Hi,
we are 5 people and planning a trip from Islamabad to Nelum Valley for Chitta Khata and than going to Dodipatsar through Noori Top. I need your help in planning the trip details. Our trip dates are 2nd July to 9th July. We have camps and sleeping bags also some camping and trekking experience in gilgit. we will be travelling through public transport and hiring jeep.
here is the rough plan. please advise on it.
From Islamabad we will take this route > Islamabad > Muzafarabad > Sharda > Keil > Shountar > Chitta Khatta Village > Chitta Katha. I know the trek starts after Chitta Khatta Village. I need to know how much of this can we cover in the first day. should we leave early morning to reach till Chitta Khatta Village in one day or some other time of day? if we camp for the night what place should we stay in or can we find some hotel ? we can leave friday night or saturday morning from islamabad.
we will need to hire some local guide to visit chitta khatta lake next day. can some one provide any contact details? Camping on lake for the night will be hard due to cold so we should find some place to camp on our way back. is this possible?
on third day we will come back and rest. can we make it till Sharda? or stay the night in some hotel in keil?
we leave for naran through nori top from sharda. Can we get a jeep for this from sharda? can we cross noori top this time of the year and reach Jhalkad? how much time it will take?
after reaching Jhalkad we take a rest day.
next day start trek to dudipatsar. we plan to reach dudipatsar by night and camp there.
come back next day and start journey back.
i know the details are very rough but that is why i need your guys help with timelines and night stay availability.
Thanks in advance!