great plan sir g .... here is my input....
first u shud keep in mind that it will be very crowded at the time u wana travel especially naran ....
It will be Ramazan, dont think it will be much crowded.
Day 1
if u leave at 10 am i guess u will reach batakundi and barawai very late at nite coz the hazara road will be full of traffic.... bht time lag jay ga apko takreban 3 ghantay tu abtabad he puhancnay may lag jaiy ***..... asr kay time ap kahen saifulmalook kar paiygay....
Will see the lake next day or on the way back.
wisay barawai etc may koi acha hotel nai dekha maynay (i have not been to this chaha hotel, mite be good).... its better u stay in naran but get prior booking coz bht rush expected ha...
Room is booked in Lenox, they have changed the name to Farhan.
Day2
doable and recomended..
Day3
yes easily doable and also u can c the main karimabad bazar and forts same day if u leave early....
Day 4
its doable and PTDC sost is a good place to stay atabad lake say agay rush bhe nai hota but lake crossing nai karay ge jeep u shud acompany ur kids and cross in boat to get jeep on other side or load ur becharo on boat.....
I will not go to Sost, will stay in Karimabad, my kids will go. Last time i stayed in Tibet hotel in Sost, nice place.
Day5
on day 5 u shud come straight to giglit form sost... karimabad may rehana cost be barhay ga aur repetition bhe ho ge. plus next day u can reach naran easily by daytime from gilgit..
If my kids reach back before Sunset from Sost, will stay in Gilgit.
Day 6
reach naran and stay...
Day 7
shogran and siri paye excursion
Day 8
islamabad....
u shud book in advance and trafic wil only be on Hazara road till manshera coz naran ekka he bht rush ho ga....
Yes Traffic in Manshera worries me, Planning to travel in dark to face less traffic.
probably i will also be in naran with mega family trip (i have been pressurized into it) so said mulakat ho jay.... i will proefer to stay in batakundi aur barawai instead of naran if i get a good hotel....
Yes, you have my number keep in touch, we will meet.