The Shigar Valley, 32kms (20 miles) from Skardu and 40 minutes by jeep, is watered by the Shigar River, falls in Pakistan's Northern Areas. The secluded Shigar Valley is. Amidst the strikingly beautiful and majestic mountains, slowly merging into an oasis of green fields, Shigar is situated on the banks of the Indus, at a height of 2798 meters.