Want Sonamarg and Gulmarg without the long drive to Pahalgam? You spend one night on a houseboat on Dal Lake, one in Srinagar and two in Gulmarg, with your own car and driver from Srinagar airport. The days are easy: a shikara ride at sunset, a day trip to Sonamarg and the Thajiwas glacier, and a full day in Gulmarg for the meadow and the Gondola. Breakfast and dinner are included at 3-star hotels every day. Gondola tickets are extra, and we book them online in your name. Bring warm layers, as Gulmarg stays cool even in summer.
Good to know: Postpaid SIMs work fine here; local SIMs are sold at the airport too.
Dinner and overnight on the houseboat.
Good to know: Carry sunglasses and sunscreen; the sun is strong near the glacier.
Dinner and overnight in Srinagar.
Good to know: On snow days the last stretch from Tangmarg needs a chained 4x4 (paid locally).
Dinner and overnight in Gulmarg.
Good to know: Kongdori is much colder than the meadow; wear warm layers and good shoes.
Dinner and overnight in Gulmarg.
Good to know: A flight after 1 pm gives you an easy last morning in Gulmarg.
Drop at Srinagar airport.
Free cancellation up to 30 days before travel. Cancellation 15-29 days before travel: 50% of package value refundable. Cancellation within 14 days, no-show and unused services: non-refundable. Non-refundable supplier, permit, activity and payment charges may be deducted. Rescheduling is subject to availability and rate difference.
Prices are indicative per person on twin sharing and subject to travel dates, hotel and vehicle availability. Similar-category hotels may be substituted. Kashmir travel is affected by traffic, weather, road closures, security directions, local union rules and force majeure. Government photo ID is required. Services not expressly listed as included are chargeable. GST is excluded unless the final quotation states otherwise.
Children pay 50% of the adult price.
The price is on request. Send your dates, number of travellers and hotel class on WhatsApp and we send a clear quote. It covers everything under Inclusions; 5% GST is extra.
No. You have a full day for it in Gulmarg, and we book the tickets online in your name (extra). Phase 1 goes to Kongdori; Phase 2 to Apharwat runs only in safe weather.
The Thajiwas pony, about 700–1,500 rupees per person, the Sonamarg taxi to Zero Point, and the Gondola, about 700–810 rupees per person for Phase 1. Rates can change.
No. Snow is likely in Gulmarg and Sonamarg from late December to February, never guaranteed. Sonamarg stays open in winter through the Z-Morh tunnel, but Zero Point does not.
You get both: one night on a houseboat on Dal Lake and three nights in 3-star hotels. The houseboat is reached by a short shikara from the ghat.
Yes. Children from 5 years are welcome. With two nights in Gulmarg and no drive over about 3 hours at a time, the pace suits older parents too.
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