Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Swat Valley
A river valley of orchards and forested ridges, lower and greener than the Karakoram.
Recorded
- Pakistan
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
These lines are the recorded place facts. The prose beside them is draft editorial, not a surveyed brief.
Swat runs through Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with the river as the line of the valley and villages set back into the trees. Higher up, the slopes open into pasture and late snow.
The two photographs show a river reach and a high pass with a herd. They illustrate the country. They are not a sequence from one of our journeys.
Places to visit
Where the trip actually goes
8 places around Swat Valley, with a photograph of each.
01MountainMalam Jabba
The high shoulder above the valley, known for its open views and the ski slope.
02VillageBahrain
The town where the Daral meets the Swat River, with the water loud between the hotels.
03ValleyKalam
The upper-valley town. Most journeys toward the lakes start from here.
04ForestUshu Forest
Cedar forest on the road beyond Kalam, before the valley opens at the lakes.
05LakeMahodand Lake
A long lake in the Ushu valley, with pasture and peaks at the far end.
06LakeKundol Lake
A smaller lake near Ushu, set in the same high country as Mahodand.
07ParkFizagat
The riverside park at Mingora, where the Swat River is the whole view.
08PalaceWhite Palace
The palace at Marghazar, above Saidu Sharif, looking back down the valley.
Tours
Linked journeys
No tour is linked to Swat Valley. Nothing on the tours page is a confirmed departure for this place.