Boulevard-Road-Kashmir

Boulevard Road Kashmir

Boulevard, plush road along the banks of Dal Lake separated by a cozy parapet, houses almost every tourist facility from internet cafes to vegetarian dhabas. It is a favorite route of joggers and cyclists. The area starts from the Dalgate and ends at the Nishat garden. Having some of the best hotels, restaurants and other […]

Gulmarg Golf Club

Gulmarg Golf Club “The World’s Highest Golf Course “

Gulmarg Golf Club “The World’s Highest Golf Course “ by Ahanger HOBO Gulmarg is Open every day from 10 AM to 6 PM. Closed from December to April due to snow. The famous Gulmarg Golf Course was first built by the British in 1904. Recently redesigned and reopened, the greens are designed to fit the […]

Kashmir Golf Club MA Road, Srinagar

Kashmir Golf Club MA Road, Srinagar

Kashmir Golf Club MA Road, Srinagar by Ahanger HOBO Open every day from 7 AM to 8 PM. Surrounded by Chinars and the Dal to one side, this is Kashmir’s oldest and most accessible 18-hole golf course. Situated in the heart of Srinagar on 52 acres of lovely green, you can play cheap uninterrupted games […]

Royal Springs Golf Course

Kashmir Royal Springs Golf Course

Kashmir Royal Springs Golf Course by Ahanger HOBO Chasma Shahi, Srinagar opens every day from dawn till dusk. As you come in off Boulevard Rd from Dal Lake, all the noise and distractions just drop away. To enter Royal Springs is to enter a huge peaceful private garden where you can just think and relax […]

Yousmarg-Kashmir

YUSMARG Kashmir “Medow of Jesus”

YUSMARG Kashmir “Medow of Jesus” by Ahanger HOBO Yusmarg is a beautiful cluster of meadows surrounded by majestic pines and fir, 48km from Srinagar. Yusmarg in Kashmiri means The Meadow of Jesus. The word Yus’ is said to be the short form of Youza Jesus) and marg means meadow. According to local belief, Jesus is […]

Kokernag-Kashmir

Kokernag “Golden Crown of Kashmir”

This charming lake, located at about 70kms from Srinagar (between Achabal and Verinag), is shaped like a right foot – with five toes and a heel and thus in ancient times was given the name of Vishnu Pad. In the distance you can spy the sacred Brahma Shakri peaks, and at the same time enjoy […]

Achabal-Kashmir, India

Achabal ‘Bag-e-Begum Abad’ Kashmir, India

Achabal is a quite possibly the most gorgeous of the Mughals gardens and it was said to be Empress Noor Jehan’s favourite pleasure retreat. Like other Kashmiri gardens, it is located on a hillside with its water source at the top but unlike other Kashmiri gardens it is the only Mughal Garden which is situated […]

Mazar-i-Salateen (Graveyard of Rulers) Tomb of a-ul- Abidin

Mazar-i-Salateen (Graveyard of Rulers) | Tomb of Zain-ul- Abidin

Mazar-i-Salateen (Graveyard of Rulers) Tomb of Zain-ul- Abidin | Ahanger HOBO. This tomb is another secret gem of Mughal architecture, built from the bricks and on the basement of an older temple, that remains hidden in between the 4th and 5th bridges of the old city and is definitely worth a look if you are […]

Ali Masjid (at Eidgah)

Ali Masjid (at Eidgah)

Ali Masjid (at Eidgah) by Ahanger HOBO. Ali Masjid was built by Ali Shah’s son of Sultan Sikander and is located at the modern day Eidgah (Eidgah denoting a ground where Eid prayers are offered). The mosque was built next to a fertile grazing ground as a necessity for the yaks and horses of the […]

Hassanbad Imambara and Graveyard

Hassanbad Imambara and Graveyard

Hassanbad Imambara and Graveyard by Ahanger HOBO. Hassanbad is named after the Shia scholar Baba Hassan and the Hassanbad locality was once the epicenter of arts and crafts in Srinagar. Now a quiet and quaint locality you can reach here by Shikara from the Dal or walk toward the Nageen Lake from the Gurdwara in […]