Two nights in Bahrain on the Swat River

Bahrain sits about 10 km above Madyan, where the Daral stream meets the Swat River, and about 2 hours from Mingora. The hotels and the small bazaar are on the water.

The riverside was hit hard by the 2022 floods, and most hotels have since reopened. If you are comparing tours, ask which hotel your dates will use, since that depends on availability.

Madyan is the town just below, around 60 km from Mingora at about 1,320 m. It has hotels at every budget, a bazaar for shawls and carved wood, and river trout in most restaurants. It is an easy lunch stop on the way up.

Our group tour from Lahore spends both nights in Bahrain with 3 to 4 people per room, and day 2 starts early for Kalam and the jeeps to Mahodand Lake. If you want the full plan, open the page for the 3 day Swat tour from Lahore.