WELL COME NARAN VLLEY

NARAN VALLEY
IF anyone has visited kaghan and naran after the earth -quake 2009.how are the road conditions?are there enough good hotels for stay with a family?please share your experiences as we want to go there by car during summer vacations.how is the weather there in june and july?your suggetions will be very helpful for us i hope so.
At NARAN, 23 KM. From KAGAN you reach the half-way point. NARAN also serves as the base for the whole valley. From here you can ride a jeep or horse or hike in excursions to several picturesque lakes, valleys and peaks. 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 pictorials landscape and valleys 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.

NARAN VALLEY is in the Pakistan northern areas and is the best base for treks and walking in the valley. It is an unspoiled paradise. It is best visited between May and September. Normally the temperature in May is maximum 11C and minimum 3C
Naran Valley is in the Pakistan northern areas and is the best base for treks and walking in the valley. It is an unspoiled paradise. It is best visited between May and September. Normally the temperature in May is maximum 11C and minimum 3C

LALAZAR VILLAGE

Lalazar Village,
situated at a distance of 21 km from Naran via Battakundi It is at an altitude of 3200 m (10,200 ft) It is the most beautiful hill station in Kaghan Valley with its meadows and pine thickets. Its accessible by a muddy narrow jeep track. The views are breathtakingly beautiful at sunrise. You can find a couple of small resturants there for breakfast & refreshments. The native people & their lives are very simple. Its an excellent place to visit and stay for a couple of days when you get sick of the routine life.
Lalazar Village situated at a distance of 21 km from Naran via Battakundi It is at an altitude of 3200 m (10200 ft) It is the most beautiful hill station in Kaghan Valley with its meadows and pine thickets.
NARAN IS GOOD PLACE BUT KAGHAN IS VERY GOOD PLACE TOO.I VISIT THIS PLACE MANY TIMES BUT I AM NOT BORE ANY TIME .I HOPE YOU GET TOURED THIS PLACE SOON I PRAY FOR YOUR SAFE JOURNEY.ALL THE HOTELS OF NARAN ARE VERY GOOD AND LUXURY.SEE IN BELOW THE LIST OF HOTEL

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There are all sorts of hotels in Naran. Naran is a hamlet in Pakistan and is one of the favorite holiday destinations of the world. Tourists from across the world come to Naran to witness its undulating terrains that are dotted with crags and massifs as well as pristine lakes. It is for this reason that several hotels in Naran have cropped up over the last few years. These hotels in Naran are of various types and range from luxury hotels and boutique hotels to budget hotels. All the hotels in Naran provide high-quality accommodation to their guests irrespective of whether they are luxury orbudget hotels.

The hotel is along the banks of the River Kunhar. All visitors to Naran should pay a visit to the Saif-ul Muluk Lake (10,500 feet) 6 miles east of town. Transportation by jeep can be arranged, If the road is open we will travel by jeep if the road is closed, it is an easy, gradual three-hour walk and the lake is a beautiful stop for a picnic. Whilst boating on the lake you will hear the local legend about Prince Saif-ul Muluk who fell in love with a fairy.

NARAN HOTELS
Pine Park Naran is one of the best hotels in the area. Its located on the way to Saif ul Malok lake a bit away from main bazaar around 5 minutes drive. Hotel has neat well maintained rooms with decent facilities to make your stay comfortable.

This hotel is a bit expensive as room would cost you . per night with no discount offered. Iif you want to stay at some really nice and
This hotel has lovely interior nice rooms, beautiful and well maintained lawns and all the necessary facilities that you may need.
PTDC-
PTDC motel is Naran is very popular and its really huge area on bank of Kunhar river. Its not so well established and modern that you might be thinking. It is very expensive place to stay. Pakistan Tourism Development Corporation has a large network of motels and hotels all over Pakistan. PTDC Motel Naran is on bank of River Kunhar, well known for its delicious trout fish. The motel is spread over 20-acre area having standard rooms and huts, .
costing do not even have toilets.Only two beds are provided in room there is no carpeting or even tube light in rooms. and at night there is not adequate light arrangements if you want to move outside your room.
Some of the facilities provided are a restaurant serving three times meals TV lounge, children park, fishing, horse riding,
RIVER HOTELS
River View Hotel

The hotel we stay was good enough so tranquil overlooking the magnificent view of glacier mountain and the river, inhabited by only farmers. The view was nice but some villagers are somehow weird probably they couldn't understand the outside world. Anyway, this hote cost of a room with 3 beds cost less than 250 .RS per night.

