so in last 3 episodes you watched my travel
from lahore to Mansehra
and then drove bike from Mansehra to Khanian
where i parked my bike and started trekking towards DANNA MEADOWS
But trekking was very tough and i got late
so i spent the night in local mosque
Now lets start EPISODE #04
ALLAH is greatest
I bear witness that there is no deity but Allah
Prayer is better than your Sleep
Allah is greatest
There is no deity but Allah
So viewers, i have just came outside after morning prayer
and there Sun is rising
I really want to shoot a Timelapse video
but my camera batteries are almost dieing
and i dont want to waste my battery for this
so that i can save it for Danna Meadows trekking video
So its almost 6 AM in the morning
and now i am waiting
"Will you have tea?" Yes ! would love it
So my tea is getting ready by Imam of Mosque
Then after Tea and breakfast we will leave for trekking
ahhh...it is extreme cold at this moment
So fresh and hot Paratha is here with Tea
they have sent 2 parathas but i will eat only a little
and here is our tea in Thermos
You experience true hospitality when you come in mountains
so we have checked-out from the mosque
and i am being guided by Uzair (actual name was WAQAR)
and he will also assist me as a porter
and according to him it will take 1 plus hour to reach at DANNA top
Its 7.30 AM and sun is shinning now
I think cold will decrease with the passage of time
and i will remove my jacket after some time
So as soon as we come upward from MEDAAN VILLAGE
then a thick forest is started
and we trek with big trees along our way
i will show the path in next few minutes
trekking path was same (like previous episode) full of sand and steep
and you know i always find a dog along my way during trekking
Oh no !
So viewers...once again i have encountered a wild dog
whereever i go, it always comes in front of me
what should we do now
there he is hiding in the bushes
Waqar: We should change our path now
Change our path now?
SO Uzair (waqar) is suggesting to change our path
and now we will go from backside
i am coming downwards again
just to avoid this wild dog
and we have to trek extra because of him
i hope he will not encounter us in that path
we are going in between the trees
and we are hiding ourselves from that dog
continuously there are bushes and trees along our way
now we are in the middle of jungle and you can hear sound of water
you can drink this water if you need
its been 30min so far when we started
we started from that point and then chnged our path
this is my advice, never come alone
always come with local guide, as path is very difficult to find
i had to take lot of help because track is scattered in the jungle
one path is divided in to 5 paths and you never know which one is right
You get amazing views along the way
and you get many water streams along this trek
so almost 5 ~ 10min are left when DANNA MEADOWS top will start
and then after 2 days journey, i reached DANNA MEADOWS top
Finally i can see now the beautiful hut of Danna Meadows
it took us almost 1hr and 10min
from MEDAAN VILLAGE to DANNA TOP
There is some dispute going on about ownership of this area
and someone also burnt this hut in the past
Now we will camp here, will have rest and will go back after spending some good time
Since i have come today at the end of summer season
Autumn season has just started
Grass has now some brown shades
i would suggest to visit this place from June to September
Lets come and set up our Tent
After setting up the tent
now is the time to enjoy hot coffee in the mountains
Now i am going to make a coffee here
This is my small travel cooking kit
which has been sponsored by WaliMall.PK (link in description)
lets start making our coffee
our stove is ready
is it ON ?
NESCAFE 3in1 coffee is best during travels
water is almost ready after boiling
1 packet is enough for making 2 cup of coffee
and always remember to put your wrappers in the bag
and discard it whenever you find a bin
First you..
Waqar is asking me to have the coffee first
Waqar had his cup very quickly
But i will have it slowly by with enjoying the moments
Lets come with me and explore the views around
The greenery of the area blooms at its best in JUNE and JULY
There is a cricket pitch aswel at that point
When boys are coming on this trip, dont forget to play cricket here
Although you will lose your cricket ball on a slight tip :-)
but you will watch many people playing cricket on youtube videos
That area is a slight flat thats why it suits for playing cricket
Have you checked the beauty of my Tent?
This tent has been sponsored by DOMINANCE.PK
and i have its link in video description
you can buy different type of tents from their website
I could't play cricket, but had a chance on riding on a horse
and then after spending some time, packed my tent
and reached Medaan Village after trekking back from another path
where i spent last night in the mosque
so i reached Medaan village at 11.15 AM
and took 5 minutes to pick and things and now left where i parked my Bike
that place is called BHOORI where i am going
i took 3.5hrs to hike from that place
lets see how much time i take while trekking down there
my batteries are almost finish and i have to reach KHANIAN aswel
This kid WAQAS is helping me to show the path till a village
and after that i will trek alone
so i can see the road where i submitted my luggage (to Army)
and only 5 minutes are left where i parked my bike (hopefully safe)
FInally i have reached Bhoori where my bike was parked
Bike is all OK
and i have again tied my bags
and the fun part is that my University friend Umar Hayat has also joined me
and currently working as Production Engineer in ICI Kheora Plant
and we will ride together in coming up journey
lets go towards Kaghan now
Finally we have left from BHOORI
and moving towards KHANIAN
the road very very steep
After spending 2 days in Danna Meadows
i left towards SKARDU with my friend Umar Hayat
in next episodes you will watch my journey of
Kaghan, Naran, Batta Kundi, Lulusar and Babusar Top