An alpine meadow with a glacier fed river and snow summits

Budget Kashmir 4N 5D

Srinagar, Gulmarg and Pahalgam without moving hotels.

Duration

4 Nights · 5 Days

From, per person

₹14,999₹18,499

Rating

4.7

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The plan

The most-booked trip we run at this tier. You stay in Srinagar the whole time and drive out to the mountains on day trips, which means you unpack once.

Longer days in the car than the premium version, and that is the honest trade for the price.

D01

Arrive Srinagar

Srinagar · 1,585 m

Met at the airport and driven to the Boulevard — about thirty minutes. The rest of the day is deliberately empty: a shikara out onto Dal Lake at sunset, and nothing else scheduled.

Meals: Dinner

D02

Srinagar sightseeing

Srinagar · 1,585 m

The Mughal gardens — Nishat, Shalimar and Chashme Shahi — stepping down towards the lake, then Hazratbal and the wooden Khanqah-e-Moula in the old city. Evening free at Lal Chowk or the Polo View market.

Meals: Breakfast, dinner

D03

Day trip to Gulmarg

Gulmarg · 2,650 m

Ninety minutes up through Tangmarg to the meadow at 2,650 m. The Gondola runs in two stages — we aim to be in the queue early, because the second stage is capped daily and closes for wind.

Meals: Breakfast, dinner

D04

Day trip to Pahalgam

Pahalgam · 2,130 m

Two and a half hours out, stopping at the saffron fields at Pampore and a cricket-bat workshop on the way. Betaab Valley and the Lidder river, then back to Srinagar for the night.

Meals: Breakfast, dinner

D05

Depart Srinagar

Srinagar · 1,585 m

Transfer to the airport with enough time for the two security checks Srinagar requires. If your flight is late, we'll hold the room or arrange somewhere to leave bags.

Meals: Breakfast