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 […]

Adventure-Tourism by Ahanger HOBO

ADVENTURE TOURISM by Ahanger HOBO

ADVENTURE TOURISM by Ahanger HOBO The Kashmir Valley has bountiful natural assets, and whilst it is entirely possible to enjoy a relaxing and indulgent holiday in the valley, it is also too possible to go to the extreme side of recreation and try out the following sports in some of the earth’s most stunning locations. […]

Bangus-Medows-Kashmir, India

Medows of Bangus

Lolab Valley & Medows of Bangus by Ahanger HOBO At present, the Lolab Valley is still a new tourist area. The wide oval shaped valley, blessed with lush forests and streams lies in the north-west corner of the Jammu and Kashmir state, 114 kms (about 70.84 mi) from Srinagar. It is a magnificent area full […]

Downtown-Kashmir

Downtown SRINAGAR “Old Town”

SRINAGAR “Old Town” by Ahanger HOBO The Old City of Srinagar must be visited before you can even get a glimpse into what traditional Kashmiri life must have been like. The old town is situated around the river Jhelum and can be divided into sections along with its famous bridges. Before the Islamic rulers came, […]

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 […]

Verinag-Kashmir

Verinag Kashmir “Shahabad Bala Verinag”

Verinag Verinag Kashmir “Shahabad Bala Verinag” by Ahanger HOBO Lying at the north-western foot of the Banihal pass is Verinag, the largest spring in Kashmir (78kms from Srinagar), which is said to never dry up or overflow. It lies in a beautiful and peaceful garden with an octagonal pool in the middle, which Emperor Jehangir […]

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 […]