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Explore Dal lake by going on a Shikara ride

Shikara Ride in Srinagar

Experience the enchanting lakes of Kashmir with Shikara rides

Tourism in Srinagar

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Best time to visit
Oct - Mar
Ideal Duration
3-4 Days
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Starting from
Rs. 5,599
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  • Ideal for families
  • Sightseeing

About Shikara Ride in Srinagar

Lakes in Kashmir are ideal to float along and enjoy the beauty of nature with mighty greens towering on either side, or stretches of calm waters lying ahead. A Shikara ride in Kashmir along one of the region’s lakes is a never-to-be-forgotten experience. A Shikara is a long wooden boat that you’ll often find floating along on Kashmir’s lakes and they’re used as a form of transport as well as tourism. This rowing boat is built similar to a Gondola and many a tourist has had the rich experience of floating along the calm and placid waters of lakes such as the Dal and passing through some of the region’s most noted spots such as the Nishat and Shalimar Gardens, as well as the Hazratbal Mosque.

Enjoying A Shikara Ride In Kashmir

Apart from leisure, Shikara rides in Kashmir are also used for transportation, fishing and seaweed harvesting by the locals. There are tons of handicrafts and flowers that are sold on these boats and if you’re planning a ride on one, try out the floating market. Floating calmly in a Shikara, you’ll also be able to enjoy watching birds such as pariah kites and the white breasted kingfisher.

Spots To Enjoy A Shikara Ride In Kashmir

The Dal and Nigeen lakes primarily make this ride worthwhile as one can relax. Wular lake is another popular spot among locals. From the calmness and serenity of shikara rides in Kashmir, down to the adventure of paragliding and parasailing, there are many ways to enjoy the rewards of nature. Combine all of this with the most breathtaking views, scrumptious meals and the warm hospitality of the locals even on the coldest days of winter, and you will enjoy a holiday that is hard to forget in this lifetime. A visit to Kashmir and a calm shikara ride will do much to ease the stress of daily life.

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    Gurram Muralikrishna

    Srinagar international airport

    Gurram's 6 days trip to Srinagar

    All good with Capture Kashmir tour operator. Ms. Mehak was passionate to organize the tour. Driver Aizeez was decent. The hotel arrangements are good except in the Hotel Devine Oak at Katra. We asked for single room with Quad sharing for 4 persons. Hence the room sizes in Hotel Azizia in Srinagar,
    Frosty mountain in Pahalgam were given good rooms. House boat experience at Srinagar was good except some communication gap between operator and boat organizer. On the whole , the tour went on well with Capture Kashmir. Also Thanks to Travel triangle.
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    Deepakkathaitmf

    New delhi

    Deepakkathaitmf's 6 days trip to Srinagar

    It was a great trip. Everybody in the team was supportive and well trained for their respective jobs. Happy with the services. So many best memories of life we have made throughout our tour but the end of the tour made people cry due to Pahalgam attack, Otherwise it’s one of my life’s best experien
    ce.
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    Akshat Saxena

    Faridabad

    Akshat's 6 days trip to Srinagar

    "Finally, we completed our trip to Kashmir. It started well, as per the itinerary promised by Arooz. However, the Pahalgam attack drastically changed things, and we were eager to leave Kashmir and head back home due to the fear that gripped every face. But then, a magical turn came in our trip and
    I am very much thankful to Arooz(Breezy Travels) and Amir(Our Cab Driver). I messaged Arooz to change our hotel due to the attack, and she assured me that she would take care of it. Within no time, she changed my hotel. When I checked into the new hotel, my family and I felt safe, especially since an Indian army bunker was nearby. I asked Arooz to cancel our houseboat and continue with the hotel. Arooz worked tirelessly to secure a room for one more day, and finally succeeded. Throughout our trip, she kept calling and sending WhatsApp messages to check if we were okay and feeling safe. She even offered us to stay at her home, saying we were her responsibility. Her efforts touched our hearts, and we started feeling safe in Kashmir. We also can't forget our driver, Amir, who was with us for all six days. He became like family, and after the Pahalgam attack, he reassured me, "Don't worry, sir. I'll take a bullet before anything happens to you." He would call me multiple times a day to check if I was okay, if I'd eaten, and sometimes he'd arrive hours early just to boost my morale. The most touching moment was when he brought mangoes and bananas for my little child, saying, "Please take this so your child can have it when they're hungry." He even took me to a bat shop to fulfill my dream of owning a Kashmir willow bat." But I am expecting partial refund as I was like house arrest in hotel for half of my trip which I accept no one's fault, not you, travel agent or anyone... It's just if possible please provide partial refund Sonmarg snow mountains, kashmir willow bat
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    Deependra Rathore

