Srinagar
PahalgamSouth Kashmir Springs & Gardens This trip
- Nights / days
- 3 nights / 4 days
- Route
- Srinagar 2N · Pahalgam 1N
- Suggested window
- Apr–Nov
- What’s different
- The plan on this page.
- Indicative from (per person)
- ₹13,299 pp
Photographs show the destinations on this route. They do not show current conditions, and they are not the confirmed accommodation.
SRINAGAR · PAHALGAM
South Kashmir Springs & Gardens: 3 Nights / 4 Days
3 Nights / 4 DaysTour code KTP-008Starts in Srinagar · pickup at Srinagar airport
- Srinagar2 nights
- Pahalgam1 night
- DepartureDay 4
Dal Lake & shikara ridesNishat BaghShalimar BaghChashme ShahiJamia Masjid & the old cityAru Valley
Duration3 nights / 4 days
RouteSrinagar → Pahalgam
Stay allocationSrinagar 2 · Pahalgam 1
Travel styleOffbeat valleys · Budget
A compact four-day plan: two nights in Srinagar for the Mughal gardens and the old city, then one night in Pahalgam, with stops at the Pampore saffron fields and the Awantipora ruins on the way.
- Begins
- Srinagar (airport or railway station)
- Ends
- Srinagar (transfer to the airport or railway station)
- Suggested period
- Apr–Nov
- Price basis
- Indicative from ₹13,299 per person (twin sharing, Deluxe stay, lowest-priced season). Not a quote.
Gardens in Srinagar, a Night in Pahalgam
The listed itinerary is Srinagar for two nights (Nishat, Shalimar and Chashme Shahi gardens, the old city and Jamia Masjid), then a drive to Pahalgam with stops at the Pampore saffron fields and the Awantipora ruins, and a return to Srinagar on Day 4.
The plan’s name refers to South Kashmir springs, but no spring stop is scheduled in the itinerary. The Achabal, Kokernag and Verinag springs are available as an optional offbeat day, quoted separately.
Is This the Right Itinerary for You?
A good fit for a short trip where the gardens matter more than a long route. Day 3 combines the drive with the Pahalgam valley visits, so share your arrival time to see how much fits. Suggested period: April to November.
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.
Why Choose This Itinerary
- Three nights are split Srinagar 2 · Pahalgam 1. There is one change of stay. The longest stay is 2 nights in Srinagar.
- 2 nights in Srinagar leave one day there that is not a transfer day.
- The day plans schedule Mughal gardens, old city, Aru, Betaab Valley, Chandanwari, saffron fields. Entry tickets, ponies and local vehicles are not included unless the inclusions list them.
- The record rates four of the four scheduled days as easy.
- 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 Three Nights at a Glance
| Stop | Nights | Stay type | Role in the trip |
|---|---|---|---|
| Srinagar | 2 nightsNights 1–2 | Hotel, in the stay category you choose. | Arrival and first nights; with Mughal gardens, old city, shikara on Dal Lake. |
| Pahalgam | 1 nightNight 3 | Hotel, in the stay category you choose. | Scheduled: Aru, Betaab Valley, Chandanwari, saffron fields; departure follows this stay. |
| Total | 3 nights | 4 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: 4 Days / 3 Nights
See the planned journey day by day, including the overnight stops and any experiences that need separate confirmation.
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
Your final arrangements depend on arrival and departure times, availability and local conditions. Agreed changes will be included in your quotation.
Adding the South Kashmir Springs
The optional offbeat day covers Kokernag, Verinag and Achabal, or Aharbal. It needs an extra vehicle day, so it changes the quotation; it is not part of the four-day plan unless you add it.
Experiences and Highlights
Scheduled in the itinerary
- Day 1: Arrive in Srinagar (includes shikara on Dal Lake)
- Day 2: Mughal gardens and old city
- Day 3: Srinagar to Pahalgam (includes Aru, Betaab Valley, Chandanwari)
- A 1-hour shikara ride (listed in the inclusions)
Entry tickets are not included unless the inclusions list them.
Optional, quoted separately
- Extra cab day / vehicle upgrade
- Sunset shikara: a longer, private boat at sunset (the 1-hour ride is already included)
- Local guide (old city / gardens)
- Mobile connectivity guidance (what to check with your own provider)
- Videographer — iPhone gimbal (2 h) / DSLR half-day
- Add an extra houseboat night (Dal / Nigeen)
- Offbeat day (Kokernag–Verinag–Achabal / Aharbal)
Prices are in your quotation.
