From top of Altit Fort, a broad view of the lush green Altit Village of Hunza can be seen. The historical settlement of Altit village is exceptional restored by Aga Khan Cultural Service. Houses are beautifully crafted within the lush green trees of apricot, walnut, and cherry.
Darkut is the most beautiful and remote village in the Yasin Valley, located at the distance of 40 km from Yasin town. It is the last village of Pakistan in the Gilgit Baltistan in Gupis-Yasin district at the altitude of 8500 feet on the foot of Ghamubar Zom mountain. There are around 2000 people living in this village. It is a center point for number of important places such as Darkut Pass, Ghamubar Lake, Ghamubar Zom Glacier, etc.
Kachura Village is the gateway to the twin lakes, Lower Kachura and Upper Kachura. It is a lush village with fruit orchards. From the main Gilgit-Skardu road, turn off on a trek shaded with lush fruit tree in the Kachura basin. There are several roadside trout fish farms, precious stone and gem shops, and wood carving stops.
Kandow banda is a beautiful village in Karak district in Khyber Pakhtoonkhwa.
In Kenhatti Garden, a traditional style Punjabi village is located, which becomes a main attraction for visitors. Passage is defined to move inside the village and house around the passage are decorated well to attract tourists. You are not allowed to enter inner streets of village nor even in adjoining houses.
Just before Khabbaki lake, the Khabbaki village is just located on the main Naushehra-Jaba Road. From the main road inside the Khabbaki village, small lake called Khabeki is located.
Saidpur village is located in the Margalla Hills in Islamabad at the distance of 8 km from Zero-point on the Margalla Ave near Daman-e-Koh. It is a historical village and is now preserved in its original state.
Just before Uchalli lake entrace and along the Uchalli lake, there is the Uchalli village with traditional Punjabi lifestyle. There are vast area of fields for different local crops around the road and behind the village residency.
Yasin Village, a romance of beauty, is located in Yasin Valley in Gupis-Yasin district at the distance of 42 km from Gupis town in the region of Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. It is surrounded by the high-altitude mountains of the Hindu Kush mountain range. It has an strategic importance due to having access to a high mountain pass toward the Yarkhun Valley and the Broghil Pass in the Upper Chitral district, which connect with the Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan.
It was a cool night of November, when we had started our trip to a hidden heaven on earth to explore Manshi Top in Sharan Forest. It was an adventure in Sharan Forest to ascend the summit of Manshi top at the beginning of winter season. Manshi top is the summit of Manshi mouontain in the Siran valley near Paras village. We were a group of sixteen people from Acheron Instruments, seven females and nine males. White coaster was on Lahore - Islamabad Motorway (M1), to achieve our first destination, Paras village in Kaghan Valley.