Plan a Safe Trip to Kashmir: Your Perfect Itinerary Decoded
When I declared to my friends that I was heading to Kashmir for a vacation, everyone pretty much had the same question: “is it safe?” Unfortunately, many people still view the Kashmir region as being perilous for one reason or another. Though safety may have once been a concern for visitors, today, the region has shed its insurgent past and is blossoming in many ways. Having heard a lot about the abounding beauty of Kashmir, I was on my way to discover it myself. My itinerary encompassed Srinagar, Pahalgam and Gulmarg as I was told that these are the safest places to visit in Kashmir, and also spellbindingly beautiful. Srinagar The extra security outside the Srinagar airport was prominent, but not daunting. The drive to my hotel, which was in the heart of Srinagar took me through congested parts of the city, where life was business as usual as it would be in any other city with everyone jostling for the right of way! The Mughal Gardens—namely Chashme Shahi, Shalimar Bagh and Nish