اسلام و علیکم to all Pakwheel Family.
I've recently came back from a (Family) Camping Trip at Naran Area.
I actually have planned to visit at Astore/Deosai valley, ( https://www.pakwheels.com/forums/ask-travel-gurus/234385-help-needed-family-trip-lahore-upto-minimerg ) however, due to experiencing bad road condition at KKH, I've to turn back from Dubair Nala (25km ahead from Besham). Hence I drive additional 350Kms on first day.
My Travel Experience was as follows:
Left Lahore at 5:00am morning
Reached at Abbotabad 12:00pm
Reached Mansehra at 1:00pm (Don't ever enter into City due to traffic blockage. Use Bypass) (Refueled)
Reached Besham at 6:00pm. As there was no light in the city, I decided to camp outside Besham. (Refueled)
Reached Dubair Nala (about 25Km ahead) and stayed at camp at night). - Nice cool place with some cheap Hotel for local people/drivers. There is a Hydro power dam located at top of Bunair Nala which is amount 17km off KKH and is a very cool place. (Unfortunately due to strenuous driving on patched KKH, couldn't get any picture of the vicinity)
Left Bunair Nala at 5:00 morning and started my travel towards Chilas, however, after travelling about one and half hour, I decided to return back keeping in view the bad road conditon which is under construction by Chinese Engineers.
Reached Manshera at 1:00pm (Refueled)
Reached Shogran at 5:00pm However, just after half and hour, deft for Naran due to too much rush as no Hotel was vacant.
Reached Naran at 8:00pm and Camped 01km just before entering into town.
Day 03
Relax day at Naran
Day 04
Visited at Burawai and Camped about 01Km off the road.
Day 05
Relax Day at Burawai
Day 06
Visited at Besal, Lulusar
Planned to visit at Dudipatsar, however, horseman asked 15000 for thee horses (for 02 days) which were too expensive. Morso, kids were preferred to spent time at Naran rather in wilderness. Therefore left for Naran at 4:00pm
Camped at Naran
Day 08
Back to Lahore
Hope you guys would enjoy snapshots.
Best Regards,
Irfan