Depends on conditions
- 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.
Your route
Day by day
Choose Your Stay Preferences
Tell us your preferred stay category and room requirements. Your quotation will show the proposed accommodation for all 3 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 3 nights and changes the price by the difference. An extra houseboat night is a second option and makes a revised 4-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.
Select Your Options
Pick what suits your group. Prices are confirmed in your quote, so nothing here charges you.Vehicle
Group size2Arrival
Hotel tier
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 selectedExtra 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
Sunset shikara (private, longer)1-hour shikara already included₹1,500 / boatAdded
SIM help on arrivalGuidance on what to check with your own providerIncluded
Extra houseboat night (Dal / Nigeen)Replaces nothing: added to your estimate when switched on+ per personAdded
Offbeat day — Kokernag, Verinag, Achabal or AharbalOne extra vehicle day to springs, gardens and orchards₹1,500 / vehicle extraAdded
Add-ons: ₹0 none selected
What's included
Private cab and driverHotels as chosenBreakfast and dinnerSightseeing as per planTolls, parking, driverGST
What's not included
Flights or trainsGondola ticketsPahalgam union vehicleLunchesPonies and entry feesPersonal expenses
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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 4-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 (3 nights, Deluxe)
- ₹4,840
- Private cab (Maruti Swift Dzire, 4 days, tolls & parking)
- ₹5,600
- Included extras (shikara and more)
- ₹500
- Service, GST & rounding
- ₹2,359
- = Per person
- ₹13,299
- 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
- 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
Good to Know Before You Go
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-008; the original package stays as listed.
| If you ask for | Duration and nights | Quotation |
|---|---|---|
| A different stay category, or another vehicle | Unchanged: 3 nights / 4 days | The indicative estimate is recalculated; your quotation confirms it. |
| Room requirements | Unchanged | Reflected in the proposed stays for all 3 nights. |
| A houseboat night | Swapping one Srinagar night keeps 3 nights; an extra houseboat night makes 4 nights / 5 days. | Revised quotation. |
| An additional night | 4 nights / 5 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.
- Pahalgam: the valley visits depend on access on the day.
Month pages for this window:
Practical Preparation for This Trip
- 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: Pahalgam is higher and usually cooler than Srinagar, so carry layers whatever the month. Waterproof shoes with grip help on meadow and valley paths.
- Walking: the record rates every scheduled day as 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 4-Day Trip
Not as listed. They can be added as an optional offbeat day, which is quoted separately.
Two in Srinagar and one in Pahalgam.
The valleys are reached by a local union vehicle, which is listed as not included and paid locally.
Yes — nights, hotels, vehicle and add-ons; the price updates line by line.
Yes — we pick you up at Srinagar (Nowgam), Katra or Jammu Tawi station.
Compare With Similar Itineraries
| South Kashmir Springs & GardensThis trip | Daksum & Sinthan TopView this plan → | Srinagar & Pahalgam short breakView this plan → | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nights / days | 3 nights / 4 days | 3 nights / 4 days | 3 nights / 4 days |
| Route | Srinagar 2N · Pahalgam 1N | Srinagar 1N · Kokernag 2N | Srinagar 1N · Pahalgam 2N |
| Suggested window | Apr–Nov | Jun–Oct | Mar–Nov |
| What’s different | The plan on this page. | Srinagar −1; adds Kokernag; drops Pahalgam. | Srinagar −1; Pahalgam +1. |
| Indicative from (per person) | ₹13,299 pp | ₹12,599 pp | ₹13,599 pp |
Daksum & Sinthan Top
- Nights / days
- 3 nights / 4 days
- Route
- Srinagar 1N · Kokernag 2N
- Suggested window
- Jun–Oct
- What’s different
- Srinagar −1; adds Kokernag; drops Pahalgam.
- Indicative from (per person)
- ₹12,599 pp
Srinagar & Pahalgam short break
- Nights / days
- 3 nights / 4 days
- Route
- Srinagar 1N · Pahalgam 2N
- Suggested window
- Mar–Nov
- What’s different
- Srinagar −1; Pahalgam +1.
- Indicative from (per person)
- ₹13,599 pp
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