Srinagar Vacation Packages top 6 epic Attractions

DAL LAKE

Dal Lake is a mystical lake which is in srinagar. Dal Lake main point of attraction is the shikara ride, A boat ride to see the majestic beauty of this lake. This is the largest lake in the entire Jammu & Kashmir.

Surrounded by the scenic mughal gardens and parks, this lake has featured in many bollywood movies till now. The floating vegetable market in the morning give a view of a wonderful culture of barter system and the freshness of the lake bring peace and serenity inside you.

SHALIMAR BAGH

One of the interesting Mughal Garden in the entire country, this shalimar bagh is a colorful delight of the nature. Built by the Mughal Emperor Jahangir, this lush green garden is full of flora dated back to the 2nd century. The entire garden is planted with the heritage chinar trees.

This persian garden is constructed in a three terraced garden testimony to the architectural insight of the the past and marked with infrastructure once served for the royals.

Diwan-e-Khas, Zenana Terrace, Black Pavillion, Shah Nahar and the fountains within the garden is the major attraction of this garden.

NISHAT BAGH

Nishat Bagh is a terraced Mughal garden built on the eastern side of the Dal Lake, close to Srinagar in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is the second largest Mughal garden in the Kashmir Valley. The largest in size is the Shalimar Bagh, which is also located on the bank of the Dal Lake. ‘Nishat Bagh’ is Urdu, which means “Garden of Joy,” “Garden of Gladness” and “Garden of Delight.

Located on the bank of the Dal Lake, with the Zabarwan Mountains as its backdrop, Nishat Bagh is a garden of bliss that commands a magnificent view of the lake beneath the snow-capped Pir Panjal mountain range that stands far away to the west of the valley. The Bagh was designed and built in 1633 by Asif Khan, elder brother of Nur Jehan.

CHESHMA SHAHI

Chashma Shahi or Chashma i Shahi (translation: the royal spring), also called Chashma Shahi, is one of the Mughal gardens built in 1632 AD around a spring by Ali Mardan Khan, a governor of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as per the orders of the Emperor, as a gift for his elder son Prince Dara Shikoh. The garden is located in the Zabarwan Range, near Raj Bhawan (Governor‘s house) overlooking Dal Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir.

The garden presents Mughal architecture as used in different Mughal gardens. The artistically build garden has Iranian influence in its art and architecture and the design is based on the Persian gardens. The topography and the steepness of the land have led the formation of the garden. The main focus of the garden is the spring which flows down in terraces and is divided into three sections: an aqueduct, waterfall, and fountains.

The water then flows down through a water ramp (chadar) into the second terrace. The second terrace serves as a water pool and a large fountain stands at its centre. The water again flows down through a water ramp into the third terrace, which is a square five-fountain pool. It is the lowest pool at the entrance of the garden. The visitors are received through a flight of stairs on both sides of the terraces which leads up to the origin of the spring. The water of the spring is believed to have some medicinal properties.

PARI MEHAL

Pari Mahal or The Angels' Abode is a seven terraced garden situated at the highest point of Zabarwan mountain range over-looking city of Srinagar and south-west of Dal Lake The design portrays an illustration of Islamic engineering and support of workmanship during the rule of the then Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan.

The Pari Mahal was worked by Mughal Prince Dara Shikoh during the 1600s. It filled in as a library and a house for him. Dara Shikoh was said to have lived around here in the years 1640, 1645, and 1654. It was additionally utilized as an observatory, helpful for showing crystal gazing and cosmology.

It is five-minute drive from Cheshmashahi Garden.

INDIRA GANDHI MEMORIAL TULIP GARDEN

Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip garden, beforehand Model Floriculture Center, is a tulip garden in Srinagar. It is the biggest tulip garden in Asia spread over a space of around 30 hectares. It is arranged on the lower regions of Zabarwan Range with an outline of Dal Lake. The nursery was opened in 2007 with the mean to help gardening and the travel industry in Kashmir Valley. The nursery is based on a slanting ground in a terraced style comprising of seven porches. Aside from tulips, numerous different types of blossoms – hyacinths, daffodils and ranunculus have been added too

Tulip celebration is a yearly festival that means to exhibit the scope of blossoms in the nursery as a piece of the travel industry endeavors by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir. It is coordinated during the beginning of spring season in Kashmir valley.