3 Days The Salt Range Experience Pakistan

Out door Adventures

An outward oriented educational experience

Salt Range area is 175Km long and 80Km wide, between river Jehlum, Soan and Indus. Because of its beautiful landscapes the area is well visited by tourists. The Salt Range area is an of shoot of the great Himalayan range and 63000 yours ago this all area was under the sea and due to the movement of continental plates this area raised and developed into this present shape. We find worlds largest and oldest Salt Mines in this area. This area is also famous for its lakes and gardens and in winters lakes are ideal for bird watching. The highest point in Salt Range is Sakeaser which is 5000ft high form sea level. There are four big lakes in Salt Range Jhalar, Uchali, Khabeki and Kallar Kahar. We will visit all these lakes during this trip, and other highlights of the trips are rock climbing, visit of Salt Mines and short trekking.

Itinerary:

Day 01: Lahore – Kallar Kahar

Morning drive from school to Salt Range on motorway. After 4 hours drive we will turn left from Lila and drive to Salt Mines, area wise these are the biggest mines in the world. There are 17 stories of the mine and its better to take torches along. The visit will take about 90 minutes. Lunch at the mines. After the mines we will drive to Ketas, an important Hindu pilgrim center before the partition with many shrines and temples form eight to tenth century. Then drive to Kallar Kahar Lake, the most popular lake of salt range area among the tourists. First Mughal emperor Zaheer – u – Din Babar stayed here in 1519 during his run to conquer Bhaira. He cultivated some fruit gardens and made a historic throne for him self. Later hike up the nearby hill to visit a historic shrine of a Muslim Sufi saint and also for the beautiful views of the area, valleys on both sides of the shrine is known as the Peacock valley and in the evening we can see the wild Peacocks in the surroundings of the shrine. Overnight camping near Kallar Kahar Lake.

Day 02: Kallar Kahar – Uchali Lake

Today we will take early start because the day is full of different activities: like trekking, rock climbing and bird watching. First we will drive to Khabeki lake for bird watching from Khabeki drive to Sodi for rock climbing and before rock climbing we will do a short trek of one hour to reach the rocks. Lunch at rocks and after lunch drive to Uchali Lake, the biggest lake in Salt Range, every year thousands of birds migrate here from Siberia, so do not forget to bring a good binocular. Overnight camp at Uchali Lake under the Sakeaser top.

Day 03: Uchali – Lahore

Morning drive to the most beautiful lake of the area, Jhalar Lake. We will take a short trek to reach the lake and after lunch at the lake we will drive back to motorway and then to Lahore. If time permits then from Kallar Kahar we will drive to Malot temple. Malot is a historic place as in 16th century Al – Barooni, famous Muslim scientist calculated the circumference of the earth from here and his calculations were almost same which scientists calculated later with modern scientific equipment. We will reach back at school by 2030 hours.

Overview of the itinerary

Day Program Mode Stay

01 Lahore – Kallar Kahar AC van Camp 1

02 Kallar Kahar – Uchali LakeAC van Camp 2

03 Uchali – Lahore AC van home

Day – 01

Lahore – Kallar Kahar

Time Activity

700 Report at School

7030 Depart from School - Drive on Motorway to Kallar Kahar

1130 Arrive Khewra Salt Mines

Picnic Lunch

1230 Visit Salt Mines

1400 Departure for Ketas

1445 Arrive & visit the temples

1545 Arrive Kallar Kahar Lake - Bird watching, Garden and Peacock valley

1900 Dinner at Camping site

2000 Camp activity

2030 Off to tents for night rest

Day – 02

Kallar Kahar – Uchali

Time Activity

530 Wake up call

Morning jog! Warm up

600 Break fast at camp

700 Depart for Khabeki lake

Bird watching

830 Drive to Sodi

Rock Climbing repelling

1230 Lunch at Sodi rocks

1330 Drive to Uchali Lake

1400 Establishment of camping site

1500 Camp activities

1600 Bird watching

1800 Dinner

1900 Camp fire

2000 Time to sleep

Day – 03

Uchali – Lahore

Time Activity

600 Wake up call

630 Breakfast at camp

730 Depart camp

900 Start trek towards Jhalar Lake

1100 Arrive at Jhalar Lake

1130 Lunch at Jhalar Lake

1330 Drive to Malot temple

1600 Arrive Malot

1630 Drive to Lahore

2030 Arrive LAS