Are you planning a trip to the Kumrat Valley? And don’t have much information on what to visit in Kumrat? What is the best time to visit Kumrat Valley? How to get there? Then this is a blog for you. This is a complete guide of all you need to know about all things Kumrat Valley.
Travelers call Kumrat Valley heaven on earth. It is a famous tourist attraction/destination in the District of Upper Dir in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The Kumrat Valley is about 370 km from Islamabad, the capital city of Pakistan. The travel time is approximately 9 hours and 15 minutes according to Google Maps.
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There are two routes to get to Kumrat Valley: the first is a south route through Timergara (Dir), and the second is a north route through Kalam (Swat Valley). Geographically, the Kumrat Valley is surrounded by the Upper Dir district in the West, the Swat Valley, the Kalam Valley, Gabral, Utrar, and Drosh in the East, and additional parts of Chitral in the northeast.
Tourist Attractions of Kumrat Valley
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There are many tourist attractions to visit in Kumrat Valley; it is the most famous tourist place to visit in the Upper Dir district. Here are spectacular lakes, tall mountains, green forests, and the nature of the Kumrat valley. The most famous tourist attractions of Kumrat Valley are:
- Kumrat Town Center
- Jahaz Banda Kumrat
- Katora Lake
- Panjkora River
- Kumrat Majestic Mountains
- Kumrat National Park
- Wild Life of Kumrat
- Kumrat Wild Trout Habitat
- Kumrat Waterfall
- Camping Site (Camping Pods)
- Kumrat Valley Jungle
Best Time to Visit Kumrat Valley
Kumrat Valley is not reachable all year. Because of heavy snow, it is difficult to visit in winter. Even locals can not go outside in such heavy snow; it is reachable for locals at the end of May. After June, the valley starts to welcome tourists. Thus, the best time to trip to Kumrat Valley is from Mid June to Mid October.
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Free Camping Site
There are many camping places alongside the river of Kumrat, and locals provide wooden huts and tents for tourists. If you want to put up your own camp, then go ahead further into no man’s land and enjoy in your own tent free of cost. If you put camp with the local wooden hut or waterfall, they permit you but ask you to pay Rs 500 per night. The price of camps provided by locals is about Rs 500 – 1000 per night for 2 or 3 persons to sleep.
Electricity Facility
There is no suitable electricity in Kumrat Valley. People use Solar Panels in their huts, which are not sufficient to charge mobiles, cameras, etc., so better to take extra batteries and power banks.
Public transport
There are two routes to reach Kumrat Valley. The route that follows public transport is Lahore > Dir > Thal > Kumrat Valley. And the other is Lahore > Mardan > Thal > Kumrat Valley
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Lahore to Dir
The public transport, the bus, is easily available at the Larri Adda near the Minar-e-Pakistan, and the fare is about Rs 1400 (the fare can change). The time travel is 11 hours and 30 minutes, the bus departs from Lahore at 06:00 pm and arrives at Dir in the early morning at 04:30 am.
Dir to Thal
You can get a van directly to Kumrat or Thal from the Dir bus terminal. The buses start departing as early as 08:30 am, and the fare is about Rs 500 – 600 per person.
You can also get a private car for 5 to 6 people, which will drop you at Thal Bazar in 3 hours, and it will cost Rs 2000 – 3000 for 5 to 6 people.
Thal to Kumrat
If you are traveling solo with a light backpack, then hire a local bike, which will get you to Kumrat Valley within 90 minutes for Rs 500 – 700.
Also, you can hire a 4 x 4 Jeep for up to 7 persons, and it will cost you Rs 2500 all in all, and the travel time is 2 hours or 2 hours and 30 minutes.
You can rent a camp for 3 to 4 persons for just Rs 500 – 1000, depending on the season.
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