7 DAYS 6 NIGHTS KASHMIR & AGRA TOUR

Tour Plans

• Day 1 ARRIVAL NEW-DELHI NO MEALS
  Highlights: Arrival, Transfer, Check in Hotel.

  Upon your arrival at Indhira Gandhi International Airport Terminal-3 (IGIA) New Delhi (The Capital City of India), SufIndia Tours representative will meet and greet you in front of Gate No. 4 of the Arrival Hall. Take an escorted walk of around 100 meters to the Pick-up zone to board your booked coach. Transfer by the private Coach to the pre-booked hotel where a welcome drink is served in the lobby of the hotel. Check in to the hotel and stay your 1 st night of the tour in New Delhi. (Note: A short briefing will be addressed to review the scheduled program for next day).

• Day 2 DELHI-KASHMIR–SRINAGAR-SIGHTSEEING. (B,L,D)
  Highlights: Tulip Garden, Nishat & Shalimar gardens, Hazratbal Shrine etc.

  We take our breakfast in the hotel and later schedule your transfer services in the same coach to drop you at New Delhi Airport (Terminal T2/T3) to board your pre-booked flight for Srinagar. It is an hour & 20 minutes flight to cover almost 700 Km’s aeronautical distance to reach Srinagar (The summer capital of Kashmir). We welcome you upon your arrival in Kashmir (The Paradise on Earth). Post completion of your Arrival Form at Foreign Tourist Reception Counter, we arrange your pick up services by Toyota Innova Cars (5 people Seating Capacity) to transfer you Dal Lake Srinagar (which covers a distance of 15 Km’s). With the help of Shikaras (small wooden boats), we will cross the Lake to reach Houseboats for Check in. Welcome drinks (Saffron Tea-Kashmiri Traditional Hot-Beverage) to be served before your check in. Take some rest in your rooms while we set up your meals for Lunch. Lunch will be served in the dining area of your Checked-in Houseboat. A reasonable amount of time is reserved for the Solat Zuhr before leaving for Local Sightseeing Tour. Immediately right after Lunch & Solat, we come out to meet in the Houseboat Lobby & escort you for a local sightseeing Tour in Srinagar. Firstly, we will visit Tulip Garden which is known as Asia’s Largest Tulip garden spread over an area of 12 Hectares under the foothills of Zabarwan. The garden is beautified with almost 2 million Tulip Bulbs of more than 70 varieties. Our local sightseeing tour continues with Mughal Gardens (Nishat Garden & Shalimar Garden) nested adjacent to the Dal Lake. Perfectly located under the foothills, the gardens are 17 th century old with multiple terraces and fountains in them. More details regarding the gardens to be furnished by the local guide during your tour. The tour will continue by taking you to the valley’s Grand Mosque & Shrine Dargah Hazratbal famous for preserving the Relics of Prophet Muhammad SAW. On the left bank of Dal Lake lies this most peaceful Shrine holds a very high reputation among the locals. You will be escorted in and around the shrine to witness its charming view with the beautiful mountains in its backdrop. One can contribute the charity in the installed charity boxes for the maintenance of the Shrine. Thereupon, we will take an exit & head for an Authentic Carpet Showroom where demonstration is given on “how handmade carpets, wool rugs, silk rugs, cotton rugs & traditional floral rugs are woven”. There we serve you Kashmiri traditional saffron tea while you enjoy the presentation of the show room and its varieties of items. In the evening, we go back to the Dal Lake where with the help of Shikaras, we reach back to our checked-in houseboat. Dinner will be served in the Houseboat along with the varieties of local dishes & overnight in Houseboat Dal Lake Srinagar.

• Day 3 SRINAGAR GULMARG SRINAGAR (55KMS, 2HRS) (B,L,D)
  Highlights: Gulmarg, Gondola Cable Car, Shopping Etc.

  This exciting day begins with a buffet breakfast in the houseboat and gets assembled on the deck of Houseboat. A fleet of standby Shikaras will carry & deposit you on the other side of Dal Lake to board allotted Innova cars and drive for Gulmarg. Gulmarg literally means the Meadow of Flowers located at 60 Km’s distance from the Capital City Srinagar with the amazing scenic beauty of Himalayan Mountains in the back drop. The immense beauty & lovely landscapes of the resort is truly gorgeous and stunning. Gulmarg is known as the Asia’s only Heli-skiing resort and is famous for Gondola Cable Car. Upon your arrival in Gulmarg, we have the option to either hire a Pony (in summers) & Sledge (in winters) or take a brisk walk (about 800 meters) to reach the terminal building of Gondola for boarding the cable car until first phase. In one cable car, normally 6 people sit with 3x3 orientations at the front & back of the cable car. The cable car is almost 11 minutes ride up in the mountains through pine-clad slopes and gives an adventurously phenomenal experience of a life time to reach Kangdoor, which is about at an altitude of 8,530 feet from the sea level. The resort offers the virgin beauty of snow-capped mountains & pine trees to admire the nature’s true beauty. After landing at Gondola Phase-1, we will assemble the group for a brief presentation. The radiant beauty of the surroundings at Kangdoor (Phase 1) brings charming air of vigor & vitality to feel fresh in the lap of the Nature. We can go around the place with hugs & kisses to this scenic beauty and enjoy our photographing session. We have also an option to hire a pony (in summers/autumn only) to take us to Khilanmarg (which offers a complete view of the Himalayan Range known for one of the best places for Natural-Beauty Lovers). Other varieties of available options are; to enjoy a thrilling Snow-Bike ride, Sledge, or simply ice-skiing. With the closure of the trip to Gondola, we will come down through the cable car to reach its terminal building and thereon go to the local restaurant for our lunch. In the late afternoon, we will begin driving towards a showroom where you can purchase various items of your own choice at a reasonable price. We will also arrange a space for your Solat Zuhr to pray before resuming our journey back to the Houseboat in Srinagar where dinner is served before we end our exciting day. Overnight stay will be in the Dal Lake Houseboat.

