On Sunday 01-12-2013 we went to mushkpuri top with a group nature explorer, they had their one year completion celebration so we also joined them. The expense of the tour was 1650 per person. We left from g/9 Islamabad around 8:20 , reached the starting trek point around 11:15, had stay on the way too, and then i reached to the top at 2:00, started my trek around 11:50am. Then spend time on the peak till 3:30pm and then reached back to nathiyagali at 4:45pm and after meal we reached pindi around 9:00pm
It was a hiking trip of almost 2:30 hours, the trek was a little tough as there were big stones on the trek at many places, I have gone with my 8 group persons which include one female too, there were total almost 60 persons in total:). We had introduction session in the coaster of everybody on the way, and everyone belong to a rough and tough professional field :), few students, We were also briefed by one of the owner of the group named Mr Waqas, i.e don't pollute the trek and environment otherwise you have to go back to islamabad yourself Unfortunately it was not that much snow on mushkpuri as it was being anticipated, The route was really awesome going through the jungle, trees, birds chirping, snow fall on trek at some places and that trek was slippery, people fell from that Our female member just decided to quit right after covering the starting steep trek, two of group members decided to stay with her, but i decided to move up to the top due to my tour craziness and madness, The administration of the nature explorer group was extremely cooperative. One of the owner of that group who was female along with her other colleague named Farhan, motivated our left group persons and told them they have to hike as the coasters will be on other side of nathiyagali so after that they started to hike unwillingly. But that female group owner and mr Marhan really helped my female group member, she kept on telling her motivational bullets and told my group member that she has gone to Nanga parbat also with nature explorer, and she was the only female in that group similarly mr frahan keep telling his travel experience and finally they brought them to the peak with tortoise speed :).
Meanwhile I diverted to a wrong trek and after covering a good distance reached to the park gate which was closed and the gate was basically leading to the nathia gali for return, so i moved again back covering good distance and then started towards mushkpuri top by taking chocklates , that really enhance your energy level, my other group members already went ahead. There were total 60 person including a good number of females, and good thing that everybody has reached to the top:). Nature explorers provided us the refreshment items before starting the trek including (chocklates, juice, mineral water bottle, lays and cocomo biscuits and while on return Nature Explorer administration provided us a very good meal following a cup of tea in Afaaq hotel in nathiya gali :).The whole hotel was occupied by us as we were almost 60 in numbers. There are many things to describe further but this time really kills as so much occupied. Over all it was really a wonderful trip with Nature Explorers and cost effective