Destinations

Srinagar's iconic urban lake, ringed by Mughal gardens and houseboats

Kashmir's premier ski resort and alpine meadow beneath Apharwat Peak

Glacier-fed meadow on the Ladakh highway, gateway to Zojila and the Kashmir Great Lakes

Riverside hill town on the Lidder, and the traditional start of the Amarnath Yatra

Pine-forested valley on the Lidder, a short drive from Pahalgam

The 'Valley of Milk' — a wide grazing meadow in Budgam district

Kashmir's largest freshwater spring, with gardens and a trout farm

Terraced 'Garden of Joy' on Dal Lake, backed by the Zabarwan hills

Pine-ringed meadow above Pahalgam, reached on foot or pony

Remote high meadow bowl in Kupwara, about 300 sq km

Ruined 8th-century Shiva temple group and Gangabal trailhead

Octagonal Mughal spring that is the source of the Jhelum

Pass on the Srinagar-Leh highway, closed by snow each winter

A quiet forested meadow hamlet in Shangus, south Kashmir

Marble Sufi shrine on Dal Lake holding a revered relic

3,784 m road pass linking the Kashmir valley with Kishtwar

Mughal terraced garden built by Nur Jahan around a strong spring

Trekking base village 12 km upstream from Pahalgam

Quieter lake beside Dal, known for houseboats and clear water

Pine-ringed alpine meadow in Budgam, on the banks of the Doodganga

Kashmir's deepest lake, ringed by Mughal-era gardens and famed for its summer lotus blooms

High Dard-Shina valley on the Kishanganga, near the LoC

A 3,696 m unpaved pass linking Kashmir Valley to the Warwan

Seven-terraced Mughal garden above Srinagar and Dal Lake

Smallest of Srinagar's Mughal gardens, built around a spring

Jahangir's 1619 terraced garden on the shore of Dal Lake

One of Asia's largest freshwater lakes, a haven for migratory birds and traditional fishing communities

Asia's largest tulip garden, open only in the spring season

Hilltop fort above Srinagar with Hindu, Muslim and Sikh sites