After a long wait of two years I am posting a tour de Sikardu and Astore. The details are as under :). Day 1: 14-6-2014 started our journey at 9:30 from Islamabad. Took Damne Koh to Pir Sohawa, and went all the way to Huwalian and Abbottabad. From Abbottabad went to Kaghan and Naran. Stayed at Naran motel ZamZam. all the motels were full of tourists but we managed to find one room for 3000 RS it had four beds and the rooms were clean. Day 2: 15-6-2014: Started our journey early at 9:30 and went to Batakund to Barwaie to Jhalkand to Lullusar lake and top. stayed there for a while and then started our decent towards Chillas on a newly built wide highway. After Chillas went to Gilli to Tatta Pani to Astore sand finally to our destination at Rama PTDC, we stayed there for two nights to recover from a hectic drive and to enjoy the scenic views of the surrounding mountains. Could not manage to go to the Rama lake as the Glacier had not melted. The rent of PTDC Rama was 3500 Rs and the the manager was quite helpful in arranging our stay later in Sikardu and Khaplu, his name is Asif. Day 4: 17-6-2014:After a good two days stay at the Rama we decided to leave for the Deo Sai but the route via Astore was close due to heavy snow fall. We decided to exit all the way to KKH and try our luck to DeoSai from Sikardu. So we went out to KKH and entered from Jaglot fro Skirdu. The rout was scenic and full of breath taking views. We managed to reach Sikardu at 9:15 PM, the manager at the PTDC was Zahid and he gave us VIP room which was quite large and had TV facility too. Stayed there the night and left for Khaplu the next day. Day 5: 18-6-2014: Checked out at 10:19 and reached Khaplu PTDC at 1:52 PM, we drove to the nearby river and fixed Biryani and we were missing home kooking. stayed that night comfortably. Payed Rs 3200 for the rent of one night. Day 6th: 19-6-14: checked out early and went to Serena Khaplu palace. The rent was twenty thousand for delux and 25000 for the sweet. stayed there for the night as it was jame packed and the booking were full for the season. Went to Salling Farms and Umer and Ammar cought trout directly from the fresh farm waters. The price was 2000RS KG. we went ahead and kamped there and made tube raft for the kids. Although two tubes started leaking and we had to revert to using single tire tube for playing around. Had wonderful dinner with local cuisine and Chinese dishes. Day 7: 20-614: Had great breakfast with honey, juices, fresh fruits, cereals, bread, paratha, local and continental pan cakes, eggs, and what not. we checked out and left for the Shigar fort and hotel serena next morning. We visited the Shigar Fort and took lots of snapshots of the fort and the hotel. The fort had been restored and turned into Hotel by serena management. From the fort we went to PTDC Astak and stayed the night there. Astak is in the middle of KKH and Sikardu. Day 8: 21-6-2014: We managed to leave early at 7:51 AM and drove to Jaglot and from Jaglot to Naran. Naran was fully booked that night and we went to Balakot PTDC and to our astonishment it too was jam packed with tourists, there we decided to come back home directly and drove for 19 hours for Islamamabd. the forum will have many pics and narration to give you guidance and my experience. We reached home via Hassanabdal at 2:44 AM.