4N / 5D4 stops
Classic Kashmir
The valley in its essential form — Srinagar, Gulmarg and Pahalgam, one houseboat night, and no day that starts before you want it to.
SrinagarGulmargPahalgamSrinagar
From
₹18,500
per person
Kashmir · 6 Nights / 7 Days
Complete Kashmir
The valley without compromise — all four regions, a night in Gulmarg and a night in Pahalgam, and a free day to do nothing at all.
Duration
6 nights / 7 days
Route
Srinagar → Sonmarg → Gulmarg → Pahalgam → Srinagar
Best months
Apr–Jun · Sep–Oct
From
₹27,900 per person
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6 nights / 7 daysApr–Jun · Sep–OctTravellers who would rather see one place properly than four places briefly
Day by day
The whole itinerary, nothing withheld.
- 1
Arrive Srinagar · the lake at dusk
Airport pickup and check-in. Easy first evening — the Boulevard, a shikara at sunset, dinner at the hotel. Nothing scheduled, because you have just flown.
Hotel in SrinagarDinner - 2
Srinagar · gardens, Old City, Shankaracharya
A full Srinagar day. Nishat and Shalimar in the morning, then the Old City — Jamia Masjid with its 378 deodar pillars, the shrine of Shah-e-Hamdan. Sunset from Shankaracharya Hill, which sits 1,000 feet above the city.
Hotel in SrinagarBreakfast, dinner - 3
Sonmarg · Thajiwas glacier
Three hours north-east along the Sindh river to Sonmarg, the meadow of gold. Ponies run up to the Thajiwas glacier — a genuinely alpine landscape at 3,000 m. Return to Srinagar by evening.
Hotel in SrinagarBreakfast, dinner - 4
Gulmarg · overnight in the meadow
Drive up to Gulmarg and stay the night, which most itineraries skip and which changes the place entirely. Gondola Phase 1 and 2 in the afternoon. Come evening, the day-trippers leave and the meadow belongs to you.
Hotel in GulmargBreakfast, dinner - 5
Pahalgam via Pampore
Cross-valley drive to Pahalgam, stopping at the Pampore saffron fields — in October you can watch the harvest. Afternoon in the Lidder valley, evening walk along the river.
Hotel in PahalgamBreakfast, dinner - 6
Aru and Betaab · back to a houseboat
Morning run up to Aru and Betaab valleys before the crowds, then return to Srinagar. Final night on a deluxe houseboat with a Wazwan dinner if you want it.
Deluxe houseboat, Dal LakeBreakfast, dinner - 7
Departure
Breakfast on the water, last-minute shopping for pashmina or saffron if time allows, and an airport drop.
Breakfast
What’s included
- All accommodation on twin-sharing in hand-picked 3★/4★ hotels
- Daily breakfast and dinner (MAP plan)
- Private air-conditioned vehicle for all transfers and sightseeing
- All toll, parking, driver allowance and fuel
- Airport pickup and drop at Srinagar (SXR)
- Dedicated trip coordinator on WhatsApp for the full journey
- All applicable taxes and GST
Not included
- Airfare or train fare to and from the destination
- Lunch and any meals not specified in the inclusions
- Entry tickets to monuments, gardens and parks
- Pony rides, gondola tickets, sledging and adventure activities
- Union taxi charges inside Gulmarg, Sonmarg, Pahalgam (state-regulated)
- Personal expenses — laundry, tips, telephone, room service
- Anything not explicitly listed under inclusions
We list exclusions plainly rather than burying them. If something here matters to you, ask — most can be added to the quote.
Before you book
Questions on this itinerary.
What does staying overnight in Gulmarg add?
Gulmarg empties out after 5pm when the day-trip buses leave. You get the meadow at dusk and dawn, a much better shot at Phase 2 gondola tickets the next morning, and you skip two hours of driving.
Is Sonmarg worth a full day?
Yes. It is the most genuinely alpine part of the valley and the drive along the Sindh is beautiful in itself. Squeezing it into a half-day is why so many visitors come back unimpressed.
Can we add Doodhpathri or Yusmarg?
Absolutely — both are day trips from Srinagar and neither sees many tourists. Add a night and we will build one in.
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Customise this trip
This is the template. Yours will be different.
Add a night, swap a hotel category, start from a different city, travel with fifteen people instead of two. Tell us what changes and we rebuild the itinerary and the quote around it.
Every quote comes from our Srinagar office, from the specialist who will actually run your trip.