Lalazar Plateau-Naran

Lalazar Plateau is an extremely  unique picturesque pasture with colourful alpine flowers in spring and summer, and set amongst the cool pine forests at an elevation of 3200m for a 1/2-day jeep pleasant excursion from Naran is up to the Lalazar Plateau. A jeep track climbs up the plateau from battakundi, some 16 km N of Naran. Located at 3,200m. Lalazar is a scenic spot with thick forests of pine and fir. The grassy mountain slopes are full of wild flowers.

Accommodation:
A rest house and two very basic hotels provide food and drinks to day visitors from Naran. Limited accommodation facilities are also available here. Adventurers may prefer to camp at Lalazar as a base to ready themselves for the trek to Lake Saiful Muluk via Hans Gali.

Battakundi & Malakandi Forest

Battakundi: 

A small & beautiful village about 16 Km from Naran is the turning pint for Lalazar connected via jeepable road with plateau of rare scenic beauty.

Malakandi Forest:

8 miles on the western slopes of Kaghan valley is Kamalban,a heavily populated forest of black bears & leopards, which do incalculabe harm to he crops & young trees...but forget all about it & enjoy the nature at its best.

Lalusar Lake

At the extreme northern end of the Kaghan Valley about 50 km from Naran on the Naran-Babusar road is Lalusar Lake, surrounded by clusters of wild flowers in a carpet of blue and gold. This is the source of the Kunhar River, which winds through the length of the valley. Lake Lalusar offers a splendid opportunity for fishing in dark blue waters surrounded by high mountains. The serene beauty and peace, which permeates the Kaghan Valley, makes this an ideal spot for relaxation and reflection.

Babusar Pass 

The summit of Babusar Pass(4148m) is reached after traversing 70 Km of narrow, winding road from Naran. Once the pass is attained, a fantastic panorama of eternally frozen peaks and windswept valleys lies before the visitor. Nanga Parbat (8125m) magnificent in her gleaming gown of snow can be seen on a clear day. Babusar Pass, gateway to the mountain passes linking Gilgit to the Kaghan Valley is only open from July to September, the remainder of the year it is buried under many tons of snow.