Murree (مری) is a hill station based summer resort and the administrative centre of Murree Tehsil, Pakistan.
The Murree Hills, located along the Islamabad-Murree Highway, some 58.3 km (36.2 mi) northeast of Islamabad is a popular tourist destination located in the north-west Himalayas at an average altitude of 2,291 metres (7,516 ft). The city of Murree, draped in forests of pine, and oak, experiences pleasant summers and cold, snowy winters.
Bhurban and New Murree (Patriata) have also developed as tourist centres. The whole Murree Galliat region is known for its scenic beauty. Mountains overhung with pines and oaks, bubbling with gurgling springs, crisscrossed by rivulets, dotted with sprawling lawns and orchards overloaded with fruits present a nice spectacle. A fine view of the snowy peaks of Kashmir is to be had on a clear day, and the crest of Nanga Parbat can sometimes be seen.
Bhurban, boosting with a five star Pearl Continental Hotel and a nine hole Golf course has cropped recently as another tourist attraction in the area. Lying at an altitude of 6000 ft, Bhurban is situated at a distance of 13 kilometres from Murree on one of main roads leading to Azad Kashmir. On the main Kashmir Road, only 2 miles away from PC Bhurban, Bhurban Hill Apartments are situated which are luxury holiday apartments in the area. The Punjab government is said to have plans to develop New Murree city at Patriata fifteen kilometres southeast of Murree. The Punjab Tourism department constructed resorts amidst the forests on the Patriata ridge in 1987 as well as a 3-kilometre sky slope from the top of Patriata ridge to Gulara Gali (not functioning currently). Patriata is connected with Islamabad and Murree through a number of all weather roads.
A view of Pearl Continental Burbhan
A breath taking view of New Muree (Patriata) Chair Lift and Waterfall.
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