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Jammu and Kashmir - Heaven of India
Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost Indian states, is said to be the nature's grand finale of beauty. Covering a total of 2,22,236 sq km of area, Jammu & Kashmir’s big share has been under control of Pakistan and China. The destination displays the best version of natural beauty, fascinating the tourists with its marvels and charisma. The state has witnessed the magnificent history and heroic stories of the brave kings. With its placid lakes, enchanting rivers and widespread greenery of the woodlands, the region leaves no stone to captivate the visitors.
You are going to be engrossed by the beauty of the sunny gardens, romantic house boats and tranquil lakes. You are going to be enchanted by the exotic gorgeousness of the region. The region offers you lots of scope for adventure such as trekking, mountaineering, fishing, rafting, heli- skiing to trans Himalayan Jeep Safari, among others.
You are going to be engrossed by the beauty of the sunny gardens, romantic house boats and tranquil lakes. You are going to be enchanted by the exotic gorgeousness of the region. The region offers you lots of scope for adventure such as trekking, mountaineering, fishing, rafting, heli- skiing to trans Himalayan Jeep Safari, among others.
How to Reach
- Air: Srinagar and Leh has airports operating flights to all the major cities.
- Rail:The last stop on the railway line north is Udhampur, where bus and taxi service is available. You can also get down in Jammu and catch taxi from there.
- Road:You can travel into the state by road via Jammu and up to Srinagar or via Manali in Himachal Pradesh and up to Leh.
Best Time to Visit
Different seasons offer you different flavors of tourism in the mesmerizing region.- In mid-March and April, you can enjoy the colorful flower season.
- In May and June, you find fruit trees loaded with several hued sheets of flowers covering the plains and hill slopes.
- The best time for swimming, sun-bathing, surf-riding and trekking is the months of June and July. For fishing trout and mahseer in ice-cold mountain streams, the best time is August and September.
- In September and October, several big and small games are held. The season for winter sports in Gulmarg is December to February.
Jammu & Kashmir witnesses extreme climate conditions in the summer and winter both. Its weather becomes amusing from October onwards. May and September is the best time to visit Jammu & Kashmir and enjoy adventures of Ladakh region..
Major Destinations
- Anantnag (Kashmir South) : Anantnag is regarded as the commercial and financial capital of the Kashmir valley. It is a large business and trading centre of the valley.
- Budgam : Budgam is a district of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India, formed in 1979.
- Baramula (Kashmir North): Baramula is located on the banks of River Jhelum downstream of Srinagar, the capital city of the state.
- Doda : Doda: Doda, the third largest district in the state after Leh and Kargil, is located in eastern part of Jammu region of the Indian administered state of Jammu and Kashmir.
- Kargil : Kargil, the second largest town in Ladakh after Leh, is the headquarters of Kargil district of Ladakh in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in India.
- Ladakh (Leh) : Ladakh (Leh), the largest district in Indian administered state of Jammu and Kashmir, is lying between the Kunlun mountain range in the north and the main Great Himalayas to the south. The place is inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent.
- Srinagar : Srinagar, the summer capital of the Indian administered state of Jammu and Kashmir, is situated in the Kashmir Valley, lying on the banks of the River Jhelum, a tributary of the Indus. The city is popular for its gardens, lakes and houseboats as well as for traditional Kashmiri handicrafts and dry fruits.
Other major spots in Jammu and Kashmir are listed below:
- Kathua
- Kupwara (Muzaffarabad)
- Pulwama
- Poonch
- Rajauri
- Udhampur
Fairs and Festivals
There are a large number of fairs and festivals celebrated in the region. However, Jammu fairs and festivals differ from that of Kashmir. Fairs and festivals of both the provinces are separately listed below:Jammu Fairs and Festivals
- Lohri
- Holi
- Navaratri
- Baisakhi
- Ramnavami
- Shivratri
- Gurpurabs
- Tihar
- Sankrant
Kashmir Fairs and Festivals
- Navaratra
- Navroz
- Durga Ashtami
- Vikrami Samvat
- Urs or Ziarats
- Shab-i Mairaj /Shab-i-Barat
- Ramzan
- Jeth Ashtami / Har Ashtami
Flora and Fauna
Jammu possesses a large and varied fauna in the hilly regions of Doda, Udhampur, Poonch and Rajouri, comprising leopard, cheetah, deer, wild sheep, bear, brown musk shrew and muskrat. Kashmir is plentiful in flora, with the valley dotted with the Chinar trees throughout Kashmir.
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