THE KAGHAN VALLEY

The Kaghan Valley is a valley in the northeast of Mansehra District of the NorthWest Frontier Province of Pakistan.It attracts many tourists from around the country.The inhabitants were affected by the earthquake disaster on 8 October 2005.
The Kaghan valley is named after the town of Kaghan rather than for the Kunhar River which flows through the length of the valley. The valley extends 155 km, rising from an elevation of 2,134 feet to its highest point the Babusar Pass at 13,690 feet. Popular languages in these areas are Hindko and Gojri while Urdu(national language of Pakistan).The region is Alpine in geography and climate with forests and meadows dominating the landscape below peaks that reach over 17,000 feet.
THE KUNHAR RIVER
The Kunhar River is located in Northwest Frontier Province Pakistan. A main source of the river is Lulusar lake nearly 48km from Naran valley. Glaciers of Malka parbat and Makra Peak and the waters of Saif ul maloklake feed the river. The Kunhar flows through the entire Kaghan valley through Jalkhand.Jared,Paras and Balakot, and joins the Jhelum River.The Kunhar river trout is considered to be the best throughout the sub continent.

BABUSAR PAS

Babusar Pass(elevation.4173 m)is a mountain pass at the north of the 150 km long Kaghan Valley connecting it via the Thak Nala with the Indus Valley.It is the highest point in Kaghan valley.The Kaghan Valley is at its best during summer.In May the maximum temperature is 11 C and the minimum temperature is 3 C.From the middle of July up to the end of September the road beyond Naran is open right up to Babusar Pass. However movement is restricted during the monsoon and winter seasons.The Kaghan area can reached by road via the towns of Abbottabad city.

SHOGRAN(SRI PAYA)

Shogran Shogran village is situated on a green plateau in northern Pakistan at a height of 2,362 meters above sea level. It is only 10 km from village Kiwai or 34 km from Balakot.The road from Islamabad to Kiwai is metalled and measures 212 km From Shogran, you can ride a jeep or horse or hike to several picturesque places like Siri Paye and Makra Peak.Hotels and motels are easily available at affordable costs.The local people are friendly and helpful.
SRI PAYA

Seri Paya is a plateua above the hill station of Shogran.The views are breathaking. On one side are the Black Mountains of Kaghan Valley, and the other side gives you a view of Mt. Makra. One can also hike all the way to Mt. Makra.
At Paya there is a very small lake, and further up at Seri is the plateau.
Meaning
Seri = head
Paya = leg
This visit is possible from Shogran. Best time to visit is early in the morning, as during peak tourist season, the place will become jam packed with visitors.

ABBOTTBAD CITY(PAKISTAN)

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Abbottabad is a city located in the province of NWFP Pakistan and is the second largest city in the province after.The city is situated in the Orash Valley 150 km north of Islamabad and 200 km east of Peshawar at an altitude of 4,120 feet (1,260 m).The city is known for its pleasant weather educational institutes and military establishments.It remains a major hub for tourism in the summer.

BEAUTIFULL VEHICLES OF PAKISTAN

In this post we are discussing wondorous truck and bus decoration of art of Pakistan. This extraordinary tradition has it’s routes in the days of the Raj when craftsmen made glorious horse draw carriages for the gentry. In 1960 the Kohistan bus company asked the local Michaelangelo a master craftsmen to decorate their buses to attract passengers.Buksh employed a community of artists from the Punjab town of Chiniot, who’s ancestors had worked on many great palaces and temples dating back to the Mughal Empire.
It was not long before truck owners followed suite with their own designs.Through the years the materials used have developed from wood and paint to metal tinsel plastic and reflective tape.Within the last few years trucks and buses have been further embellished with full lighting systems.