| The beauty of Kashmir has been described in many | | | | budgets. It is better to get a taxi from Srinagar |
| references to be the "heaven on earth" by numerous | | | | though. |
| poets and travelers. Here is a list of the "must visit" | | | | Gulmarg: Gulmarg is the world famous skiing resort |
| places in the Kashmir valley. | | | | which is about one and a half hour's drive from |
| Srinagar: The summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir | | | | Srinagar. Gulmarg boasts of Asia's highest and longest |
| and an international airport. Well connected by land | | | | cable car project - The Gulmarg Gondola. Gulmarg |
| and air to the country capital New Delhi. It has the | | | | also has hotels of all ranges and for all tastes. The |
| world famous Mughal gardens, Dal lake with | | | | skiing can be done from mid december to april or |
| houseboats and markets for shopping from where | | | | may. |
| you can buy the famous "pashmina shawls", dry | | | | Aharbal: A spectacular picnic spot with waterfall in the |
| fruits and kashmiri handicrafts. It should be the base | | | | background and lush green valleys with conifers all |
| for the rest of your tour since it is the biggest city | | | | around. This place is perfect for an "escape" from |
| of kashmir with maximum facilities. You can find more | | | | the hustle and bustle of the daily life. About 2.5 hrs |
| info on srinagar on Wikipedia.org. | | | | from Srinagar by road. |
| Pahalgam: Called "the valley of shepherds", is famous | | | | Other delightful places to visit are Yusmarg, |
| for its cold climate, green meadows with stream of | | | | Kokernag, Verinag and Sonamarg. It is best to be in |
| water flowing through the middle of the valleys. It is | | | | Kashmir in summers i.e. May to September. For those |
| anglers paradise where even amateurs can manage a | | | | who love snow, mid December to April is the time to |
| fair catch of rainbow trout from silvery streams. With | | | | be here. Since the area was classified to be amongst |
| facilities like trekking and river water rafting, it is the | | | | a disturbed area, tourist inflow had declined in past 20 |
| place to be in Kashmir. You can get good Hotels at | | | | years - but with the situation changing very fast, the |
| Pahalgam with a variety of hotels and lodges for all | | | | tourism has gained momentum in the recent years. |