Saif ul Malook Lake Trek Guide

Saif ul Malook Lake is situated near Naran valley in the northern end of Kaghan valley.The Saif ul Malook Lake is one of the highest lakes of the Pakistan with the altitude of 3,224 m or 10,578 feet above the sea level. The lake is very much near to the tourist staying resorts located in Naran and Kaghan.
The lake with its majestic and mesmerizing natural beauty, pleasant atmosphere and associated tale and history, attracts thousands of tourists each year from all around the country during the summer.

The lake is also famous for being habitat of large size Brown Trout fish, which weigh up to 7 kilograms. Saif ul Malook Lake also provides a marvelous view of Malika Parbat, which is the highest peak of Kaghan Valley.
A very pleasant weather welcomes visitors at Saif ul Malook Lake even during summer season. A maximum 15C in July – August under sun whereas temperature drops to 3C at night. Wearing a jacket is recommended. Lake remained frozen in winter season as heavy snowfall makes journey very tough. Only trekkers can access lake in snow because road denies any transportation.
The best time to visit Saif ul Malook Lake is between May and the end July. It remains covered in snow during winter, and the road to the lake stays closed due to heavy snow fall.
How to reach there?
You can access the tardy through adventurous jeep ride on a 14 km long road from Naran (which is accessible by a metalled road from Mansehra via Balakot and Kaghan) during the summer seasons. On foot, the trek from Naran to the lake takes about 4-6 hours.
Things to do at Saif ul Malook Lake ?

Boating at Saif ul Malook Lake
Boating an exhilarating activity in lakes and rivers, facility of boating in Saif ul Malook Lake is available against some 200 rupees per person. One cannot imagine the exhilaration of being in such a resplendent lake. While boating be vigilant of any inconvenience as lake is deep, even the depth is un-quantified yet, additionally because of non-availability of emergency equipment like life jackets and life sentinels so be meticulous!

Fishing at Saif ul Malook Lake
Trout fishing is a popular activity in the Naran and Kaghan Valley. Fishing in Saif ul Malook Lake crystal clear is favorite pastime for many as lake is plenary of brown and rainbow trout. A sanction can be obtained from Fisheries Department at Shinu or Naran. Bringing your angling gear is optional as you can rent equipment in Naran Bazaar. Utilization of fishing nets and explosive materials for fishing in rivers and lakes are illicit as they are deleterious for the salubrious and sustainable magnification of trout fish and other wildlife.

Camping at Saif ul Malook Lake
Camping at Saif ul Malook Lake in full moon gives feeling of sitting in fairyland. Few camping sites are available and its vigorously recommended to camp there because scenic comeliness of Saif ul Malook Lake genuinely deserves to be optically discerned at night. There are diminutive huts and shops near lake selling eatables but trekkers are suggested to carry repasts and drinks along with.

Top 10 Astonishing Pictures from Pakistan

Top 10 Astonishing Pictures from Pakistan
Natural beauty is un matched. Pakistan have world most resplendent places for visit, specially at its best in northern areas of Pakistan and Kashmir region. This component of the country is famous all around the world because of welkin high mountains, lush green valleys, mighty rivers, pulchritudinous lakes, and astounding wildlife.
1. Neelum Valley

Neelam Valley is a 144 km long bow-shaped valley in Azad Kashmir Region. The Valley is situated at the North & North-East of Muzaffarabad (The Capital of Azad Kashmir). Running through the Lesser Himalaya, the Neelam River valley has excellent scenic comeliness, panoramic views, towering hills on both sides of the strepitous Neelum river, lush green forests, enchanting streams and captivating circumventions make the valley a dream come true.
2.Gilgit Valley

Gilgit, 10 km from the Karakoram Highway in the northern frontier of Pakistan, is circumvented by mountains with glaciers, frozen dihydrogen monoxide fields, and valleys. The resplendent Gilgit River runs through the city and soaring above Gilgit is breathtaking Mount Rakaposhi with an altitude of 7,788m.
Peregrinating further north and north east in the province of Gilgit, on the KKH, takes us to the famous Hunza, beyond the Muztagh and Karakoram ranges, we move onward to the borders of China, and determinately to the Chinese cities of Tashkurgan, upal, andKashgar in Xinjiang. Gilgit is only 20km from the charming diminutive village of Parri Bangla on the Karakoram Highway, and Chhamoghar a more immensely colossal village east of Parri Bangla and 15km from Gilgit.
3.Hunza Valley
Hunza is nestled in a valley circumvented by snow covered peaks, over 7000 feet in altitude. This is the first town you will enter emanating from China on the Karakoram Highway. Here you can view Rakaposhi where there is a PTDC motel and several minute hotels

4.Skardu Valley
Skardu Valley is 7,500 feet above sea level in Balistan. Skardu Valley  is a great place to mountain trek and a fishermen’s dream come true with an abundant stock of wild fresh water trout to catch with a backdrop of the great apexes of the Karakoram mountain range to relish.
S.M.Bukhari’s Photography in Skardu Valley

5.Swat Valley

Ushu-Valley

Swat is a valley and an administrative district in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan. It is the upper valley of the Swat River, which rises in the Hindu Kush range. The capital of Swat is Saidu Sharif, but the main town in the Swat valley is Mingora.
It was a princely state in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa until it was dissolved in 1969 along with many other princely states like Dir state and Chitral state. The valley is populated mostly by ethnic Pashtuns and Gujjar and Kohistani communities. The languages spoken in the valley are Pashto , Gojri, Torwali and Kohistani. Most non-Pashtoon people of the area are bilingual and fluent in Pashto along with their native languages. Throughout the district, there is a less tendency of ethnic discrimination and all of the inhabitants of Swat refer to themselves as Pashtoon irrespective of the communities they belong to.With high mountains, green meadows, and clear lakes, it is a place of great natural beauty and is popular with tourists. Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to the The Yusafzai State of Swat called it “the Switzerland of the east.Swat is surrounded by Chitral, Upper Dir and Lower Dir in the West, Gilgit-Baltistan in North And Kohistan, Buner and Shangla in the East and south East.
6.Phandar Valley

