Beautiful & Stunning Lakes in Pakistan - Heaven on earth

It is said that there are two Switzerland in Pakistan. It is a piece of heaven on earth. watch yourself.

Satpara Lake is a natural lake near Skardu, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, which supplies water to Skardu Valley. It is fed by the Satpara Stream. Satpara Lake is situated at an elevation of 2,636 meters (8,650 ft) above sea level and is spread over an area of 2.5 km².

Rush Lake is the highest lake in Pakistan, situated near Rush Pari Peak at 5,098 m. It is the 25th highest alpine lake is the world, located about 15 km north of Miar Peak and Spantik (Golden Peak), which are in the Nagar valley.

Dudipatsar Lake also known as “Dudipat Lake” is located in the extreme north of the Kaghan Valley, in the Mansehra District. Amongst the most beautiful lakes of Pakistan, Dudipatsar is a lake encircled by snow clad peaks in Lulusar-Dudipatsar National Park. The name “Dudipatsar” has been given to the lake because of the white color of snow at surrounding peaks. The word “dudi” means white, “pat” means mountains and “sar” means lake.

Ratti Gali Lake is a place you ever dreamed to visit. Undoubtedly, this lake is more beautiful than anyone can dream. A Dream Lake. This beautiful lake is located in Neelam Valley, Azad Kashmir, at the hight of 12,130 feet above see level.

The Shangrila Lake spot second amongst the most beautiful lakes of Pakistan. The lake is also known as “Lower Kachura Lake” and is located at a drive of about 20 minutes from Skardu town. The lake is a part of the Shangrila resort and is a popular tourist destination. Shangrila was named after a book titled Lost Horizon by James Hilton. Shangri-la is a Chinese (Tibetan) word meaning “Heaven on earth”.

Saiful Muluk lake located near the town of Naran at the northern end of the Kaghan Valley, at an altitude of 3,224 m (10,578 feet). It is amongst one of the highest lakes in Pakistan, a fairy tale called Saiful Muluk (the story of the prince of Persia who fell in love with a fairy princess at the lake), written by the Mian Muhammad Bakhsh (famous Sufi poet), is associated with the lake.

I wish I would visit one day all of them. The northern area of Pakistan is extremely beautiful.