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Kashmir — The Paradise on Earth
Slow Travel Kashmir Family Honeymoon

Kashmir — The Paradise on Earth

4.8 · 156 traveller reviews
Duration 12 Days / 11 Nights
Cities covered Delhi – Srinagar – Sonamarg – Gulmarg – Yusmarg – Doodhpathri – Pahalgam – Srinagar – Delhi
Max altitude 2,730 m
Best season April – October

Tour Overview

The valley without the rush — two nights everywhere that deserves two nights, plus the meadows at Yusmarg and Doodhpathri that the six-day itineraries never reach.

Most Kashmir itineraries move you every single night. This one does the opposite: two nights in Sonamarg, Gulmarg and Pahalgam, and two meadows — Yusmarg and Doodhpathri — that exist entirely off the standard circuit.

It suits families, honeymooners and anyone who has learned that the best part of a mountain valley is the afternoon you spend doing nothing in it.

Tour Highlights

Srinagar

Three nights split between a houseboat and the lakeside, gardens, old city, craft workshops

Sonamarg

Two nights so you can walk to Thajiwas without rushing back

Gulmarg

Gondola, Khilanmarg, golf and long alpine walks

Yusmarg & Doodhpathri

Shepherd meadows almost no foreign visitor sees

Pahalgam

Two nights on the Lidder, with Aru and Betaab at your own pace

Detailed Itinerary

  • Met at Indira Gandhi International and transferred to your hotel. Evening free.

    Hotel in Delhi Dinner
  • Morning flight to Srinagar, kahwah welcome and transfer to your houseboat. Afternoon shikara ride through the floating gardens.

    Deluxe houseboat on Dal Lake Breakfast & Dinner
  • Nishat, Shalimar and Chashme Shahi in the morning; the old city, Jamia Masjid and the craft workshops after lunch.

    Deluxe houseboat on Dal Lake Breakfast & Dinner
  • Up the Sindh valley with stops at the trout streams. Afternoon free by the river.

    Hotel in Sonamarg Breakfast & Dinner
  • Walk or ride to the Thajiwas glacier, picnic in the meadows, and drive up towards Zoji La for the views before returning.

    Hotel in Sonamarg Breakfast & Dinner
  • A scenic transfer through Srinagar's outskirts and up to Gulmarg. Evening walk on the golf course.

    Hotel in Gulmarg Breakfast & Dinner
  • Gondola phase one and two, then a pony ride or walk to Khilanmarg for the Nanga Parbat view on a clear day.

    Hotel in Gulmarg Breakfast & Dinner
  • South to Yusmarg, a shepherd's meadow ringed with pine where the Doodh Ganga runs milk-white. Almost no other visitors.

    Hotel in Yusmarg Breakfast & Dinner
  • Morning at Doodhpathri's meadows, then back to Srinagar for the evening.

    Hotel in Srinagar Breakfast & Dinner
  • South via Pampore's saffron terraces, the bat workshops and Avantipora temple to Pahalgam.

    Riverside hotel in Pahalgam Breakfast & Dinner
  • A full day among the pine valleys by local taxi and on foot, with a riverside lunch.

    Riverside hotel in Pahalgam Breakfast & Dinner
  • Morning transfer to Srinagar, flight to Delhi and onward connection.

    Breakfast

What’s Included

Inclusions

  • 11 nights accommodation including 02 nights on a deluxe houseboat, twin sharing
  • Daily breakfast and dinner
  • Delhi–Srinagar and Srinagar–Delhi flights
  • Private air-conditioned vehicle throughout the valley
  • Shikara ride, garden entries and guided sightseeing in Srinagar
  • All transfers, tolls, parking and driver allowances
  • 24/7 on-trip support and all taxes

Exclusions

  • International flights
  • Lunches
  • Gulmarg gondola tickets and pony rides
  • Local union taxis at Sonamarg and Pahalgam
  • Travel insurance, tips, alcohol and personal expenses

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