• Day 4 SRINAGAR PAHALGAM-SRINAGAR (90 KM’S) (B,L,D)
  Highlights: Pahalgam, Dry Fruits, Apple Valley, Aru Valley, Shikara Ride Etc.

  Today we serve your breakfast as usual in the houseboat and request you to pack up your luggage for the check-out & leave them at the deck of your respective houseboat which will be later transferred to the hotel by our ground staff. Before we start our journey to Pahalgam, we will arrange the fleet of Shikaras for a famous Shikara Ride. The Shikara will take you around the Dal Lake for 45 minutes to see the charming beauty of Dal Lake & introduce you the merchants & floating market. On the way to Pahalgam, firstly we stop at one of the largest Dry-Fruit show rooms where you can purchase all sorts of dry fruits cultivated in Kashmir. You can also purchase high quality saffron which is famous all over the world competing with the production of Iran & Spain. (You can taste the dry fruits before purchasing it from the trial packs available in the showroom). We continue our journey for Pahalgam to cover a distance of 90 Km’s from Srinagar. Next stop will be taken near the famous Apple Valley to visit Apple orchards to witness the blossom of Apple trees. To continue our journey, upon arrival in Pahalgam, we will serve you a hot lunch in the local restaurant followed by Sightseeing tour. Pahalgam actually means “The valley of Shepherds” and known for one of the famous recreation resorts. It is like to go in to the lap of nature to do many things-one of the best-that “DO-NOTHING”, just enjoy the beauty of nature. Pahalgam is a popular tourist destination located on the bank of Lidder River at an altitude of 7,200 feet above the sea level. After Lunch & Solat, we will make the arrangements of local cars to escort you to Aru Valley. A small yet self-sufficient scenic village located around 12 km’s from Pahalgam paves an alluring road up in to the hills. The Aru Valley serves as the starting point for trekking to adventurous Kolahoi Glacier. The view of lush green meadows, snow clad mountains and a crystal clear water stream is enough to watch stunning magnificence of the Natural Beauty. Being there in Pahalgam,, we have other optional programs too to take a pony ride to visit some gorgeous peaks (Baisaran also called Mini-Switzerland, Kashmir valley &/or Dabiyan depends upon the time availability). In the evening, we will drive back to Srinagar and drop you at the hotel for check in. Dinner will be served in the hotel & overnight in hotel in Srinagar.

• Day 5 SRINAGAR-NEW DELHI-AGRA. (210 KM’S) (B,L,D)
  Highlights: Good Bye Kashmir-Delhi-Agra.

  After breakfast in the hotel, we recommend you to pack up your luggage for check out and drop them in the lobby of the hotel while we arrange them to load in the Innova cars. Boarding innova car, we will drop you at the Srinagar International airport. Board your chosen flight to depart for New Delhi where upon arrival, you will be once again greeted in the arrival hall by our representative. Immediately right after arrival, we will serve you lunch at a local restaurant before we begin our 210 km’s journey to Agra. After a 4 Hours long drive through the Yamuna Express Way (The fastest & shortest route for Agra), we welcome you in Agra and check in Hotel. Sometime to be given for relaxing in your rooms before a call is given out for the Dinner in the restaurant of the Hotel. Dinner & Overnight stay will be in Agra.

• Day 6 AGRA SIGHTSEEING-SHOPPING-NEW DELHI (B,L,D)
  Highlights: Taj Mahal, Marble Outlet, Shopping, Good Bye India

  This morning we serve your breakfast in the hotel in Agra. Luggage is requested to be dropped in the lobby for the check-out purpose. Board your coach to head towards the white marble monument of Taj Mahal (Friday Closed). The historical back ground of the UNESCO Heritage site along with its facts & figures will be elaborated on the ground by our local guide during our visit to this amazing monument. After spending 2 hours in this monument, we will visit Marble factory (to demonstrate how professional sculptures work on the marble stones to design various items) and other local goods show rooms for shopping. Lunch will be served at the local restaurant. We will continue our tour by taking you some interesting local market places to purchase durable items such as fabrics, leather goods, souvenir items, textile, marble, Jewellery etc. To close the Agra tour in late afternoon, we will start our drive back to New Delhi. Upon arrival, check in hotel. Dinner in the hotel & overnight stay will be in New Delhi.

• Day 7 DELHI SIGHTSEEING-DEPARTURE (B,L)
  Highlights: Taj Mahal, Marble Outlet, Shopping, Good Bye India

  On this last day of the trip, we serve your breakfast in the hotel in Agra. Luggage is requested to be dropped in the lobby of the hotel for the check-out purpose. Board your coach to head towards the white marble monument of Taj Mahal (Friday Closed). The historical back ground of the UNESCO Heritage site along with its facts & figures will be elaborated on the ground by our local guide during our visit to this amazing monument. After spending 2 hours in this monument, we will visit Marble factory (to demonstrate how professional sculptures work on the marble stones to design various items locally) and other local goods show rooms for shopping. Lunch will be served at the local restaurant. We will continue our tour by taking you some interesting local market places to purchase durable items such as fabrics, leather goods, souvenir items, textile, marble, Jewellery etc. To close the Agra tour in late afternoon, we will start our drive back to New Delhi & drop you at New Delhi International Airport for your departure back to Kuala Lumpur.