Sunil Zishan

5 /5

The perfect solution for fuss free honey moon. Our tour was from the 9th of August till the 13th of August 2018. Chose a package for Kashmir Tour through their website and booked everything on the phone. Had a little trouble getting the package customized but in the end everything turned out great. We booked a GLI for the tour and Mr. Tasveer was our Tour Guide/Driver. Came from Karachi to Islamabad and were picked from Islamabad and dropped back there. Although being far away for urban settlements, this tour turned out to be as comfortable as it could get. Mr. Tasveer did more than just guide us, he was there to help us with any problem on the way to make sure we felt comfortable and secure. That was one of the big reasons why we enjoyed the tour without worrying about a thing. Day One: The first day was a tiring day as we had to travel from Islamabad all the way to Kutton. And that took us all day. We were already told not to expect much from the hotel at Kutton. There's not much to say about it. Though the fruit trees within the premises were a nice touch and the management was friendly. We got there minutes before dark, freshened up, picked us some fruits off the trees, shot some photos of the river (the hotel is by the side of the river), had dinner and went back to sleep to wake up early the next day. Day Two: After the complimentary breakfast we left off for Keran/ Sharda tour. It was a long drive there again. The places were nice but most of our time was spent in travel. We stayed at a hotel in Sharda as it was better for our Ratti Garli tour next day. The hotel services were similar to that of the Kuttons, the view was way better though. Greenery all around, Corn and Sunflower fields across the road at one side and river by the other. The valley was quite wide there, so the river felt a little tame and there was a lot of river side area to walk. Day Three: Got up early, stuff ourselves with the complimentary breakfast and headed out for the Ratti Gali jeeps. The off roading on those totally worn out jeeps and their busted shocks is a nightmare. The views and over all off roading experience totally makes up for it though. The jeep dropped us off at a base camp and we took a nerve wracking horse ride to the Ratti Gali lake. When going for a tour through this part of Kasmhir not visiting Ratti Gali, Kel/Arang Kel or Taobut does not make any sense. That's why the package on it's own didn't make any sense to me as none of these places were included. The Ratti Gali tour was the star of our trip. Mind blowing views. Lush green tops, turquoise lake, glacier oozing mountains, eerie slow moving clouds and the silent cold surroundings. This was a package that had it all and was the reason we chose this instead of Arang Kel or Taobut. We came trekking back to the base camp had lunch and were on our way back to the unforgiving jeep ride. Came back to same Kutton hotel we stayed the first night after the jeep ride. Day Four: This was our last day in this semi wilderness. As this morning we were headed back to Muzaffarabad and a for a trip to the Pir Chinasi top. The hotel at Muzaffarabad was better than the ones out there. But the staff still was undertrained. Which accounted for a slight unpleasant experience there. After lunch we went for the Pir Chinasi top in the evening. The Pir Chinasi was the second best thing about this tour. A cloud covered top with mesmerizing views all around. You'd be literally moving through the clouds. And there'd be clouds risings up from valley down under. So you'd be sandwiched between this multi could layered awesomeness. The commercialization of the area and the trash was a bit off a turn off though. Day Five: Headed back to Islamabad through Murree which was a treat to the eyes itself. Overall with a little unavoidable and minor setbacks. This was all I could ask from this tour. And the Tourplanner Team along with Mr. Tasveer's expertise made the whole tour totally worth every penny and left me and my wife with some truly memorable moments. Things we experienced for the very first time in our life, together. All thanks to you guys.