Are you looking to go on some adventurous hill station tour? Some of the places are more near to you than you think. Yes, you guessed right its Murree. Murree is located on the Pir Panjal Range in Rawalpindi District in Punjab, Pakistan. It is almost 30 KM from the Islamabad city. Murree is a popular tourist attraction since British India and still popular as a hill station among tourists because of its natural beauty and pleasant summer season and British Raj architecture. It has an average altitude of 2,291 meters (7,516 feet). Murree isn’t a small town; it has many great points to explore such as Mall road, Kashmir point, Nathiyagali, New Murree, Burban, Ayubia, Pindi Point, Gora Gali are the main attraction among tourists.
Safety: Murree is a very safe destination for travelling as people are best known for their hospitality.
Money: Pakistan Rupees, All International Credit Card (Visa; Master Card) are accepted as the ATMs are available.
Shopping: A variety of local and branded shops are located in the vicinity of Mall road which is one of the biggest attraction points in this area.
To explore these attraction points you can use public transport, personal transport, and airport and rail link. All roads are single lane and too narrow except Islamabad-Murree highway which is two lane road. And if you are hiring taxi or jeep to roam in Murree hire a skilled driver to move in the mountains.
Murree is a subtropical highland climate under the Köppen climate classification. It is present in the outer Himalayas, at high altitude. Hence, this area has cold, snowy winters, relatively cool summer season with heavy downpours and frequent fog, as compared to areas with low altitudes, and. Precipitation is present in all the seasons, with two peaks, first one during the winter season and the second one in summers from July to August. On average weather remain 16-25 centigrade in Murree all the year round.