Srinagar - Jammu - Pahalgam Tour 3 Night 4 Days

On Arrival Transfer to Hotel, Afternoon sightseeing of Mughal Gardens visiting Nishat Bagh(Abode of pleasure) built by Asif Khan brother in law of Jahangir in 1632 AD. CheshmeShahi, PariMahal, Harwan Bagh , Botanical garden, Tulip Garden And Shalimar Bagh.(Abode of love) built by Jehangir for his wife Empress Noor Jehan . All the gardens are situated on the bank of Dal Lake with the Zabarwan Mountains in the background. Enroute visit carpet-weaving factory (if time permitted) .Evening transfer to hotel.

SRINAGAR

Srinagar is located in the heart of the Kashmir valley at an altitude of 1,730 m above sea level, spread on both sides of the river Jhelum. The Dal and Nagin lakes enhance its picturesque setting, while the changing play of the seasons and the salubrious climate ensures that the city is equally attractive to visitors around the year. Today Srinagar is a resort for the tourist who can experience, at first hand, the peculiar beauty of the valley that has attracted the Chinese, the Mughals and the British to it.Its waterways with their own quaint lifestyle, the unique Houseboat, the blossoming gardens, water sports activities


SHALIMAR BAGH

Shalimar Bagh is located on the northeast side of Lake Dal, approximately fifteen kilometers away from the center of Srinagar. It was laid out by Jahangir as Farah Baksh ("the delightful") in 1619, while he was founding the city of Srinagar. In 1630, under the orders of Shah Jahan, the local Kashmiri governor, Zafar Khan, extended the garden under the name of Faiz Baksh ("the bountiful"). Under late Pathan and Sikh governors, Shalimar was treated as a pleasure resort, and during the reign of Ranjit Singh, European visitors were housed in its marble pavilion before the Maharaja Hari Singh installed electric lights. The site of Shalimar seems to have been ideally suited to a garden; it contained a natural canal, and a small nearby spring-fed stream was diverted to the garden site to provide continuous running water.