I was free for the rest of the day so I decided to go to Matiltan to pay a visit to my old friend, Ayaz Khan, the owner of Bagheeha hotel (only hotel in Matiltan).
Matiltan is a beautiful place few kilometers beyond Ushu on Mahodand road. It is a cool little village, having only one hotel (Bagheeha Hotel). In the season when Kalam is teeming with tourists, it is still calm and peaceful with only few tourists.
In the past, I have been to Swat many times and always stayed in this Bagheeha hotel of Ayaz Khan. As I was again in Kalam after a gap of many years so I thought it was a good chance to see Ayaz Khan.
From Kalam wagon stand, passenger cars go to Matiltan. Fare for one person is Rs 100 and it takes about one hour.
Here is a picture of Matiltan bazaar for the record. I did not took a still picture of bazaar but fortunately made a video of it. So I got this panorama from that video. That is why the picture quality is low.