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Srinagar Slideshow
Top Hotels in Srinagar
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The Lalit Grand Palace Srinagar
135 reviews -
Centaur Lake View Hotel Srinagar
31 reviews -
De-Laila Group of House Boats Srinagar
13 reviews
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Silver Star Hotel Srinagar
13 reviews
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Grand Mumtaz Srinagar
43 reviews -
Athena Group of Houseboats Srinagar
2 reviews
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Hotel Zahgeer Continental Srinagar
12 reviews -
Pahalgam Hotel Srinagar
86 reviews -
Heevan Resort Srinagar
25 reviews
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Hotel Broadway Srinagar
46 reviews
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Hotel Ting Ting Srinagar
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York Hotel Srinagar
10 reviews
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Hotel Dar-Es-Salam Srinagar
44 reviews
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Hotel Shaneel Residency Srinagar
4 reviews
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Zamrud Hotel Srinagar
12 reviews
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Hotel Holy Night Srinagar
2 reviews
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Top Arien Group of Houseboats Srinagar
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Shahenshah Palace Hotel Srinagar
9 reviews
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Hotel International Srinagar
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Hotel Grand Habib Srinagar
14 reviews
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Kashmir Khalsa Hotel Srinagar
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Hotel Madhuban Srinagar
4 reviews
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Valley Group Of Houseboats Srinagar
2 reviews
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Hostel Holy Night Srinagar
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Hotel New Mamta Srinagar
6 reviews
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Hotel New Park Srinagar
3 reviews
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Hotel Sadaf Srinagar
20 reviews
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Parimahal Hotel Srinagar
3 reviews
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Hotel Rocks Srinagar
2 reviews
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Hotel Vikram Srinagar
1 review
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Le Meridien Hotel Srinagar
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Hotel Sun Shine Srinagar
6 reviews
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Hotel Zabarvan Srinagar
7 reviews
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Gulfam Hotel Srinagar
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Centuar Lakeview Hotel Srinagar
1 review
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Blooming Dale Hotel Cottages Srinagar
50 reviews
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New Orion Hotel Srinagar
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Hotel Centre Point Srinagar
43 reviews
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Ellora Hotel Srinagar
3 reviews
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City Plaza Hotel Srinagar
4 reviews
Srinagar
Travel Blogs from Srinagar, India
A Kashmiri Wedding
This is a top pick! The family living on the neighbouring houseboat were celebrating their son's marriage all weekend - from our roof terrace we had seen them deck the boat with fairy lights, erect a large Kashmiri tent on shore, and sit for hours preparing food. We had ...
Colonial Life on Dal Lake/Meeting the Local Police
This is a top pick! I am fulfilling my long-held dream of staying on one of the gorgeous houseboats on Dal Lake. Back in colonial times, the ruling Maharajah of Kashmir refused the Brits landowning rights, leaving them no choice but to build and live in houseboats on ...
Celebrity Encounter in Leh / the Road to Srinagar
This is a top pick! ... It was a very special moment. Celeb. watching over, we embarked on the long road trip that is the legendary Leh-Srinagar highway ('highway' being a euphemism, in many sections of said road, for dusty, rutted, potholed, boulder-strewn, mountain ...
Recommendations
This is a top pick! Recommendations Below are eleven basic recommendations, as requested, for the study trek area. The recommendations fall under four main topics: safety, traditional culture, ecology, and improving livelihoods. Safety Safety is the most ...
Kashmir - Srinagar - Day 29
This is a top pick! An old guy delivers me Kashmir apple juice every morning on his boat, he apparently was a famous Kashmiri actor in his younger days. He must be in 70s or 80s now, he's a really nice chap and the apple juice is the best I've tasted. I'll no doubt see ...
Kashmir - Srinagar - Day 24
This is a top pick! ... a bit, went to coffee shop and generally tried to absorb the atmosphere. Kashmir has a completely different vibe to the rest of India , you get the feeling you're in a completely different country, the people, food, climate, and scenery is so different ...
Kashmir - Srinagar - Day 23
This is a top pick! ... India . Had a window seat on the plane and saw some beautiful views of the snow capped Kashmir Himalayas as we approached Srinagar airport. I was the only western person on the plane which is a first for me. The people here are visually ...
Kashmir - Srinagar - Day 28
This is a top pick! ... the temple grounds, so I had to take some photos lower down the hillside which was a shame. It's mayhem in Srinagar today due to a big Muslim festival which starts today. All roads around the mosque are closed so it's complete motoring ...
Military and tranquility
This is a top pick! ... our relaxing time in McCleod Ganj we were back on the buses, travelling first to Jammu and then a further overnight bus to Srinagar in Kashmir. Srinigar is the most trouble-torn town in Kashmir and it shows with lots of army checkpoints en-route and ...
Vale of Kashmir
This is a top pick! ... to look like before the raw sewage, trash, water diversion schemes, and encroaching squatters. Finally, I visited the outskirts of Srinagar, walking through the flower-filled Mughal Shalimar Gardens north of Dal Lake and the ruined site of the ancient ...
Day 21 - Srinagar
... is a valley surrounded by mountains. During the journey I spoke to Ashraf about all sorts of things learning a lot about Kashmir/Srinagar and about him personally. I felt more relaxed here already and a bit excited about the week ahead. So we reached the ...
