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India Kashmir - Pahalgam, gulmarg, Gurez Valley, Tulail Valley | 5 Days

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5 days · 1-5 band Srinagar ₹ 50000 - ₹ 75000 for two, excl. flights Kid-friendly Mountain
Itinerary budget
₹60,000 for two, excluding flights
Stays budget
₹15,000 peak season · ₹12,000 off season

Day by day

  1. Day 1 A less intensive day by exploring the famous Gardens in Kashmir by visiting Dal Lake
  2. Day 2 Start your day early for Pahalgam
  3. Day 3 Start your day early to go to Gulmarg
  4. Day 4 Gurez Valley & Wular Lake
  5. Day 5 Visit Tulail Valley & head back to Srinagar

Take days from this trip and others into Mix days, and we build one itinerary from them.

Best time to visit Kashmir is during the months of March to August. Tourists come to Kashmir valley so they too can witness this 'heaven on earth' and enjoy all that it offers. During this period two seasons are covered in Kashmir. Spring (March to early May) and Summer (early May to late August).
stays starting from INR 3000 for a night

What you get

  • 5 days, in order — where to be each morning, afternoon and evening, with the travel between them.
  • Where to stay — the nights in each place, with links that open the hotel for your dates.
  • Places and food by name — real restaurants and sights, each opening on the map, never "a local eatery".
  • What it costs — a budget summary per traveller, and what to carry in cash.
  • Yours to keep — a PDF you can read on your phone offline, and in the app.

Best time to go: Spring (March-early May) and Summer (early May-late August).

What travellers said

★★★★★

Chaai jaai was so good & beautiful and reasonable as well.

Navjot Kaur · Mar 2024

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Day 1

A less intensive day by exploring the famous Gardens in Kashmir by visiting Dal Lake

  • Jhelum Cafe
  • Chasme Shahi
  • Tulip Garden
  • Nishat Garden & Shalimar Bagh
  • Pari Mahal
  • Lhasa or Ahdoos Restaurant
  • Dal Lake - Shikara Ride or Nigeen Lake

+ 4 more on this day, in the PDF.

Day 2

Start your day early for Pahalgam

  • Betaab Valley
  • There are many hotels near the valley where you can eat like Bombay Palace or Cafe log in
  • Lidder Valley
  • Baisaran hills
  • Cafe Aru Valley
  • Aru Valley or Lidder River Valley
  • Head back to Kashmir

+ 1 more on this day, in the PDF.

Day 3

Start your day early to go to Gulmarg

  • Chai Jaai Tea Room
  • Leave for Gulmarg
  • Gulmarg Gondola StationGondola Ride up to first stage
  • There is one restaurant there in Phase 1 where you can eat or you can eat once you get out from the Gondola ticket count
  • Gulmarg Wildlife Sanctuary
  • You can head to your hotel to check-in and then rest for sometime and the head out for dinner
  • If you have time today or tomorrow do visit the frozen waterfall called Drung Waterfall

+ 1 more on this day, in the PDF.

Day 4

Gurez Valley & Wular Lake

  • Leave for Gurez Valley
  • First stop is Wular Lake
  • Total time till Gurez Valley is 5 hours
  • Once you reach you can head to your hotel and check-in
  • On your way to Log hut cafe stop at the Dam
  • You can go out till Log Hut Cafe
  • Head back to your hotel for dinner

Day 5

Visit Tulail Valley & head back to Srinagar

  • Go to tulail Valley
  • You can go out till Log Hut Cafe
  • Get back to Srinagar and check-in to your hotel
  • Hazratbal Masjid
  • Kashmir Govt Art Emporium
  • The backyard Grill

Before you buy

What exactly do I get?

The full 5-day itinerary, day by day: timings, real places with map links, stays, and food. You can read it in your browser or download the PDF, both the minute you pay. It also sits in your account, so you can open it again from any device, and the GST invoice is emailed with it.

Is there any support after I buy?

Yes, and it is free. If something in the plan does not suit you — a stay outside your budget, a different transport option, restaurants for a dietary need, or combining this with another itinerary — tell us and one of us will sort it out with you on WhatsApp. Message +91 98733 95006 or write to hello@diytinerary.com. We reply on weekdays.

These are not my dates. Can I still use it?

Yes. The itinerary is written by day, not by date, so it works whenever you go — the seasonal notes tell you what changes. If you would rather have it built around your actual dates, group and budget, use Adapt this itinerary for my dates above: that is a new itinerary written for you, and it costs less than one written from scratch.

Can I change the stops?

Not on this one — we have no other India itinerary close enough to lift a stop from. If you want a different route, ask for a custom itinerary and we will plan it around the stops you name.

Is it refundable?

A ready-made itinerary is a file you receive immediately, so it is not refundable as a matter of course. A refund can be requested within 24 hours of a first purchase, and we look at genuine problems case by case — if the document will not open or is not what the page described, tell us and we will fix it or refund it. The full terms are on our refund and cancellation page.

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