Srinagar Tour Packages

Srinagar's houseboats are moored along Dal and Nigeen lakes, and Nigeen is the quieter of the two waters. Standards vary widely, from simple to very comfortable, so tell us what you expect and we will match the boat to it. On the Kashmir Tour — 6 days, your Srinagar nights are in a hotel or a houseboat, as confirmed at enquiry; many travellers split them, one night on the water and one on shore.

For a few weeks in spring, while the tulips bloom. The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden covers about 30 hectares on seven terraces in the foothills of the Zabarwan range, looking over Dal Lake, with hyacinths, daffodils and ranunculus planted among the tulips. Its opening follows the bloom, usually in the second half of March, and earlier in a warm spring. If tulips are the reason for your trip, keep your dates flexible.

Shalimar Bagh, laid out by the emperor Jahangir for Nur Jahan in 1619, is the largest. Nishat Bagh, built by Asif Khan in 1633, falls to the lake in twelve terraces. Chashma Shahi, from 1632 and the smallest, is built around a spring, with the terraces of Pari Mahal a five-minute drive above it. The Kashmir Tour — 6 days visits the gardens with a local guide, and the Floriculture Department sells tickets for its paid gardens online.

Yes. The Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla line, which crosses the Chenab bridge, now links Srinagar railway station with the rest of the network. From Jammu Tawi the Vande Bharat takes about five hours, with a stop at Katra; from Delhi, check IRCTC for a connection to Jammu or Katra. The train is slower than flying, but the line, with 36 tunnels and the Chenab bridge 359 metres above the river, is worth riding for its engineering.

Sometimes, in a hard winter. The Srinagar district administration notes that temperatures sometimes fall to minus 11°C, freezing the lake. An ordinary January is milder: the city's IMD normals for 1991–2020 are about 7°C by day and minus 2°C at night. A winter visit means snow on the surrounding hills, short days and some gardens closed until spring, so pack for the cold and ask us about heated rooms.

Yes. Some governments, the UK's among them, advise against travel to Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar included, and travelling against that advice can invalidate your insurance. Other governments publish their own advice, so read yours, and your policy, before you book. Our Kashmir travel guide sets out the advisory picture in more detail, and we confirm the current situation for your dates.

Hari Parbat fort, maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India, stands on a hill west of Dal Lake and looks down on the Makhdoom Sahib shrine, which a ropeway also serves. In the old city, Badamwari is known for its almond blossom, and the Hazratbal shrine lies north-east of Nigeen Lake. Our Srinagar travel guide adds the wooden Jamia Masjid and the hilltop Shankaracharya Temple.