Pahalgam Sightseeing, Quick Facts, History, Packages, Tours & Excursions

Sightseeing Highlights:

You can trek or hire ponies to the meadow at Baisaran (5 km). From Baisaran you can trek up to Tulian Lake. Mamaleshwara (1 km) has a small 12th century Shiva temple and a stone tank. The village of Aru (11 km) is an ideal day excursion place. Chandanwari (16 km) and Panchtarni (13 km from Sheshnag) or the point where five streams meet, are good camping sites. Hajan, on the way to Chandanwari, is a great picnic spot.

Activities:  

Golf, fishing/angling, pony rides, trekking (to Lidderwat, Kolohoi glacier and Sonmarg), camping, sledging, and skiing are the varied options for the adventure lovers. For the nature buffs there are trek trails, walks and a Mini Zoo. For the shoppers there are many wool products and the famous Kashmir silks to choose from.

Director Tourism (Kashmir) Tourist Reception Centre

Srinagar Tel. 2452690-91,

Tel/Fax: 0194-2479548

Pahalgam is a mountain paradise tucked away amidst dense forests of pine, cedar, and deodars, and surrounded by towering snow-capped peaks. It is the starting point for the annual pilgrimage of Amarnath Yatra. Situated at an altitude of 2,133 m, the town is at the confluence of the Aru and Sheshnag rivers. It is a charming hill station ideal for summer vacations and is the base for many treks to Kishtwar and Suru Valley. (None of these are advisable now due to the security problem).