Naran Kaghan valley tour in summer

My article is for those who are planning to visit Kaghan Naran Valley

One of the beauties created by God is the Naran Kaghan valley area, where there are flowing waterfalls and springs without any load shedding, lakes sitting in meditation glorifying God, tall mountains kissing the clouds, tall trees on the ground. Headwaters are waiting for you.

From Islamabad and Lahore After traveling through the night, Fajr prayer should be offered to Mansehra, and from there, reaching Balakot city early in the morning, start the adventure by having a hot breakfast from Hotel Balakot city . As soon as you leave Balakot, crossing the bridge, the Kunhar river will be seen flowing on your left hand side. Yes, you continue to go up the hilly road, Balakot city is located at an altitude of 2915 feet above the sea level, after climbing gradually you reach Kiwai at an altitude of about 2000 feet, from here you leave the main road and take the right hand. Start climbing the uphill road, now your direction is towards Shogran, a place high above the sea level. If your driver is good and the car allows, then you can drive to Shogran, otherwise stop the car and hire a jeep.

Through the jeep track above Shogran, you reach Siri and then Paye along a winding track of tall trees of beech deodar, pine, keel etc. Pai/Paye Meadows is located at an altitude of 9500 feet above sea level, the beautiful pastures here look like this. Like a carpet of grass is laid everywhere, after wandering here for a few hours you come back to Shogran to eat and then reach Kiwai, and straight from the main road reach Naran Bazar and stay.

Leave early next morning and march towards Babusar Top/Babusar Pass, take in all the beauties of the road just sitting in the car. My personal opinion is that first you should reach the last point, then stop on your way back and whatever point you come to see.
Babusar Top is a beautiful and very cold place located at 13769 feet above sea level, go here with warm jackets etc. because it is freezing cold,

After spending some time, you turn back towards Naran Road and come to Lulusar Lake. Apply brakes, Lulusar Lake is such a glorious lake where you get a sense of awe and silence, it is like silence, this is the source of the Kunhar river that lives with you in the whole valley.
This is the biggest lake of Kaghan Valley, you can enjoy watching the trout fish jumping and splashing in it, its shape is similar to the English letter "w", one of its features is that its water is like It seems to be changing every moment, you have lunch here at the lakeside hotel, give some time to the lake and once again continue the journey to see the beautiful waterfall between Burawai and Battakundi and then to Battakundi. break at Battakundi where you stay overnight in a quiet world far away from the rush.

Leave the next morning and enjoy a jeep safari using the top left hand jeep track with Battakundi , after a few minutes drive through pea fields, colorful flowers and pine, cypress trees, reach Lalazar. It is a very beautiful and charming place, Lalazar is located at a height of ten thousand five hundred feet above the sea level, spend lunch here and have dinner and reach Naran Bazar directly, after crossing the bridge you will again have a thirty five forty 35 to 45 minute jeep journey. because the Princess of the Lakes "Saif Al Muluk/Saif-ul-Maluk" is waiting for you.

Lake Saif-ul-Maluk is the first love of most people, at every turn on this jeep track you will be captivated by new and attractive scenery, as soon as you reach the top, you will know at first glance why people love this place. Love the lake, it feels like a beautiful fairy floating on the water, this lake is 10500 feet above sea level, a snow turbaned peak is visible in front of the lake, this is the queen goddess Malika Parbat, her height At around 17,500 feet and the highest peak in the Kaghan valley, this is the best time to visit any lake, early in the morning or in the evening, where you see a bright sight from the last rays of the sun or the first rays of the morning, which refreshes your soul.
If time and pocket allow then do boating, you can add another page to the colorful pages of your life by riding a horse around the lake side, spend time here and stay back till evening at Naran Bazar.

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Leave next morning and have breakfast at Kaghan Bazar and once again continue the journey and reach the place of Paras. From here you will again travel by jeep for Sharan Forest, park the vehicle here and cross the bow-shaped bridge from the jeep over the river flowing on the right hand side and start climbing. Indeed, after half an hour of climbing, your jeep enters the thick forest, and you continue your journey through the trees of pine, cypress, walnut, and after another 45 minutes you reach the camping area here at the Govt. There are arrangements for camping pods and tents, apart from this you can also do your own camping, it is better to book the pods or campus online before coming, you can reach this place from Paras in half an hour, here you can feel every whisper of nature.

Walk in the forest until the evening, light a bonfire at night and watch the stars, there is a big waterfall in the forest, Manshi Top is also there on the two-hour trek, on the way to Sharan, you will see two big peaks in the clouds of Kaghan Valley. You can also see the Musa ka Musalla and the peak of Makra, these two peaks are located at an altitude of more than thirteen thousand feet.
As you climb towards Sharan, the view of the Kunhar River and the main road is also visible. Then prepare to return after breakfast the next morning, reach Pars, get into your car and drive home.
Always keep in mind that you have to do the cleaning yourself and also give the message to the people, because today's clean tourism is tomorrow's bright Pakistan.