Dudipatsar

29/04/2015

Ok Guys! I have been away for too long!
Just a word of advice for people visiting Naran-Kaghan area, Never! Never! buy daal (lentils) or vegetables from the hotels for your meals because not many people buy it on regular basis as every one's after Chicken/Lamb or fish. If you buy Daal or Vegetables there's 90% chance that the food being served has already gone off, full of various bacterias and you're on your way to spoil the holiday with food poisoning. Chicken/Lamb/Fish are in demand so they are more likely to be fresh!
Few friends of mine and I nearly lost our lives in 2011, When we bought Daal Maash from a very famous restaurant in Naran. we had a severe food poisoning, were rushed to Islamabad Shifa hospital and were there for next 15 days. I would never forget the feeling as we could barely move or do any thing all because made a mistake eating that daal.

So please be careful and stick to meats or cook your own vegetables if you're a vegetarian.

Good Luck!!!

07/08/2013

Travel Information: Anyone who's planning to go to Dudipatsar Lake, should do so at the end of August as snow melts completely by that time and the lake wakes up from the long winter sleep!

It's almost a day's trek to the lake from Behsal ( with couple of stops on the way) is to leave Naran at about 04:30 in the morning be there in Behsal at about 05:30, And start trekking at 06:00 and this one could easily make it to the lake by late noon.

If any couples or families are travelling then they should definitely follow the same time schedule and on top of that they MUST hire ponies (which come along with the local guides obviously, will charge minimum of 1500-2000 a day). As it's a very long and tiring trek so families and couples are strongly advised to hire ponies (unless one's married to a female athlete ;) ). Make sure you bring your own tents and food (dry and raw) with you as there are no shops or local vendors on the way. One should not haste to reach the lake, trek at a normal pace with PLENTY OF PIT STOPS because if you try to make it to the lake at a fast pace, you'll have a severe long lasting headache which eventually makes you sick and you'll ruin your evening and night WITHOUT DOUBT (happened to every body in our group as we didn't pay any attention to this advice we were given by the locals).

Stay safe, take it easy and Enjoy your trip to the most beautiful and calm lake of our land!

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Guys! More pictures and info coming up soon