500+
Verified Properties
3
Regions Covered
100%
Physically Verified
24/7
On-Trip WhatsApp
Real Places, Real Kashmir
Making Kashmir accessible - really accessible
Kashmir is one of the most breathtaking destinations on earth. Yet for decades, planning a trip here meant navigating a tangle of unverified listings, middlemen, and uncertainty. Travellers arrived without knowing what they had actually booked. Local vendors lost business to agents who never sent guests their way.
Via Kashmir exists to fix that. We are a direct booking engine - connecting travellers with verified hotels, houseboats, shikaras, cabs, and tour packages across Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, and Jammu. Every listing is reviewed. Every vendor is accountable. Every booking is protected.
What a national OTA can't offer
Large national travel portals are pan-India marketplaces with far bigger inventory - a real advantage if Kashmir is one stop on a longer trip. But for a Kashmir trip specifically, the value of a local team shows up exactly when a booking alone doesn't cover it: a road closes for weather, a houseboat owner needs a direct call, or you just want honest, current advice on this month's snowline. See our full comparison.
A Srinagar Team, Not a Call Centre
When a road closes for weather or a houseboat owner needs a same-day answer, you reach a person who is actually in Kashmir - not a national support queue.
Every Listing Physically Verified
Every hotel, houseboat and cab on Via Kashmir has been visited and checked by our own team before it goes live - not submitted and trusted at face value.
No Hidden Fees at Checkout
The price you see is the price you pay. No city tax, resort fee, or service charge added in the last step, and we'll match a lower verified price you find elsewhere.
Kashmir, Ladakh and Jammu - Honestly Sized
Verified properties across the Kashmir Valley, plus a real, smaller network in Leh, Nubra Valley, Kargil and Jammu. We say plainly where our coverage is still growing, rather than overclaiming it.
One booking engine, three ways to use it
Underneath the search bar on our homepage is the same real-time inventory - hotels, houseboats, cabs, and tour packages across Kashmir, Ladakh and Jammu - that powers all three of the ways people work with us.
B2C - Travellers
Search, compare and book directly at viakashmir.in - no agent, no markup, real-time availability on every verified property.
B2B - Travel Agents
Agents and tour operators outside Kashmir get real net B2B rates on the same verified inventory, bookable for their own clients.
DMC - Ground Handling
We act as your destination management company on the ground in Kashmir - quotations, invoices and itineraries are white-labelled under your brand.
A Legally Registered Company
Via Kashmir operates as a registered private company under the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, and is GST-registered in Jammu & Kashmir.
CIN
U79110JK2025OPC017979
GSTIN
01AALCV4421A1ZZ
Our Values
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Rooted in Kashmir
We are a Kashmir-first company. Every vendor, every property, and every experience listed on Via Kashmir is personally reviewed by our local team on the ground.
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Transparent Pricing
No hidden fees. The price you see is the price you pay. We publish our service charges clearly and give vendors the tools to compete fairly.
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Traveller First
From 24/7 on-trip WhatsApp support to a fair cancellation policy, every decision we make starts with one question: is this good for the traveller?
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Empowering Local Businesses
We charge some of the lowest commission rates in the industry so houseboat owners, cab drivers, and hotel families keep more of what they earn.
Our Team
Via Kashmir is built by a group of people who share one belief - that Kashmir deserves better than what the internet has offered it so far. Here is who shows up every day to change that.
The Tech Team
Product & Engineering
“They build the bridges - every search, every booking, every seamless experience you have on this platform exists because of the quiet, relentless work they do behind the screen.”
The Marketing Team
Brand, Content & Growth
“They carry Kashmir's story to the world. They believe that if more people truly understood what this place is - they would never stop coming back.”
The Design Team
UI, UX & Visual Identity
“Kashmir is one of the most beautiful places on earth. Our designers make sure every pixel on this platform honours that beauty - nothing less.”
The Support Team
Customer Experience
“When a traveller is confused, stranded, or just needs reassurance - there is a real person from Kashmir on the other end. Every time. That is our promise.”
Our Consultants
Business & Strategy
“Seasoned voices who have built and scaled businesses before us. They keep us honest, grounded, and thinking five years ahead - so Via Kashmir is here for the long run.”
Kashmir Pulse
Our editorial arm. Travel guides, seasonal reports, cultural deep-dives, and insider tips - all written by people who live in Kashmir.
Read Kashmir PulseFrequently Asked Questions
Is Via Kashmir a real, legitimate travel company?
Yes - Via Kashmir is a registered private company under India's Ministry of Corporate Affairs (CIN U79110JK2025OPC017979) and GST-registered in Jammu & Kashmir (GSTIN 01AALCV4421A1ZZ), operated on the ground from Srinagar.
Where is Via Kashmir based?
Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Unlike a national OTA run from a head office elsewhere, our team is physically in Kashmir and personally verifies every listed hotel, houseboat and cab.
Does Via Kashmir only cover the Kashmir Valley?
Its main network of verified properties covers the Kashmir Valley (Srinagar, Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Sonamarg and more). It also lists a smaller, real, growing network of verified hotels in Ladakh (Leh, Nubra Valley, Kargil) and Jammu.
How is Via Kashmir different from a large national travel portal for a Kashmir trip?
The core difference is ground presence: Via Kashmir's team is physically in Srinagar and has personally verified every listing, with direct WhatsApp support that can react in real time to Kashmir-specific conditions. Large national portals offer far broader inventory but run support through centralised call centres. See our full comparison at /via-kashmir-vs-national-travel-portals.
Does Via Kashmir arrange adventure trips and treks, or just hotels?
Both. Alongside verified hotels and houseboats, we run guided river rafting (Lidder and Sindh rivers), Gulmarg gondola and skiing packages, ATV rides, and five fully-guided treks - the Kashmir Great Lakes Trek, Tarsar Marsar, Kolahoi Glacier, Naranag-Gangbal, and winter snow trekking - each with permits, camps and gear arranged, not a self-organised hike.
How do I book a trip with Via Kashmir?
Search and book directly on viakashmir.in, or send your dates via WhatsApp - our Srinagar team replies with a fixed, all-inclusive quote, typically within 30 minutes (9am to 9pm).
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