History<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The hilly paradise has seen good and bad times in the past century. It started as a princely state in 1926 and remained so till 1969, when Yousafzai clan relinquished its dynasty. After that, the princely state was incorporated into the North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan (now Khyber Pakhtunkhwa). Since then, several efforts were made to turn Malam Jabba into a ski resort. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This idea was originally conceived by the visiting Austrian ambassador to Pakistan in 1962. After exceptional delays and a lot of new government entities, a hotel was built in 1988. This happened with monetary support from the Viennese government and the last Yousafzai wali. However, the hotel and ski resort in Malam Jabba sat idle for another 10 years. Disputes between the government and the private sector were responsible for this. Eventually, the ski resort and hotel took off, managed by PTDC of the federal government. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

By 2006, over 20,000 people in Swat were employed indirectly by tourism to the region, including the resort. The new ski resort is expected to attract many international tourists and do wonders for the tourism industry. Situated around 30 km from Mingora, Swat, the newly opened hotel sits atop the Malam Jabba Hill Station, 2,650 metres above sea level, with eye-catching views of the scenic Swat Valley. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This PC Hotel offers skiing, snowboarding and snow-tubing in the winters and hiking, horseback riding and zipline in the summers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Facilities Available<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

• It is safe for families.<\/li>
• Accommodation in town and hilly areas are clean and affordable.<\/li>
• You can enjoy the hills, greenery, and peace from your hotel and resorts.<\/li>
• The road to the main towns is paved and accessible throughout the summers.<\/li>
• Jeep route takes you to the beautiful meadows and valleys. (if you don\u2019t want to hike)<\/li>
• Tourism Department helps the Tourist\/ Visitors through providing broachers in both Urdu and English languages. The local Police and the local Guides can speak multi languages (i.e local languages, Urdu, English and some of them can speak Chinese also).<\/li>
• Popular tourist locations have most of the facilities available including eateries, shops, dhabas, washrooms, guesthouses, and car\/jeep rentals.<\/li>
• For hikers and trekkers, all the equipment and tents can be hired in the towns along with porters, local guides and horses, or mule.<\/li>
• Filling stations are available Malam Jabba which includes Petrol and Diesel.<\/li>
• Taxis are available in Malam Jabba on daily rent basis.<\/li>
• Shops are available in Malam Jabba<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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