Jammu Kashmir City Guide
Travel to Jammu and Kashmir, the northern most state of India, nestled in the Himalayas. Graced with magnificent beauty, Jammu Kashmir travel forms an enticing piece of land beautifying the landscape. Your Jammu and Kashmir travel will involve exploration of magnificent sites like Gulmarg, Patnitop, Zanskar and many more.
Jammu and Kashmir are the two Indian states, sharing international borders with Pakistan and Tibet, with Himachal Pradesh to its south. The Jammu region is known as the city of temples and beautiful palaces. The Kashmir region is very famous for its natural beauty and popularly known as 'Paradise on Earth' or 'The Valley', because of the area that stretches out between the Himalayas and the Pir Panjal Mountain Range. Its capital Srinagar is a wonderful colorful city with many museums and gardens. From Srinagar, you can do some excellent daytrips or set off for one of the hill stations from which to start your trekking.
The eastern region of India is known as Ladakh with a large Buddhist population, known as the Indian version of Tibet. It possesses breathtaking views and brilliant opportunities for trekking, rafting and walking. Ladakh is bordered by the Great Himalaya and the Karakoram Mountain ranges. Drass, Zanskar and the Suru Valley in the Himalaya region receive heavy snow in winter. The people, region and the culture of Ladakh are much alike the Tibet and the Central Asia. Many villages are crowned with a Gompa or Monastery. Leh is a lovely town with the impressive Leh Palace dominating the town
Adventure Sports In Jammu & Kashmir
Kashmir offers a series of interesting adventure sports during summers such as Water Skiing, on Srinagar's Dal and Nagin Lakes. Water trekking is a real delight to explore the valley in a boat. A Gondala, locally known as Shikara, takes sightseers along a five-day route along rivers and lakes situated within the valley. Enjoy spending nights camping along the way. Trout fishing is another delightful water sport in Kashmir and fishing season lasts all through summer.
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