After breakfast, start your drive towards Srinagar. later we will do local sightseeing of Srinagar which includes Mughal Gardens (Nishat Bagh, Shalimar Bagh, Cheshmashahi, Pari Mahal. All these gardens are situated on the banks of Dal Lake with the Zabarwan Mountain in the background. Later return back to hotel to enjoy dinner and an overnight stay.
Nishat Bagh (Abode of Pleasure)
Nishat Bach is a terraced Mughal garden built on the eastern side of the Dal Lake which was built by Asif Khan, brother in law of Emperor Jahangir in 1632 AD. It is the largest Mughal garden in the Kashmir Valley. 'Nishat Bagh' is Urdu word, which means "Garden of Joy”, "Garden of Gladness" and "Garden of Delight”.
Shalimar Bagh (Abode of Love)
Shalimar Bagh is a royal Mughal Garden, also known as Abode of love was built by Emperor Jahangir for his wife Emperor’s Noor Jahan.
Chashma Shahi
Chashme Shahi or Chashma-i-Shahi, also called Chashma Shahi, is one of the Mughal gardens built in 1632 AD around a spring by Ali Mardan Khan, a governor of Mughal emperor Shah Jahan as per the orders of the Emperor, as a gift for his elder son Prince Dara Shikoh.
Pari Mahal
Pari Mahal, also known as The Palace of Fairies, is a seven-terraced garden located at the top of Zabarwan mountain range, overlooking the city of Srinagar and the south-west of Dal Lake in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shankar Acharya Temple
The Shankarachariya Temple is also known as the Jyeshteshwara Temple. It is on top of the Shankarachariya Hill on the Zabarwan Range in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. It is dedicated to Lord Shiva. The temple is at a height of 1,000 feet above the valley floor and overlooks the city of Srinagar.