Nine days that add South Kashmir to the main valley circuit: Srinagar, Gulmarg and Pahalgam, then a night in Kokernag and a final night back in Srinagar. Check the order of nights and request a quotation.
Srinagar (transfer to the airport or railway station)
Suggested period
Apr–Nov
Price basis
Indicative from ₹31,899 per person (twin sharing, Deluxe stay, lowest-priced season). Not a quote.
The Valley Circuit Plus a Kokernag Night
The nights run Srinagar (three), Gulmarg, Pahalgam (two), Kokernag, then one more in Srinagar. Day 7 drives from Pahalgam to Kokernag for Achabal, Kokernag and Verinag; Day 8 returns to Srinagar.
The record mentions Daksum and Sinthan Top in season, with access still to be confirmed, so treat them as a possible extra rather than part of the plan.
Is This the Right Itinerary for You?
This plan suits travellers with nine days who want South Kashmir’s springs as well as Gulmarg and Pahalgam. It has no Sonmarg stop. Suggested period: April to November.
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Trip summary
A one-page picture of this plan: route, nights, days and what is included. The full day-by-day itinerary is below. The price is indicative (lowest price of the year · Deluxe); your written quotation gives the exact figure for your dates.
Eight nights are split Srinagar 3 · Gulmarg 1 · Pahalgam 2 · Kokernag 1 · Srinagar 1. There are four changes of stay. The longest stay is 3 nights in Srinagar.
3 nights in Srinagar leave two days there that are not a transfer day.
The day plans schedule Mughal gardens, old city, Hazratbal, Hari Parbat, shikara on Dal Lake, Gulmarg Gondola (tickets separate). Entry tickets, ponies and local vehicles are not included unless the inclusions list them.
The record rates eight of the nine scheduled days as easy and one as moderate.
The plan price covers rooms on twin sharing in the chosen tier; breakfast and dinner daily; private cab for all transfers and sightseeing (driver, fuel, tolls, parking).
Your Eight Nights at a Glance
Route and overnight table for Complete Kashmir with South Kashmir
Stop
Nights
Stay type
Role in the trip
Srinagar
3 nightsNights 1–3
Hotel, in the stay category you choose.
Arrival and first nights; with Mughal gardens, old city, Hazratbal, Hari Parbat.
Gulmarg
1 nightNight 4
Hotel, in the stay category you choose.
Scheduled: Gulmarg Gondola (tickets separate), St Mary’s Church.
Pahalgam
2 nightsNights 5–6
Hotel, in the stay category you choose.
Scheduled: Aru, Betaab Valley, Chandanwari.
Kokernag
1 nightNight 7
Hotel, in the stay category you choose.
Scheduled: Kokernag, Verinag, Achabal, Daksum.
Srinagar
1 nightNight 8
Hotel, in the stay category you choose.
Scheduled: Mughal gardens, old city, Kokernag; departure follows this stay.
Total
8 nights
9 travel days. Begins: Srinagar (airport or railway station). Ends: Srinagar (transfer to the airport or railway station).
The order of the stops follows the day-wise itinerary below. Nights are stays, not day visits: a place you only visit by day is not counted. Hotel names, room categories and availability are shared in your quotation before confirmation.
Your Day-by-Day Itinerary: 9 Days / 8 Nights
See the planned journey day by day, including the overnight stops and any experiences that need separate confirmation.
1
Arrive at Srinagar airport or Srinagar railway station (Vande Bharat); your driver meets you. Check in; sunset shikara on Dal Lake.
Drive Srinagar → Gulmarg. Afternoon: Gulmarg Gondola (J&K Cable Car Corporation; tickets booked online in each traveller's own ID): Phase 1 to Kongdoori; Phase 2 on clear days for fit adults; meadow walk and St Mary's Church.
Not included: local union vehicles for the valley visits, ponies and entry tickets; these are paid locally. Which stops are open depends on access at the time.
7
Drive Pahalgam → Kokernag. Afternoon: Achabal, Kokernag and Verinag; Daksum / Sinthan Top in season.
Drive Kokernag → Srinagar. Afternoon: Mughal gardens — Nishat, Shalimar, Chashme Shahi — in the morning; the old city and Jamia Masjid after lunch; evening at leisure.
Gulmarg Gondola (operated by J&K Cable Car Corporation, JKCCC): tickets are booked online in each traveller’s own ID and are not included. Which phases run depends on weather and operations on the day.
Aru, Betaab and Chandanwari: reached by a local union vehicle, paid locally. Which points are open depends on access at the time.
A photograph on this page shows a place on the route. It does not mean a ride, ticket, guide, ski session or photo shoot is included.
Planning This Trip With Children
Please share the children’s ages and your room needs. We use them to plan rooms, vehicle and pace.
Ages: how the quotation treats a child depends on age and bed arrangement. We do not publish child rates, so ask for them in your quote.
Rooms: say whether you need one family room, an extra bed or two rooms. Availability differs by property and is confirmed in your quotation.
Luggage: prams, car seats and several bags can mean a larger vehicle than the passenger count suggests. Tell us the bags you will bring.
Breaks and pace: the longer transfer days are marked in the itinerary. Ask us to add a night if you want shorter days.
Activities: Gondola phases, pony rides and uneven walks are not suitable for every child. Say what your children can do and we plan around it.
Choose Your Stay Preferences
Tell us your preferred stay category and room requirements. Your quotation will show the proposed accommodation for all 8 nights.
Standard
Deluxe
Premium
Luxury
You can tell us about rooms, adults and children (with ages where they affect pricing), room configuration and any accessibility-related requests. Requests are subject to confirmation.
