Tulip Festival Tour Kashmir

Accommodation (3-star standard)

In addition to the Tulip Festival Tour of Kashmir, the tourists will be accommodated in neat 3-star hotels with comfortable accommodations for a relaxing and leisurely tour.

The hotels will provide big and broad rooms with all the modern amenities like smooth double or twin beds, neat bed linen, en-suite bathrooms with the amenity of hot and cold running water supply, and basic toilet facilities.

There will be a satellite TV facility, a free internet facility, a tea and coffee making facility, and a wardrobe facility.

At Srinagar, the tourists will be housed in a beautifully decorated houseboat or regular hotel with a view of Dal Lake or Mughal gardens. The houseboats will have tastefully decorated wooden interiors, cozy and warm comfort, and a separate dining space where Kashmiri cuisine in detail will be offered.

During the stay at Sonamarg, Pahalgam, and Gulmarg, the hotel stay will be organized at scenic resorts or boutique hotels so that the tourists get to experience the true essence of the natural beauty of Kashmir.

Scenic views, manicured lawns, and mountain scenery can be viewed from the hotel rooms themselves. Indian, Kashmiri, and continental cuisine will be provided in the hotel restaurant so that the visitors get to taste the flavor of the destination.

With 24-hour room service, weather-permitting heating facilities, and well-coordinated staff, the journey is sure to be comfortable and trouble-free.

Single Supplementary:

For single travelers who prefer to have a room to themselves, the single supplement is the only add-on feature. This way, single occupants can obtain their own private room without a second person in the room to share with them.

The single supplement fee covers the extra expense of a private room in all of the lodging, such as Srinagar houseboats/hotels or Sonamarg, Pahalgam, and Gulmarg valley resorts.

Single rooms are provided with a comfortable bed, a single toilet, Wi-Fi, and heating facilities for a warm and cozy stay. Houseboats provide a private deck sitting area where solo travelers can sit and relax in the serene lake atmosphere. Single rooms in hill hotels provide large rooms with scenic windows from which the views of green valleys or snow-tipped mountains enter.

The supplement is suitable for solo travelers or other travelers who prefer the privacy, extra space, and quiet refuge after a day tour. Even when twin-sharing is the usual arrangement, the single supplement will guarantee a single and non-shared accommodation.

It is in short supply during peak season, i.e., Tulip Festival season in April, so it is advisable to reserve in advance. Solo supplement travelers may book a single supplement at the time of booking and have the privacy and luxury of a single room for the tour duration.

Meals in the Tulip Festival Tour, Kashmir

The Kashmir Tulip Festival Tour provides tourists with a firsthand experience of the local food, and three meals a day are included in the package. What is eaten at each of the meal instances has been arranged so as to be the absolute traditional Kashmiri dish so that the tourists get to taste it in the actual sense.​

Breakfast:

Mornings begin with a steaming hot breakfast of a combination of continental and local cuisine. Breakfast is accompanied by Kashmiri bread such as sheermal (lightly sweetened saffron-flavored flat bread) and barkhans (layer bread, flaky) with breakfast, usually followed by traditional noon chai, pink salted tea flavored with baking soda and milk flavoring. Or for used palates, breakfast cereals, eggs, and fruits as well.

Lunch:

Lunch serving should introduce the Kashmiri cuisine cooking to the fans. Lunch can include haak saag but plain tart collard greens or dum aloo, the potatoes cooked in rich yogurt curry.

The best among them is the lotus stem, boiled with a bit of yogurt sauce with fennel and dry ginger flavor, or nadru yakhni. These dinner main courses are generally accompanied by Kashmiri pulao, a spiced rice preparation dotted with nuts and dried fruits or steamed basmati rice.

Dinner:

Late-night high-end dinners last till dawn, usually outdoing the excess of classic Wazwan, a multi-course traditional meal common in Kashmir cuisine. Classic such courses include Rogan Josh, slow-cooked red lamb curry renowned for spiciness, and rasta, slow-cooked meatballs in fiery red gravy.

Vegetarian courses are not less extravagant, ranging from chaman Kaliya to paneer cutlets suspended in a turmeric-hued gravy. Vegetables also accompany Mujh Chetin well, walnut radish chutney that adds a crunch and plenty of zing to the dish.

Regional Specialties:

At each location, the people are treated to local cuisine. The Lidder River fish at Pahalgam is a delicacy, grilled or as good tamarind, tomato gravy with fish.

A springtime visit to Gulmarg gives scope to enjoy food prepared with the freshly discovered morels, much as they like to refer to them, famous for their mushroom taste, and prepared either in creamy gravies or used to cook pulao.

