General Informations of Kashmir

Area 20.36 sq.kms
Altitude 305 m
Temperature
Summer
Winter Max Min
43.0 C 23.4 C
26.2 C 4.3 C
Rainfall 107 cms (July to September).
Best Season September to April.
Clothing Summer: light cottons
Winter: woollens
Population 6,98,674 (as per Census 2001)
Languages Dogri, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu and English

Houseboat Packages Srinagar "DAL LAKE" and "NAGIN LAKE" Floating on a postcard lake in one of Kashmir's famous houseboats is the way to seehow this place earned the name, "The Venice of the East". Water - powered peddlers sell everything from saffron to paper mache deer to the houseboat door. Ride a Shikara - a Kashmiri gondola - to the watery vegetable markets and see the mountains mirrored in the lakes. INDIAN TRIBAL TOURS can book direct a fleet of houseboats on Dal or Nagin Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir's capital. The houseboats are grand with hand - carved furniture and rich Kashmir Hotels carpets.

Floating on a postcard lake in one of Kashmir's famous houseboats is the way to see how this place earned the name, "The Venice of the East". Water - powered peddlers sell everything from saffron to paper mache deer to the houseboat door. Hotels in Kashmir

Ride a Shikara - a Kashmiri gondola - to the watery vegetable markets and see the mountains mirrored in the lakes.

Locations:

You can directly book a fleet of houseboats on Dal or Nagin Lake in Srinagar, Kashmir's capital.

Accommodations:

The houseboats are grand with hand - carved furniture and rich Kashmiri carpets.

Dining:

A houseboat boy is always on call and three meals are served daily from a menu of western, Kashmiri or Indian cuisine.

Services and Facilities:

Luxury living with the world's tallest mountains rising up at the back door.