We reached Shogran at around 1:30 pm and got ourselves checked in at Pine Park Hotel, which is the best place to stay at Shogran (so we were told). The season is off these days (September) and all the hotel rooms were available at throwaway prices. We had the option of getting a standard double room with mattress OR there was another attractive deal of getting a cottage with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. We decided to pamper ourselves, and got a cottage. Normal rate of a cottage during season is Rs.7,000 – 8,000 per night however, due to off season, we got it really cheap at Rs.2,200 after much haggling ? with hot water throughout the day (normally hot water is available only for 4-5 hours daily in the morning from 6-11 am).
The room was fine and the hotel was also nice, but the food was really pathetic and so was the tea. However, the breakfast was really nice and we had Parathas, Omlette and Toasts. We tried tea at 3 different restaurants just to have a better taste, but could not find a perfect cuppa tea at Shogran. So if you are a tea lover, don’t forget to take your own kettle and ingredients. The only good food that we could find was the dinner at a place called Manshi Bareeze restaurant (referred by Mr. Liaqat, the caretaker of the Governor House) , which is not far from Pine Park hotel. Karahi Chicken and Channay Ki Daal with fresh roti by the log-fire was really interesting and we ate well, finally.Next day we had plans of visiting Sri and Paya, the two places we had as a must see on our agenda, but unfortunately, it started raining the next morning and we were told by the hotel management not to go to either of the places, as it was a tricky and dangerous route in rain (one has to go there by 4WD jeep, available for hire at the hotel). So we dropped the idea and left for Naran, which according to the hotel management is a safer bet and one can do travel to, even during rain (the road by the way, is not all that good to travel by a saloon car). We left for Naran at around 12:30 and reached Naran by 4:00. The total distance from Kidwai to Naran is approx. 80 kms, but the road makes it a travel of approx 3 – 3:30 hours.
The room was fine and the hotel was also nice, but the food was really pathetic and so was the tea. However, the breakfast was really nice and we had Parathas, Omlette and Toasts. We tried tea at 3 different restaurants just to have a better taste, but could not find a perfect cuppa tea at Shogran. So if you are a tea lover, don’t forget to take your own kettle and ingredients. The only good food that we could find was the dinner at a place called Manshi Bareeze restaurant (referred by Mr. Liaqat, the caretaker of the Governor House) , which is not far from Pine Park hotel. Karahi Chicken and Channay Ki Daal with fresh roti by the log-fire was really interesting and we ate well, finally.Next day we had plans of visiting Sri and Paya, the two places we had as a must see on our agenda, but unfortunately, it started raining the next morning and we were told by the hotel management not to go to either of the places, as it was a tricky and dangerous route in rain (one has to go there by 4WD jeep, available for hire at the hotel). So we dropped the idea and left for Naran, which according to the hotel management is a safer bet and one can do travel to, even during rain (the road by the way, is not all that good to travel by a saloon car). We left for Naran at around 12:30 and reached Naran by 4:00. The total distance from Kidwai to Naran is approx. 80 kms, but the road makes it a travel of approx 3 – 3:30 hours.
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