Srinagar, the capital of Kashmir as a population of half a million .it is called the valley of the holly scents (pirwari) mosques, temples, churches & Sufi scents passing through mughal gardens, forts leads you to thousand years of history.

Srinagar Sightseeing

Mughal Gardens

Another distantive feature of Kashmir is its mugal gardend.These are the historic gardens made by the mughals for their luxsury and confort.

SHALIMAR GARDEN

Built by emperor jehangir for his wife nure jehan, Shalimar, is a beautiful garden with sweeping vistas over lawns & lakes, and shallows terraces. The garden is 539mx182m and has four terraces.rising one above the other. A canal lined with polished stones & supplied with water from Harwan runs through the middle of the garden. The fourth terrace, by far the best, was once reserved for royal ladies.

Nishat bagh

Situated on the banks of the Dal lake, with the Zabarwan mountains as its backdrop, this ‘ garden of bliss’ commands a magnificent view of the lake and snow capped pir panjal mountain range which stands for away to the to the west of the valley. Nishat was designed in 1633 AD by Asaf Khan, brother of Nur jehan.


Cheshma shahi

At Chesma shahi, is a tastefully laid garden in terraces, which commands a magnificent view of the Dal Lake below and surrounding mountain ranges. The cool water of the spring is highly refreshing and digestive. The original garden was laid out by Shah jehan in 1632 AD.

Harwan

Located in srinagar,Harwan is a huge garden with a beautiful canal passing through its heart. Linked with flowerbeds and massive chinar Trees, the canal is fed from a beautiful lake, which lies just behind the garden. Purposefully kept devoid of fanciful things and artificial fountains, the abundant natural beauty of the place complete with vast big green –carpeted lawns, makes it an ideal spot for picnics and excursions. Besides the delightful long walks in the garden itself, it is also take off point for visiting wildlife sanctuary of Dachi Gam and a starting point of trecking up to Mahadev mountain.

Pari mahal

Once the royal observatory, pari mahal has a charmingly laid out garden and is a five-minutes drive from cheshma shahi. A Buddhist monastery at one time, it was converted into a school of astrology by Dara shikoh, mughal emperor shah jehan’s eldest son. Situated on the spur of mountain over looking the Dal, the ancient monument, with a well-laid spacious garden in front, is connected to cheshma shahi by road. It is illuminated at night.