“We did the six-day valley circuit in October and it was handled beautifully from the first email. Our driver knew exactly when to leave Pahalgam to catch the light at Betaab, and the houseboat night turned out to be the highlight of the trip for my parents.”
Srinagar, Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonmarg in one unhurried loop, with a night on a Dal Lake houseboat.
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Arrive Srinagar - Shikara & Mughal Gardens
Airport pickup, check in to your hotel, afternoon at Nishat and Shalimar Bagh, then a one-hour shikara ride on Dal Lake at sunset.
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Srinagar to Gulmarg day trip
Drive through the rice bowl of Tangmarg up to Gulmarg. Gondola Phase I to Kongdoori, optional Phase II to Apharwat Peak. Return to Srinagar for the night.
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Srinagar to Pahalgam
Scenic drive past the saffron fields at Pampore and the cricket-bat willow factories. Afternoon in Betaab and Aru valleys. Overnight in Pahalgam.
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Pahalgam - Baisaran & Chandanwari
Pony ride or walk up to the Baisaran meadow, drive out to Chandanwari, free time by the Lidder river. Return to Srinagar in the evening.
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Sonmarg day trip & houseboat night
Full-day excursion to Sonmarg with the Thajiwas glacier pony ride. Evening check in to a deluxe Dal Lake houseboat.
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Departure
Breakfast on the houseboat, a last shikara transfer across the lake and a drop at Srinagar airport.
What is included
- All airport transfers and intercity travel in a private vehicle
- 5 nights accommodation (4 hotel + 1 deluxe houseboat)
- Daily breakfast and dinner
- 1-hour shikara ride on Dal Lake
- All tolls, parking, driver allowance and fuel
- 24x7 on-trip support from our Srinagar office
What is not included
- Airfare and train fare
- Gulmarg Gondola tickets
- Pony rides, sledges and local union taxis at Gulmarg / Pahalgam / Sonmarg
- Lunches and personal expenses
- Anything not listed under inclusions
Where you will stay
- Srinagar - Hotel Grand Mamta or similar
- Pahalgam - Hotel Heevan Retreat or similar
- Dal Lake - Deluxe Category Houseboat
Hotels are named before you pay. If one is unavailable on your dates we will tell you what we are substituting and requote — we never swap it silently.
“Third time in Kashmir, and the first time with a local operator instead of an online aggregator. The difference is enormous - real hotels, no last-minute substitutions, and someone who picks up the phone at 11 pm.”
Ask about “Classic Kashmir Valley Tour”
Send your dates and we will confirm availability and price, usually the same day.
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