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Sight Seeing Highlights Deep and high within the inner
mountain areas, there is the Marsar
Lake and fast flowing Dagwan River
that flows through the National Park.
Visit the Trout farm and see a variety of different fishes.
Climb up the Sankracharya temple,
perched on the top of a hill, close to the Dal Lake.
Don't miss the Hazaratbal Mosque and beautiful Mughal gardens. Other Activities
There are many varieties of animal
species throughout the Daachigam
National Park zone that
can be thoroughly enjoyed right in their very own habitat.
With the numerous varieties of
birds within the area, bird watching is a very popular activity for those
visiting the park.
Go hiking, enjoy of the waterfalls and
fruit orchards here.
Tourist
Information:
Directorate of Information,
Jammu and Kashmir Government,
Opposite Partap Park,Abhi
Guzar Lal Chowk,
Srinagar
Telephone No :
0194 - 2452294 ,2452437,2481980,2459172
Only 22 km from the Jammu and Kashmir capital city of Srinagar,
there is the Daachigam
National Park. The
park name translates into "Ten Villages", and it is said that the
name is for representing the ten villages that were actually moved off of the
141 sq. km. of land that now makes up the National Park of today.
This has been a protected park area
as far back as 1910, and at first the protection came from the Maharaja of
Kashmir and Jammu.
But later on, the care and protection came from the surrounding government
authorities. The original creation of the Daachigam
Park was to ensure drinking water of
the Srinagar
city to be pure and clean. But in the year of 1981, the area was eventually
moved up to the category of being a National Park.
With the Daachigam
National Park being located way up
high within the Himalayan
Mountains, the altitude
of the official park area ranges vastly that ranges from 5500 ft. all the way
up to 14,000 ft. above the sea level. It is for the drastic range in
height differences that the park has been divided into a lower level region and
an upper regional level.
From rocky terrains to rolling
green pastures, Daachigam is a beautiful, unspoilt location with serene and
peaceful ambience. When going down the sides of the mountains, the tree zones
are thick with lush trees and forestland. Within these thickly lush forests,
there is a wide variety of flora and fauna to enjoy. From alpine pastures
and meadows to fast flowing rivers, Daachigam has become a hot spot for eco
tourism in Kashmir.
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