AOA Friends
i am back from Neelum valley ........ a big thanks, hug smiles everything for all buddies who helped me to set my plan for this place ......... so i will give little detail about trip because the plan is already in my other thread and almost trip goes as i planned but missed shounter side so just enjoy to beauty i don't want to write much just want to show still pictures cant be justify what beauty you witness - koi shuq nahi kashmir janat nazeer
Timing could be wrong i am not good in remembering
Day 1 ? 28th June 2013
12:30am ? 5:00am
Lahore to Pindi by train
6:00am ? 12:00pm
Pindi to Muzafarabad via Muree Expressway (breakfast will be at Jungle Hotel)- Kohala ?Muzaffarabad (there is very bad situation for traffic due to landslide i will recommend use abtabad, mansehra road.
2:00pm ? 6:00pm
Muzafarabad - Upper Neelum (kern) for night stay with stops at Dhani waterfall) - we stuck around for 1 hour at one more landslide
(Stay at Al Habib Hotel ? Upper Neelum 05821450093) - Good place but its on mountain so you will miss river and crowd in kern
Day ? 2 ? 29th June 2013
Raining & Raining delayed and we did not left early but all make the surrounding fascinating
10:00am ? 12:00pm
Kern to Shardah. breakfast at river bank beautiful site in Shardah back side of restaurants . Visited Old University
2:00pm ? 5:00pm
Shardah to Kel ? stop at beautiful waterfall/nallah etc.
(Stay in Kel Moon Rest House)
Day ? 3 ? 30th June 2013
8:00am ? 5:00pm
Kel to Helmet & Taobat ? Stays at Jamgar / Machal waterfall (It is small but beautiful) just 10KM away from Kel with stops at all the Nala crossing in Janawai and Phulawai bridges... Also in Taobut move 1-1.5 KM along the Gagai Nala... Then we will see a wooden bridge to cross the Nala and there is very good forest on the other side with good shade... You can also try to take a bath in the Nala though the water is very cold. Return back to Kel in the evening and stay.
(Stay in Kel Moon Rest House)
Day ? 4 ? 1st July 2013
5:00am ? 11:00am
Kel to Arang Kel - If you are in Neelum dont miss to visit Arang kel its a little tough but you should
12:00pm ? 5:00pm
Kel to Kutton Rest House for night stay
(Stay at Kutton Mount Inn Guest House ? Jamshaid 05821-455494) - (very good guest house and Jamshaid nice guy he arranged moon rest house booking in kel & jeep booking for whole neelum valley for me you can give him my reference)
Day ? 5 ? 2nd July 2013
8:00am ? 10:00am
Kutton - Muzafrabad
2:00pm - 6:00pm
Muzafarabd to Pindi through mansehra side and we missed the train (Have lunch-dinner at Savour in pindi food street)
8:45pm - 1:00am
Pindi to Lahore - Through Skyways
Total person were 7 Elders 3 Kids used customized public transport whole neelum valley is with limited facilities so you have to manage with what ever you got so no NAKHRA
I am not professional in photography so took some shots sharing some of them - Again saying Pictures, Videos can't justify the beauty you have to be there and pray for good weather then you will see the magic of heaven MUAHHHH
Some teasers
DSC00885 by AQAS, on Flickr
DSC00929 by AQAS, on Flickr
DSC00968 by AQAS, on Flickr
DSC01126 by AQAS, on Flickr
DSC01380 by AQAS, on Flickr
DSC01245 by AQAS, on Flickr
DSC01167 by AQAS, on Flickr