Srinagar
Lakes, gardens, and old city craft lanes
Srinagar is where almost every Kashmir holiday begins. Wooden houseboats line Dal Lake, Mughal gardens climb the hillsides in terraces, and the old city hides seven centuries of woodwork, shrines, and copper workshops.
- Best time
- April to October, and December for snow
- Altitude
- 1,585 metres
- Getting there
- Arrival city, airport on site
What to do in Srinagar
- Sunset shikara ride across Dal Lake
- Nishat, Shalimar, and Chashme Shahi gardens
- Floating vegetable market at dawn
- Pashmina and papier mache workshops
- Wazwan dinner with a local family