PTDC Motel, Besham, KKH, Dist.Shangla (NWFP), Pakistan
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| Rightly known as the eighth wonder of the world, the 804 km long Karakoram Highway starts of Mansehra and winds its precarious way along the Indus River past Thakot all the way upto the famous Khunjerab Pass at 16,100 feet above sea level, into the Pamir Plateau of the Xinjxiang Province of China. Historically known as the old 'Silk Route', bearing ancient Buddhist inscriptions carved into the rocks along the route, a drive on the KKH is a life time experience.
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Besham is 265 km from Islamabad, the PTDC Motel presents an ideal place to break the journey for an overnight stay enroute to Gilgit, or beyond. Overlooking the mighty Indus River, the Motel is located at a strategic junction on the road linking the Swat Valley over the Shangla Pass with the main KKH. Rightly known as the eighth wonder of the world, the 804 km long Karakoram Highway starts of Mansehra and winds its precarious way along the Indus River past Thakot all the way upto the famous Khunjerab Pass at 16,100 feet above sea level, into the Pamir Plateau of the Xinjxiang Province of China. Historically known as the old ‘Silk Route’, bearing ancient Buddhist inscriptions carved into the rocks along the route, a drive on the KKH is a life time experience.
FACILITIES : The Motel is very popular with tourists, who find great serenity along the sandy embankments of the Indus. Here, too, an excellent Restaurant, serving both western and local cuisine, is ideally placed overlooking the river. Besides its comfortable, well furnished rooms, the Motel is equipped with Telephone, Curio Shop, Satellite TV and Laundry facilities.
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HOTEL SERVICES
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- Parking
- Room service
- Satellite
- Curio Shop
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