Hello Travelers!
This blog is about my travel to the most beautiful and disputed area between India-Pakistan KASHMIR
It was after Eidul Adha that I and my friends were planning something great and to travel to the most beautiful place of Pakistan which is also called Jannat (Paradise) e Kashmir because of its beauty.
I was with my four friends at Malakand My hometown.
We fixed the date for our tour, But first I have to travel to Peshawar because my whole luggage was in the hostel and I had to do some shopping for my tour, We wake up early in the morning and started our journey From Malakand to Peshawar which is also known as The city of flowers.
I collect my whole luggage and after offering prayers our next destination was to reach Islamabad.
So without wasting our time we booked our Daewoo tickets and safely reached Islamabad
It was about 9pm.. we were hungry...my stomach almost came to my mouth because of a whole day to traveling
So we sit for dinner and completed our dinner, then we took some sip of tea to relax our mind, Tea is like in our blood.. if there is everything but no tea it means that there is nothing on the table.
We contacted our friends who were waiting for us in Islamabad...but it was late night and they were not ready tonight traveling, so I told my friend Asad that we will take this risk
And will try to reach Muzaffarabad which is the main District of Kashmir..
We sit on the Bus, it was a late-night, everyone was so tired that no one was talking .the bus was completely silent.
After passing through Murre road I start talking to the driver because he was next to me
It was my first experience so I asked everyone questions that came into my mind, and he was so polite.
But believe me, when we were passing from the mountain it was so scary and at that time Fog also came which make it so deathly...
The road was like a snake shape. About 50meter there will be a turn and this whole path to Muzaffarabad is about 4 hours.
At midway, we stop for some cool drinks and the driver also want to relax...but my buddy Asad was not feeling well …he was suffering from Dizziness and he did vomiting.
But gradually we continue our journey and wholly slowly reached Muzaffarabad..
It was about 1am-midnight...the next problem was to find some hotel and booked a room for ourselves.
Muzaffarabad whole market was closed and so difficulty we found a room...
We were so tired, we travel almost the whole day from Malakand to Peshawar then Islamabad and then to Muzaffarabad
So we lay down and slept well
After getting early in the morning , first, we contacted our friends who were coming from Islamabad, they were on their way to Muzaffarabad
We both did our breakfast and capture some photography near the most famous bridge of Muzaffarabad, a river was also flowing beneath it.
As they come to Muzaffarabad
Then we did our 5 tickets for KIRAN Sector...they charge for 10 people I don't know why but we give fair of ten people
It was August so Covid 19 was at its peak and no one was allowed to Kashmir without local...
But the people of Kashmir was so Humble they told the policeman that these 5 kids are also locals so they allow us to travel
Believe me, it was the most exciting adventure of my whole life it was full of risk but at the same time it was so pleasing to the eye what I was observing for the first time
The Network was working quite good till midway, but near a Power station in the midway, all signals were lost. They have their own Sim.
After 5 hours journey, we reached to Kiran Sector where we will join by some of our friend who were actually the locals of Kashmir, who invited us to visit Kashmir
We met each other at the bus stop and laugh at each other and cracks some jokes
We were fresh but they force us to do launch...so at a nearby hotel we did our launch and then continue our journey to UPPER NEELUM where we will be staying
Our luggage was with us,
From KIRAN SECTOR to UPPER NEELUM it was about 15-minute hike but we cover it in about 2 hours because of our heavy luggage and it was on peak of the mountain...so the whole mountain was covered on hiking
After reaching the rest house, everyone calls to their parents that we reached safely Alhamdulillah.
I was sitting on the upper Neelam valley and seeing the most beautiful scenery in my eyes
The cold breeze was striking my face and the night sky and the full moon was looking so beautiful that even my friends were sitting in the room but i was thinking on these people that how hard their life is
No one knows which time the opposite country will open fire
Finally, my friends also came out and sit with me
We were talking so loudly and so happy
Finally, the dinner was ready … And after the dinner, we went back to the room .. talking about our life with each other and the time we spend
The next morning we decided to travel to Shadrah and Arrang Khel
For that we get up early in the morning about 6am and did a 4×4 jeep for ourselves
I sit in front with the driver uncle to collect some data about the area and how they spend their lives in the most beautiful and the most dangerous place
On midway to Shadrah it was raining and we were enjoying that old Bollywood song because everyone listen to it there...
After 2 hours we reached Shadrah and did our breakfast
Then we went to the historical university of Kashmir for a short visit
Our main destination was to travel to ARRANG KHEL
After 3 hours we reached the lower side of Arrang khel [//]:# (!pinmapple 34.804786 lat 74.345208 long d3scr)
There was a river so we have to cross it through the trolley whose fair is about, 100 rupees per head...on the other side you have to climb about 3000-meter mountain on a hike
It was the most dangerous and difficult hike in my whole life
I was the first who climb the peak because I was excited To see how actually Arrang Khel look like than what I listen about it
My eyes were outed and I was shocked to see how beautiful Arrang Khel was...
We started photography
And horse-riding
It was so much fun there
The people were so kind and humble
Everyone was so patriotic
I have never seen such places in my whole. Life
It was like a hand made painting
So beautiful and relaxing
And there you will realize the importance of Pakistan that how much they love this beautiful land
So it was my journey to Kashmir
Hope you guys will like it
Stay in touch I will share some beautiful place with you people
Once again thank you to this community for allowing me to share my views with you.
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