after reaching on srinagar airport warm welcomed by our representative and transfer to the houseboat / hotel check in for 30 minutses time to get fresh up and then proceed to the shikara ride for 1 hr visit floating garden louts garden water lily garden and then by car visit world famouse moughal gardens.nishat bagh (abode of pleasure ) built by asif khan brother in law of jehangir in AD.shalimar bagh (abode of love ) built by jehangir for his wife empress nur jehan. chasma shahi is tastefully laid garden in kashmir in terraces which commands a magnificent view of the dal lake below and surrounding mounatain ranges the cool water of the spring is highly refreshing and digestive the originaly garden was laid out by shah jahan in 1632AD.pari mahal onece the royal observatory pari mahal has a charmingly laid out garden and is a five minutes drive from cheshmashahi a buddhist monastery at one time it was coverted into a school of astrogoly by dara shikho moughal emperor shah jehan s eldest son shankarachriya temple on hill 243 steps to clime one way hazratbal mousqe over night at houseboat or hotel
after breakfast full day excursion sonamarg lies in sindh valley streamed with flowers and surrounded by mountains sonamarg is also the base for some intresting treks to the high altitude of himalayan lake the everlasting thajiwas glacier 3 kms from sonmarg provides a chance to enjoy sledge ride on snow even in - summer ponies are available up to the glacier from sonmarg after exploring sonmarg back to the hotel / houseboat
after breakfast proceed on gulmarg ( meadows of flowers ) gulmarg has one of the best ski slopes in the world and highest golf coures of the world with 18 holes wolds highest gandola rope way which takes you from 1st and 2nd phase gulmarg to kongdoor thenafter kongdoor to affarwat glacier one can also have the view of nanga parbhat mountain if weather permits the view enroute from tangmarg to gulmarg 13 kms is fascinating one can also have short trek up to khilnamarg which can be covered in about 3 to 4 hrs walk or houres over night hotel / houseboat
after early breakfast leave on phalgham ( valley of spepherds ) via old part of srinagar drive through the saffron field visit Awantipura ruins ( 1100years old temple of lord vishnu built by king Awantiwaremen ) and drive through apple orcherds pine forest and along lidder river in phalgham to see bisaran by hourse which will take 1 hr by houres enjoy there nature and then back batab valley aru valley by there union car which guest will pay direct by own after exploring over night at hotel or houseboat
after breakfast proceed to srinagar airport drop tour ends on airport