Day 22 - Shikara's and Moghul gardens.
... Bashir to get some tea for us. Bilal is studying but doesn't sound too optimistic about getting a decent job. He has to stay in Srinagar as his parents are here and he is an only child. The job opportunities are poor - he has a friend qualified with an ...
Hard to Breathe in the Himalayas
This is a top pick! ... my name scribbled on a ripped piece of paper and I am off to see birnie and the infamous Dandoo family!! Driving through Srinagar was an experience. Men with AK's on every rooftop, car being stopped every five feet for inspection and proof of ...
Day 26 - The function
... . She is friends with Imran (Dr. Qureshi's son), and has previously worked in Delhi for several months in an orphanage. She loves India and appears to be the type that just works so she can go travelling. We then got into a group discussion with ...
Floating Mansion in a war zone
... to go on a daily, especially in 2006 when militants attacked civilians and some Indian tourist with a series of deadly grenade attacks. Srinagar is famous for Dal lake and its now been 20 years since the beautiful house boats were filled with holiday ...
Banihal Pass - Srinagar House Boat
... good, and we could proceed at a relatively high speed. We stopped for lunch at a café in Qazigund, and finally arrived in Srinagar at 4.30 p.m, after having driven around 180 km that day. Our House Boot in Srinagar My parents always tried to stay at the ...
Srinagar - Summer Capital Of Kashmir
Ob 8.00 se prikazemo v TIC-u (turisticnemu inf. centru), kjer pozajtrkujemo sadje in sele izvemo, da imamo let za Shrinigar ob 11.45. Takrat sele dobimo vse potrebne papirje. Vse poteka zelo skulirano, nekoliko sem kisel (Uros) prejsnjega vecera. Okrog ...
Tersihir Pesona Kasmir
... menu makan malam kambing. Sayangnya perjalanan ke restoran macet...berhubung saat itu malam minggu. Dari mobil kami melihat penuhnya Srinagar di malam Minggu. Massa berkumpul di seputar danau. Rata-rata orang Kasmir terlihat menarik. Makan malam terhitung ...
Kashmir
... female who was in his sight line (fellow travellers reading this - beware!!!) On day 5 we made the short 3 hour drive to Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir, for a night on a houseboat. These are the homes that the elite British lived in when they were ...
Gremo nazaj v civilizacijo
... je odpela in nazaj not padla. Je kr zajeban kej ujet, k tud domacinom ni ratal. Na ta dan pa smo se vracal nazaj v civilizacijo, Srinagar. Ko smo vse pospravl in se odpravl nazaj v vas, smo valda prevoz cakal ful cajta, ampak tko to je tle u gorah, so ...
The Magic of Srinagar
Our last night on the houseboat in Srinigar was quite a night. The next day (Good Friday) we were to set out at 5:30 am to go to the floating market, here in town, to watch the farmers who work on the 'floating gardens' sell their produce to the ...
Back in the Himalayas
I was unsure about coming to Kashmir because of past political problems, however it is supposed to be the most beautiful area in India. When the British were here they were not allowed to own land so they all built and lived on houseboats. I am ...
Day 25 - Chashmashahi, Dal lake & no clean clothes
... you're warm in bed and it's cold in the room...). Got ready having to wear the same clothes (eugh!). Decided to brave Srinagar on my own today so headed out and thought about catching a local bus but the destinations they were shouting out meant nothing ...
Day 28 - Chilling in the house
Not much of an update. Decided to relax in the house today. Had a quick chat to Catherine who was about to leave. They couldn't get a flight yesterday. Laundry still isn't here... Ashraf hasn't been the same since I declined going on any of the treks he ...
kashmir: a piece of 'paradise'
... a room covered in so much mould it was actually kind of cool, and then woke at 3:45 to get a shared jeep up to Srinagar in Kashmir. Kashmir is consistently referred to as `paradise´ or `heaven´ by people we speak to (often keen Kashmiri´s who ...
Silvester in Kashmir
... , hat alles reibungslos geklappt und wir konnten gegen 10:30 abheben. Nach ungefähr eineinhalb Stunden Flug landeten wir dann in Srinagar wo gleich die unheimlich starke Militärpräsenz auffiel: Soldaten warteten am Rollfeld, begrüßten uns in der ...
Up Close And Personal: At Home In Kashmir
... they are responsible for readying the mattresses when it's time for bed, cleaning, or simple kitchen duties ... The old city of Srinagar boasts frequent power cuts, the most annoying being Monday and Friday nights, from 6 to 10pm..this is the time ...
Nice And Cosy & Cold
Zjutri se vedno precej sibek in pogostokrat pokakan. Ali pride v sobo in naju z Danetom povabi k lokalnemu zdravniku cudodelcu. Ali pravi da je studiral in zivel v Ameriki, kar se mu pozna. Temeljito me preslata in sprasuje o bolezenskih znakih, povem mu ...
Godforsaken Kashmir
... the water. Shops, post offices, houses, you name it were all floating on the lake and people get around on small canoes. Srinagar sits in a valley surrounded by a mountain range whose name escapes me and behind it are the Himalayas, visible on a clear ...