Dear Friends ,
For last many years , was looking for some opportunity to visit SOON valley ? KHUSHAB - but one way or other the tour was not done and left an unfilled desire in heart
In last week ? all of sudden a plan was made and my Nephew ( Umer Munir ) , get ready for a two day trip of the area.
Tour period - Two days - November 21 and 22
Mode of travel : Honda City
Persons on tour : 2 - me (Imran Hameed ) & ( Umer Munir )
The route and the area?s visited
On the morning of Saturday ( November 21, 2015) left Lahore at around 7:00 am
Take the Motor way ( M-2) and reach BHERA at around 8 :45 am ( 200 Km)
After breakfast at BHERA - start again and reach KALLAR KALHAR at 9:30 am ( 45 Km)
Explore the lake and surrounding areas and - Than left for KATAS RAJ TEMPLES ( Near Choa Saidanshah ? Chakwal) on Chakwal Road - reach there 11 am ( 25 km from Kallar Kalhar)
Explore the Historical place and than move towards the KHEWRA Salt Mines
Reach there around 1 pm ( 20 km from Katas )
Explore the mines till 4 pm
Move on way back to Kallar kalhar - reach there 5:15 pm ( around 50 KM)
Than decided to go the Nuashera in Soon Valley But informed that there is no Hotel for the night stay - so decided to go the Khushab and in morning go the Soon Valley and explore that rout also
So move towards Khushab - at around 35 km comes the road that Goes to Nuashera ( Soon Valley ) but due to info that there is no Hotel move on
Reach Khushab by 7 pm around 80 km from Kallar Kalhar
The situation at Khushab was more pethatic as no body knows any hotel for night stay there so on advice of local Police man goes to Joharabad ( 7 km more )
There after some efforts get a low level Hotel as there are also no Good Hotel
So the first day end Here
Second day - Sunday - November 22, 2015
Rise early and get reday for the day at 6:00 pm
Inquire about the rout to wards the Nuashera ( Soon Valley ) and came to know that there are two option
1 goes back to the road from where we come about 45 km - than turn and made further 35 km to reach Naushera ( Soon Valley )
2 take the alternate rout- a bit small single road goes straight to Naushera ( Soon Valley ) it will be around 55-60 Km
So take the second (2) option and take the beautiful route which goes all the way through mountains and reach the Naushera ( Soon Valley ) and reach there by 7:45 am around 60 km
Naushera ( Soon Valley ) - at reaching there came to know there is one hotel there (Better than ) the hotels at Joharabad - have 30 rooms Mehria Hotel - But cleanness was very poor
While reaching Naushera ( Soon Valley ) from shorter route last 10 Km were very difficult as the road was in very poor shape
After breakfast and taking some information - take the road to Uchali lake ( Which goes to Skeskar)
Road was in very poor condition ? at patches construction work was going on and speed have to be at quite low so reach the Uchali lake by 9:00 am 15 km from Naushera ( Soon Valley )
Have to leave main road and to travel about 2 km side road to reach there
After exploring the Lake - again move back to the main road and travel back around 9 km
And from there side road to Reach DEEP SHIERIF
At the end of the road about 2 km park the car it was about 11: am
Than take the rout to the pond and water fall of Deep Sharief and reach at the beautiful spot
Expore the area - take some refreshments and again hit the road on our way to Naushera ( Soon Valley )
After 3 to 4 km towards the Naushera ( Soon Valley ) ? Came to the spot from where a small road goes to Jhallar Lake - after getting information came to know that its around 25 km to reach the lake But road is very poor and area is deserted - SO have to abondan the plan of Jhallar Lake
So reach back Naushera ( Soon Valley ) at 12:30 pm
Take the other rout back towards Kallar kalhar - where the road was very good and views were also amazing
It took only 10 mintues and we reach Khabbiki lake at 1:00 pm 10 km from Naushera ( Soon Valley )
Take the cement track going down to the Lake and spent some time and explore the area
Than again back to road after 3 km comes the Khabbiki Village and just after village take road on left side that goes to KANHATI GARDENS
Take that road ? small beautiful going up to hills
After around 5 km came to spot from where mud track goes to Fort AKRAND
As gather information and came to know that Fort is around 4 km and have to goes on feet - so due to shortage of time drop it and moves on to KANHATI GARDENS
The way was beautiful last 3 km going up and down in hills and jungle and ultimately reach there at around 2: 00 pm around 10 Km from main road
Beautiful Place KANHATI GARDENS - Explore it take some rest and lunch
And moves back to main road for Kallar Kallar -
After about travelling back ( around 23 km ) on this road came to the point from where last night we have gone straight to Khushab - so from there we turn left and reach kallar kalhar after 35 km
At around 5.30 pm
Take the Motorway and reach Lahore by 8:00 pm
THAT?S the END
The details and pictures will follow :
Regards,
IMRAN HAMEED