What you'll see
The journey, one day at a time
Into Kashmir
Fly to Srinagar and settle in beside Dachigam, the valley ringed by mountains. Time in Dachigam for the hangul — India's only red deer — with black bear, alpine birds and the valley's beauty.
Dachigam & the valley
Time in Dachigam for the hangul — India's only red deer — with black bear, alpine birds and the valley's beauty. Working Dachigam's slopes and meadows for the hangul, with the valley's wetlands for waterbirds.
Dachigam & the valley
Working Dachigam's slopes and meadows for the hangul, with the valley's wetlands for waterbirds. Kashmir's beauty is matched by its political complexity, and the hangul's decline is bound up with the valley's troubled recent history — disturbance, grazing and instability all bearing on a fragile species. Visiting means engaging with a real, lived-in place, not a postcard, and timing trips to conditions on the ground.
Dachigam & the valley
Time in Dachigam for the hangul — India's only red deer — with black bear, alpine birds and the valley's beauty.
Dachigam & the valley
Working Dachigam's slopes and meadows for the hangul, with the valley's wetlands for waterbirds.
Dachigam & the valley
Time in Dachigam for the hangul — India's only red deer — with black bear, alpine birds and the valley's beauty.
Dachigam & the valley
Working Dachigam's slopes and meadows for the hangul, with the valley's wetlands for waterbirds.
Departure
A final morning in onward — a last outing or a slow start as time allows — before the transfer onward and the journey home.
The season changes what you see.
Spring
Green meadows, active wildlife and the valley at its finest.
Autumn
Crisp, colourful and clear before winter.
Hand-picked camps & lodges
The Khyber Himalayan Resort
Kashmir's standout mountain resort at Gulmarg, with the Pir Panjal on the skyline.
Welcomhotel Pine N Peak
A polished hotel, a Srinagar base for Dachigam and the valley.
Vivanta Dal View
A polished lodge, a Srinagar base for Dachigam and the valley.
Ahdoos Houseboats
A dependable houseboat, a Srinagar base for Dachigam and the valley.
Make it yours.
Add nights, swap a park, extend to the coast — this route is a starting point, not a fixed menu. Tell us how you travel and we'll route the rest.