The full classic circuit: Srinagar’s houseboats and Mughal gardens, Gulmarg’s gondola, and the Pahalgam valleys — with one night on Dal Lake and a private car and driver the whole way. Real inclusions, real prices, and honest advice about what’s worth paying for on the ground.
From ₹23,100 per person — two people sharing, five nights including a Dal Lake houseboat, half board, a private car and driver throughout, the shikara ride and the Gulmarg gondola. Not a starting price with the good bits bolted on afterwards.
Airport pickup and check-in, then an easy first evening at the Mughal Gardens — Nishat and Shalimar — with a stroll along the Boulevard by Dal Lake.
Drive up to Gulmarg (about two hours). The Gondola Phase 1 to Kongdoori — snow play in season, high meadows in summer — with optional Phase 2 to Apharwat on live availability. Back to Srinagar by evening.
Drive to Pahalgam past Pampore's saffron fields, the Avantipora ruins and the cricket-bat workshops. Evening free by the Lidder river.
Betaab Valley, Aru Valley and Chandanwari by the local union cabs (as mandated locally). Ponywalas will offer everything; your driver tells you what's actually worth it.
Return to Srinagar and check into a deluxe houseboat on Dal Lake. A golden-hour shikara ride, then dinner on board with kahwa on the deck.
A glimpse of the floating market for early risers, then your airport transfer home.
Want Sonmarg added, or a longer stay in Pahalgam? Tell us and we’ll flip the route and reprice it — nothing here is fixed.
Four hotel nights plus a deluxe houseboat night, on half board.
Twin sharing, with breakfast and dinner (MAP) every day — including the night on Dal Lake done properly, not as an afterthought.
A private cab with a driver, for the whole trip.
Innova or Ertiga class, the same car and driver for every transfer and every day of sightseeing — not a shared coach and not a transfer here and there.
The signature experiences, already booked.
A one-hour shikara ride on Dal Lake and your Gulmarg Gondola Phase 1 tickets, plus all tolls, parking and driver expenses.
Flights.
Delhi to Srinagar and back varies with how far ahead you book. We can book them for you — just ask.
The Pahalgam valley cabs.
Local unions mandate their own vehicles for Betaab, Aru and Chandanwari — around ₹2,500–3,500 per cab for all three, paid directly. We tell you the going rate upfront instead of padding it invisibly into the price.
The optional extras.
Gondola Phase 2 (bought on the day per live availability), pony rides and sledging, lunches, and personal expenses.
Our flagship Kashmir trip is the Kashmir Paradise Circuit — 5 Nights: Srinagar, Gulmarg and Pahalgam with the Dal Lake houseboat night, from ₹23,100 per adult. See the full day-by-day itinerary, inclusions and cancellation terms on the package page, or message us to tailor it to your dates.
Best time to go: March–May for the blooms, June–August for the green valleys, December–February for snow. Pack heavy woollens from November to March and layers otherwise, sunglasses for the snow glare, and moisturiser and lip balm for the dry mountain air. Carry cash — cards fade fast once you leave Srinagar.
The tourist circuits — Srinagar, Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonmarg — run normally and are well-policed. We track advisories daily and will always tell you straight if the timing ever looks wrong for your dates.
March to May for the blossoms and gardens, June to August for green valleys and an escape from the plains' heat, and December to February for snow in Gulmarg. Tell us your dates and we'll shape the route to the season.
Local unions mandate their own cabs for Betaab, Aru and Chandanwari, and outside vehicles aren't allowed in. We quote the going rate upfront (about ₹2,500–3,500 per cab for all three) rather than hide it inside the package total.
Yes — a night on a deluxe houseboat with breakfast and dinner on board is part of the circuit, not an upsell. It's the night most people remember most.
Easily. Sonmarg, an extra Pahalgam night, a longer Gulmarg day — tell us what you want and we'll rebuild the plan and reprice it honestly.
Send us your dates and how many of you are travelling, and we’ll come back with a route, hotels at your comfort level, and one honest price. No hidden extras, and straight advice on what’s worth doing on the ground.