Charming beauty of the Saiful Malook Lake

Saiful Malook Lake:

Saiful Malook & Malka Perbet

Most of the tourist especially come to the Pakistan to visit saiful malook lake lying 3200meter above sea level with its natural tranquility in Hamalias. It is the one of the most beautiful lakes of the world. To sit beside the lake is to be fairy world. Camping at saiful malook is quite enchanting and experience of life time. Saiful malook is a mountainous lake located at the northern end of the kaghhan valley near the town of Naran it is located in the north east of Mansehra District about 8 Km from north of Naran in the Provence Khyber Pakhtun khwa Pakistan and feed water of Kunhar river.

Saiful Malook in winter

A fairy tale called Saiful malook written by Sufi poet Mian Muhammad Bukhsh talks of the lake. It tells the story of prince of Persia who fall I love with a fairy princess at the lake.

It is above 3224m from sea level is above the tree line and one of the highest lake in the Pakistan. This lake is easily accessible from the nearest town of Naran throughout the summer season. Saiful malook was formed by the glacial moraines that block the water of the stream passing through the valley.

SAiful Malook lake scene

The lake is rich with eco diversity and a large variety of blue green algae is found here. Large brown trout are found in the lake and about 26 species of vascular plant exist in the area. There is a large controversy about depth of lake Saiful Malook. In fact there is no authentic source to tell the exact depth of lake. According to local people its depth is about 1 km. ad some says it is about 1.7km deep. But according to the survey conducted on all alpine lakes of Northern area of Pakistan told that its depth is only 50 feet deep.

You can feel nice and comfortable to plan a hiking trip to Sri Paya from Shogran Makra hills and Malka Parbat peak. Malka perbet English means is “Queen of mountains” It is a quite difference experience the Dazzling green of Dana Meadows and slippery glaciers of the way of Naran. Summer is the best season to visit the Naran valley. Nara weather remains pleasant as temperature ranges between a max of 20⁰C to mini of 3⁰ C. unexpected thunderstorm and heavy rains keep environment cool. During wenter season empreture will down below 0⁰C till end of April.

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