[2] Borith lake lies approximately 2 km to the north of Hussaini, a saline body of water occupying a small hollow at an elevation of 2,500 meters (8,200 feet).

It is also accessible by a 2-3 hour trekking route directly from Gulmit, across the end of the Ghulkin glacier.

[citation needed] To witness the large number of ducks arriving from the warmer parts of southern Pakistan, one should visit between the months of March and June.

[tone] The birds rest here on their way northwards to the cooler waters of central Asia.

The lack of a continuous water supply led to the desertification of this village many years ago.