Honeymoon Trip: Murree, Nathiagali, Naran, Kaghan -- Help Required

[sahibkhanchitral]

Thanks, dear.

Brother, skip Murree all together and venture out for Naran (if you can bear cold) or try Kashmir side. Budget of 2.5k is more than enough during off season.

[sahibkhanchitral]

Input from other travelers will be appreciated
Please reply soon!

[Akshaf]

you are involving too much travel. you cannot cover naran and shogran both by living at a single place. this will be too much tiring

[sahibkhanchitral]

So shall I stay one night at Naran? If yes, could you please suggest any good hotel there? & would Naran & Saif-ul-muluk be open to visitors in November?

you are involving too much travel. you cannot cover naran and shogran both by living at a single place. this will be too much tiring

[Akshaf]

its too cold out there these days. november will be a bad time

[sahibkhanchitral]

So Naran should be skipped altogether. Would staying in Shogran for two days make sense, are their enough places to be covered in two days?

its too cold out there these days. november will be a bad time

[unware]

AOA

First of all many congrats on your marriage, supposing you just got married and its not one of those cases where you finally spared time for honey moon after being together for ages

Secondly, honeymoon is something which gives you a little privacy from your relatives where you can spare time for each other and make every moment a memorable one. Like they say .... Love is: Stealing a moment when you have eternity together.

Now lets talk about you plan ..... Discuss with your wife what she wants to do, are you two going to visit places or the plan is to stay somewhere clam and quite, enjoy every pulse of beautiful weather with a little touch of sight seeing and shooting some snaps for your nice photo album.

I maybe wrong but for honeymoon one place is more than enough provided that you choose the right place at first time.

Muree is nice to look around but I would suggest getting a hotel in Nathia gali. You can enjoy chair lifts and cabin cars, lunch in PatriyataDepending on your budget and time frame, you can head for Kaghan valley as well. Lalazar is a beautiful place but the track is closed mostly due to rainy season. Jheel Saif ul Malook is over crowded and lost its elegance (in my opinion). Lulusar lake seems more beautiful than that. Shogran is a nice place but you wont find anything else around. Steep road from Kiwai to Shogran is also not in good condition and after reaching Shogran one would think ""is that it?"" after the trip hassle. Possibility of visiting Siri Paye depends on weather condition. Jeeps will just skid here and there and your wife wont be enjoying that a lot.

Sorry if I was not of any help but I have been to all these places many times and I know the difference between seeing pictures of some places and actually being there. I mentioned all this because after all its a honeymoon package and one does not wish to ruin it due to poor planning.

aseige, wanderlust, multani travel ..... these are few nicks you should be contacting to guide you better, these are travel gurus.

Take care and AH

[Akshaf]

So Naran should be skipped altogether. Would staying in Shogran for two days make sense, are their enough places to be covered in two days?

yup. that will be an excellent decision. but be quick. thand barh rahi he. have your trip before its too cold.

[sahibkhanchitral]

@ Unware:
Thanks a lot for your input, brother. We plan to visit places, however don't want to over travel or something, we have 5-6 days in hand, starting from Abbottabad and would like to utilize it the way the we visit some of the best possible places without being traveling all the time.

So in short we could just visit Murree, Abbottabad, Nathiagali & Shogran, if that could be covered in these 5-6 days. Our objective, as many other honeymoon couples, is to spend quality time with each other, instead of rushing to cover all the places

I will definitely contact the above mentioned people for their input too.

[unware]

@ Unware:
Thanks a lot for your input, brother. We plan to visit places, however don't want to over travel or something, we have 5-6 days in hand, starting from Abbottabad and would like to utilize it the way the we visit some of the best possible places without being traveling all the time.

So in short we could just visit Murree, Abbottabad, Nathiagali & Shogran, if that could be covered in these 5-6 days. Our objective, as many other honeymoon couples, is to spend quality time with each other, instead of rushing to cover all the places

I will definitely contact the above mentioned people for their input too.

Good, I forgot to mention asifcae, he is another travel fanatic. tag them by putting @ sign before their nick and without space in between.

Hope you plan good and enjoy the fullest

[sahibkhanchitral]

Asifcae, MultaniTraveler, Wanderlust: Your input will be appreciated

[pomi_pbs]

@asifcae

[asifcae]

AoA Travelers,

I am planning a honeymoon trip in Nov second week to Murree, Nathiagali, Naran, Kaghan and need some help from people who have recently been there. I have 3 questions on which I would appreciate your input.

My travel plan is as follows:

? Travel from Abbottabad to Murree (Day 1)
Places to visit in Murree (Patriata, new murree (chair lift), Mall Road, Kashmir point, Pindi point (chair lift)

? Travel from Murree to Nathiagali (Day 2, day tour)
Places to visit is Nathiagali ( Ayubia (chairlift, ayubia national park), Thandiani)

Stay in a hotel in Murree for day 1 & 2.

? Travel from Murree to Kaghan (Day 3)
Places to visit in Kaghan (Naran, Shogran, Saif-ul-muluk, Siri/paye, Lalazar

Stay in any hotel in Shogran for 2 days and cover all of these places.

Questions:

1: Is this plan good to go as far as places to visit is concerned? Any input/suggestions?

2: Should I travel by Rent-a-car or Public transport? If Rent-a-car whats the best place to get one & how much would they charge for this trip?

3: Suggest hotels where I could stay, my budget is 2000 - 2500 per night.

Awaiting your input

Thanks in advance!

as alwayz i wud suggest against Muree... its bloody useless there......

its better u go to naran or swat side....
in november u have better options in Swat... naran may tu sb places band ho gain hain and u cant go to babusar top even.....

swat may u can go to whitepalce hotel in marghazar, malam jaba and uptill kalam ...............

if u can increase ur budget i wud higly recomed hunza for honeymoon destination...........

[asifcae]

@asifcae

g sir g????????????

[sahibkhanchitral]

Asifcae: Thanks, bro. Can we skip Naran altogether and just visit Nathiagali, Ayubia, Thandiani, Shogran, Bhurban? Would 5 days be sufficient to visit these places?

PS: Have been to Hunza & Chitral already

[unware]

@asifcae ..... sir g tussi great o ..... naa litta tay banda hazir .... wat a service sir g

[asifcae]

Asifcae: Thanks, bro. Can we skip Naran altogether and just visit Nathiagali, Ayubia, Thandiani, Shogran, Bhurban? Would 5 days be sufficient to visit these places?

PS: Have been to Hunza & Chitral already

yes thats a better option...............

[asifcae]

@asifcae ..... sir g tussi great o ..... naa litta tay banda hazir .... wat a service sir g

hahahahah thankx bro...................

[Akshaf]

@asifcae @sahibkhanchitral Although I have never been to Hunza but I think it has too few places to visit with family. its rather good for adventurers only. correct me if I am wrong.

[asifcae]

@asifcae @sahibkhanchitral Although I have never been to Hunza but I think it has too few places to visit with family. its rather good for adventurers only. correct me if I am wrong.

no its a true family spot... baltit fort altit fort. gojal atabad lake and hoper nagar etc eagles nest... u name them..... u can even have a short trek to Ultar ............