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Kashmir Valley: Srinagar, Gulmarg & Pahalgam

Kashmir Valley: Srinagar, Gulmarg & Pahalgam

5 days 11 stopsby CityDekho Editorial

The day-by-day plan

1

Day 1

Dal Lake, Srinagar

  1. Srinagar (Dal Lake)
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    Srinagar (Dal Lake)

    Kashmir's summer capital, built around the willow-fringed Dal Lake.

  2. Nishat Bagh
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    Nishat Bagh

    The terraced Garden of Joy laid out in 1633 facing the lake.

  3. Boulevard Road Waterfront
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    Boulevard Road Waterfront

    The lakeside promenade below Shankaracharya Hill.

2

Day 2

Mughal gardens & shikaras

  1. Floating Vegetable Market
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    Floating Vegetable Market

    A dawn market traded from shikaras on the lake.

3

Day 3

Meadow of Gulmarg

  1. Gulmarg
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    Gulmarg

    A high-altitude meadow and ski resort ringed by the Pir Panjal.

  2. Gulmarg Gondola
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    Gulmarg Gondola

    One of the world's highest cable cars, climbing toward Apharwat Peak.

  3. Apharwat Peak
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    Apharwat Peak

    A high ridge above the gondola, snow-covered much of the year.

4

Day 4

Pahalgam valleys

  1. Pahalgam
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    Pahalgam

    A valley town on the Lidder river, base for the Amarnath route.

  2. Betaab Valley
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    Betaab Valley

    A green river valley named after the film shot here.

  3. Aru Valley
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    Aru Valley

    A meadow hamlet 12 km up-valley and a trekking trailhead.

5

Day 5

Baisaran meadow

  1. Baisaran Meadow
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    Baisaran Meadow

    A pine-ringed alpine meadow above Pahalgam.

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