Dishes and Desserts:

No meal in Kashmir would be complete without its variety of sweets and drinks. Rice with nuts and cardamom, known as phirni, or sweet paneer mixture with dried out fruits called Shufta, may be offered to guests. Green tea flavored with saffron, almonds, and cardamom, called Kahwa, is consumed to round off the meal, which is digested and warmed.

Drinking Water in the Tulip Festival Tour Kashmir

Bottled or purified drinking water will be provided to each tourist for convenience and for their hydration during the Kashmir Tulip Festival Tour. Bottled or purified water will be distributed to each tourist on day tours, long drives, or sightseeing tours.

Long drives north to south, i.e., Srinagar, Sonamarg, Pahalgam, and Gulmarg, there is a tour. Consumption of good water is even more important while traveling to outdoor places such as the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, Dal Lake, and Aru Valley.

Safe drinking water and drinking water will be served in the vehicles inside during the tour so that water is never out of the reach of travelers.

Pure sources of drinking water will be provided at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden in Srinagar, and it will be stored systematically around the complex so that the tourists can easily access drinking water while walking through multicolored tulip gardens. Filtered water or mineral water will be provided to the tourists in hotels and houseboats.

There will be safe drinking water provided during meals at restaurants and lodges, and the option of buying additional bottled water if needed.

Members traveling are asked to bring their water bottles since it is convenient to have them filled with cold or hot water at tea shops, restaurants, or tea lodges along the way.

Its strategy is not only promoting environmental sustainability in terms of reduced consumption of single-use plastic bottles, but also aligns with the needs of the area to preserve its natural beauty.   

Mobile Reception and Internet Access 

Major town destinations such as Srinagar, Gulmarg, Pahalgam, and Sonamarg are fairly well covered with reliable connectivity in general. The strong signals and 4G data speed providers are Airtel, Jio, and BSNL. Among all the above, Airtel is usually the operator that is being credited with having a good network coverage around and near such tourist places.

In high-altitude or rural areas, the networks are patchy. BSNL has good network coverage in the areas, and customers continue to experience slower data and signals intermittently.

To date, one can observe that SIM cards purchased in other regions apart from Jammu and Kashmir are not functional within the state for security reasons. Therefore, tourists are recommended to utilize a postpaid home connection or take advantage of a prepaid SIM on the local network when they arrive. 

To facilitate the use of the Internet for those who need it on a continuous basis, especially where mobile penetration is low, Wi-Fi facilities are provided by most establishments and hotels. The connectivity is not necessarily guaranteed, however, or even reliable as far as speed is concerned.

When it comes to travel convenience, tourists have a number of options.

Purchase a prepaid SIM: Prepaid SIM can be purchased either from a local business or at Srinagar Airport. The SIMS are data-planned and preactivated.

Have a good covering network: BSNL is known to have a good sized coverage for hill and rural areas usually covering the same areas as cities when getting better data speeds.

Verify network compatibility: Phones have to have the frequency bands that Indian carriers use, in order to work in India.

Electric Plugs and Adapters during the Tulip Festival Tour in Kashmir

Preparation of electronic adapters and electrical plugs for the electronic devices is required while traveling to Kashmir to witness the Tulip Festival. Electrical needs in Kashmir require tourists to prepare their devices in advance since they use the same kinds of plugs and voltage as the rest of India. Three of the main electrical plug types used in Kashmir are Type C, D, and M.

• Type C round-pin plugs are common in most Indian regions. It is used with smartphones, laptops, digital cameras, and more.

• Type D plug type is three circular pins in a triangular shape and is used all over India.

• The bigger form of Type D, i.e., Type M, is utilized for air conditioners and other heavy electrical loads.

Kashmir, like in India, has 230V and 50Hz as the standard voltage for its power grid. New electronic devices like phones, laptops, and tablets that are recently bought will automatically be compatible with both voltages of 110V to 240V.

Still, travelers will need to check first before using them. A voltage adapter and a plug adapter for 110V-only gadgets will be necessary in order to utilize those gadgets.

You will need a universal plug adapter if you need to plug in appliances with Type A and Type G plugs, which are readily available in America and the UK. You can purchase the adapters from any electronics store or online store before your date of travel. A universal adapter has been designed to accommodate various types of plugs, so it is an excellent travel companion for international trekkers.

The vulnerability to power outages in Kashmir requires tourists to carry portable power banks as a supplementary source of power throughout the tour to the destination.

