| Kaghan valley is
the most beautiful & picturesque valley.
That's why it is called virtual paradise,
unbelievably pristine state and still unspoiled
by the human. You'll find the Himalayan peaks
hidden with clouds or snow, somewhere you'll find
the beautiful fairy tale lakes, which will
attract you toward them, and you might decide not
to leave this place at any cost. Where Kaghan is
full of scenic beauty there it is full of thrill
and excitement for the mountaineers and treks. Places of Interest:
Balakot: Kaghan
valley starts from Balakot, which is famous for
the Mausoleum of two Muslim warriors Syed Ahmed
Shaheed Brelvi and Shah Ismail who laid their
lives fighting against Sikhs in the 18th century.
Balakot is situated at the foot of the mountains
that goes thousands of feet above. The toy huts,
which are amazingly perched on their slopes. On
other side is the Kunhar River, which accompany
you all along your journey. The river is muddy in
the plains but as you go towards the mountains it
becomes clearer. The road to Kaghan is
frightening because on your left are the deep
slopes to the river and on your right are the
lofty mountains.
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| A View of Kaghan Valley |
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A View of Kaghan Valley |
Kawai: 13 miles away from Balakot to
Kaghan is Kawai in these 13 miles you'll reach
the altitude of 4000 feet starting from 3000 feet
which means that you have covered 1000 feet of
altitude in just 13 miles. The main place here to
visit is Shogran, which is 5 miles jeepable trek
now in these 5 miles you'll go up another 3000
feet. Now you are 7000 feet above the sea level
and rightly so because Shogran means "Forest
in the sky". You'll be able to view the some
of the lofty peaks from here which are "
Moosa Ka Musalla " and " Makra
"having height of 14000 feet, and
Malika-e-Parbat (Queen of the Mountains) (17000
feet). Then comes Mahandri village the altitude
here is 5,800 feet now the landscape and the
scene changes here and becomes wilder the river
Mahandri is still with you but you'll feel it
much closer to you. Another 11 miles from here is
the village Kaghan at 7000 feet is the wonderland
here river is 800 feet below the road.
Naran : is the middle point of Kaghan Valley
and it is a place where you defiantly want to
spend few days of your leisure. This is the place
of out-door pleasure. Here you'll depart from the
river Kunhar and on both sides of road there are
vast fields. Don't look here and there the melody
you are hearing is provided by the river Kunhar
who is with you on same level. If you like
climbing this is a place for you because there
are mountains all around you. You can explore the
scenic and picturious landscape and valley's by
climbing up hiking. If you like fishing get your
fishing license we have trout and mahasheer for
you fishing here for tourist is must.
Lake Saiful
Maluk: Five mile away
another 3000 feet above the Naran is Fairy Tale
Lake Saiful Maluk the lake is accessible by jeep
or by trekking because there is a mere trek to
reach the lake. It is almost impossible to
describe the beauty of this lake, which is like
mirror at the altitude of 3200 meters. The Queen
of the Mountains is standing in the east and
looking her image in the mirror of Lake Saiful
Maluk. You can spend few days here to monitor the
guards of lake, which are towering peaks and
spread all around the lake.
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| Lake Saif ul Muluk |
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Lake Dadey Pat |
Malkandi
Forest: 8 miles
on the western slopes of Kaghan is Kamalban, a
heavily populated forest of black bears and
leopards, which do incalculable harm to the crops
and young trees. Killing a bear is a big game and
you'll get reward for shooting down a bear from
forest officer as well as from the peasants.
Besides these you'll be able to find Muskdeer,
thar and goral, Chikore and Himalayan pheasants
all over the valley. And if you'll go a little
higher you'll be able to find red bear, snow
leopard and ibex and occasionally a snow
partridge or Ram Chikore or Murgh-I-Zarrin.
Lulu Sar
Lake: 48 kilometers
away from Naran, on Naran-Babusar road is Lulu
Sar Lake which is wreathed in blue and gold wild
flowers, and is the main source of river Kunhar.
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| Lake Lulusur |
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Lalzar |
Battakundi
and Lalazar: 16
Kilometers from Naran is the Battakundi another
enjoyable spot and is the turning point for
Lalazar connected via jeepable road which a
plateau of rare scenic beauty.
Babusar Pass: Babusar pass is the end of the
Kaghan valley is blocked by the mountains but the
Babusar pass is the gate between Kaghan and
Gilgit valley at the altitude of 13600 feet. From
here you can have the glimpse of the naked
mountain Naga Parbat with a towering height of
26,660 feet.
Saif ul Muluk
Lake
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