Kashmir is a garden of eternal spring, a
delightful flower bed, and heart expanding of
heritage for dervishes. Its pleasant meads and
enchanting cascades are beyond all description".
Nestling in the lap of the dazzling, snow-capped
Himalayas, the Kashmir valley is undoubtedly a
jewel in India’s crown. An inspiration for art,
music and poetry, Kashmir is also a honey-mooner’s
paradise, a nature lover’s wonderland and a
shopper’s dream come true.
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In Kashmir a guest is considered blessed, and we
at Discovery Journey treat your needs with holy
reverence. We understand your time is at a premium
and want to help you capitalise on your visit with
absolutely no compromise on the quality of your
experience.
SRINAGAR
- GULMARG
Gulmarg boasts of the
highest Golf Course in the world. If the weather is
clear, one can have a spectacular view of the
towering mountains including Nanga Parbat (26624
ft.) and other peaks. Also a panoramic view of the
Kashmir Valley.
DACHIGAM
Dachigam was at one time the exclusive hunting
preserve of the Maharaja of Kashmir. It contains the
last viable hangul population, related to the red
deer of Europe, with a white rump patch and
impressive spread of antlers. There are some 20
other mammal species including the snow leopard and
over 150 species of fauna. Game-viewing is possible
through the year.
SRINAGAR
Visit Hari Parbat Fort, Jama Masjid, Walk in the old bazaar and over one
of the seven old Bridges on river Jhelum, view from
outside the shrine in honour of Shah Hamdan.
PAHALGAM
Pahalgam, "The valley of shepherds", at the
confluence of the streams flowing from River Lidder
and Sheshnag lake, is Kashmir's premier resort,
cool, even during the height of summer. The resort
is set between steep hills. It has within it no
fewer than eighty tiny villages. There is a Shiva
temple here, generally considered to be Kashmir's
oldest existing temple dating to the 8th Century.
LEH
Walk to the Shankar Gompa which has innumerable
statues of pure gold and a number of interesting
paintings. Later walk to the Leh Palace and on the
way back visit the cottage industries emporium.
Drive to the Spituk Monastery (5 miles) which
contains a large collection of Tankhas and old masks
& later visit the Shankar Gompa. Proceed to visit
the Phyiang Monastery before returning to the hotel.
LEH - ALCHI GOMPA
70 Km from Leh on banks of the Indus, is Alchi Gompa
dating a thousand years back. One of its walls
feature thousands of miniature-sized pictures of the
Buddha. Three large sized images made of clay and
painted brightly are its focal attraction.
LEH - SHEY
SHEY :The once residence of the royal family is
famous for its 7.5 meter high gilded statue of
Buddha.
LEH - STOK
Stok was the Palace of the banished royal family. It
houses a museum which displays fabulous period
costumes and Jewelry of the royalty along-with
exquisite tankhyas representing the life of the
Sakya Muni Buddha. Interesting historical objects
like coins, seals, armour, weapons, precious jade
and porcelain can also be seen here.
LEH - HEMIS
40 kms from Leh, Hemis is one of the richest,
biggest & most famous gompa in Ladakh. Its
popularity stems from the major annual festival held
during summer in honour of their Guru Padma
Sambhava's birth anniversary. Built during 1630, it
has numerous tankhyas, silver chortens studded with
precious/semi precious stones and various images of
Buddha. Of its many frescoes, the most famous is the
Wheel of Life.
SRINAGAR - SONMARG
Sonmarg is 80 km north-east of Srinagar and
at an altitude of 2743 m. Popularly known as the
-Meadow of Gold- this place is strewn with the
loveliest of alpine flowers and surrounded by
mountains mantled in fir and pine. Glaciers pour
down from the Himalayas almost on to the site of
camping at Sonamarg.
AMARNATH YATRA
This is one of the revered pilgrimage sites of India
tucked away in the mighty Himalayas. Open only for a
few months during the year, Amarnath enshrines a
natural Shivalingam of ice, and is reached after an
arduous trek through the mountains of Kashmir.
Amarnath is an ancient pilgrimage center.
The Amarnath cave is located at a distance of 86
miles north east of Srinagar, at a height of 13000
feet above sea level. Shiva is worshipped here in
the form of a Shivalinga shaped ice block, made by
drops of water oozing naturally in the cave.
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