Kalam Valley

Kalam, a cool and pleasant hill station in Hindu Kush Range, is located at the distance of 350 km from Islamabad via Mardan and Malakand on the bank of the Swat River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It is a lush green valley with a thick pine forest, meadows, and waterfalls. The best season to visit Kalam is in the months of April to August. Tourists can enjoy very beautiful and charming views of the Swat River in Kalam.

Kalam is a starting point of the Swat River by the confluence of the Gabral and Ushu rivers. It is situated at an elevation of 6,600 feet, Mount Falaksar at an altitude of 19,616 feet, is the highest peak in the Swat Valley and it is visible from Kalam and Mahudand Lake.

Riverside Sitting in Kalam

Kalam is famous for riverside sitting along the banks of the Swat River. On shallow section of the river, local Charpaees, like a single bed, are arranged to dip your legs in the cold water coming from glaciers.

Valleys in Kalam

Ushu, Utror, and Gabral are beautiful hill stations in the near vicinity of Kalam. Ushu glacier is a beautiful visiting place at a distance of 8km from Kalam accessible through the jeep. At the same spot, a beautiful falling waterfall is another main attraction in the summer season. After crossing Ushu, Mahodand Lake is the largest and beautiful lake in Swat at the distance of 40km from Kalam.

Another charming lake in Utror valley is Kundol Lake, which is at the distance of 19km from Kalam.

About Swat

The lush-green and bow-shaped valley of Swat is famous tourist place due to its shining waterfalls, singing Swat River and its tributaries, and fruit-laden orchards, and gardens with a stack of colorful flowers. Swat is an ideal for holiday-makers loving for relaxation after their busy lives to explore various swat valley tourist places. It is located in the range of Hindukush Range at an altitude of 976 meters above sea level.