Houseboat: the default request is to swap one Srinagar hotel night for a houseboat night, which keeps 8 nights and changes the price by the difference. An extra houseboat night is a second option and makes a revised 9-night quote.
Transport That Fits Your Group
Your passenger count, luggage and comfort preferences help us suggest a suitable vehicle arrangement for the route.
Choose a vehicle in the options below. Vehicles that cannot seat your group are not offered, and your selection stays a preference until your quotation confirms the arrangement.
Stay category and area are fixed in your quotation; the property is confirmed in writing after booking. Price differences are indicative, per person, for your selected dates.
Add-ons
None selected
Extra airport / station transferArrival and departure pickup and drop are already included; this is for an extra transfer₹1,200 / transferAdded
Extra cab day or vehicle upgradePer day, priced from your selected vehiclefrom ₹2,800 / dayAdded
Swap one Srinagar night for a houseboat on Dal or Nigeen (+₹1,800 per person)Indicative prices
Your quotation states the stay category and area. The property is confirmed in writing after booking.
What Affects the Price of This 9-Day Package?
The quotation depends on your dates, number of travellers, room arrangements, stay category, vehicle and selected extras. Compare the same configuration when reviewing different prices.
Hotels (8 nights, Deluxe)
₹13,280
Private cab (Maruti Swift Dzire, 9 days, tolls & parking)
₹12,600
Included extras (shikara and more)
₹500
Service, GST & rounding
₹5,519
= Per person
₹31,899
Dates and seasonal rates
Stay category and room occupancy
Adults and children
Vehicle arrangement
Optional activities and services
Indicative Estimate. The figures above are planning estimates, shown per person on twin sharing for the stay category, vehicle and travellers you select, for the month in the date field, with the tax treatment listed in the breakdown. They are not a confirmed price: your quotation states the price for your dates and arrangements.
Costs Outside the Package
These are not in the package price:
Local union vehicles in Pahalgam
Gulmarg Gondola tickets
Ponies
Entry tickets
Lunches
Local charges are paid locally; your quotation lists the ones that apply to your route.
What Is Included in Your Plan?
Rooms on twin sharing in the chosen tier
Breakfast and dinner daily
Private cab for all transfers and sightseeing (driver, fuel, tolls, parking)
Airport / railway-station pickup and drop
1-hour shikara ride
Planner on WhatsApp for the whole trip; driver details 24 h before arrival
GST
Flights / train tickets
Pahalgam union vehicles, ponies, entry tickets
Gulmarg Gondola tickets
Lunch and personal expenses
Anything not listed in inclusions
Your quotation lists the current charges for any of these you choose.
Good to Know Before You Go
Gulmarg Gondola
Tickets are booked online in each traveller’s own ID at jammukashmircablecar.com.
Pahalgam valleys
Aru, Betaab and Chandanwari need a local union vehicle, about ₹2,500–3,500 per vehicle per day, paid locally.
Hill roads
Cabs run with the AC off on steep hill roads.
Winter
Snow chains are carried in winter.
Make This Trip Your Own
Start with this plan and tell us what you would like to change. An enquiry with changes is labelled as a requested customized version of KTP-010; the original package stays as listed.
How requested changes affect the plan
If you ask for
Duration and nights
Quotation
A different stay category, or another vehicle
Unchanged: 8 nights / 9 days
The indicative estimate is recalculated; your quotation confirms it.
Room requirements
Unchanged
Reflected in the proposed stays for all 8 nights.
A houseboat night
Swapping one Srinagar night keeps 8 nights; an extra houseboat night makes 9 nights / 10 days.
Revised quotation.
An additional night
9 nights / 10 days; the allocation shows where the night goes. The original label no longer applies to that enquiry.
Revised quotation.
A slower or fuller pace, a local guide or photography
Reviewed against the day-wise plan; nights change only if you ask for more.
Optional services are quoted separately.
Services already included in the plan are not charged twice; your quotation lists each item once.
Seasonal Planning for This Itinerary
Our records give Apr–Nov as the suggested travel period for this itinerary. That is a planning window, not a promise of access: roads, weather and operators decide what is open on your dates.
Gulmarg: the Gondola and meadow days depend on weather. Snow can limit access and operations.
Pahalgam: the valley visits depend on access on the day.
Arrival: share your flight or train number and time as soon as you book it. Your driver meets you at Srinagar airport or the railway station, and how much of day one remains depends on your arrival.
Clothing: Gulmarg and Pahalgam are higher and usually cooler than Srinagar, so carry layers whatever the month. Waterproof shoes with grip help on meadow and valley paths.
Walking: one day is rated moderate in the record (for example a meadow walk or a pony or foot approach). The rest are easy. Tell us if stairs, slopes or long drives are a concern.
Luggage: tell us the number and size of bags when you ask for a quote. It decides whether a sedan is enough or a larger vehicle is better. See the vehicle pages for luggage guidance.
Tell us before booking: room and bedding needs, food preferences, mobility or access needs, and children’s ages. We pass them to the property and confirm what is possible; nothing is promised until your quotation states it.
Questions About This 9-Day Trip
The Kokernag day covers Achabal, Kokernag and Verinag.
No. Sonmarg is not an overnight stop and no day in the itinerary visits it.
They are mentioned as possible in season, with access to be confirmed. They are not promised.
Yes — nights, hotels, vehicle and add-ons; the price updates line by line.
No; tickets are booked online in your own ID. We guide you.
Yes — we pick you up at Srinagar (Nowgam), Katra or Jammu Tawi station.
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