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Panakot Motel PTDC

LOCATION: Creation of this tourist accommodation facility at Panakot, 5 kilometers from Dir was taken up in view of the fact that intending travelers from Rawalpindi and Peshawar to Chitral had been facing great inconvenience for a night stay. Panakot is situated at the foot hill of Lawari Top.

FACILITIES: PTDC’s motel has well furnished rooms; other allied amenities include Restaurant, lounge, telephone, Satellite TV, laundry and rent-a-jeep. The Motel is perfect to break journey for an over night stay if you are traveling between Chitral-Islamabad/Peshawar.

HOTEL SERVICES

· Laundry

· TV

· Telephone

· Rent a Car

· Parking

· Room service

RamaLake Motel PTDC

LOCATION: One of the major attractions of Chitral is the Kalash valleys – the home of the kafir-kalash, a primitive pagan tribe. Legend says that some soldiers of Alexander the great settled in Chitral and raised their families through inter marriages with the local population. Kafir-Kalash are thus their direct descendants. Kafir-Kalash live in the valley of Birir, Bamburet and Rambur, south of Chitral. Bamburet, the largest and the most picturesque valley, inhabited by Kalash, is 40 Kilometers from Chitral and is connected by a Jeepable road.

ACCOMMODATION & CAMPING: The motel is a stylish tourist complex having 12 well-furnished, comfortable rooms, lounge and a Restaurant serving oriental and continental dishes. Besides, amenities like Rent-a-Jeep, telephone, Satellite TV and laundry are available. Rama Lake Motel lies at a distance of 120 kilometers from Gilgit, where regular transport service is available on hire.

RAMA LAKE: Rama Lake one of the most striking spots, nine kilometers away from the beautiful valley of Astore in Northern Area is Rama Lake. Apart from being a beautiful destination, the Alpine Forest around it imparts a enjoyable atmosphere. The area has many Trekkers/Hikers routes and some of them are ideal for Jeep Safaris.
PTDC?s newly constructed Motel at Rama Lake is a welcome addition as an important tourist resort. By virtue of its peculiar location it can conveniently serve as a base camp for trekkers and mountaineers intending to scale the mighty heights of Nanga Parbat.

Bamburet Motel PTDC

LOCATION: One of the major attractions of Chitral is the Kalash valleys – the home of the kafir-kalash, a primitive pagan tribe. Legend says that some soldiers of Alexander the great settled in Chitral and raised their families through inter marriages with the local population. Kafir-Kalash is thus their direct descendants. Kafir-Kalash lives in the valley of Birir, Bamburet and Rambur, south of Chitral. Bamburet, the leading and the most picturesque valley, inhabited by Kalash, is 40 Kilometers from Chitral and is connected by a Jeepable road.

FACILITIES: PTDC has constructed a new motel facility at Bamburet to make possible the increasing number of visitors who come from across the world to meet and study the social and cultural life style of the Kafir-Kalash. The motel has a beautiful reception lounge and a restaurant offering continental and Pakistani dishes. Creation of motel facility at Bamburet is a major initiative taken by PTDC as part of its programme to promote tourism in remote areas regarded as attractive tourist destinations.

NOTE: Foreign tourists need permits for visiting the Kalash valley, which are issued at check post outside Kalash valley.

MOUNTAINEERING: Around Gilgit are towering mountain peaks, waiting to be scaled. Permits for mountaineering are issued by the Ministry of Tourism, Government of Pakistan Islamabad.