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Region:
Srinagar,
Kashmir Region, J&K
Surrounding Attractions: Dal
Lake, Nagin Lake
Significance: Best Options
For Accommodation In Srinagar
houseboat
is a unique experience - a honeymooner's delight. Just stepping
on board transports one to a different world away from the
hustle and bustle and noise of the city. As soon as one get out
on the lake the traffic and confusion simply fades away. They
are lined up in colourful ranks in Dal Lake, across from the
boulevard, or along the Jhelum River. Those who want a little
more isolation and peace can also find them at Nagin Lake.
Origin
Houseboats originated in the Victorian era as a superbly
British solution to a tricky political problem. The British
liked Kashmir but the maharaja wouldn't allow them to buy land
to build houses on. So they had houseboats built and the style
has hardly changed from the first boat in 1888 right down to
boats being built today.
The houseboat could be carpeted and embellished like a 2 or 3
star hotel. Soothed by the sound of water lapping against the
hull, one can relax in the cosy comfort of the living room or
curl up with a book in the bedroom. The houseboat attendant
could cook up a mouthwatering Kashmiri meal or serve soups and
more soothing European meal - depending on the choice of the
customer.
In the early morning one can see ravens and hawks swooping on
the lake to catch insects and fish. Late in the afternoon the
garden boats, laden with produce from the floating gardens,
will glide by. Or the weed collector, with his boat, laden with
the heavy and wet weeds of the lake.
The Everlasting Beauty
The view also changes with the season although the magnificent
mountains of the Pir Panjal (also spelt as Panchal), with
glimpses of the great Himalayas, are a constant backdrop. In
winter the whole of this scene is covered with snow, with the
exception of the clear waters of the lake itself. And even the
lake freezes over in exceptionally cold winters.
Our
Services
*Special Package Tours/ Under Expert Guidance * Piligrimage
Tour to Amarnath Cave * Vaishnodevi/ Katra * Trekking Tours for
Kashmir/ Ladakh/ Zanskar * Expedition to NUN/ KUN etc. * Water
Trekking * River Rafting * Boat rides * Horse Riding * Trout
Fishing * Car/ Coach * Snow and Water Skeing * City Sight
Seeing Tours
Amenities
*24 Hours Room Services * 24 Hours Travel Desk * Indian
Continental Cuisine * Doctor on Call * Major Credit Cards
Accepted * Safe Deposit Locks * Laundary Service * Internet
Service * STD/ ISD Facility * Cable T.V./ Music * Heating
Arrangements During Winter Months.
Sight Seeing
MUGHAL GARDENS: Historical
Gardens built by Mughal Emperors * Nishat * Shalimar * Chashme
Shahi *and Trip to Shankaracharya Temple.
SHIKARA EXCURSION: Dal Lake,
Floating Gardens, Silver/ Golden Island, Nehru Park, Char
Chinar and City Tours.
SONAMARG: Whole mountains range
covered with the glaciers and water falls forming in silver
sheets the Meadow of Gold.
GULMARG: Meadow of Sprinkled with Flowers the vale of Kashmir
the highest golf course and to enjoy Gandola Chair Car.
PHALGHAM: Stupendous snowy
mountains dancing streams deep Forests, a meadow of Shepherds
and Old Rueins Historical Monuments Avantipura, Saffron Fields
and Springs.
If you've longed for the delights of a houseboat holiday, now
is the time to try one out.
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