Founded by a Hunza mountain guide on Karakoram expeditions since 1995

Lake Saif-ul-Malook surrounded by peaks above Naran

Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Naran & Kaghan

Green valleys and alpine lakes

  • RegionMansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • AltitudeNaran approx. 2,400 m
  • Best timeJune to September
  • Getting thereBy road from Islamabad

Destination guide

About Naran & Kaghan

Naran is the main base for Lake Saif-ul-Malook and the drive over the Babusar Pass toward Chilas and the Karakoram Highway, a scenic route north in summer.

Green slopes of the Swat Valley
Swat Valley

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