Abbottabad

It is charming spread out over several low, refreshingly cool, and green hills. Abbottabad is 116 km (2 hours) from Rawalpindi and 208 km (3 hours) from Peshawar. Abbottabad, which is 1,250 m approximately above sea level, is a neat and clean town in a spacious valley surrounded by green hills. It is a popular summer resort. It serves as a base for trips to Kaghan Valley and the Gallies. KP-CTA maintains a Tourist Information Centre here to facilitate visitors. Places worth visiting in and around Abbottabad are; Ilyasi Mosque with a water spring, and the Shimla Hill viewpoint. Thandiani is another attractive hill resort 30 km east of Abbottabad at an altitude of 2,800 meters above sea level.