    Jaipur

    Deependra's 5 days trip to Srinagar

    Really not had a good experience this time with travel traingle, disappoiting. I had to skip some part of my kashmir trip due to pahalgam incident. Have to separtley book my return which cost me extra money and now when i am trying to call travel traingle agents regarding reimbursement of my remini
    ng money as i hav not complted my trip . They are not picking up phone. Very disappointing.
    SI

    Sujit Iter

    Bhubaneswar

    Sujit's 5 days trip to Srinagar

    The Trip was awesome. It was my most awaited trip to remembered lifeline. Travel agent Farah from Hermosa trips has managed every thing very carefully . The driver provided by agent i.e. Imtiyaz was very helpful and caring. He fulfilled all our requirements including travel, food and shopping. Love
    to recommend all to book your trip through Hermosa trips. Only problem we faced was we had to book flight tickets from Srinagar to Jammu with a much higher price which was not expected. That happened due to landslide in Srinagar Jammu Highway. Though Farah managed the Hotel to airport drop the reschedule costs us Apx Rs 40000 more including that additional flight tickets and another day stay at Hotel . Initially as per package Katra Drop was included. Would have been more happy if any additional help in terms of some refund was there.
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    Realpratik

    Srinagar

    Realpratik's 5 days trip to Srinagar

    Best service provider ever, thank you travel trangle for giving us trusted and good travel agent, specially name - Ansab from breath taking company. She is very humble and available 24/7 and very caring and helping nature.
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    Mridul Sarkar

    Guwahati

    Mridul's 6 days trip to Srinagar

    The person who booked the package was non reachable or had left the job, however some different people interacted at different time so itwas ok, but initial it give uncomfortable, such thing should have been communicated before the trip begin, that whoever is the new RM , 9ther wise it was a good t
    rip,Driver Tanveer was fantastic, Driver Tanveer was bestof it class.
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    Karthik N

    Bengaluru

    Karthik's 6 days trip to Srinagar

    The overall experience was good. The trip was well planned. Booking experience with Arooj was great. She provided a lot of options before the final confirmation. Asif who was our guide during the entire trip was amazing! He guided us at every stage, advised on things that are good, smarter ways t
    o get things done and lot of info on route to the places we were going. Since we spend a lot of time on travel, he has been very good travelling companion and made those long journey easy. The hotels that we were staying had consistent water problems. Unfortunately it was only our rooms which consistently had issues. Hence I have rated low on the Hotel Rating. The food has a sameness at every hotel especially for the vegetarians. You tend to get bored after 2 to 3 days. After a long journey entire day, we expect hotel experience to be seamless. Unfortunately we didnt find it. Recommendation is choose costlier and popular hotels where you would stay the longest in your trip. River Walk resorts was the best in our itinerary but we stayed just a night whereas Moonstone had the most issues and we stayed their the longest. Lessons learned.
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    Ashwani Sahu

    Srinagar

    Ashwani's 5 days trip to Srinagar

    The moment spent with you was very memorable, thank you very much for this, we wish for your support in the same way in future The moment spent with you was very memorable, thank you very much for this, we wish for your support in the same way in future
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    Rishita Das

    Mumbai

    Rishita's 5 days trip to Srinagar

    We had an okay experience. The travel agent changed the houseboat but the houseboat provided was good so no major complaint regarding that. The 1 hr complimentary Shikara ride is a scam, once we reached there the Shikara person told us it is a welcome ride so it won't cover the entire area plus it
    is not 1hour but only 40 min ride, And need to pay 2k extra for the actual Dal lake view ride. When we refused, they instead took us just to the market place to make us buy something and as we had nothing to buy they took us back in about 25- 30 mins. Disappointing experience. The driver was friendly and good, but we felt like he was never really interested in showing us anything out of the way. And it was mentioned in the itinerary that driver will be at disposal during the package, but once our driver dropped us to a hotel he would not be available after that, even if we needed to go out somewhere for sometime. So, overall it was an okay experience.

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    Is a Shikara ride in Srinagar safe to indulge in?

    The Shikara ride in Srinagar is absolutely safe to enjoy, because Dal Lake is not very deep and the also, the shikara is rowed very slowly so that visitors can take in the breathtaking beauty surrounding them easily.

    How long does a shikara ride in Srinagar last for?

    The average shikara ride lasts for around an hour but if you want to prolong it, you can simply pay the oarsmen for the extra time.

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