your itinerary. Other than that, the accommodation and transport services that are offered in Pakistan come up to a comfortably acceptable level along with the convenient availability of all other tourism services.

For an ordinary holiday you do not spend months in training and fund-raising ‘ which becomes a pre-requisite once you register for a Millennium Challenge Adventure like K2 quest. Trekking for days in highly unpredictable temperatures is something that requires a lot of commitment coupled with drive and energy quite unlike an ordinary holiday.

K2 Quest is a tough walk but you must realize that children suffering from a transfusion dependent inherited disease “Thalassaemia” have also done this walk in 2001& 2004 with us without any complications. We would recommend some moderate training for at least a month and also provide you with fitness training notes to build your stamina.

You will be provided with 2-men tents during the trekking. While staying in the cities and towns you will be accommodated in comfortable hotel rooms. Specific details related to your tour can be obtained from your itinerary.

No matter what you hear on the contrary, Pakistan is the safest place for tourists specially the northern areas next to China . The hospitable nature of Pakistanis becomes more evident as you go into the Northern Areas where the major source of their income is dependent on tourism. Our tourists have hardly ever encountered a dangerous incident.

If there is something that you wish to ask or want us to add to our information, you can email us at info@millenniumtours.com.pk . We welcome your suggestions and make sure that you get a reply to your queries immediately.