It is a place where every thing is natural. words cannot express what you see and experience here. go deep into kashmir and you will find hospitality of kashmiri people not seen any where else. more

I go to Srinagar often. In fact I used to live there. The situation is often hit and miss as the politics have never really been settled and anything can flare up. But in general, the risk if not to safely but in ability to get out and explore or trek. The best place I have found on Dal lake... more

II stayed on Dal Lake in one of the houseboats for three weeks from 03/11/07 - 24/11/07. This was not a planned trip, but was suggested to me by "friends travel services" (mustaqu badyari) in New Delhi. (a great service, which is recognised by the govt. Of India) he assured me that if it was peace of mind that I... more

I first heard about the houseboats of kashmir back in the late eighties, just before the fighting broke out. In 1991, I was trekking in Nepal, and one of our guides had been brought over from Kashmir, because tourism into there had stopped. He told me on our walk, that it would be at least eight years before it would... more