Newly Wed Honeymoon in Kashmir

• checkA houseboat night: one night on a hand-carved houseboat on Dal or Nigeen Lake, with dinner cooked on board; houseboats from ₹3,150 a night (14 verified).
• checkShort, scenic drives: Gulmarg is 50 km (about 1 hour 30 minutes) from Srinagar and Pahalgam 90 km (about 2 hours 30 minutes), so you spend your days there, not on the road.
• checkSnow or meadows, your choice: Gulmarg is under snow from about December to March and a green meadow in summer; hotels from ₹1,890 a night (29 verified).
• checkPrivacy without effort: a private cab and driver for the whole trip, so you set the pace.
• checkHoneymoon extras on dedicated packages: such as a decorated houseboat, a candlelit dinner or a private shikara ride; each package page lists exactly what it includes.

1. 1Day 1, Srinagar: airport pickup, check in to your houseboat on Dal or Nigeen Lake, and an evening shikara ride as the lake lights come on.
2. 2Day 2, Srinagar: the Mughal Gardens (Nishat, Shalimar and Chashme Shahi), Pari Mahal for the view over Dal Lake at sunset, and a hotel night in Srinagar.
3. 3Day 3, Gulmarg: 50 km, about 1 hour 30 minutes. Ride the Gulmarg Gondola, walk the meadow or play in the snow, and stay the night in Gulmarg.
4. 4Day 4, Pahalgam: drive to Pahalgam and spend the evening by the Lidder river.
5. 5Day 5, Pahalgam valleys: Betaab Valley and Aru Valley by local cab, with a riverside lunch.
6. 6Day 6, departure: back to Srinagar airport, 90 km, about 2 hours 30 minutes.

A 6-day honeymoon starts at ₹38,798 for two and a 7-day honeymoon at ₹46,998. The package covers hotels or a houseboat, a private cab for every transfer and sightseeing, and on most packages breakfast, dinner and GST.

• checkNot included: flights or train tickets to Srinagar, Gulmarg Gondola tickets, pony rides and the local union cabs for Aru and Betaab valleys in Pahalgam.
• checkFlights: we can add return flights for both of you and send one combined quote; see honeymoon packages with flight.
• checkCost drivers: the month (late May to June and Christmas to New Year are busiest), hotel category, and whether you add a luxury houseboat night.

Most newly weds cover Srinagar, Gulmarg and Pahalgam; with more days, add Sonamarg. Quieter choices are Nigeen Lake instead of Dal Lake for the houseboat night, and Doodhpathri or Yusmarg as day trips from Srinagar.

All ten, with what to do as a couple and where to stay: top 10 honeymoon places in Kashmir. For the room itself: romantic hotels in Kashmir.

• checkAll Kashmir honeymoon packages with prices: 18 trips from ₹34,798 per couple.
• checkBuilt as a honeymoon: Kashmir Honeymoon Special - Romance in the Valley (4N/5D), ₹45,198 for two: welcome floral decoration in houseboat room; candlelit private dinner on houseboat deck.
• checkKashmir honeymoon package for 7 days, 5 days or 3 days.
• checkKashmir trip packages for a couple: the same trips without honeymoon extras, usually for less.

If your wedding is in Kashmir, or you are travelling during the wedding season, these are the customs you will hear about at a new wedding. Kashmiri families follow them in their own way, and practice varies by community.

• checkMehndiraat: the henna night before the wedding, when the bride's hands and feet are decorated and the women of both families sing late into the night.
• checkWanvun: traditional Kashmiri wedding songs sung by women, often in two groups answering each other.
• checkWazwan: the multi-course wedding feast cooked by a waza (master chef) and his team; the wedding is often followed by the Walima at the groom's home.
• checkKashmiri Pandit weddings: Livun (the ceremonial cleaning of the house), Devgon (the prayer a day before the wedding, inviting the gods) and the Dejhoor, the gold ear ornament a Kashmiri Pandit bride wears as a sign of marriage.

Celebrating straight after a Kashmiri wedding? A short Srinagar and Gulmarg honeymoon fits between the Walima and your return; tell us the dates and we plan around them. For a wedding sweet you will meet at every Kashmiri celebration, read our guide to shufta.

• checkCarry government photo ID for both of you; hotels, houseboats and airport security ask for it.
• checkKeep one night for the houseboat; a second night is rarely worth it compared with a lakeside hotel.
• checkPack layers: Srinagar evenings are cool even in summer, and Gulmarg can be cold in any month.
• checkBook 4 to 6 weeks ahead for late May, June and the Christmas to New Year week.
• checkDo not over-pack the itinerary: 2 hotel changes in 6 days is comfortable, 4 is tiring.

Plan your honeymoon in Kashmir

Send your wedding date, travel dates and city. Our Srinagar team replies with an itemised honeymoon quote and the hotels available for your dates. Trips from ₹34,798/couple.

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