India
Kashmir
Shikaras, saffron fields and alpine meadows
Why go
The Kashmir Valley is a short flight from Delhi and feels like another country. Wake on a carved-cedar houseboat to a floating vegetable market, ride the Gulmarg gondola to 3,950 m for Himalayan views, walk the pine valleys of Pahalgam, and spend an afternoon among the terraced Mughal gardens of Srinagar. Best paired with the drive over to Ladakh if you have the time and the acclimatisation.
Trip highlights
- Houseboat night on Dal Lake
- Gulmarg gondola, Asia's highest
- Betaab Valley and Aru, Pahalgam
- Mughal gardens — Nishat and Shalimar
Ways to travel Kashmir
Valley classic
Srinagar houseboat, Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonamarg with a private car and driver.
Tulip season
April trip timed for the Indira Gandhi Tulip Garden in full bloom above Dal Lake.
Winter in the valley
A December–February group trip for snow at Gulmarg and the gondola over white slopes, priced for six or more travelling together.
Kashmir to Ladakh
Add the two-day road journey via Kargil to Leh for the ultimate Himalayan overland.
Kashmir itineraries to start from
Ready-made routes you can tweak — change hotels, add nights, combine with another destination.
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Kashmir Valley — Houseboats & Meadows
A night on a Dal Lake houseboat plus Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonamarg by private car — the whole valley at an easy pace.
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Kashmir Winter Getaway — Snow & Gondola
A snow-season circuit of Srinagar, Gulmarg, Sonamarg and Pahalgam — the gondola over white slopes, a shikara ride on the Dal, and hotels with breakfast and dinner included. Priced for groups of six or more travelling together.
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