Easy guide to Kumrat Valley on Personal Conveyance

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Here is the complete guide if you want to travel from Lahore/ Islamabad to the Kumrat Valley. This is based on journey made in August 2019.

  • From Lahore: Enter M-2 and reach Islamabad
  • From Islamabad: Enter M-2 and then to M-1
  • Move to M-1 till Sher Khan Interchange
  • On exiting Sher Khan Interchange, you will enter newly constructed Swat Expressway
  • On Swat Expressway, there is a little diversion at the end of Swat Expressway which will end up on a newly constructed tunnel
  • On exiting the tunnel, you will take left turn to National Highway-45 (NH-45)
  • NH-45 will lead you to Dir (Chakra - Timergara - Lower Dir - Upper Dir)
  • Road conditions on NH-45 are excellent, it is a zig-zag road passing by mountains with high mountains on one side and deep down river on the other
  • In Upper Dir, you can clearly see a pathway with a gate with Baab-e-Kumrat (The door of Kumrat) mentioned on it
  • On entrance of this gate road conditions are good until you reach Patraak (a village in Upper Dir)
  • After Patraak, road conditions gradually becomes worst
  • You can take any Car/ Coaster/ SUV ahead of Tapral but due to worst road condition your speed might be 10-20 km/h
  • Some people go on more speed but its frankly damage of your car and tyres
  • Car with low ground clearance must go slow to avoid any damage from the bottom
  • This 2-3 hours journey will take you to Thal
  • From Thal you need to hire a Fielder/ 4x4 Jeep to reach Kumrat Valley
  • Fielder can accommodate 4 people while 4x4 jeeps can accommodate upto 10 people
  • You need to bargain with them for reasonable fares
  • From Thal it will take 2-3 hours to reach the depth of Kumrat Valley

ROADS YOU FOLLOW (from Lahore)

  1. M-2 (from Lahore to Islamabad)
  2. M-1 (from Islamabad to Swat Expressway)
  3. Swat Expressway (from Sher Khan Interchange to Chakdra)
  4. National Highway-45 (from Chakdra to Upper Dir)

ATTRACTIONS

National Highway-45

You come across several

  • beautiful landscapes
  • some villages
  • beautiful bridges

Thal
Thal is beautiful village of Upper Dir which has

  • beautiful landscapes
  • famous old Thal Mosque made of wooden

Kumrat Valley

Kumrat Valley has beautiful

  • landscapes
  • river Panjkora
  • deep forest
  • Kala Chasahma

TIPS

  • You can travel to Kumrat on foot, it takes 2-3 hours to reach a place where you can find reasonable shelter
  • You may take snacks etc with you so you have to buy minimum edibles from Kumrat Valley
  • 3 days are more than enough to explore the valley
  • Its easy for families to visit Kumrat Valley
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