Phander Valley in Ghizer District is one of the most scenic valleys with easy access both from Gilgit and Chitral. It takes 5 to 6 hours from Gilgit to reach Phander valley which is commonly called “Little Kashmir”. Phander Lake is one of the most famous tourist spots in the entire region. Phander valley was the bread basket for the whole Northern Areas. The name of Ghizer comes from the name of a village ‘Ghizer’ that is situated in the vicinity of Phander. The deep blue lake in Phander offers a magnificent view and is basically the home of trout fish.
7.Kalash Valley

Kalash Valley is a group of three small valleys: Brir, Bumburet and Rambur. Brir lies at the southern most tip of Chitral at a distance of 34 km (21 miles) and is easily accessible by jeep-able road via Ayun. It is especially ideal for those not used to trekking. Bumburet, the largest and the most picturesque valley of the Kafir Kalash, is 36 km.(22 miles) from Chitral and is connected by a jeep-able road.
8.Gupis Valley

Gupis Valley is located about 112 kilometers (70 miles) in west of Gilgit on the bank of River Gilgit, in District Ghizer of Gilgit-Baltistan region, Pakistan. The 35 kilometers (22 miles) road between Gahkuch (capital of District Ghizer) and Gupis Valley is full of beautiful landscapes and breathtaking views. The turquoise water of river flowing along the road and surrounding fields and forests presents are very charming for tourists.
9.Kaghan Valley

Kaghan Valley is nestled in the heart of mountainous Himalayas, located in the Northwestern Frontier Province. Here you find unforgettable natural wonders like glaciers, waterfalls, and enchanting Saiful Maluk Lake.
10.Leepa Valley

This is the most fascinating valley in Azad Kashmir. A fair-weather road branches off for Leepa from Naile 45 kilometers from Muzaffarabad, climbs over Reshian Gali 3200 meters high and then descends to 1677 meters on the other side into the Leepa Valley .It spells bounds everyone who visits this valley.
This valley remains open for the domestic tourists only from May to November.

Pakistan vs. Switzerland – 17 Sensational Pictures That Show Pakistan Is Just As Beautiful

Switzerland is famous ecumenical for its sheer natural comeliness. But Pakistan is no less; it has been mystically enchanted with immense resplendency that rightly make it the Switzerland of the East. When we call Pakistan a mini Switzerland, we don’t make mendacious claims. Here we will prove this fact.
1. Satpara Lake, Skardu

2. Naltar Valley, Gilgit-Baltistan

3. Azad Kashmir, The Heaven on Earth

4. Banjosa Lake, Azad Kashmir

5. Deosai Plains, Skardu

6. Ibex, the National Animal of Pakistan

7. Saif-ul-Mulk Lake, Kaghan Valley

8. The comely colors of Hunza

9. Muzaffarabad, A Mini Paradise

10. Sharda Village, Muzaffarabad

11. Shangrila Resorts, Kachura Lake in Skardu

12. Terrifying Bridge in Passu Gojal, Gilgit Baltistan

13. Naltar Lake

14. The killer mountain of Pakistan, Nanga Parbat

15. Winter in Pakistan

16. Night view of Pakistan in winter season

17. Summer blossoming in Fairy Meadows

But even after frantic probing, we could not find a place as scenic in Switzerland as our Hunza Valley when its blossoming with Cherry blossom trees…

And our cold deserts circumvented by snow covered mountains…

We can go on perpetually comparing the scenic resplendency of Pakistan and Switzerland… It is true that Pakistan is just as mystically enchanted, if not more as Switzerland, but it is additionally an infelicitous fact that it is not as famous as Swiss as far as tourism is concerned.
Pakistan is rightly the Switzerland of the East, at least from the comeliness perspective. If only tourism gets developed in these areas and security concerns are kept under check, there is no ceasing this majestic comeliness from being a world bellwether. We surely have got resources; we just have to tap into them.

When the darkness falls Pakistan lights up!

When the darkness falls Pakistan lights up see how lovely Pakistan looks at night time.

1. The majestic Derawar Fort at Bahawalpur

2. The fairy lights of Quetta

3. The view of the galaxy from Banak Top

4. Full moon at Daman-e-Koh, Islamabad

5. Islamia College in Peshawar at night

6. K2 base camp at night

7. Moon silently hanging over the Karakorum Mountain range

7. Moon silently hanging over the Karakorum Mountain range

7. Moon silently hanging over the Karakorum Mountain range

9. The lights of KPT Bridge in Karachi

The lights of KPT Bridge in Karachi

10. Ladyfinger and Hunza Peak on a starry night

10. Ladyfinger and Hunza Peak on a starry night

11. Lahore Fort

11. Lahore Fort

12. View of the milky way from Deosai Plane

View of the milky way from Deosai Plane

13. Murree – bright and full of lights

14. Camping grounds near Nanga Parbat

15. A look into the galaxy from Naran, Kaghan Valley

16. Jehangir Kothari, Karachi

17.The Marvelous Faisal Mosque,Islamabad

18. Pakistan Monument, Islamabad

19. Port Grand, Karachi

20. Uchali Lake, Soon Valley

21. The snowy streets of Quetta

22. Camping ground at Saiful Muluk

23. Cholistan

24. A view of the Milky Way from Fairy Meadows

25. The giant Rakaposhi