Comfort Zone Guest House

Overview

Head up the Bamboret Valley Road into the Kalash country and you'll find Comfort Zone Guest House at Aftab Abad, a quiet spot for travellers wanting to stay close to one of Chitral's most storied vall... read more

Head up the Bamboret Valley Road into the Kalash country and you'll find Comfort Zone Guest House at Aftab Abad, a quiet spot for travellers wanting to stay close to one of Chitral's most storied valleys. Nightly rates sit between PKR 7,000 and PKR 10,500, fair for a base this deep into the mountains. The standout here is simple but important: a cook on site. Out in Bamboret, where restaurants are few and far between and the road back to town is long, having meals prepared for you at the guest house is less a luxury than a necessity, and it lets guests spend their daylight hours among the valley's villages and slopes rather than worrying about where the next dinner comes from. This is somewhere to keep expectations honest and pleasures uncomplicated: a room to return to, warm food waiting, and the Kalash valleys right on the doorstep. For trekkers, culture-seekers and anyone chasing the quiet of the far north, it makes a sincere and well-placed overnight home.