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Mughal garden

Nishat Bagh

Srinagar · Central Kashmir

1,600 m
Altitude: 10 km
From Srinagar: 2
Treks nearby

Things to do

Nishat Bagh offers some of the best lake and mountain views of any Srinagar garden, with terraced lawns and chinar trees running straight down to the water. Nishat Bagh, the 'Garden of Joy', is a terraced Mughal garden on the eastern shore of Dal Lake, built in 1633 by Asif Khan, brother of Empress Nur Jahan. It is the second largest of Kashmir's Mughal gardens after Shalimar Bagh, laid out in twelve terraces representing the signs of the zodiac, with the Zabarwan hills rising behind it and open views across the lake to the Pir Panjal range.

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What to look for at Nishat Bagh

Twelve zodiac terraces climbing from the lake shore

Important to know

Twelve terraces are linked by stairways alongside the central cascade, steep in places

When people visited

Apr–Oct · 343k of 550k visitors in 2025

37kJan

36kFeb

96kMar

141kApr

11kMay

35kJun

60kJul

39kAug

20kSep

36kOct

28kNov

12kDec

Visitors in 2025, month by month. April was the busiest at 141k, and 62% of the year’s visitors came in the best months.

Weather

14°ClearH 25° · L 11°

Sun26° 10°

Mon24° 11°

Tue25° 10°

Wed26° 11°

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Plan your visit

Best timeApr–Oct

Typical visit≈ 1h 30m

Drive from Srinagar17 min

ATMAvailable

ParkingAvailable

DronesNo

Step-freeNo

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Treks from around here

Straight-line distance, not by road

Moderate

Mamneth Trek

1.6 km · 4–6 hours · highest 2,528 m Hard

Mahadev Peak

9 km · 10–12 hours · highest 3,954 m

Information updated September 2026