Kashmir Tourism Guides

Popularly known as the 'Paradise on Earth', Kashmir is undoubtedly beautiful. It is impossible to describe the magical beauty of the region in words. Different poets got inspiration from this beautiful land. Loaded with charm, beauty and scenic locations, Kashmir is a must visit place for every kind of tourists. Snow covered peaks in the background and colourful flowers in the front create a picture-perfect environment that can bind anyone. As the great Mughal emperor has said it well "Agar Firdous Bar-Ruye Zameen Ast Hamin Asto Hamin Asto  Hamin Ast" Which Means  " if there is paradise on earth Its Here Its Here Its Here" Captivating beauty of Kashmir is alluring tourists since ages. Lush green surroundings and calm lakes of the region are the ingredients of the magical beauty of the region. Noted amongst one of the most beautiful destinations across the globe, Kashmir has many attractions that make the region worth visiting. Besides the ...

The Valley of Kashmir is known as Heaven on Earth, and one of the most beautiful places in the world. A place home to Himalayan Ranges. The alluring beauty of Kashmir gives you a reason to live and visit this place again and again.  The famous Dal lake where you can stay in houseboats, a five star luxury beyond the hotels that offers you the options to choose your cuisine according to your own taste and enjoy your meals while looking at the hustle and bustle of the Dal. The Shikaras, Kashmiri handicrafts like shawls, woodcarvings, dried fruits, saffron and the Kashmiri Culture are some of the attractions. Here is why you would love to visit Kashmir, Again & Again! 1. Natural Beauty of Kashmir:  Needless to say, Kashmir offers such breath taking views that it becomes extremely difficult for one to go back home! From the very beautiful Tulip, Nishat, Chashma Shahi and Mughal Gardens to the marvelous hill stations like Gulmarg, Pahalgam & Sonmarg; Kashmir...

A traveller to Kashmir saw many beautiful things, but it was a chance encounter with an elderly shopkeeper that upended him. When I stepped off the plane in Srinagar two years ago, I was eager to celebrate Kashmir’s attempts to revive itself after more than 20 years of brutal civil war. The Japanese, German and British governments had all recently lifted their travel advisories against visiting the area, and although more than half a million Indian soldiers remained – and more than 70,000 people had lost their lives in Indo-Pakistani violence there since 1989 – all official talk was of the future. That summer, 36 flights were touching down in Srinagar each day, bringing 1.3 million Indians, often on pilgrimage, to a jewelled valley that has long enchanted Mughals, British officers and backpackers. Everywhere I turned, there were stories of rebirth. My British tour guide on the trip, Jonny Bealby, had come to Srinagar 25 years before and gone through the traveller’s ultima...

Newfound peace comes to a divided paradise, where life’s pace is set by echoing calls to prayer and the gentle paddling of colourful canoes in glistening Dal Lake. India, miles of concrete dominate the crowded urban landscape. But in the remote northern region of Kashmir, the summer capital of Srinagar is dominated by Dal Lake, a glistening heart that gives the city its slow and steady pulse. Here, life’s pace is set by the spade-shaped paddles of the colourfully painted shikaras (canoe-like boats) rather than the chaotic movements of frenetic tuk-tuk drivers. For centuries, Kashmir has been one of the most highly coveted areas of the Asian continent, regarded as paradise on Earth by the Mughal kings who holidayed in the valley, nestled between the Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Mountains. But for much of the second half of the 20th Century, periodic war and political strife have kept visitors from heaven's gate. In 1947, the bloody partition of India freed the country...

Kashmir Great Lakes Trek is a standout among the most wonderful treks in India. This trek is situated above Sonmarg  which lies on the Srinagar-Leh highway.The genuine excellence of Kashmir lies in the shrouded valleys that are not open by street. Until a couple of years back this trek was  not available to regular people and has endless excellent high lakes all through its trails. It takes around eight days to do this trek, yet the vistas abandon you with recollections that would endure forever, and since it's a direct level trek, it can be taken up by fit yet beginner trekkers or even some novices.  A significant number of the Kashmir Great Lakes Trek  are named after divine beings from Hindu folklore and accompany fascinating stories about the source and presence. The most tremendous lakes on this trek are Gangabal, Vishansar, Krishnasar and Gadsar. DIFFICULTY : Moderate. MAX AlLTITUDE : 13750 ft BASE CAMP : Sonmarg DURATION : 8 Days, 7 nights. ...

Me and my family - which incorporated my sister and my old guardians had been to Srinagar for five days. All appointments were orchestrated by Kashmir Tourism   a local tour and travel operator based in srinagar.  After our arrival at airport we met he company representative he took us straight to Houseboat at the Dal lake Srinagar for the initial three evenings. It was such a stunning knowledge getting into the shikaras and registering with the houseboat. The houseboat was great, clean and completely finished with kashmiri furnitures. We had the full houseboat to ourselves, two room with appended toilets, an eating space with table and seats where we had our sustenance, a room close to the passage with TV and couches and so on. We used to simply sit at the houseboat deck in the nights tasting our tea and appreciating the nightfall and the delightful perspective of the lake with the vivid shikaras. The shikara rides we took incorporated a dusk ride where we moved in th...

I have always wanted to visit Kashmir and so when the opportunity arose I went. I knew it is a Muslim state, extremely beautiful, famous for its shawls, houseboats on Dal and Nigeen Lakes and long curfews and a history of violent clashes with the armed forces over Kashmir's desire for independence. I expected it to be flooded with tourists domestic and foreign like the rest of India. It wasn't . Some Indians came and fewer foreigners. In Kashmir people told me visitors think 100 times about going or not going to Kashmir. But I didn't think twice. I like risky destinations. I had seen and read all the reports of violent clashes. The media is full of images of stone pelting in Srinagar and dangerous militants justly killed by a brave Indian armed forces . But there is another side to this conflict and one the media never addresses. Kashmir is Muslim. India is not. India has a broadly common culture. Kashmir is Islamic. Kashmiri is a uniquely different language. The ...