On the borders of Kashmir and Punjab, Murree is a hill station in pakistan. The atmosphere of Murree is good at every thing. Cool atmosphere is the positive point of the station. In the Himalayan foothills, once Murree was a charming colonial town but for last few years, Murree has seen much development and it is an over crowded resort at the time. Murree has always been famous for Pakistani families or tourists. The international tourists enjoy and like to walk in Gallis. Light rain is very common in the atmosphere and in summer its atmosphere is cool. While in winter there falls a heavy snow and the hills are covered with blanket of snow. But many of the people visit the resort to enjoy the beautiful scenes but many hotels will be closed because of heavy snow. Natural scenes and refreshing scenes are the main attraction of Murree. It is a common place for family picnics. Nathia Gali, Patriata, Khanuspur are the major family picnic spots and mountains offer trekking and hiking. Bhurban and Dunga gali is best for tracking and hiking because of its altitude. Patriata is also good in hiking and trekking. Other than these there are more points to visit. If you visit Murree you must visit these points.
Dunga Gali
Visitors return to Murree from Ayubia, after a distance of about three miles the visitors see the view Dunga Gali. Dunga gali is situated on the slopes of Mushkpurihill that has a height of 7,800ft. Dunga gali provides a fantastic scene of wooded spurs that projects towards the jehlum. The peak of Mushkpuri is the highest point in the range and one can climb up 9,232 ft above the peak of Mushkpuri in Dunga Gali.
Nathia Gali
Nathia Gali is the famous hill resort. It lies between abbotabad and murree at an altitiude of 8, 350 ft. on can view the snow white peaks of Kashmir and kohistan on one side and Pothwar on the other, while traveling towards Nathia Gali. In a clear day one can also have a view of Nanga Parbat the highest peak of Pakistan.
Thandiani
The hills of Thandiani have a height of 9,000 feet above sea Level. The hill offers beautiful scenes with lovely green views. Around it the mountains are forested and show beautiful scenes. One can see wildlife like leopards, pheasants, monkeys and the squirrel. It is the coldest resort as compare to other resorts. One can reach there through Nathia Gali route but it takes more time. One can reach easily through Abbottabad road to the point as it is 31 km from main Abbottabad city. The road presents beautiful scenes around and one even enjoys travelling on the road.
At the distance of about 23 km from Abbottabad, there is a place named Kalapani. The place has a l local dak bungalow, Hule Ka Danna.
Shopping at Murree
To remind the tourists about their tour, Murree has handicraft shops, traditional clothing items , carved walking sticks, jewelery items, head wear and leather goods. If you intend to shop in Murree you must visit Millenium Mall, situated on the main Mall. It is a complete shopping mall and offers all brands in cosmetic, watches, clothing,leather, coffe, icecream parlors, Pakistani restaurants and fast food restaurants like Pizza Hut, KFC. Many of the brands are also available like Nike, Gucci, Nike, Addidas, Emporio Armani, Piere Cardin, Rado, Victoria Secrets, Tissot and many other outlets are situated in the Mall. Its first floor is reserved as the joy land of children.
You can visit Murree by hiring a taxi or if you are a trained driver you can enjoy yourself with your family.
