INTRODUCTION:Rightly known
as the eighth wonder of the world, the 804 km long Karakoram
Highway starts of Mansehra and winds its precarious way
along the Indus River past Thakot all the way upto the famous
Khunjerab Pass at 16,100 feet above sea level, into the
Pamir Plateau of the Xinjxiang Province of China. Historically
known as the old ‘Silk Route’, bearing ancient
Buddhist inscriptions carved into the rocks along the route,
a drive on the KKH is a life time experience.
LOCATION:
Besham
is 265 km from Islamabad, the PTDC Motel presents an ideal
place to break the journey for an overnight stay enroute
to Gilgit, or beyond. Overlooking the mighty Indus River,
the Motel is located at a strategic junction on the road
linking the Swat Valley over the Shangla Pass with the main
KKH. Rightly known as the eighth wonder of the world, the
804 km long Karakoram Highway starts of Mansehra and winds
its precarious way along the Indus River past Thakot all
the way upto the famous Khunjerab Pass at 16,100 feet above
sea level, into the Pamir Plateau of the Xinjxiang Province
of China. Historically known as the old ‘Silk Route’,
bearing ancient Buddhist inscriptions carved into the rocks
along the route, a drive on the KKH is a life time experience.
FACILITIES : The
Motel is very popular with tourists, who find great serenity
along the sandy embankments of the Indus. Here, too, an
excellent Restaurant, serving both western and local cuisine,
is ideally placed overlooking the river. Besides its comfortable,
well furnished rooms, the Motel is equipped with Telephone,
Curio Shop, Satellite TV and Laundry facilities.
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