Pakistan's popular hill station

Murree is Pakistan's most popular hill station:                             
                               

   Murree is Pakistan's most popular hill station and a summer resort. Murree lies 50 kilometers northeast of Pakistani capital Islamabad at a comfortable altitude of 7500 feet (2286 meters) in the Himalayan foothills.
                                

      Weather plays and important part in life and economy of Murree. It has four distinguishable seasons. Spring in Murree starts in March and ends in middle of May. Maximum temperature during this period hovers between twelve to twenty and minimum between four and ten. The area receive heavy rain and hail storms during this season. The fruit trees laden with flowers give a spectacular view. 

                             

      Summer spans from middle of Mat to June end of August. The lowest temperature during this season is between 13 and 16 while highest temperature is between twenty to twenty five. This is the best season in the area and it receives most number of visitors during this season. With the advent of September autumn creeps in and last till the starts of winter in early December. This is the seasons of clear sky in the region when one can enjoy full view of mountains around without cloud hindrance. Temperatures are mild.

Winter starts in December and normally brings heavy snowfall. Murree and it surrounding areas are covered with thick sheet of snow during most part of the season. Temperature mostly hovers around the freezing point.                                                                 

  Ayubia is a complex of four small hill stations :i) Ghora Daka; ii)Khanspur; iii)Changla Gali and Khairagali. These four resorts scattered over an area of about 16 miles / 26 kms are now being developed as a modern hill resort complex . when fully developed,

   Ayubia will provide modern comfort and conveniences including hotels, restaurants and facilities for summer and winter sports.

Nathiagali is about 32kms from Murree. The bracing air of the surrounding mountains is as pure as fresh spring water.

Pindi Point is one of the first spots to visit in Murree. It’s on 15 minutes walk from the Mall Road. Pindi Point has a beautiful view mountains and lush green trees. You can see the whole view of Pindi city from there, Chairlift ride down to 1.5 km from point to Pindi Gali Bansara are really nice and scenery from the chairlift is beautiful. The road zigzagged password below. Tall pine trees standing throughout the journey. When down the valley there is a breakpoint, you can enjoy there a lot. Pindi Point is having a cafe and playgrounds for children. Patriat hills can be seen there and a large jungle begins here. You can enjoy monitored and Chairlift is open from 9am to 8pm.

 New Murree is about 15 kilometer away from main Murree hills on the Lower Topa side. It is a well developed hill station with great high rised trees, beautiful hills.       

     This is famous due to chair lift, which worth a ride. A world class chair lift & cable car system takes you from New Murree to Patriata. Total ride is about 7 km long. New Murree is on ground level between the hills. then a chair lift ride takes you to a middle hill. You can watch Kashmir mountains from middle Hill where Chair Lift takes you. You may stay here for some time & enjoy Tea/Coffee or just walk around. From there Cable car takes you to Patriata Hill. where you have much stuff to do. Walk freely everywhere. Just walk in the direction where most of the tourists are going. Straight road takes you to the highest point of the hill. Where scenery is panoramic. On one side you can watch Murree Hills & on the other side snow covered Kashmir Hills.
     The Chair Lift & Cable Car journey is memorable of life time. You can witness lots of great scenarios of near & far hills. In winter all hills are covered with snow while in summer lush green scenes could be seen.             

Lake Saif-ul-Maluk

The lake is named after prince Sauful Muluk, who fell in love with a fairy from the mountains.

At 10,500 feet, Lake Saiful Muluk is surrounded by impressive snow clad mountains and crowned by the summit of Malika Parbat (Queen of the Mountains). The highest peak in Kaghan Valley, the majestic Malika Parbat has a height of 5291 meters. Words cannot describe the beauty and serenity of the setting and picture postcards do no justice. The crystalline waters of Lake Saiful Muluk reflecting the surrounding snow peaked mountains is an image that must be seen in person.
 

                     

            There are several ways to reach the lake. Along the side of the valley to the east of Naran, a 10 kilometer track leads through a picturesque valley. A jeep can be rented in the bazaar and driven up in one hour, or the more adventurous can walk to a small glacier about 3 km up and hire a pony for about Rs.200/- one way. Walking the entire way is also an option, and takes about three hours for the 8 km trek. This option is only for those who are fit enough to climb about 3000 feet in eight kilometers.                   

Kaghan Valley

This is Kaghan Valley:

Kaghan is a jewel among the many beautiful valleys in the Mansehra District of Hazara in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. This 160 kilometer long valley is most popular summer holiday spots for both Pakistanis as well as foreigners.

The valley features pine forests, alpine meadows, crystal clear lakes and cool mountain streams. Kunhar River, the main feature of the valley, is famous for its trout. Nestled along the banks of the river are the towns of Balakot, Paras, Mahandari, Kaghan and Naran. The local people are friendly and simple. Gujar nomads are one of the most interesting features of the Kaghan Valley.

                  They take their herds of cattle to the high pastures of the upper Kaghan Valley in spring and bring them down again in autumn. While going to Kaghan you will find them camped along the road in their traditional tents or moving up and down the valley with their herds of pack animals, sheep and goats.