23 Aug-2 Sep 2012: Heavens of Leepa & Neelum Valley, AJK - As Never Seen Before :)

Road Trips / Vacations / Hiking / Trekking

aesiege (aesiege) 2012-10-13 01:00:14 +0500 #1721

After this i went for breakfast and then we took this group photo which is the only shot with complete team of this tour

1062 by Sabrite, on Flickr

aesiege (aesiege) 2012-10-13 01:13:48 +0500 #1722

Back on road at 7:15 a.m.

On our way to Dowarian

1063 by Sabrite, on Flickr

aesiege (aesiege) 2012-10-13 01:15:19 +0500 #1723

1064 by Sabrite, on Flickr

aesiege (aesiege) 2012-10-13 01:16:43 +0500 #1724

1065 by Sabrite, on Flickr

aesiege (aesiege) 2012-10-13 01:18:20 +0500 #1725

The best part of the road was already over and now it will be a mix of good, bad and some very bad patches throughout in Neelum Valley

1066 by Sabrite, on Flickr

aesiege (aesiege) 2012-10-13 01:49:35 +0500 #1726

Houses at start of the valley which goes behind Upper Neelum village

1067 by Sabrite, on Flickr

aesiege (aesiege) 2012-10-13 01:50:41 +0500 #1727

1068 by Sabrite, on Flickr

aesiege (aesiege) 2012-10-13 01:52:05 +0500 #1728

Cloudy views ahead but the destination of the jeep wasn't that far

1069 by Sabrite, on Flickr

aesiege (aesiege) 2012-10-13 01:53:26 +0500 #1729

1070 by Sabrite, on Flickr

aesiege (aesiege) 2012-10-13 01:55:33 +0500 #1730

Left side view of Lawat valley which can be accessed through Keran bypass

1071 by Sabrite, on Flickr

aesiege (aesiege) 2012-10-13 01:57:26 +0500 #1731

Approaching the end of Keran bypass where it joins back on Neelum Valley road

1072 by Sabrite, on Flickr

aesiege (aesiege) 2012-10-13 01:58:37 +0500 #1732

1073 by Sabrite, on Flickr

aesiege (aesiege) 2012-10-13 02:00:04 +0500 #1733

End of Keran bypass or start if u are going back

1074 by Sabrite, on Flickr

aesiege (aesiege) 2012-10-13 02:01:54 +0500 #1734

Neelum river at Dowarian bridge

1075 by Sabrite, on Flickr

aesiege (aesiege) 2012-10-13 02:03:55 +0500 #1735

First rocket of the morning crossing us while we were standing in Dowarian bazaar

1076 by Sabrite, on Flickr

aesiege (aesiege) 2012-10-13 02:22:45 +0500 #1736

We enquired about the porters in Dowarian bazaar and they told us to go to AJK Tourist Lodge and sit there and they will arrange for the porters.

We took our bags and went to the tourist lodge which is just above the main Neelum Valley road.

1077 by Sabrite, on Flickr

aesiege (aesiege) 2012-10-13 02:24:12 +0500 #1737

This is the map of Dowarian bazaar showing the location of the tourist lodge

1081 by Sabrite, on Flickr

aesiege (aesiege) 2012-10-13 02:25:58 +0500 #1738

The Trekking team

1079 by Sabrite, on Flickr

shk_54 (shk_54) 2012-10-13 02:26:52 +0500 #1739

Why u have to use bypass?

aesiege (aesiege) 2012-10-13 02:27:11 +0500 #1740

Lovely flowers at tourist lodge

1078 by Sabrite, on Flickr