Students With Families Rushing Towards Hilly Areas To Spend Summer Vecation

As summer vacation season almost here, Majority of students with their families have started visiting mountainous areas of Murree, Nathiagali, Ayubia, Kaghan Valley, Naran and other popular tourist spots due to rising temperature in different parts of the country during the holy month of Ramadan.

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 28th May, 2018 ) :As summer vacation season almost here, Majority of students with their families have started visiting mountainous areas of Murree, Nathiagali, Ayubia, Kaghan Valley, Naran and other popular tourist spots due to rising temperature in different parts of the country during the holy month of Ramadan.

A report aired by a private news channel said , With summer vacation in educational institutions, families and groups of youngsters have started moving to these areas to spend their holidays in pleasant weather and enjoying the holy month of Ramadan.

"Summer vacations are another factor encouraging domestic tourists to plan their trips to the beautiful hilly areas of northern Pakistan," said a tourist Javed Iqbal. Muhammad Abass, a tourist from Karachi visiting Naran said that this year traffic in the hill stations had been properly managed and that he did not face any difficulty in reaching the hill station.

The Lakes & Mountains are an excellent destination for family holiday, said Noman Ali, adding, summer in the mountains is full of adventure and my children will love it. Exploring the lakes with your family is a great way to spend quality time together, said another family.

The pretty village of Hunza has a relaxed and friendly atmosphere which is perfect for families, said a Youngster Tahir Awan.

Some of the Parents are waiting for the summer vacation of their children from the start of June and planning their long visits to such places to avoid scorching heat and humid weather.

"My family has planned to move to some hilly place to spend few months including the month of Ramadan as soon as summer vacations of our children will start by June," said Yasir Rao. Families and students are rushing towards Neelum Valley to take in its natural beauty, crystal clear streams, lush green mountains, and dense forests, said a local.

A local tourist operator said this time a large number of visitors thronged the hilly places due to hot and humid weather. "It is unbelievable that we are in Pakistan. The landscape and beauty in this part of the AJK make it seem as if we are somewhere in Europe," said Haniyah, a student from Lahore.

"You can only dream of, while living in Lahore, a place with lush green gardens full of flowers; and the nearby mountain peaks are covered with snow in the last days of May. It is only possible in Arang Kel; I would really love to spend the whole summer in Neelum, but can't," said Fozia Mir, a medical student.

Families visiting from the plains of Punjab prefer to cook their food in the open here, said a local.