{"id":604,"date":"2016-02-28T23:17:21","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T23:17:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dialkashmir.com\/blog\/?p=604"},"modified":"2017-03-31T16:31:25","modified_gmt":"2017-03-31T16:31:25","slug":"planning-to-visit-gurez-valley-heres-your-travel-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/dialkashmir.com\/blog\/planning-to-visit-gurez-valley-heres-your-travel-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning To Visit Gurez Valley? Here’s Your Travel Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Gurez Valley(Gorai\u00a0<\/em>in local Shina Language) is an epitome of a beautiful serene mountainous valley spread across the river banks. It has all of the attributes for a person to fall in love with the place. Gurez is located at a distance of 150Kms from Srinagar, and 85kms from the nearest major town Bandipora. Gurez is situated at an altitude of 8000ft above the sea-level, surrounded by the snow clad high Himalayas and the KishanGanga (Neelum in Pakistan) river flows through the valley.<\/p>\n

When we think about Kashmir, we envisage an image of snowclad mountains, the Dal lake, the mughal gardens of Shalimar and Nishat. There is lot more to Kashmir we have unheard of, Bangus valley, Kishtwar,\u00a0 Aharbal waterfall, Kounsar lake, TosaiMaidan, Lolab, Sinthan Top, Athwatoo, Naranag, Gurez Valley are to name a few of them<\/em>.\u00a0Gurez offers lot more than just the visual bliss and revitalization we seek when we visit a beautiful place, it\u2019s a hamlet which makes you forget the day to day bustling life and serves you reveries of a tranquil life of the past.<\/p>\n

Major Attractions<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The Major attractions of the Gurez valley are:<\/p>\n

Razdan Pass:<\/strong>
\nIt is the highest point between Gurez and Bandipora road, and is situated at an altitude of 3300m. The Razdan Pass provides some of the most breathtaking views of the mountains and the gorges.<\/p>\n

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Dawar:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dawar is the central block of the Gurez valley spread across over fifteen villages. It provides you the experience of country side\u00a0and\u00a0 calm life of the locals.<\/p>\n

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Tulail Valley:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Tulail is situated at a distance of around 40kms from Dawar, it\u2019s a cluster of 5-10 villages. The area is famous for its fisheries and especially the freshwater trout.<\/p>\n

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Harmukh:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Harmukh\u00a0 is a mountain with a peak elevation\u00a0of 5,142 metres (16,870\u00a0ft), in\u00a0Ganderbal district\u00a0of\u00a0Jammu and Kashmir. Harmukh is located between\u00a0Gangabal Lake in the south and KishanGanga-Neelum River\u00a0in the north. The snow clad Harmukh peak provides quite a spectacular view from the Gurez valley.<\/p>\n

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Raazdan Top and Mount Harmukh.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Habba Khatoon:<\/strong><\/p>\n

It\u2019s a pyramid like rocky mountain that you will observe when you arrive Dawar, it was named after the Kashmiri poetess Habba Khatoon. It’s believed she used to wander in search of her husband while he was arrested by Akbar. The mountain stands tall by the KishanGanga rivers and gives a scintillating view.<\/p>\n

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History<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gurez valley was the part of ancient Dardistan, stretching from Sharda Peeth (P.A.K) in the west, Minimarg in the north, Drass\u00a0the east, and Bagtore-Kanzalwan in the south. The Gurez Valley falls along the section of the ancient Silk Route, which connected the Kashmir Valley with Gilgit. Currently Gurez is a heavily militarized zone as its sits in sight of the Actual Line of control (ALC) between India and Pakistan.<\/p>\n

Flora And Fauna<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gurez has diverse fauna and wildlife including the Himalayan Brown Bear and the Snow Leopard.<\/p>\n

Weather In Gurez<\/strong><\/p>\n

The weather in Gurez is typical Kashmir weather with the mercury dipping upto -10’C in winters and summers seeing a maximum of 27’C.<\/p>\n

Best Time To Visit Gurez<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gurez typically remains cutoff in Winter from Mid-December to March. The ideal time to visit Gurez is between May and October.<\/p>\n

How To Reach\u00a0Gurez<\/strong><\/p>\n