Varanasi, Ayodhya
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4 Days / 3 Nights | Dal Lake Houseboat & the Gulmarg Gondola
A quick taste of Kashmir for a long weekend. Stay on a houseboat on Dal Lake, take a shikara ride at sunset, see the Mughal gardens and Pari Mahal, and spend a day in Gulmarg riding the Gondola above the meadows - or the snowfields in winter.
Overnight stay on a houseboat
Pick-up from Srinagar airport and transfer to your houseboat on Dal Lake. In the evening, a shikara ride past the floating gardens, lotus beds and water-side markets.
Overnight stay in Srinagar
Visit the Mughal gardens of Nishat, Shalimar and Chashme Shahi, Pari Mahal with its views over Dal Lake, and the Hazratbal shrine on the lake shore.
Overnight stay in Srinagar
Day trip to Gulmarg to ride the Gulmarg Gondola above the meadows (or the snowfields in winter), then return to Srinagar.
Tour Ends
Morning at leisure for shopping - papier-mache, pashmina and dry fruits - then transfer to Srinagar airport.
Any time of year. April - October is green and pleasant, and December - February brings snow to Gulmarg.
Indian citizens only need a valid government photo ID - keep it handy, as it is checked at hotels and some checkpoints. Foreign nationals need a valid passport and Indian visa. Prepaid mobile SIMs from other states do not work in Jammu & Kashmir; postpaid connections do.
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