Family Trip to Swat / Kalam-June 2013

[zahid135]

very detailed information.
Beautiful clicks.
Keep rolling the plz.

[awajid]

masha allah very nice trip..waiting for more pics..

[awajid]

masha allah very nice trip..waiting for more pics..

[navidhashmi]

bro what about security situation ? is it still safe ?

[sajidcompk]

Summary of Expenses:
Here is the summary of my trip expenses in different major heads.
CNG = 1300+1200 = 2,500
Petrol = 1,500 = 1,500
Hotel Room Rent = 1,200x3 = 3,600
Jeep Hire = 1,000+2,000 = 3,000
Breakfast = 100x3 = 300
Lunch = 300x3 = 900
Dinner = 500x3 = 1,500
Total => 13,000

can you please share some pics of Hotel and contact number of hotel

[imarshad]

Masha'Allah great trip.... and also the way you explained your each day experience was great... BTW did your Alto got hit from beneath on stones on the Bahrain-Kalam part?

[Forcian]

MASHA ALLAH nice pics and cute daughter (like doll, may ALLAH bless her with pleasure ameen), pics reflects that u enjoyed a lot. i am also planing to visit with family, u r detailed description about weather, roads , hotels will help me a lot. thx

[Nedian_Bravo]

yes generally the best time is from sunset to sunrise but the main reason for our failure to hook a trout is not this.... its coz fly fishing is a very techincal game and not like conventional fresh water fishing. i am a bit of an angler myself and go to dams for fishing but dont try to catch trout without proper equipment and experience

I never tried fresh water fishing but now I am seriously thinking about adopting this hobby. Since we move to Islamabad from Karachi, we always look forward to go to new places and try new things, being alone here. Can you kindly inform that in Islamabad which is the best place/dam to start this hobby.

[Nedian_Bravo]

Congratulations on completing a great outing! I enjoyed going over the detailed narration of your trip. The pictures also made me smile...even though I did not catch a snap with a smile on your face. I guess it could have been because you were tired. Mashallah you have an adorable kid. Anxiously waiting to see some more pictures of Kalam and the surrounding areas. Best, k.

Thanks Sir! The same complaint/comment I always receive from my family as well that I don't have a smiling face in pictures. May be cuz I don't like to smile for camera, it seems too artificial to me smiling in front of camera, but anyways its my point of view. I am learning and will try to smile in future.

[Nedian_Bravo]

very detailed information.
Beautiful clicks.
Keep rolling the plz.

Thanks dear!

[Nedian_Bravo]

Thanks!

[Nedian_Bravo]

masha allah very nice trip..waiting for more pics..

Thanks Sir Jee!

[Nedian_Bravo]

bro what about security situation ? is it still safe ?

It is more safe then any other city of the country. There is a large penetration of Army and other armed forces in the area. There was no place there where we didn't see the Army or Police. Even in Islamabad we have not observed such security measures being taken as were in Swat.

[Nedian_Bravo]

can you please share some pics of Hotel and contact number of hotel

Sorry dear! I thought many times but in the last just forgot to take the picture of the hotel. However I have found a picture of this hotel on PW itself for you. The contact details are as follows: HILLTON MOON
Main Road,
Kalam Valley,
Tel: 830046,

[arifraza]

Wow Nice trip ... Which Road Isb to kalam

[Shahzad727]

day by day history excellent work.brave tour with family specially with a kid of 2.5 years.weldone.

[Nedian_Bravo]

Masha'Allah great trip.... and also the way you explained your each day experience was great... BTW did your Alto got hit from beneath on stones on the Bahrain-Kalam part?

Thanks to Allah, my Alto had no issue in the whole trip. Just got one tyre punctured in Mingora otherwise it was perfect. If you drive carefully at very low speed then there are no chances that your Alto will hit from the beneath. I also avoided the area where I could see a large stone lying on the road. Rather then passing over the stone I always tried to make a slight diversion away from the stone.

[ranasherdil]

bro what about security situation ? is it still safe ?

Allah k karam say he is home back safe. So its safe.

[asifcae]

I never tried fresh water fishing but now I am seriously thinking about adopting this hobby. Since we move to Islamabad from Karachi, we always look forward to go to new places and try new things, being alone here. Can you kindly inform that in Islamabad which is the best place/dam to start this hobby.

yar there are many dams in the vacinity of islamabad for instance i have fished in the following locations

1- Rawal Lake
2-Simli Lake
3-Tarbela lake
4-Mangla lake
5-Qibla Bandi Dam
6-Shahpur Dam
7-Mirwal Dam
8-Kahl Dam
9-putri Dam
10-Indus river at jand basal area

u can try these out

[Nedian_Bravo]

Wow Nice trip ... Which Road Isb to kalam

Islamabad to Mardan via M1; Mardan to Mingora via Takht Bhai, Malakand, Batkhela; Mingora to Behrain via Behrain Road, Behrain to Kalam via Kalam Road.