Naran & Kaghan Valley
Let's explore the beauty of Naran & Kaghan Valley
Journey begins with the long road Hazara Motorway is 180 km long. This motorway has 6 tunnels two at Abbottabad and one each at Battal, Karmong, Mansehra and Thakot. Kaghan is a big sized valley that starts at Balakot and ends at Babusar Pass. This area, being in Himalayan rain belt, gets lot of rain in summers and lot of snow in winters. The valley is lush green and full of conifer trees. The valley height at start point Balakot is 3200 ft and it gradually, over a distance of 130 km, rises to 13700 ft at Babusar Pass.
Important towns in the Valley are Naran, Kaghan, Paras, Batakundi, Jhalkhad and Mahandri. There are numerous lakes in the mountains along Kaghan valley, however, Saiful Mulook, Lulusar and Dodipat sar are more famous.
Their are numerous beautiful small valleys that originate from the main valley. Kunhar River drains the valley all the way. At 17360 ft, Malika Parbat is the hightest peak in the area.
Kaghan Valley is a very busy place during May to July and the rates of everything are very high. However, this is also the best season to visit the valley. Believe us this is not a place to be missed.