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Srinagar is located in the heart of the Kashmir valley and spreads . km on both sides of the river Jhelum at 6 metres high above the sea level. Today’s Srinagar is a pleasure resort for the tourists, who can expenience, at first hand the peculiar beauty of the valley that has attractedthe Chinese, the Mughals and the Britshers.Its waterways,the unique accommodation in house boats, decorated shikaras, blossoming gardens, watersports activities, shopping for lovingly hand-crafted souvenirs, camping and trekking and Srinagar’s satellite resorts make it a chenshed spot among those looking for a memorable holidays.

N.B. All foreigners entering J and K State are required to register their arrival and departure with the Foreigner’s Regional Registration Offices located at the Airports and in the cities. At Srignagar the office is at Shervani Road and New Airport.

Some Important Local Tourist Trips:-

1. Srinagar-Mughal Gardens trip {42 km} to Chashma Shahi, Harwan, Shalimar Gardens and Nishat Bagh.
2. Srinagar-Pahalgam {245 km} round trip the longest one halting at Avantipur, Anantnag, Achhabal, Kokernag, Mattan and Pahalgam
3. Srinagar-Gulmarg trip covers a distance of 100 km.
4. Srinagar-Sonamarg trip covers a distance of 200 km.
5. Srinagar-Yusmarg trip covers 98 km.
6. Srinagar-Wular Lake trip covers 160 kms.

Tourist Spots in Srinagar:-Dal Lake/Nehru Park/Char Chinar/Kabutar Khana/Pratap Singh Museum/ Shah Hamdan Mosque/Shahi alies Fathar Masjid/Jama Masjid/Badshah/Hari Parvat Fort/Nagin Lake/Hazartbal Mosque/Nasim Nagh/Sankaracharya Temple/Chashma Shahi/Nishat Bagh/Salimar Bagh/Shri Pratap Singh Museum/Golf Club/Verinag/Kokarnag/Daksoom.

L A D A K H

Kargil{2704m}, 204 kms from Srinagar in the west, is the second largest urban centre of Ladakh and headquarters of the district of same name.

Places of Tourist interest : Dras- 57 km. short of Kargil is reputed to be the 2^nd coldest injabited place in the world./Suru Valley-fertile valley of immense beauty. In Kartse village has a seven metre high rock sculpture of Maitereya, which is the remanant of the ancient Indo-Buddhist influence/Rangdum-17^th Century Monastery on a central hillock/Mulbekh-typical Buddhist town/Karsha-largest and wealthiest of all monasteries in Zanskar 16^th century./Burdan- monastery has an interesting collection of idols and stups/Phugtal-rare cave monasteries of Zanskar/Zong-Khul- another cave monastery built around 2 caves in the sheer rock-face of a gorge.

Leh-the district headquarters of Ladakh is 434 km away rom Srinagar.It is situated between the two highest mountain ranges in the world, Himalayas in the south and Karakoram in the north.

Best Season :- June to October.

Nearest Airport:- LEH

Places of Tourist Interest :- Leh Palace/Namgyal Tsemo/Leh Mosque/Gompa Tsemo

/Alchi Gompa/Choglamsar/Hemis Monastery/Gotsang Gompa/Lamayuru/Likir Gompa/Phiyang Gompa/Shankar Gompa/Shey Palace and Monastery/ Spituk Monastery/Stakhna/Thiskey Monastery.

Distance from LEH :- Monasteries, Spintuk{8km}/Hemis{43km}/Tikse{20}/Alchi{70 km}/Fort {1 km}.Tso Moriri Lake {240 km}. Pangong Lake 156 km}

SOME IMPORTANT HIKING TOURS :

1. Darsha-Padam by the Shinkum La { 9 days}
2. Darsha-Padam by the Baralacha La {10 days}
3. Kishtwar-Padam by the Umasi La {10 days}
4. Pahalgam – Panikar by Amarnath {10 days}
5. Padam – Phuktal-Padam by the Thonde La {7 days}
6. Hemis – Padam by the Jhelum {10 days}
7. Hemis – Darsha by the Rupshu {11 days}
8. Padam – Lamayuru {10 days}
9. Rangdum – Khalse by the Kanji La {6 days}
10. Lamayuru-Stock {6 days}
11. Lamayuru – Alchi by the Tara La {4 days}
12. Likir – Khalse {3 days}
13. Stock – Hemis by the Markha Valley {8 days}

For Details Please contract, Officer in-Charge,Mountaineering Wing,Director of Tourism, Tourist Reception Centre, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir.