Swat - The Switzerland of Pakistan

[SparklingCrescent]

Rescue Ranger I unfortunately cant send you any PM's due to my post count ( I need over 100,000 post, and Im only at 900, lol) But any ways I am not associated with him, sorry. But have you by any chance visited Derai? Its close by to Saidu Sharif, and Kanju.

 

[Sliver]

An amazing location! is it safe to travel there for foreign tourists?

 

[bornmoron]

Beautiful Place,,,
Is it safe to travel now ,,or risky.
Any specific food ,speciality of that region.

Thanks for sharing,

 

[RescueRanger]

Rescue Ranger I unfortunately cant send you any PM's due to my post count ( I need over 100,000 post, and Im only at 900, lol) But any ways I am not associated with him, sorry. But have you by any chance visited Derai? Its close by to Saidu Sharif, and Kanju.

Sorry about the PM restriction this was because of spam from trolls. And yes indeed i have visited Dherai, did some training of staff at SMC Dherai. I really love SWAT valley, you have to be there to see it in all it's glory.
@Silver & @bornmoron

Whilst the valley has a very high army presence and has seen an upsurge in local toursim, it is recommended by Foreign embassies that all non essential travel to remote parts of Pakistan be avoided because of the uncertain security situation in Pakistan at present.

But It is really an amazing place, and the army host the "SWAT Summer Festival" every year: http://swatfestival.com/

 

[Dash]

This is amazing!!!!!...I fell in love with this place!!...

 

[SparklingCrescent]

Ushu Valley, Swat

On the way to Kandol lake, Upper Utror Valley, Swat

Utror Gabral Road, Swat

MalamJabba, Swat

 

[SparklingCrescent]

Madyan, Swat

Crossing River Swat on a Cable Lift, Panjigram Village, Swat

Matiltan, Swat

 

[khanz]

Silent waters of Mahudand by High Blue, on Flickr


mahodent lake is located in the north of pakistan in a head of few km of ushu valley view of breathtaking kalam sawat by lilly_iris, on Flickr


A beautiful View of Mankial. by meansmuchtome, on Flickr

 

[SparklingCrescent]

Aghal Matta, Swat

Matiltan, Swat

Mahodand Lake, Swat

Kalam, Swat

Kalam, Swat

 

[Edevelop]

Ghibrial, Swat Valley

 

[krash]

lol Switzerland.......? No......

 

[SparklingCrescent]

lol Switzerland.......? No......

Lol? and No? .... Why? I'm very interested to know, so please enlighten me.

Daral Jabba Hill Top, Lalkoo Village, Swat

Najigram Barikot, Swat

Mahodand Lake, Swat

Utror Valley, Swat

 

[SparklingCrescent]

Mahodand Lake, Swat

Falaksar Peak, Swat

Mahodand, Swat

Tourists in Kalam, Swat

 

[SparklingCrescent]

Kalam, Swat

Once upon a time in Kalam, Swat

 

[krash]

Lol? and No? .... Why? I'm very interested to know, so please enlighten me.

Enlightenment:

I get it when our people want to compare what we have with the "best" of what the rest of the world has to offer. Gives our people a sense of 'not pride but insecurity relief cum reinforcement'. Hence you get the Manchester of Pakistan and the Paris of South Asia and so on and so forth. I guess its kind of okay when you're lagging behind and can only see the backs of the leaders. But Switzerland as a marker for natural/mountainous beauty? That too for our mountains and valleys?

The west feeds us and we take it. Then you see our people spending thousands of dollars running to these places and bringing back the show and pomp of having been to Switzerland. What do you want to see? Mountains with lush green slopes? Mountains with dense pine forest? Barren rock thousands of meters high? White monsters covered in snow and ice from head to toe all year round? Mountains too steep to hold any snow at all? World's largest non-polar glaciers? Places it snows mid June/July? Wide, sweeping, 'knock your breath right out of you' valleys? Valleys so narrow, with mountains so steep that they are practically impassable? Hot, dead and dry mountainous deserts? Deserts where it snows in the winters? Or maybe you'd just like to imagine and describe to me the kind of mountains and valleys you want to see? Choose and I will take you there. I'm not even kidding. Ironically the westerners know better. They know that what you have is far beyond anything they can offer.

Switzerland of Pakistan? Lol no.....Switzerland can go call itself the Swat of Europe.