Arrive in Srinagar to be greeted by our representative who will transfer you to a deluxe houseboat or a hotel if you like. You rest and relax and then as the sun sets in a crimson blaze, you take a shikara ride, visit the floating gardens on the Dal, the lovely lotus gardens, the pigeon palace, and the Charchinar, dotted on the glassy landscape of the lake. At night you stay in a houseboat or a comfortable hotel.
An exciting day kicks off with an early start for Gulmarg, the ski paradise resort. If you so choose you can go for a cable car ride from Gulmarg to Khilanmarg and enjoy an aerial view of the lovely valley spread before your eyes. Then you have the option of a pony ride on the meadow to take you as far as seven springs and a lake, which, in all probability will be frozen. You never know how time flies and it is time to return to Srinagar and the comfort of your hotel.
On day three you get up early, enjoy a sumptuous breakfast, and set out for Pahalgam, about 3 hours away, and then spend the rest of the day at leisure, relaxing or exploring the surroundings in Pahalgam. You stay the night in Pahalgam, under starry skies with crickets to lull you to sleep.
If Pahalgam, with its tall Chinars, gently rising slopes ending in snow-capped peaks, and winding meadows has charmed you, then Chandanwari at the confluence of the Lidder River, will steal your heart. It is an idyllic picnic at this place far away from the hubbub of city life and then you return to a night’s rest in Pahalgam.
\r\nYour mind still infused with the aroma of Pahalgam, you set out on a morning drive back to Srinagar, a drive that takes you first to Avantipura where you will find the ancient temple of Lord Vishnu, now in ruins yet visited by devotees. Admire the architecture and then proceed to Srinagar where you freshen up at the hotel and set out to the Mughal Gardens and the Shankaracharya Temple.
Morning and it is time for breakfast before setting out on a visit to the local markets, shop for souvenirs to take back at the end of your Kashmir Paradise tour. The representative waves goodbye and takes back fond memories of a paradise in clouds with a promise to return.
