About the Kashmir Tour
Four days for the valley: two nights on Dal Lake with a shikara ride and a day out to Gulmarg, then a night in Pahalgam before the flight home.
The short version of the trip — enough for Srinagar and the two valleys either side of it, without the driving the longer circuit asks for.
Day by day
01Srinagar Arrival | Check-in & Shikara Ride
- Arrive at Srinagar airport, where the cab meets you and drives you to the hotel.
- Check in and rest.
- A shikara ride on Dal Lake in the afternoon.
- Evening free for the market.
- Dinner included. Overnight stay in Srinagar.
02Srinagar to Gulmarg and back
- Breakfast, then a full day out to Gulmarg.
- The meadows and the mountains around them. The gondola is optional and at your own cost.
- Return to Srinagar in the evening.
- Breakfast and dinner included. Overnight stay in Srinagar.
03Srinagar to Pahalgam
- Breakfast, then check out and drive to Pahalgam through the valley.
- Check in on arrival, with the evening free to walk the town.
- Breakfast and dinner included. Overnight stay in Pahalgam.
04Pahalgam to Srinagar Airport | Departure
- Breakfast, then check out from the hotel.
- Drive to Srinagar airport for your onward flight.
- Breakfast included. The tour ends.
On this trip
✓What’s included
- Two nights’ accommodation in Srinagar
- One night’s accommodation in Pahalgam
- Daily breakfast and dinner
- Private cab for the whole tour
- Srinagar airport pick-up and drop
- A shikara ride on Dal Lake
- Gulmarg day trip
- Pahalgam sightseeing
- All transfers and sightseeing as mentioned in the itinerary
- Fuel, toll tax, parking charges and driver allowance
- Applicable hotel taxes
✕Not included
- Lunch, and any meal other than those mentioned
- Gondola ride charges in Gulmarg
- Pony and horse ride charges
- Local union vehicle charges, wherever applicable
- Entry tickets to gardens, monuments, parks and other attractions
- Adventure activities and other optional activities
- Personal expenses such as shopping, laundry, tips, room service and telephone calls
- Travel insurance and medical expenses
- Any additional sightseeing not mentioned in the itinerary
- Extra vehicle use beyond the planned itinerary
- Costs arising from weather, snowfall, road closures or other unforeseen circumstances
- Any increase in government taxes or charges, where applicable
- Anything not specifically mentioned under inclusions
✓What to pack
- A 40-60L rucksack plus a small daypack
- Warm layers — thermals, fleece and a windproof jacket (nights stay cold even in summer)
- Trekking shoes with grip, plus slippers for the stay
- Sunscreen, sunglasses, cap, lip balm and a personal water bottle
- Power bank, torch and any personal medication
- Original government photo ID — mandatory at all checkposts
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!Good to know
- Gulmarg, Sonmarg and Pahalgam are reached from Srinagar by road, and the last stretch into Aru, Betaab and Chandanwari is run by the local taxi union rather than by us. Those charges are separate.
- The Gulmarg gondola is not in the price. It runs subject to weather and to how many tickets the ropeway releases that morning.
- Snow can close the roads to Sonmarg and Gulmarg at short notice, so the order of days may change.
Before you book
- The best time to visit Kashmir, month by monthTulips in April, snow in January, saffron in October. What Kashmir is actually like each month, what it costs,
