Srinagar & Gulmarg

Sleep on a cedar houseboat on Dal Lake, float through the floating market at dawn, walk Mughal gardens, then ride the Gulmarg gondola to 3,980 m for snow in any season.

Places we love here

• Experiences

  Dal Lake shikara at dawn

  The floating vegetable market at 6 am.

• Experiences

  Gulmarg gondola

  Two-phase cable car to Apharwat at 3,980 m.

• Food

  Kashmiri wazwan

  Rogan josh, gushtaba and kahwa.

• Culture

  Nishat & Shalimar Bagh

  Terraced Mughal gardens facing the lake.

• Culture · lesser-known

  Old city & Jamia Masjid

  Wooden mosques, papier-mâché workshops and bakeries.

• Viewpoints

  Pari Mahal sunset

  A ruined Mughal garden above the lake.