Shikara Ride in Srinagar

Experience the enchanting lakes of Kashmir with Shikara rides

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Best time to visit
Oct - Mar
Ideal Duration
3-4 Days
Visa
Not Required
Starting from
Rs. 5,599

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  • Hills
  • Ideal for families
  • Sightseeing

About Shikara Ride in Srinagar

Lakes in Kashmir are ideal to float along and enjoy the beauty of nature with mighty greens towering on either side, or stretches of calm waters lying ahead. A Shikara ride in Kashmir along one of the region’s lakes is a never-to-be-forgotten experience. A Shikara is a long wooden boat that you’ll often find floating along on Kashmir’s lakes and they’re used as a form of transport as well as tourism. This rowing boat is built similar to a Gondola and many a tourist has had the rich experience of floating along the calm and placid waters of lakes such as the Dal and passing through some of the region’s most noted spots such as the Nishat and Shalimar Gardens, as well as the Hazratbal Mosque.

Enjoying A Shikara Ride In Kashmir

Apart from leisure, Shikara rides in Kashmir are also used for transportation, fishing and seaweed harvesting by the locals. There are tons of handicrafts and flowers that are sold on these boats and if you’re planning a ride on one, try out the floating market. Floating calmly in a Shikara, you’ll also be able to enjoy watching birds such as pariah kites and the white breasted kingfisher.

Spots To Enjoy A Shikara Ride In Kashmir

The Dal and Nigeen lakes primarily make this ride worthwhile as one can relax. Wular lake is another popular spot among locals. From the calmness and serenity of shikara rides in Kashmir, down to the adventure of paragliding and parasailing, there are many ways to enjoy the rewards of nature. Combine all of this with the most breathtaking views, scrumptious meals and the warm hospitality of the locals even on the coldest days of winter, and you will enjoy a holiday that is hard to forget in this lifetime. A visit to Kashmir and a calm shikara ride will do much to ease the stress of daily life.

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Ranjith's 5 days trip to Srinagar

My recent trip to Kashmir with Adorable Tours was exceptional. Ms. Khushboo, my trip coordinator and she maintained constant communication with us, demonstrating a heartfelt concern for our well-being. She was there towards our entire trip and she gets regular updates from us as well as driver. Now, let me take a moment to applaud our exceptional driver, Mr.Nisar. He was more than just a driver, he became our guide and a friend. We had excellent communication and understanding. Trip was executed as per planned. Hotel selection as perfect and Khushboo made everything easy for us, I won't tell this as a costly trip and she made it as luxury trip at low cost. We had language issues, but Khushboo was there to translate during shopping as well. I highly recommend Adorable Tours and Travels to anyone looking for a stress-free and memorable travel experience. Thank you for making our dream vacation a reality!

Ranjith Ravi Chennai

Avinash's 5 days trip to Srinagar

Booked Kashmir trip through travel triangle. Emaar was the travel agency that arranged our trip. Everything went well finally so nothing to complain. Zainab was the trip agent assigned to us. She was very helpful and accommodating. She was connected with us through-out the trip to check how it is going for us. There were some issues with hotel booking initially but that was sorted. Hotels that were initially selected and quoted for weren't available after a day. Luckily, alternate hotels offered turned out to be good except in Pahalgam. During peak tourist season, it's difficult to trust their words on hotels availability. Need to be a little careful before making advance payment. It was a good experience overall. I would recommend Emaar to anyone planning trip to Kashmir.

