Tour Itinerary
Day 1: Arrive Delhi
Arrive Delhi and check in at hotel. After lunch at hotel, half-day sightseeing tour of Delhi, visiting Laxmi Narayan Temple, Hanuman Mandir and India Gate. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 2: Delhi - Srinagar
Early morning, depart for airport to board flight for Srinagar. Set against the back-drop of the beautiful Dal Lake, Srinagar is a quaint city and whirl of activity. On arrival, check-in at deluxe house-boat in the Dal Lake. Afternoon, city tour of Srinagar, visiting Mughal Gardens-Chashma Shahi, Nishat and Shalimar Gardens. Dinner and overnight at the house-boat.
Day 3: Srinagar - Pahalgam (95kms / 3¾ hrs)
After breakfast, leave Srinagar for Pahalgam by surface. Pahalgam, 7000 ft above sea level, unspoilt beauty of the landscape and the dancing snow-fed streams that about in trout of this little village. On arrival, check-in hotel. After lunch, sight-seeing of Pahalgam. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 4: Pahalgam - Amarnath
After breakfast, start on foot for the Yatra to Amarnath carrying packed lunch, 45 kms from Pahalgam and situated at a height of 3800 m in the upper reaches of Himalaya. Dinner and overnight in tents.
Day 5: Amarnath
Early morning, continue the Yatra for Amarnath, (breakfast and lunch enroute )-the snow Shiviling in the holy cave on the Himalayan snow-covered mountains. The origin of this holy place is lost in antiquity. There is evidence that the trek was being undertaken as far back as l000 BC. Each year, on the night of the full moon of July-August, pilgrims walks this long trek form Pahalgam and converge upon the sacred cave in thousands. Legend says that Lord Shiva reveled the mystery of Maya and salvation to his wife, Parvati, on a full-moon night at this place. A pair of pigeons is supposed to be meditating there every day . After Yatra, dinner and overnight in tents.
Day 6: Amarnath - Pahalgam
Early morning, leave for Pahalgam (breakfast and lunch enroute). Check-in at the hotel. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 7: Pahalgam - Srinagar - Delhi
After breakfast at hotel, start by road for Srinagar. After lunch, board flight for Delhi. Transfer to hotel. Dinner and overnight at hotel.
Day 8: Delhi - Back Home
After breakfast, transfer to airport for flight to onward journey /back home.