‘TOP 10’ MOST BEAUTIFUL AND MUST VISIT PLACES IN PAKISTAN

You must have always heard about terrorism, issues of law and order in Pakistan, but no one has ever told you what’s inside this beautiful country that you may regret if you haven’t seen it.

Pakistan is a country blessed with beautiful natural sceneries especially the northern area of Pakistan is so beautiful and peaceful that it is better than any other country’s landscape. The beautiful green valleys, high mountains, attractive lakes and rivers, pure and healthy water coming from the mountains giving beautiful scenes as well when going into the river are such beautiful that you can’t blink your eye while watching all these scenes.

If you are a foreign traveler or even local, this blog is for you to start planning to visit this amazing place ‘Pakistan’. This blog is to help you identify the most beautiful places in Pakistan and you will surely say after visiting these places that “Pakistan is heaven on earth” and surely has most mesmerizing views.

1-Neelum Valley:-

Neelum valley is located in the north most part of Azad Kashmir. This valley is bow shaped. This place has beautiful mountains, noisy Neelum River which is the centre of attraction for tourist. The river has variety of fishes like brown trout, rainbow trout, snow trout, etc. so you can enjoy the taste of these fishes as well. The best time to visit the Neelum valley, is in summer as the weather in summers is awesome here, it snows heavily in the winters here due to which the roads are blocked. Some other must visit places in Neelum valley are Halmat, Sharda Fort, Baboon, Kutton, Jagran, Karen, Surgon, Kel and many more areas. You need to spend 3 to 4 days in this valley in order to explore all these beautiful places.

2-kaghan valley:-

Kaghan valley is one of the areas of Pakistan that is mostly visited by the tourist, both local and foreigners, because of the work done by the government in building proper roads to reach this place. This place has most beautiful sight of green mountains. Kaghan is located in the northern area of Pakistan at the height of 2,134 feet from the sea level. The 155-kilometer valley is wrapped by the Lower Himalaya extend, bringing about a snow capped atmosphere and the commonness of pine backwoods and high glades making this valley even more beautiful. One must visit Babusar top when coming to kaghan valley, The top is the highest point of kaghan valley located at the height of 13,691 feet above sea level having exceptionally beautiful views.

 The best time to visit this area is from May to August as you will find beautiful weather there, especially in the mid of June when there is rainfall in this area making this place even more beautiful. The valley is blocked in the winters by the snow and the temperature goes too down that you can’t visit this place in winters.

3- lake saif-ul-mulook:-

If you want to see breathtaking views then you must visit lake Saif-UL-muluk. This lake is situated in the northern area of Pakistan near the town Naran. This lake is at a height of 10,578 feet above sea level and it is one of the highest lakes of Pakistan. From Naran you can reach this lake through jeep and the way to reach this lake is so adventurous that it will go down in your memory lane as the roads are made by cutting glaciers and that gives such mesmerizing view that no one can even imagine off. Since this lake is situated in between mountains you can do a lot of activities there like hiking, trekking, horse riding etc. and can easily spend the whole day there.

4- Skardu:-

Skardu is a city in Gilgit Baltistan province of Pakistan and is at a height of 2500 meters above sea level. Skardu is getting famous for its beauty by the time as it looks like a paradise in this world. The mountains in Skardu are the centre of attraction for both local and foreign tourist and the people who like hiking and trekking mostly visit this place. The famous mountain region includes K2, gasherbrums, broad peak and the Trango towers. The huge glaciers of the Baltoro, Biafo and Trango also catch the eye of tourist and make Skardu one of the main tourist and mountaineering base in the world. Other than the mountains the famous places to visit in Skardu are the Skardu fort, Deosai national park, Shigar fort, Kachura lakes and Satpara lake. You can’t visit Skardu by road. There is a direct flight from Islamabad to Skardu, which is the only source of reaching this beautiful place. The best time to visit this area is from April to October after that the area is cut off by the snow.

5-Chitral:-

Chitral is in the northern part of Pakistan in the province Khyber Paktunkhuwah. Chitral is famous for its amazing sceneries, beautiful lakes and rivers. Chitral is the centre of attraction for those who love trekking as it has beautiful regions of the mountains. Other than that you must visit Chitral as there is very famous Garam chashma, Shahi mosque, Bomboret village, Buni village etc. because of the beauty of these areas Chitral is called the heaven on earth.

6-Kalash valley:-

Kalash valley is in the Chitral district in the northern area of Pakistan and attracts tourist because of its unique culture. The valley is surrounded by the Hindu Kash mountain range. The forest in the Kalash region is also worth watching. The rivers in the valley also provide mesmerizing views, especially the Kalash River in the valley is very famous and lots of tourist comes to see this river. There are bridges made up of wood to cross the river and is surely a treat to cross. Apart from Kalash valley, Bumburet and Rumbur valleys are also among the beautiful and popular valleys and are near the Kalash valley.

7-Hunza Valley:-

Hunza is situated in the northern part of Pakistan in the province of Gilgit Baltistan. Hunza is one of the most beautiful places of Pakistan without a doubt. The place is surrounded by one of the most famous mountain region of the World like Passu peak. Due to the mountain ranges and the beauty, this valley hosts many local and foreign tourists every year. The famous attabad lake is also situated in this valley responsible for this valley’s beautiful landscape. The best time to visit this valley is the mid of the year because in winters the roads connecting Hunza to other parts of the countries are blocked by the snow.

8-Gorakh hill station:-

Nature has blessed Pakistan in every way it can and one of its examples is the beautiful hill station called ‘Gorakh Hill’ located in the province Sindh. This hill station is at a height of 5,689 feet above sea level in the Kirthar Mountains. The hill station is at a distance of 423Km from Karachi and takes about 8 hours to reach this place. The place is quite cold, even in summers and receives summer snowfall and thus has different weather from other parts of Sindh. If you are planning to visit Gorakh Hill station or if you are fond of hill stations a tip for you is that start your journey at night so you can reach till the morning and can see the beautiful sunrise from the top of the Hill station.

9-Gawadar:-

Gawadar is a port city situated in the Balochistan province. This place is getting famous because of its strategic position China is investing a huge amount in this city and has developed this city because of its coastline. This city is becoming the centre of trade among different countries and centre of trade in China to export its products to other countries. This place is beautiful because of the sea and mountains and now is getting huge tourist because of the beautiful views and also the importance if this city. For travelling to Gawadar one should start his journey at night and should reach there by morning and enjoy the beautiful sunrise and the beauty of the sea in the morning. The best time to visit this place is in winters.

10-Murree

Murree is at the height of 7516 feet above sea level and is located in the province of Punjab. It is one of the oldest and most famous tourist spot of Pakistan attracting tourist with its beautiful mountains. Because of its beautiful mountain region this place is called ‘the Queen of Mountains’. The roads for Murree are properly built and one can easily reach this beautiful place. The Mall Road of Murree is very famous as it offers great shopping facilities for the tourist.  Other than that there are certain other facilities like chair lift which can be a source of enjoyment. The highest point of Murree is the Nathia gali situated at a height of 9000 feet above sea level.

There are several other places as well in Pakistan as beautiful as all these places are. The need is to give attention to the tourism industry of Pakistan by the Pakistani government who should take steps to build proper infrastructure like roads, hotels, restaurants, etc. to attract the local as well as foreign tourists and those tourist can be a source of generating revenue for Pakistan and can be a source of creating a positive image of Pakistan across the world.