Monday, 18 February 2013

Kaghan Valley (Pakistan)


The Kaghan Valley is located in north-east of District Mansehra in the province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (Pakistan).  It is tourist’s attractive place.  Every year thousands of tourists visit the helmet and enjoy the natural beauty.  The residents of the valley were affected by the earthquake disaster on 8 October 2005.   
The place was named as Kaghan valley after the town of Kaghan rather than for Kunhar River which passes through the length of the valley.  The residents of the Valley mostly speak Hindko and Gojri while locals are also familiar with the Urdu language.  Kaghan valley extends 155KM, rising from elevation of 2134 feet to the highest point, the Babusar Pass at 13690 feet (4170m).  In the geography and climate, this region is considered as Alpine as it has forests and meadows dominating the landscape below peaks that reach over the height of 17000 feet.   

  
Visitors may access the valley through the Balakot, fit for four 4 by 4 vehicles.  They have to leave their own cars in Balakot and rent the jeep for to move further towards the Kaghan valley.  This road is suitable for vehicles up to Naran.  There are couple of glaciers that have not yet lost snowpack and are difficult to cross with cars, however road is open for cars, vans and coaches after mid of June.  
              
                                     
                                     What a beautiful view of Kaghan Valley 


 Greenery of the valley

                                                    
                                                  A beautiful waterfall in the valley




                                                  Kunhar River in the Kaghan Valley

                 
Bridge on teh Kunhar River

                                 
                                                    A beautiful view while sun rising 


                                                           A beautiful view of the valley

                                                
                                                      Kaghan Valley from Paye

   
People enjoying boating in Kunhar River

2 comments:

  1. Mostly when ever we get flights to Islamabad from Heathrow we visit Kaghan valley which enhance few natural lakes, water falls and greenery.

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  2. Pakistan has a natural beauty in the world. Specially its northern area is most popular all over the world and i suggest you to get cheap flights to Pakistan and visit here and see the natural beauty of Pakistan.

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