PAKISTAN – As Not Seen on TV!
Siri Paye, offers a carefree weekend adventure, away from the stressful day to day routine for us, the dwellers of Punjab plains. The small hamlet offers an excursion that rids you of your taut nerves and a joy time day in and day out. Visiting this magnificent vale in summer carries promise of a cool and fresh weather coupled with a warm welcome from the local people, the best bet in any case.
Sri Paye is a queer, rather funny name, yet this place in a remote corner of Kaghan Valley, six KM away from Shogran has superb views unrivalled by any other place.
Siri Paye offers a carefree weekend adventure, away from the stressful day to day routine. The small hamlet offers an excursion that rids you of your taut nerves and a joy time day in and day out. Visiting this magnificent vale in summer carries promise of a cool and fresh weather coupled with a warm welcome from the local people, the best bet in any case. Its charm and splendor, says the writer, stays embedded in my memory ever since the day I landed into this vibrant, enchanting hideout with fabulous treks and bountiful thrills of walk in the valley.
We reach this heaven on earth as we leave Rawalpindi, traversing our journey through Abbotabad, Mansehra, Balakot and Shogran.
Siri Paye is 6 km further from Shogran. Reach there either by hiring a four wheel jeep trailing over a bumpy road or just trek. The patch is full of adventure and fun. However some turns are enough to raise your hair but once you reach Siri Paye, you are truly rewarded after a blood curdling—spine tingling journey as you catch the most fascinating glimpses of domed, lush green hillocks. On our way up to Siri, very often, young innocent kids approach the visitor. These "salesmen" the sons of the mountains offer you wild berries and "Aloochas" at very cheap prices.
At a majestic height of 11200 feet the Makra Peak boasts the most dramatic scenery of Paye offering a pleasant blend of lakeside walks with a vivid blue sky above us which is truly a rewarding exercise for the beholden visitor to "Siri Paye".
Siri Paye itself is a queer—rather funny name. Literally in English it would be "Head and Feet". Locals have many myths coined to assign an origin to this name.
The place's irresistible appeal emanates from its small yet majestic, serene and frozen blue water lake. Its sheer beauty lies in surrounding green pastures—grazing cattle—gradual slopes and thatched houses.
With its most elegant perfect scenery, Paye has been a popular retreat since long. Atmosphere in this delightful hideout with its outstanding blend of pure nature and alpine milieu, thriving wild flower beds unrivalled beauty of snow covered peaks is out-worldly. Many lakes at Siri and Paye are just painted lagoons, perfect to be one on picture post cards.
Clouds hover around the place all day and give rise to varying shades and hues to flower studded slopes. A large number of wild flowers sprout in May and August. Local youths play cricket on slopes or play flute and dance in pleasant weather.
Siri Paye is a place where all visitors who come once to this valley are sure to feel refreshed for the superb sensational and valuable holiday which is a treat in itself. Try and see it... Seeing is believing...
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