Trekking from Chitral Town to Drosh, KPK, Pakistan

Sunday, March 20, 2021: Mr. Shams Uddin started trekking from Chitral town to Drosh at 05:47am. The total trek measures 47 kilometer in total. He traveled through the Orghooch village. By 09:49, reached the Attani viewpoint from where took some very good pictures of the beautiful Broz and Ayun villages along with Attani.

Village Orghooch in early spring

Chilim Lasht approaching Attani viewpoint from where took beautiful pictures of village Broz and Ayun

Village Attani

He then descended onto the Ayun village from Attani side and had an early lunch at Ayun.

Village Broz in early spring

Broz village

Ayun village

Continued a leisurely travel across Maskoor and reached Benisar, the gateway to Brir, the southernmost valley of the Kalasha community.

Village Benisar, the gateway to Birir, the southernmost Kalasha settlment

Traveled through Shedi village and a gentleman on the roadside invited him for tea.

Gaherat Fort

Khairabad brddge through which crossed onto Drosh side

To the end of the village, walked across the rock to reach village Kol, opposite to Kesu and continued traveling down to Khairabad. Here crossed onto Drosh side across the river through a newly-constrcuted jeepable bridge. Reached Drosh by 06:22pm, after 11 hours’ trekking.

The beautiful Drosh village of Chitral valley