We visited towards end September. A lovely drive to Chandanwari with scenic views .Very nice streams along the way.Nice view from Chandanwari.We had apple juice from one of the vendors while walking.It was phenomenal made from the juice of fresh kashmiri apples Definitely worth having at a cost of only Rs 50 a glass. You need to be careful while walking in Chandanwari. I almost got knocked down by some wild ponies which appeared from behind.Luckily, I was saved by one of the apple juice vendors . Other than this incident it was a very nice visit with an awesome view.You get a view of the path walked by pilgrims during the annual Amarnath pilgrimage.

One thing in whole Kashmir I like is the fixed rate of taxi in Pahalgam.No bargaining and you have to choose your type of vehicle according to price, but most of the time they say that lower end vehicles are not available and you have to take SUVs, which costs you 3200/- for 3 spots(Betaab Valley, Chandanwari and Aru Valley).Betaab Valley and Chandanwari is in same route and worth seeing. But you may skip Aru Valley. It is on another route, long distance nothing to see there. Here to mention that in Pahalgam, you can’t take your cab from Srinager to visit places in Pahalgam.You have to take local taxis like in Sonamarg. One of the tourist places in Kashmir where you will find snow. It is one of the commencement point of annual Amarnath Yatra, the other one being Sonamarg.The Lidder river is flowing through the valley.Plenty of reason to take photographs. If you wish you can climb few steps leading to Amarnath Cave. Many small shops are there near the parking area. The coffee and apple juice sold in these are awesome. Though not much to see here, but you can spend enough time sitting on the big stones in the river and enjoying the snow clad mountains.

Chandanwari and other beauties of Pahalgam like Aru valley , Betaab Valley, are really scenic and mesmerizing. We really enjoyed our trip. All credits to Ashiq bhai . This is not an endorsed comment. This is an honest review based on our experience. You also can contct him on 9797726520. Our trip was mainly guided by Ashiq bhai. We really were carefree on our trip because of him. For first 3 days Ashiq bhai arranged a vehicle and a driver in a reasonable price. Mostly people like to loot you on tourist places, telling you fares touching sky heights. But Ashiq bhai being honest and a humble man , who not only charged us fairly but took care of various other stuffs during our trip, making it more easier. He also informed us about the scams and the accurate charges of other trip activities whether it is snow related activities or a simple shawl shopping so that we dont get looted. I really thank you Ashiq bhai if you are reading this review, for making our trip to Paradise of India amazing.

We hired Innova vehicle to travel in and around Pahalgam.This season is very cold in pahalgam and need to be equipped with warm cloathes. We could visit Aru and Betab valley without any difficulty but couldnot go to chandanvadi till the end due to heavy snow fall on bothsides of the road.Due to this roads became narrow resulting in vehicular traffic jam. People who love enjoying snow fall can enjoy this season.People who love greeneries and nature best time to visit is the month of August,September.

A must see place .. the parking is disorganised. You need to take a cab from the association only and not other cabs are allowed. You need to change your shoes to gum boots and thick jackets and hire sledges to take you to the snow point, and snow bridge. The surface is slippery so walk is not advisable .. the cost for two sledges with coats and show comes upto rupees 5000 . But the trip is worthy ..

Chandanwari is a place from where Amarnath yatra starts every year. One can view snow clad mountains n glacier from here There is nothing else to do here. I have given 3 stars as it there was a snowfall a week before we visited and there was snow there.

We liked this place very much. The road to reach Chandanwari from Pahalgam is very scenic. This place had good and fresh snow when we visited in the 1st week of April. It is advisable to wear proper sun glass and buy rental gum shoes before going on the snow. I personally felt this place is better and peaceful as there is no much trouble of ponywalas here.