KASHMIR, FAMOUS FOR ITS NATURAL BEAUTY AND SCENICS IS FAMOUS AS THE “PARADISE ON EARTH”. SNOW CAPPED MOUNTAINS, GARDENS, FLOWERS AND PRISTINE LAKES ARE WORDS ASSOCIATED WITH KASHMIR.

SRINAGAR, THE CAPITAL HAS BEEN A FAMOUS TOURIST DESTINATION FOR AGES. LOVELY LAKES, COLOURFULL HOUSEBOATS, CHINAR TREES HAVE MADE IT A DREAM DESTINATION FOR MANY. AT AN ALTITUDE OF 1,730 M ABOVE THE SEA LEVEL, IT SPREADS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER JHELUM. SRINAGAR IS ALSO KNOWN AS THE :” LAND OF LAKES AND GARDENS “.

JAMMU ALSO KNOWN AS THE “CITY OF TEMPLES” IS AN ANCIENT CITY WHICH WAS ONCE THE SEAT OF THE DOGRA DYNASTY FOR 100 YEARS PRIOR TO 1947. IT HAS ALSO BEEN THE WINTER CAPITAL OF THE STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR FOR MANY YEARS.

THE PIR PANJAL RANGE SEPARATES THE CITY OF JAMMU FROM THE VALLEY OF KASHMIR.

HOW TO REACH

BY AIR – INDIAN, JET AIRWAYS, SPICE JET, INDIGO, KINGFISHER OPERATE REGULAR FLIGHTS TO JAMMU. THE AIRPORT IS 8 KMS FROM THE MAIN CITY. SRINAGAR HAS A DOMESTIC AIRPORT WHICH HAS REGULAR SERVICES BY ALL DOMESTIC AIRLINES.


BY RAIL – MANY TRAINS LINK JAMMU TO MAJOR CITIES WITH THE MOST IMPORTANT RAIL HEAD OF NORTH INDIA BEING JAMMU TAWI. TRAINS CONNECT JAMMU WITH ALL THE MAJOR CITIES OF INDIA.
KASHMIR VALLEY HAS NO RAILWAY STATION.


BY ROAD – JAMMU IS CONNECTED BY THE HIGHWAY NETWORK TO ALL THE PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. LOCATED ON NH1-A THE DISTANCE FROM DELHI TO JAMMU IS 586 KMS. ALL INTERSTATE BUS SERVICES OPERATE AT REGULAR INTERVALS.
SRINAGAR IS AT A DISTANCE OF 298 KM FROM JAMMU & 876 KM FROM DELHI. IT IS WELL CONNECTED TO ALL THE MAJOR CITIES WITH GOOD ROADS.

HOW TO MOVE AROUND

THE WIDELY USED MODE OF TRANSPORTATION IN JAMMU IS MINI-BUSES. AUTO RICKSHAW’S ARE GOOD FOR SMALL DISTANCES. PRIVATE TAXI’S MOSTLY RUN BY THE TOUR OPERATORS ARE EASILY AVAILABLE.

BEST TIME TO VISIT

THE WEATHER IS GOOD THROUGH OUT THE YEAR BUT OCTOBER ONWARDS, IT BECOMES PLEASANT . THE HIGHER REGIONS LIKE SONMARG, GULMARG , PATNITOP RECEIVE HEAVY SNOWFALL IN THE WINTER MONTHS AND HENCE THE VALLEY IS CUT OFF FROM THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.