Team (5 persons); Me, My Wife, Daughter (9 years), Daughter (8 years), Son (4 years)
Transport; Toyota Vitz 2004 (Petrol)
Duration; Sunday, 26th July 2015 to Saturday, 31st July 2015 (6 days, 5 nights)
Sunday, 26th July 2015
08;00 AM; Departed from Lahore via Motorway
02;30 PM; Did lunch at Mardan city (in a roadside dhaba)
06;30 PM; Reached Mingora (via Mardan, Takht Bhai, Shergarh, Dargai, Malakand Pass, Batkhela, Chakdara, Shamozo Bridge, Kanju, Mingora).
07;30 PM; Checked-in to "River Green Hotel" at Fizaghat area, had dinner and took rest. The three bed room costed me 1500 Rs. per night.
Monday, 27th July 2015
09;00 AM; Breakfast
10;00 AM; Departed for Malam Jabba
12;30 PM; Reached Malam Jabba, walked to meadows, had sight seeing and lunch
04;30 PM; Left Malam Jabba
06;30 PM; Reached Fizaghat Park, did boating at Swat River
08;00 PM; Reached hotel, had dinner and took rest
Tuesday, 28th July 2015
08;00 AM; Breakfast
09;00 AM; Checked-out from hotel
10;00 AM; Visited White Palace at Marghzar
02;00 PM; Reached Miandam and had site seeing
04;00 PM; Visited Chail Trout Farm at Madyen, some site seeing and had fresh trout fish in lunch
06;30 PM; Reached Bahrain
07;30 PM; Checked-in to "Hotel KB5" at Bahrain, had dinner and took rest. The three bed room costed me 1600 Rs. for a night.
Wednesday, 29th July 2015
07;00 AM; Breakfast
07;30 AM; The hotel manager called a local car driver who agreed to remain with me for next three days (2 nights) for Kalam visit including taking to Kalam, Mahudand Lake, Utror, Gatal, Gabral and dropping back to Bahrain. It costed me 12000/- in total for everything including fuel.
08;00 AM; Checked-out from hotel while leaving my car parked at hotel
08;15 AM; Departed for Kalam in hired car
10;30 AM; Reached Kalam but continued journey towards Mahudand Lake
03;00 PM; Reached Mahudand Lake after stopping for 15-60 minutes at Kalam Forest, Ushu, Matiltan, Glaciers and Aabshar
05;00 PM; Left for Kalam after site seeing and boating at Mahudand Lake
07;00 PM; Reached Kalam and searched for a hotel
08;00 PM; Checked-in to "Hotel Greenland" at mall road, had dinner and took rest. The three bed room costed me 1500/- per night
Thursday, 30th July 2015
08;00 AM; Breakfast
09;00 AM; Left for Utror and Gatal
10;30 AM; Stopped at Dhamaka Lake and enjoyed site seeing along with soft drinks
11;30 AM; Reached Gatal and hired a guide at 400 Rs. for tracking to Laddu Valley
12;30 PM; Reached Laddy Valley and had site seeing
02;00 PM; Returned for Gatal
02;45 PM; Reached Gatal and continued for Utror in car
03;30 PM; Reached Utror, had a Chicken Karahi lunch at Sarhad Hotel
04;30 PM; Departed for Gabral and had Gabral site seeing in the car uptil Bela Gabral area. Also purchased Gabral's speciality i.e. special potatos
06;30 PM; Reached Kalam, had dinner and took rest
Friday, 31st July 2015
08;00 AM; Breakfast
09;00 AM; Checked-out hotel and book a 4x4 Land Cruiser jeep for Bayun Village. It costed 2000 Rs. for round trip
10;00 AM; Reached Bayun Village, tracked to meadows, had site seeing for couple of hours
12;30 PM; Left for Kalam
01;00 PM; Reached Kalam, switched to the previously hired car and left for Bahrain
02;45 PM; Reached Bahrain
03;00 PM; Took my car from parking of "Hotel KB5" and left for Lahore
07;30 PM; Stopped at Mardan city and had dinner at Shelton Restaurant
03;15 AM; (01st Aug 2015); Reached Lahore
See the pics in the following posts. If you have any questions then feel free to ask.