Swat Valley

Swat Valley The vast Swat Valley is a panoramic hub of natural beauty in the KPK province of Pakistan.  Along the Swat River, it remained center of Buddhism for centuries and thus it was a center of Gandhara culture and civilization. Valley […]

Swat Valley

The vast Swat Valley is a panoramic hub of natural beauty in the KPK province of Pakistan.  Along the Swat River, it remained center of Buddhism for centuries and thus it was a center of Gandhara culture and civilization. Valley of Swat remained a British princely state under the rule of Waalis of Swat who were tribal heads of the Yusafzai Pathan tribes, the major population of the valley.  The separate status of the state of Swat remained continuous from 1947 up to 1969 when the state was merged in Pakistani administration. The region was undertook by Tehrike Taliban Pakistan in 2007 which was the regained by Pakistani forces in 2009. The old valley of Swat has been divided in three districts of Swat, Buneer and Shangla. The present district of Swat spreads over an area of 5337 square kilometers with the population of 2.31 million as per the statistics of 2017 census.

Gorgeous valley of Swat is a famous for its exceptional beauty core of nature. The valley was titled as “Switzerland of the East” by Queen Elizabeth II during her visit to the region in the 1960. Average altitude of Swat is 3,200 feet, ensuing in a significantly cooler and humid climate due to floating clouds and lush green plains or hills. With evergreen forests, lush alpine meadows, and snowy mountains, Swat is considered to be the paradise on land. It has a number of tourist places visited continuously by local and foreign tourists throughout the year. The beauty of Swat contains in its waterfalls, lakes, gardens, river sides and many of such traits of natural grace gleams. Tour facilities of every kind have been provided in Swat by government and private investors. There are many hotels in Swat. There are good conditioned roads, well furnished markets, luxury hotels and panoramic parks entertaining the visitors at their satisfaction. Almost all the spots in Swat are presented on the Swat tour packages. The most memorable tour places of Swat region have been portrayed in the following texts.

• Top Tour Places in Swat Valley