Accessible areas in April/May

[hammadabbasmirza]

Hi guys,

I am planning a trip to northern areas (Naran and Kaghan) or (Skardu and Gilgit) in last week April or May.

What could be the situation there? accessible? what about the road?

I guess lake in deosai plains would still be frozen at that time?

4-5 people would be going, in a car, so plz suggest what areas could be easily accessible and worth going for 5-6 days trip

Thanks

[aks_e_ahmed]

yara naran tak to tum easily ja saktay ho koi masla nahi hay but us say agay k rastay

takreeban may k last main cars k liye open hongay jese k meri kal hi aik guide say baat

hue jo balakot main hay aj kal so you decide k kia karna hay

mere khayal say to tum log naran tak car main jao us k baad hiking karty hue lake tak

jao max 3 hours to lagtay hain as guide said to me

we will also go there by 5th of April Inshaallah or isi liye main bhi kafi had tak wahan k

baray main guide lay chuka hon...!

[Shahzad727]

yes in last week of april or in start of may. u can go to naran khagan on road.but srypayee , lake saifulmalook , lalazar rasta bund ho ga.jeeps b wahan nahe ja sakty.ap ko pedal jana ho ga koi 3 hrs tak janay main aur itna time anay main.
skurdoo/gilgit on car in these month.mushkil hay. suna hay kkh bht kharab hay.apki car ki suspension ur jaye gee.khatam ho jaye gee.because road condition is worse.aur wahan bht thand b ho gee.
in april aur start of may.best place is murree/galiyat.pleasant mosam.nice drive.sakoon hee sakoon. no tension.

for naran khaghan aur skurdoo best mosam is from end of may to sep.

agay apki merzy

[farooq05]

It will be tough to go naran in April due to snow and landsliding and you will have to walk upto Lake saifulmalook with some guide!! best of luck!

[Shahzad727]

yes farooq is right.
i again say that if u want to go to do relax then go galiyat only.

if u want adventure with toughness then u may go naran

[aks_e_ahmed]

haha theek kaha shehzad bro adventure hi hoga in April but maza to adventure main hi hayna seedha seedha banda ho ker ajae to wo maza thori ata jo thori problems face kartay hue ata hay

[Shahzad727]

yes u r right but mera matlib batanay ka sirf yeh tha keh bunda mentally tiyar ho ker jay adventure kay liy.full tiyary .mind makeup na ho then adventure problem bun jata hay

[aks_e_ahmed]

han ye to hay adventure k liye mentally prepare hona zaroori hay or saath main warm cloths ka acha stock bhi zaroori hay warna qulfi say bhi ziyada kuch banjae ga

[hammadabbasmirza]

thanks guys, so gilgit skardu out of choice now, about naran kaghan, i didnt wanted to go saif ul muluk, already saw it few years back, just wanted to visit the other nearby areas of it.

@aks_e_ahmed: Let me know about your visit when you come back, hopefully it happens to be a great trip and about adventure, cant really happen on car, need 4x4

So what about galiyat? mushkpuri top etc?

[aks_e_ahmed]

no dear 4x4 bhi agay nahi jae gi naran say..!
or Inshaallah when will i come back i share my trip with all pak wheelrs but yar mujhay yahan pics post karna samajh nahi a rahi how it is possible

[Shahzad727]

adventure yes of course with full preparation.

[aks_e_ahmed]

hay jazba junOOn tO himmat na haar

justujO jO karay wO chuee Asman...

[Shahzad727]

gud spirit

[aks_e_ahmed]

hahahaha
ye to us waqt pata chaly ga jab -9 or -10 temp face karen ***

[Shahzad727]

isi liy kaha hay mentally prepare ho ker jana

[imtishal]

Guys Guys hold ur horses..

This year the situation is quite different then last year.Last year naran was heavily snowed and it took all summer to melt the snow on saif-ul-malook but this year it's vise versa.Not much snow has happened there so i assume season will open soon.
If u plan to go from naran to skardu on car then u'll have to cross babusar top,which is only crossable via 4x4.
If u use KKH to reach skardu on car,then kkh is in pretty bad condition after bashaam till dassu.so using public transport is advisable. However,KKH is open almost a year.

[imtishal]

About deosai.First u need to confirm if the trek to it is open or not.I went there last year in june and it was all open although spring hadn't arrived at that time,and nights were soo chilly that our as*es got freezed in minutes.or karachi kaye logon tou weyessay bhi thand zaida lagti hai,so be prepared.

[hammadabbasmirza]

@imtishal: what is KKH ?

[c123pk]

dude its the KaimKhani Highway

[Shahzad727]

imtishal ! 10 feet snow in naran this year.so i dnt think that season will open soon .