Guides
Destinations
Where to go, what each place is known for, how long the drive takes and what is closed, place by place.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Places to visit in Kashmir: where to go, how far, and what’s openTwelve destinations with road times from Srinagar and their October 2026 status.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Places to visit in Srinagar: lakes, gardens and the old cityDal and Nigeen lakes, the Mughal gardens, the old city and what’s closed.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Gulmarg: what to do, when to go and how to get thereThe Gondola, meadows and ski slopes, 1½–2¼ hours from Srinagar.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Pahalgam: what’s open, what to see and how to get thereBetaab, Aru and the Lidder, and which spots are still closed.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Sonamarg: Thajiwas, the Zoji La road and what’s openThajiwas glacier, Baltal and the road to the Zoji La.
Checked 23 Oct 2026Gurez Valley: road status, permits and how to get thereIs the road over Razdan Pass open, and what ID and permits you need.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Doodhpathri and Yusmarg: open or closed, how to get there and when to goReopened on 21 August 2026, why Yusmarg was shut in September, the drive from Srinagar and the rules after snow.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Betaab or Aru: which valley to visit from PahalgamTwo valleys near Pahalgam compared: distance, reopening dates and treks.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Kokernag: the spring, the gardens and the trout farmA spring at the foot of pine hills, a botanical garden and a trout farm, 2¼–3¼ h from Srinagar.
Checked 23 Oct 2026Verinag: the Mughal spring at the head of the valleyJahangir’s octagonal spring tank of 1620, at the southern entrance to the Kashmir Valley.
Checked 23 Oct 2026Achabal Garden: the Mughal spring garden near AnantnagA Mughal garden fed by a spring, its water running in three channels, 1½–2¼ h from Srinagar.
Checked 24 Oct 2026Wular Lake: Kashmir’s great freshwater lakeA Ramsar wetland whose size swings with the seasons, the lotus back after three decades, 1¼–2 h from Srinagar.
Checked 23 Oct 2026Dachigam National Park: closed to tourists in 2026, and what to knowHome of the hangul, 22 km from Srinagar, and closed to tourists under orders that run to 31 December 2026.