IN JAMMU

THE RAGHUNATH TEMPLE - LOCATED IN THE HEART OF JAMMU THIS TEMPLE IS DEDICATED TO LORD RAMA. IT WAS CONSTRUCTED BY MAHARAJA GULAB SINGH, THE FOUNDER OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR IN 1935.

BAHU FORT - ON THE OPPOSITE BANKS OF THE TAWI RIVER IS THE BAHU FORT. THE FORT COMPLEX IS DECORATED WITH TERRACED GARDENS, WATERFALLS AND FLOWERS. A GARDEN KNOWN AS BAGH-E-BAHU WAS DEVELOPED INSIDE THE FORT.

HARI NIWAS PALACE – ON THE BANKS OF THE RIVER TAWI, STANDS THE HARI NIWAS PALACE, RESIDENCE OF THE MAHARAJA IN THE EARLY 20 TH CENTURY. THE PALACE HAS NOW BEEN CONVERTED INTO A HERITAGE HOTEL.

IN SRINAGAR

MUGHAL GARDENS – CHASHME SHAHI OR THE ROYAL SPRING, SHALIMAR BAGH OR THE GARDEN OF LOVE AND NISHAT BAGH OR THE PLEASURE GARDEN ARE THE MUGHAL STYLED GARDENS ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF DAL LAKE WHICH ATTRACT THOUSANDS OF VISITORS FROM THE WORLD.


SIRAJBAGH – LOCATED ON THE BANKS OF THE DAL LAKE, SIRAJBAGH IS THE LARGEST TULIP GARDEN IN INDIA. DIFFERENT COLOURS IMPART A BEAUTIFUL HUE TO GARDEN .


HAZRATBAL SHRINE – THE TOMB OF HAZRATBAL, LOCATED ON THT OUTSKIRTS OF SRINAGAR HOUSES A RELIC BELIEVED TO BE A STRAND OF HAIR FROM PROPHET MOHAMMAD’S BEARD. THERE IS A PLUSH GARDEN LAID OUT BY SADIQ KHAN IN AD 1623.

DAL LAKE – DAL LAKE IS THE FOCAL POINT OF SRINAGAR, IT COVERS 18 SQ KM. A RIDE ON THE SHIKARA’S , A WALK THROUGH THE MUGHAL GARDENS INFUSES A MAGICAL CHARM TO THE DAL LAKE.


SHANKARACHARYA TEMPLE – THIS SACRED TEMPLE IS LOCATED 1100 FT ABOVE THE SEA LEVEL AND IS PERCHED. IT IS DEDICATED TO LORD SHIVA, AND OFFERS A PICTURESQUE VIEW OF SRINAGAR CITY.BESIDES BEING A PROMINENT RELIGIOUS PLACE FOR HINDUS THE TEMPLE IS OF GREAT ARCHAEOLOGICAL IMPORTANCE. BUILT ON A HIGH OCTAGONAL PEDESTAL ONE HAS TO CLIMB UP A FLIGHT OF HUNDRED STEPS TO REACH THE TOP.


SONMARG – SONMARG IS A PLEASANT PLACE IN ITS OWN RIGHT AND IS ON THE SRINAGAR LADAKH HIGHWAY. IT HAS BEAUTIFUL TREKS AND SCENERY. THAJIWAS IS A GLACIER NEAR SONMARG WHICHIT’S A DELIGHTFUL PLACE OFFERING ONE OF THE BEST VIEWS IN THE WORLD.


MUST DO

*  STAY IN A HOUSEBOAT

*  ADVENTURE SPORTS AT GULMARG AND PAHALGAM

*  SKIING IN GULMARG

*  TREKKING IN JAMMU

*  AERO SPORTS (PARA GLIDING) AT SANASAR