Neelam Valley is one of the most beautiful places of Azad Kashmir. With excellent scenic and panoramic views, towering hills on both sides of the Neelum river, lush green forests and enchanting streams is also called as the ‘Paradise of Kashmir’. Running parallel to the Kaghan Valley, Neelam Valley is dipped in most amazing beauty and attracts large number of tourists particularly in summer from within and other foreign countries. The Neelum river is also famous for its fishing and it has Trout fish in abundance.

Neelam Valley is about 200 kilo-meters long and is situated to the North and North East of Muzaffarabad. The valley can be approached from two different points, one from Kaghan Valley and the other is Noori Top. It has many minor passes as well. In addition to that there is also a ‘Line of Control’ (LOC) between Azad Kashmir and Indian Occupied Kashmir where relatives can cross the bridge and can meet their relatives on the other side of the bridge twice a month.

Neelam Valley is also famous for its mineral mines and local fruits of great taste including Apples, Apricots, Walnuts and Plums. The whole valley gives fascinating and beautiful scenery. The valley includes lush green forests and high-altitude lakes makes the surrounding heavenly and it is like a dream come true for the people who visit it. The Snow-capped mountains and the fast flowing Neelum river all make tourists believe as if they are in some part of Switzerland. Many of the tourists who are interested in mountain tourism also come and enjoy the Neelum Valley.

Some of its famous places like Shounter Pass, Chita Khata, Ratti Gali, Baboon, Noori Top, Sharda, Kel, Surgon and many more are mentioned by famous tourists like Mustansar Hussain Tararr etc. The three rivers present in this area are Jhelum, Neelum and Poonch.