It was an unplanned trip so everything was decided at runtime
Day 2Weather was clear by morning.Left Kutton at 09:00am - Reached Athmuqam by 09:30amSpent 1 hour in Athmuqam bazaar.Left Athmuqam at 10:30am and reached Kel by 01:50pm with a 30-40 minute tea break somewhere in between.
Road after Athmuqam is not very good. Its better to have this journey in first half of the day as it rains almost daily in second half and the road gets worse. We had to cross several landsliding sites which was quite scary as stones were still coming down. Khan at Sardar-e-Sarhad hotel was a nice guy. We had lunch there.
After lunch we left for Taobat at 03:30pm and reached Helmet 06:30pm. This was the most beautiful part of the journey. The road got worse but the scenes were amazing. We had 2-3 tea breaks in between. Most part of Helmet is army base. They offered us (rather insisted) to get rooms for 2000/- per room in Army Guest House. Rooms were clean with electricity and warm water. But we declined
Reached Taobat at 07:15pm. In Taobat we managed to get local govt. rest house. They have only 2 rooms both of them were not that clean. Room rent was 2000/- per room. It started raining as we checked in.
Only potatoes were available for dinner. Weather was cold.
Day 3Morning in Taobat was beautiful and weather was clear. The road was worse because of last night's rain.
Left Taobat at 08:15am and had several stays for tea and scenes. Reached Kel at 02:15pm. Again at Sardar-e-Sarhad Hotel. Asked khan to manage lunch for us and left for Arrang Kel trek at 02:45pm.
It took us 1:30 hours to reach Arrang Kel (04:15pm). Offered prayers there and had tea. Enjoyed the scenes for a while and then it started raining.
We decided to go back to Kel and stay there. Which was a bad decision. We trakked back to Kel. The trek was slippery and it was raining. It took us 3 hours to reach Kel. Alhamulillah everyone was fine. In Kel we got a chance to see AJK Tourism department's Touris Motel. This was the clean and nice. We got 2 rooms for 1600/- and 2200/-.
Day 4:It rained all the night and road conditions got worsen. After beakfast, we left Kel at 11:15am.
Kel 11:15 am - Sharda 12:45pmTea break somewhere between Shada and Keran for 1 hourReached Keran at 3:10 pmYou can see LoC and Indian side from Keran.Reached Athmuqam at 3:30pmRest stay at a village bata for 45 minutesLunch at Zamzam hotel KundalshahiReached Muzaffarabad at 7:30pmChecked into Sangam Hotel. Got 2 rooms for 5500/- with breakfast.
Day 5:Left Muzaffarabad at 08:40am and reached Islamabad at 01:00pm with a short stay near Murree expressway.Had lunch and stay in Islamabad. Had to get brakes repaired in Rawalpindi. Left Rawalpindi at 09:25pm via motorway and reached Lahore safely at 1:30am.
Piaray bhai 5 din ka tour aik jhatkay main hi khatam kar dia...chalo ap ki marzi... nice clicks brother...
Excellent trip you've had. Summed up whole trip in just 1 post. Nice pictures with details.
Piaray bhai 5 din ka tour aik jhatkay main hi khatam kar dia...chalo ap ki marzi... nice clicks brother..
Lol. Was too tired by then
very good thread:)
LOL i dont think, anyone yet completed his 5 day tour in 1 post
Good effort bro jub thuqan utrey tu mazeed details aur pictures share karo - Yar Neelum Valley ka trip ho aur itni kum details not acceptable
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From snaps it looks like temperature is still very low at Taobut & Kel. Also peaks are still very covered with snow as compared to last season.
Nice thread
Good Show of Neelum Valley. Bohat Aala (Y)
Do we need sweaters in taobat and arang kel in mid june?
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zabardast pics ...............
nice shots and nice details, but non stop, tha tha tha sara magazine khali
A k 47 burst ends in seconds. Although nice trip .reload the bullets and fire one by one
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Very nice.
AOA,please guide me about the road condition from Muzaffarabad to Kel and Toubat. Can we make it with our own cars, or hire jeeps?
can u give me a plan for 5 to 6 nights to see neelam valley.i m from lahore n with family.i will use my own vehicle honda city.road condition?which places can i visit on my car easily?from where i ve to hire 4*4 jeep?where to stay?
Some Neelam pics fm my side, just returned. Pleasant n day time but night light sweater is ok
Dont take car beyond keran ! Hire a jeep ahead till Taobut. Night stay at Kel and trek to Arangkel one noon and Taobut the best morn. Kel - taobut is 4 hour jeep ride one way