Gurez Valley Tour Package
Gurez Valley Tour Package
A getaway to picturesque views and Nature’s Miracles– (5D/4N)
Gurez Valley tour is the best offbeat tour across India. Gurez valley is dubbed and recognized as the best offbeat destination in India. Situated towards the far end of Kashmir and along the border, this picturesque valley has the best serenity and charm in entire India.
Gurez valley Kashmir will transport you to a different vibe. Here you will be in the middle of culture, architecture, nature, and the excitement on the way. You will see a different world here. People of a different tribe called Shina speak different languages. The housing structure is primitive with mud and log. And the natural beauty is raw and pristine with virgin mountains, meadows, and mountain peaks.
Gurez valley is also famous for its border tourism. You will see the line of control. The water that you will see running in the river comes just a few meters from Pakistan. It dances down to India and then goes again into Pakistan. You will see the settlement of Pakistani villages from Gurez right across the road, mountain, and river stream.
HOW TO REACH:
Gurez Valley is at a distance of 123 kilometers from Srinagar and 86 kilometers from the Bandipore district in North Kashmir. From Srinagar, the trip to this picturesque valley in a cab takes 6 to 7 hours. Given the nature of curvy roads carved out of mountains, mostly private transport plies on the route to Gurez. The journey is a treat with pine trees on both sides of the road refreshing visitors with its cool breeze.
Alternatively, you can avail Chopper services from Srinagar/Bandipore at very nominal prices with a total journey duration of not more than 20 mins.
ACTIVITIES
Visit Gurez for travelling, driving, trekking, rafting, cycling, photography, local traditional and cultural values
BEST TIME TO VISIT
June to September is the best time to visit and it remains closed for about six months due to heavy snowing in winters.
Included/Excluded
- Transportation: Comfortable and sanitized vehicle for sightseeing and transfer on all days as per the itinerary (Travellers/Cabs/Bus)
- Accommodation: Accommodation in Hotel/Houseboat/Cottages per the location
- Meals: Buffet Breakfast and Dinner
- You will get a professional guide for supervision and assistance throughout the trip
- All the toll tax, fuel charges, driver allowance and parking fees
- ︎Local Sightseeing as per the itinerary
- Fee for the optional adventure activities not mentioned in the inclusions
- Travel insurance or medical costs or emerged cost due to any mishap
- ︎Monument or museum entry fee, guide fee,Camera fee
- Airport Transfers
- Extra for personal expenses that include laundry, extra food, lunch, drinks, cigarettes, water & room heaters
- You will have to pay for everything that is not mentioned under the heading 'prices included'
- Any Kind of Expense for Loss / Misplaced / Theft of personal belongings.
Tour Plan
- Arrival at Srinagar Airport. Once you have landed at the Srinagar airport, our guide will receive you and you will start the beautiful drive to Gurez valley. The drive is equally beautiful as the valley in itself. You will be driving along the banks of two major lakes of Kashmir called Wular and Manasbal lakes.
- The drive takes you up to Razdan pass – the pass that connects Gurez valley to the rest of Kashmir. You will be driving through the pristine meadows, thick forests, shepherd settlements, and panoramic views of the entire mountain range. Once you get down from Razdan pass, the drive goes along the famous river of Gurez called the Kishanganga river.
- Once you have reached Gurez valley, you will be staying in a hotel. Relax and enjoy the best of Gurez hospitality.
- Post breakfast, visit the most famous tourist attraction of Gurez valley and that is Habbakhatoon Peak. This peak is pyramid shaped and has the river flowing just at its feet. It has a spring also that you will visit and drink water from it. As you will get nearer to Habbakhatoon peak you will get amazed t its beauty and the sun rays that bounce from its surface.
- The river stream that you will be crossing and seeing at its feet is directly coming from Pakistan just a few kilometers away. Enjoy the serenity and the pleasant weather here at the hem of this peak. Post this, you will be taken towards the border area to see Pakistan. You can see Pakistan army posts. A few minutes of a walk up will take you to a vantage point from where you will see the village settlement of Pakistan.
- You will come back to Dawar Gurez by lunchtime. Take your lunch and post that your guide will take you to Khandiyal Top. This top gives you a panoramic view of the entire Dawar area. You see the beautiful dam, mountain ranges, gurez villages, and the army posts of Pakistan and India.
- Spend your time here at Khandiyal top. A short walk will take you to the vantage point from where the sunset is stunningly beautiful. As the last rays of sun fall on Gurez, the entire area looks otherworldly.
Drive to your hotel.
- On this day you will go further towards the extreme side of Gurez which connects to Gilgit Baltistan and Drass. The place is called Angaikot in Tulial province of Gurez. The drive is all along the river stream. On the way, you will see beautiful village settlements that are resting on the meadow patches beside the river streams.
- Angaikot is a pristine village settled in the lap of virgin nature. You will see the fascinating mountains and the river streams zigzagging the lush meadows and villages’ houses. Take a short walk towards the interiors of Angaikot through its heritage village. The village has quite an otherworldly vibe. You will see beautiful houses made of wood and mud and designed in a typical gurez style which is not present all across the world. The walk is between the river and the paddy fields.
- From Angainko the drive will take you to Chakwali – the last village which comes on the Indian side. From Chakwali you can see the Gilgit Baltistan army post of Pakistan and the villages of Pakistan.
- By evening you will drive back to Dawar Gurez. In the evening the best place to hang out is at the log hut café that is run by the army. You will find the best coffee, rolls and other meals here with some activities like singing and guitar play.
- On this day you will drive back to Srinagar. By afternoon you will reach Srinagar. Take a shikara ride in the dal lake and visit a Mughal Garden before it gets dark in Srinagar.
- Check-out hotel and proceed towards Srinagar Airport next morning to board your flight to onward destination.
Our tour concludes: We thank you for your patronage & look forward to serve you again in near future.
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