Dear PWs fellow
I have just returned from the trip of keran and sharda and I am happy to see that Kashmir is ready to welcome the tourist. Only Lakes are out of access and will be open in one month.
This is my second trip of Kashmir within a month. You can check my thread. Here is the link.
https://www.pakwheels.com/forums/hiking-trekking/250587-trip-neelum-valley-sharda-kel-arang-kel-winter-march-2015-a
This was my official tour as I have to attend the Team Building Conference arranged by my Company. So this time I got "Mufta"
I am writing this thread also for those people who is anxious for roads situation of Kashmir and planning of Kashmir trip in this summer.
We the team of 40 people have left Islamabad at 10 am and reached Muzaffarabad at 2 p.m. There we take lunch at river side and off to Keran. We reached Keran at 08:25 p.m. Our rooms was already booked at Keran Tourism Resort. Keran Resort is beautiful, having a big beautiful gardens, with a magnificent scenery of river neelum flowing just after the resort. Next day on 24 April we start trek to Upper Neelum at 4 p.m. Upper neelum is only max 45 minutes trek start just after Keran Resort.
Next day 25 April we went to Shardah at 07 a.m, It takes two and half hours drive to Sharda from Keran and Coaster can also go to sharda. Public coasters also go up till Kel now a days. But I recommend if u are travelling on Public transport then travel on Toyota Hiace.
We returned back at Keran at 05 p.m. and next day continue travel back to Lahore.