
Kashmir Essentials
The classic first Kashmir trip, planned properly: a houseboat night on Dal Lake, Gulmarg and its gondola, and a night in the Lidder valley at Pahalgam.
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Kashmir · 6 Nights / 7 Days
All four of the Valley’s great names without rushing: Srinagar, a night in Gulmarg, two in Pahalgam, Sonamarg and the meadows of Doodhpathri.
Duration
6 nights / 7 days
Route
Srinagar → Sonamarg → Gulmarg → Pahalgam → Doodhpathri → Srinagar
Best months
Apr–Oct
Price
On request
Planned and run by the Falcon Trails team
Local team in Srinagar · private cab · itemised quote before you pay
Day by day
Airport pickup, Mughal gardens in the afternoon and a sunset shikara to your houseboat.
Along the Sindh river to Sonamarg. Walk or ride to the Thajiwas glacier, back to Srinagar by evening.
Drive up to Gulmarg and take the gondola in the afternoon. Stay the night for the meadow after the day visitors leave.
A long but beautiful drive via Srinagar and Pampore’s saffron fields into the Lidder valley.
Aru, Betaab and Chandanwari by local union taxi, and time by the river.
Back towards Srinagar with a detour to the meadows of Doodhpathri, or an old-city walk if you prefer.
Hazratbal or the floating market if time allows, then the airport.
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
The longest day is Gulmarg to Pahalgam, about four to five hours. Every other day is two to three hours at most.
Yes, with changes: Gulmarg becomes a snow stay, Doodhpathri and parts of Pahalgam may be snowed in, and we plan around road conditions.
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