KashmirValley.com exists because Kashmir deserves better than a rushed checklist of “points”. It is an independent travel guide to Srinagar, Dal Lake, the Mughal gardens and the mountain resorts of Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonamarg — written to be genuinely useful before you go and while you are there, in English, Hindi, Urdu, Gujarati, Bengali and Marathi.
What we cover
- How to reach the valley by air, rail and road, with realistic journey times and the practical rules (like SIM cards) that catch people out.
- Which tours are worth booking, ranked honestly.
- What to see — lakes, gardens, shrines, meadows and glaciers.
- Where to stay, from houseboats to ski lodges.
- When to come, and what each season really feels like on the ground.
How we research
Information is checked against official sources, operators, transport providers and booking platforms, and reviewed regularly. Where a figure moves around — shikara rates, gondola prices, road timings — we say so and suggest you check locally, rather than pretending to a precision that does not exist.
On safety and access we aim to be calm and factual: we point you to official advice and local instructions rather than speculate.
How the site is funded
We are a GetYourGuide affiliate partner and link to Trip.com for hotels. If you book a tour or a room through a link on this site, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. That is how this guide is funded — there is no advertising, no sponsored placement and no paid inclusion in any ranking. Read the full affiliate disclosure.
Corrections
Roads close, rules change, hotels change hands. If something here is out of date or wrong, please tell us — we would rather fix it than defend it. Write to us on the contact page.
Images
All photography on this site is freely licensed (CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA) and sourced from Wikimedia Commons. Every photographer is credited on our image credits page.
