Siri Paye the main tourist attraction of the Shogran. The name Siri Paye means head and legs. The lake point is known as Siri while the Paye top is lush green meadows. Horse Riding is a preferred activity over here as the journey is too steep and tiring from Shogran. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tourists reach the Siri and Paye top thru the Jeep trek of 6KM from Shogran which is also one of the dangerous roads in Pakistan. There are different myths about the name of Siri and Paye. One myth is that there was a Hindu lady named Siri who fell in love with the Paye who lived at the top. Another traditional story says that a woman\u2019s goat was hunted by a lion whose head remains were found at Siri and legs were found at Paye top, but the place provides mesmerizing views above 3,000 meters (10,000 ft) above sea level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The thrilling jeep passes all the way through the dense alpine woods with breathtaking and marvelous views that can leave a strong impact on nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

Shogran Siri Paye is famous due to its spectacular beauty of mountains, glaciers, scenic views, beautiful landscape, lush greenery & romantic weather. It is one of the most scenic valleys in Pakistan and feels like heaven on earth. It is famous for its natural beauty, peaceful environment, amazing and beautiful landscape, lovely lakes, and romantic weather. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shogran Valley is located southeast of Kiwai and south of Paye Meadow. From Kiwai, a 6-kilometer-long road runs uphill to Shogran. You can go up to Shogran in your own car as well. Shogran is a tourist resort with numerous hotels; the track continues to climb up to Siri Lake and ends at Paya. A moderate four to six-hour trek (depending on trekker fitness) from Paya leads to Makra Top. Shogran is a green plateau hill station in the Kaghan Valley, northern Pakistan at a height of 7,749 feet or 2,362 meters above sea level. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Shogran is located at a distance of 34 km away from Balakot. Siri means \u2018lake\u2019; it’s a small lake situated before Paye meadows. In winters Siri freezes in such a way that one not can walk over it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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

• A lot of hotels and motels are located on the road side with beautiful views of the mountains.<\/li>
• Bazaars with local food and handicrafts are the main attraction of the area.<\/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>
• Landline and mobile connectivity makes it comfortable for the tourists to communicate.<\/li>
• Local tourist\u2019s guides are also available for tourist facilitation.<\/li>
• Local and private transport is easily available 24\/7.<\/li>
• Jeep ride kiwai to Siri Paye meadows, horse riding, trek to Makra peak,<\/li>
• Pine Park Hotel, Cedar Wood, Lalazar Hotel, Hilltop Hotel<\/li>
• Filling stations are available in Paye Meadows which includes Petrol and Diesel.<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Paye Meadows is one of the most beautiful places in Northern Pakistan where nature can be found blushing everywhere. In the spring season, the flowers bloom and these colorful creatures look awe-inspiring with the white backdrop of the Makra Peak. This place is simply the best for a weekend adventure or even a full-fledge tour away from your stressful routine. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":12285,"parent":0,"template":"","destination_type":[17],"location":[60,24],"site_type":[166],"featured":[],"class_list":["post-643","destination","type-destination","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","destination_type-site","location-khyber-pakhtunkhwa","location-pakistan","site_type-nature-eco-tourism"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/destination"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19132,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination\/643\/revisions\/19132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12285"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"destination_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/destination_type?post=643"},{"taxonomy":"location","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/location?post=643"},{"taxonomy":"site_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site_type?post=643"},{"taxonomy":"featured","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visitsilkroad.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/featured?post=643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}