You can use your mobile devices to charge from the power bank wherever you are going to the gardens or on excursion tours because it solves problems of accessing electricity.

The correct adapters that are voltage sensitive will save you hassle so that you get your Tulip Festival Tour in Kashmir without disruption to your communication or shooting needs.

Group Joining/Fixed Departure for the Trip

We offer Kashmir Tulip Festival Tour group joining tours and fixed departure tours, which are thus the perfect choice for independent travelers, couples, and small group travelers who also wish to experience the beautiful tulip festival of Kashmir along with friends.

Fixed departure tours allow one to join an existing group on specific dates; thus, the tour becomes well-planned and affordable. It is an ideal choice for travelers who would like to socialize with other fellow travelers while traveling along Srinagar's, Sonamarg's, Pahalgam's, and Gulmarg's scenic landscapes.

In the case of a group tour, all facilities from accommodation to transport and sightseeing are already planned and, hence, a trouble-free outing.

There is also a guide who accompanies the group and who knows the history of the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, Mughal Gardens, and other tourist attractions, briefing the group on these sites of interest.

Tourists get the benefit of splitting the cost of transport and accommodation, and yet enjoy a well-planned tour.

Group travel also provides safety and company, complementing the enjoyment experience. Fixed departures are booked well ahead as they are much sought after, and early reservation is recommended to be able to partake in this wonderful seasonal tour.

Private Trip

For something even more convenient and private, a Kashmir Tulip Festival Private Tour is the way to go.

To best accommodate the convenience of travelers, private tours allow guests to travel at their own pace and in comfort in their own vehicle with their driver and a personalized itinerary planned out according to their own needs.

For singles, couples, families, groups of friends, or individuals, there is exclusivity and convenience throughout the tour.

In contrast to group touring, there is no need for a time-crunch schedule, and unplanned detours for a trip to the local bazaars and Kashmiri stores or leisurely hours at Dal Lake are possible. Even getting on and remaining seated, meal selection and sight-seeing priorities could have been according to one's wish.

Private tour also includes a personal escort by a pre-booked guide, with a greater depth of Kashmir history, food, and culture. For honeymooners, photographers, or tourists who want a more customized experience among the picturesque spring atmosphere of Kashmir.

Packing List

We have made an extensive list of what to take along for you so that you can take with you all that you will require on the Kashmir Tulip Festival Tour.

From weather attire to footwear and personal equipment, the list includes everything. The spring here is unpredictable, and layered outfits, rainwear, and woolen wear is a good thought to take along.

A more detailed list of what to bring is included in the PDF below, a checklist of things to bring step by step for hitch-free travel. Print it out in order to prepare well for the trip and be able to enjoy the lovely tulip flowers, undulating landscape, and cultural life without a hassle.

Booking Procedure

Kashmir Tulip Festival Tour booking is very easy for the comfort of our travelers. We dispatch the Traveler's Information Form and proforma invoice with the total amount of the tour and terms of payment at the time of confirmation of the tour.

The travelers can remit an advance of 20% or full payment in lieu of tour booking. We process payments by wire transfer, online payment, or PayPal.

For the remaining, the clients can pay in advance at the beginning of the tour by their preference, i.e., wire transfer, credit/debit card, PayPal, cash, or online payment.

If the online transfer facility is used, it will take 1-2 working days to send, but if the bank wire transfer mode is used, it will take 3-5 working days to credit the amount to our account.

Once the payment is made, the client receives a confirmation invoice by mail. Booking is recommended during the peak months of the Tulip Festival season due to the limited capacity for a hassle-free and problem-free booking experience. Our team has been trained to settle any payment issues and make a booking.

Cancellation Policy

We understand that travel plans may get changed, so we have a flexible cancellation policy for the Kashmir Tulip Festival Tour. In the event of the traveler canceling his/her tour, the following charge will be imposed according to the cancellation schedule:

• 6 months prior to departure: 20% of the trip booking deposit is non-refundable.

• 3 months prior to departure: 25% of the trip booking deposit is non-refundable.

• 2 months before leaving: 50% of the booking deposit for the trip is non-refundable.

• 1 month before leaving: 100% of the booking deposit for the trip is non-refundable.

If a tourist must change the tour date because of circumstances beyond their control, then the deposit will be held for three years.

However, tour charges are liable to change in harmony with market prices if the change is made while rebooking. In that way, tourists will book later and yet keep their deposit.

In the event that we are compelled to cancel the tour due to any reason, a 100% refund of the travel deposit will be made to the tourists, regardless.