Avinash Charmani Bengaluru

Deepakkumar's 7 days trip to Srinagar

I appreciate the Kashmir Heaven Tours and Travel for their effort put into organizing the trip, there are a few areas that I believe could be improved upon for future travelers. Firstly, the accommodation provided was quite far from the main sightseeing points. This resulted in excessive travel time and added inconvenience during our trip. It would be beneficial to consider accommodations that are closer to the key attractions to enhance the overall experience for travelers. Additionally, I noticed that some of the local services and experiences arranged through your agency were priced at a premium, comparable to rates charged to foreign visitors. It would be advantageous for your agency to establish partnerships with local providers to ensure fair and reasonable pricing for travelers, thus enhancing the value proposition of your packages. Overall, I believe addressing these points would significantly improve the quality of service offered by your agency and enhance the satisfaction of travelers like myself. Thank you for considering this feedback, and I look forward to seeing improvements in future travel experiences. Best Regards, Deepak Kumar Rai By sending a message, you agree to our Terms. Read our Privacy Policy. Don't share sensitive info. Chats may be reviewed and used to train our models. Learn about your choices. Message ChatGPT ChatGPT can make mistakes. Check important info. Read our Term

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Viren's 7 days trip to Srinagar

The overall trip was good and all hotels and assistance provided by the agent that was also nice Gulmarg Stay at royal park

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Vijay's 6 days trip to Srinagar

I booked an 8 days, 7 nights package of Kashmir with hermosa travels through travel triangle. From the beginning Hermosa representative was very proactive and courteous in her support. Janat from hermosa quickly created the plan and was in constant touch to tweak and improve the itinerary according to the needs of me and my family that includes small kids. She give me over 7-8 different options, multiple hotel choices and she was very helpful in ensuring our needs were met while also suggesting her own improvements based on her local experience. The booking, quotes etc was very smooth. Janat reminded us on time to book the Gulmarg gondola's which are limited. Farah also from Hermosa then ensured our travel was smooth and everything was taken care of. During our trip, we rarely had to call Hermosa for anything as everything was arranged and planned really well. The driver (Iqbal) was amazing and flexible to our needs. He gave good suggestions and ensured we did not fall into the trap of guides or other tourist frenzies in each location. Overall the complete experience with Hermosa was amazing starting with booking, hotels, cab to the arrangements at the hotels as well. I would strongly recommend Hermosa for anybody planning a trip to Kashmir. Thanks for great memories. Vijay

Vijay Vishnu Bangalore

Asha's 6 days trip to Srinagar

Everything was well managed and had a great trip. Driver was very decent and helpful. Everything about the trip was best. Saw first snow and snowfall. First pony ride as well.

Asha K Bengaluru

Sunil's 6 days trip to Srinagar

Good Hotel selection. Farah is very good travel advisor. Driver Imtiyaz was good. There were issues with food in hotel but we managed it. Houseboat was very neat and clean. Food at houseboat was delicious.Thank you Farah for making trip wonderful. I will surely recommend Hermosa tours (operated by Farah) for Kashmir. Horse ride in Pahelgam, Gondola ride in Gulmarg and house boat in Nigeen lake.

Sunil Joyous Mumbai

Jkmohan's 6 days trip to Srinagar

Very good agency took care kf everything as promised hotel trident in srinagar not upto mark rest all good Very good

Jkmohan Hyderabad

Akmost's 3 days trip to Srinagar

House boat I found average in service, ( no welcome drink, no bisleri water in room. Food good, staff friendly . Hotel in Pahalgam, V Good, food excellent, staff friendly, Unforgettable trip, with good service.

Akmost Mumbai

Sneha's 5 days trip to Srinagar

The Trip was very good. but due to the weather conditions we missed some of the points. But rest of the travel was good. Our driver was extremely good, inspite of the issue with katra bypass, he managed to drop us to katra before the expected time. Behaviour of the driver towards the clients, giving information as and when needed, always active on calls. Thank you harmosa for this trip.

Sneha Patil Mumbai

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The Shikara ride in Srinagar is absolutely safe to enjoy, because Dal Lake is not very deep and the also, the shikara is rowed very slowly so that visitors can take in the breathtaking beauty surrounding them easily.

The average shikara ride lasts for around an hour but if you want to prolong it, you can simply pay the oarsmen for the extra time.

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