Karachi ⇆ Kashmir9-Day Road Trip Journal 25 Sept – 3 Oct · ~3,500 km Add trip to calendar
25 September – 3 October
Nine days, there and back

Karachi to
Kashmir & Back

Karachi · Sukkur · Islamabad · Sharda · Taobat · Arang Kel · Multan

A 9-day road-trip journal from the Arabian Sea to the Neelum Valley and home again — through the Indus plains, the Kaghan-Neelum road, and the last village before the Line of Control.

  • 3:00 AM departure — Karachi, 25th SeptemberThe whole trip runs on this one early start
  • ~3,500 km round tripKarachi to Taobat and back, via Multan
  • 9 days · 8 nightsSeven stops, from the coast to the Neelum Valley
  • Back by 11:00 PM (max) — 3rd OctoberDay 9 is a built-in buffer, not the finish line
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Arang Kel meadow, Neelum Valley
Sharda, Neelum Valley
Taobat village, Neelum Valley
25th September
Day 1

Out of the South

Overnight · Islamabad
Karachi → Sukkur → Islamabad

Karachi falls away in the dark. Ten hours north, the Indus catches the morning light at Sukkur for a short breakfast stop, then it's on toward the capital, arriving well after sunset.

  • Depart Karachi3:00 AM start
  • Breakfast in SukkurMorning arrival, short stop
  • Resume towards IslamabadOnward from Sukkur
  • Arrive Islamabad, dinnerEvening/night arrival
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Faisal Mosque, Islamabad
Faisal Mosque, Islamabad
Live map · Islamabad, Pakistan
26th September
Day 2

Into the Neelum Valley

Overnight · Sharda
Islamabad → Sharda

The road narrows and starts to climb, threading past waterfalls and a river that marks a border. By evening the valley opens into Sharda, ringed by pine and the first real mountains of the trip.

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Sharda, Neelum Valley
Sharda, Neelum Valley
Live map · Sharda, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
Dhanni Waterfall
Kundal Shahi Waterfall
Keran, Line of Control view
27th September
Day 3

Where the Road Runs Out

Overnight · Taobat
Sharda → Taobat

Taobat sits at the edge of the map — the last village before the Neelum River bends out of Pakistan. A late breakfast in Sharda, then hours deeper into the valley.

  • Breakfast in Sharda9:00–10:30 AM, then depart
  • Arrive Taobat, dinnerEvening arrival
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Taobat village, Neelum Valley
Taobat, Neelum Valley
Live map · Taobat, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
28th September
Day 4

Higher Still

Overnight · Taobat
Taobat → Taobat Bala → Taobat

A day with no destination but altitude — up to Taobat Bala's meadows and back down again, with the river for company the whole way.

  • Breakfast in TaobatThen move up to Taobat Bala
  • Explore Taobat BalaDaytime excursion
  • Return to Taobat, dinnerNight arrival back
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Neelum River near Taobat Bala
Neelum River, Taobat Bala excursion
Live map · Taobat Bala, Neelum Valley, Pakistan
29th September
Day 5

The Meadow Above the Clouds

Overnight · Arangkel
Taobat → Arangkel

No road reaches Arang Kel — only a footpath up through pine forest to a wooden village strung across an open meadow, wrapped in cloud by evening.

  • Breakfast in TaobatThen move towards Arangkel
  • Arrive in ArangkelDaytime, settle in
  • Dinner in Arangkel
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Arang Kel meadow
Arang Kel
Live map · Arang Kel, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
30th September
Day 6

Turning South

Arangkel → Multan

One last morning in the meadow before the long haul begins — down from the mountains and south across the plains toward Multan.

  • Breakfast in ArangkelMorning sightseeing
  • Depart Arangkel3:00–4:00 PM, head for Multan
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Arang Kel, morning
Arang Kel, morning
Live map · Arang Kel, Azad Kashmir, Pakistan
1st October
Day 7

City of Saints

Overnight · Multan
Arrive Multan

A night landing in the City of Saints, its shrines and skyline waiting for a morning light this itinerary won't quite catch.

  • Arrive Multan, dinnerNight arrival
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Shrine of Shah Rukn-e-Alam, Multan
Shrine of Shah Rukn-e-Alam, Multan
Live map · Shrine of Shah Rukn-e-Alam, Multan, Pakistan
2nd October
Day 8

The Final Stretch

Multan → Karachi

The longest single leg of the trip — breakfast in Multan, then the plains sliding past, with the Lansdowne Bridge at Sukkur as the last landmark before the coast comes back into view.

  • Breakfast in MultanThen depart for Karachi
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Lansdowne Bridge, Sukkur, en route
Lansdowne Bridge, Sukkur — en route
Live map · Lansdowne Bridge, Sukkur, Pakistan
3rd October
Day 9

Back to the Sea

Trip ends
Arrival in Karachi

A built-in cushion day — if Day 8 runs long, this is where it lands. By eleven at the latest, the Arabian Sea again.

  • Back in KarachiBy 11:00 PM (max), trip concludes
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Built as a buffer day in the schedule — if Day 8 runs long, this is the cushion.
Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi
Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi
Live map · Mazar-e-Quaid, Karachi, Pakistan