Rawalpindi → Muzaffarabad → Keran
Into Azad Kashmir and up the Neelum river to Keran, where the far bank is the Line of Control.
- Muzaffarabad
- Neelum river road
- Keran
Overview
Sharda ruins, the Arang Kel climb and a jeep run up to Ratti Gali lake.
Trip highlights
- Arang Kel cable car
- Ratti Gali jeep track
- Kel & Sharda stops
What's included
Guest house stays, meals, transport and the jeep sector to Ratti Gali.
Not included
Lunches, horse hire at Ratti Gali, and personal expenses.
Day by day
The route, one day at a time
Follow the road down — every day, where you sleep and what you'll see.
Day 01 01- 02
Day 02 Keran → Sharda
Further up the valley to Sharda, past Kundal Shahi, with the ruins of the old Sharda university above the river.
- Kundal Shahi falls
- Sharda ruins
- Riverside stay
Day 03 Ratti Gali Lake
Jeep to the base, then the climb to an alpine lake at 3,700 m ringed by snow well into summer. A long day and the highlight of the trip.
- Dowarian
- Jeep track
- Ratti Gali Lake
03- 04
Day 04 Arang Kel
Chairlift across the river to Kel, then the climb up to Arang Kel — a meadow village with the valley laid out below.
- Kel
- Chairlift crossing
- Arang Kel
Day 05 Neelum → Rawalpindi
Back down the valley to Muzaffarabad and home.
- Muzaffarabad
- Kohala bridge
- Arrive Rawalpindi
05
Journey complete
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