We are going to see Dal Jheel. Which also called as Dal Lake It spread in 18 Square Kilometer surrounded by hills by three sides. From May to November is good time to visit Dal Lake. main attraction of Dal Jheel is Nehru park, Meena Bazar and floating market. main attraction of dal lake is Houseboat and Shikara Houseboat is made up of wood and you can stay at night like hotel.
Houseboat rent starts from INR 700- 10000 which includes food also. Houseboat gives you a beautiful view of Lake as well as surrounding hills. These houseboats could be simple room to luxurious suits. The houseboats decorated with Kashmiri crystal, zoomer, wooden furniture and fancy decorative items. you can really enjoy houseboat at Dal Lake because of facilities like.. home cooked food, Wi-Fi and hot water bath tub. Shikara used to transfer tourist from Houseboat to Road and roaming in Lake Full round of Shikara in lake last upto 2 hours. for which they charge INR 600-800 you can negotiate upto INR 300-400 to get better deal take Shikara from gate no 7 to 10 because of less tourist in this area.
while roaming in Shikara you will see many vendors coming to you in other Shikara You will also see photographers to take your photo and print it for you. Pay max INR 50 per photo. you can see this vendor is selling Jewellery Shikra timings are from 7am to 9pm This is Nehru Park. Timings are 8am to 8pm every day. Entry fee is INR 30 15 minute is enough to see this place. you can take and ride shikara from 7am to 9pm. Shikara guy will take you to any shop in Meena Bazar be careful while buying anything from the shop they tie up and it could be scam. you will see a floating market in this Lake Where you will see people selling things on wooden boat. Like fruits, vegetables, clothes, jewellery etc you can see these types of markets in Thailand and Vietnam also.
Top Places Located in Dal Lake Srinagar
which are very popular among tourists. while shopping at Meena bazaar bring the things you bought with you. don’t let them courier to you. if you are buying costly items buy it from authentic shops also take receipt check the prices with 2-3 shops lets know little bit about history. the Mughal rulers of India designated Kashmir, Srinagar in particular, as their summer resort After the death of Aurangzeb in 1707,
Pashtun take over the place. you can still get Pashtun Shawls in Kashmir After that Afghan Durrani Empire rules the city for many years. from Afghans Raja Ranjit Singh took his kingdom, and ruled for 27 years. During the Dogra Raj, Srinagar became the capital of Dogra dynasty. Dogra Maharaja of Kashmir restricted the building of houses in the valley, but British builts houseboats in and around. After the independence Kashmiri Hanji people built, owned and maintained these houseboats, cultivating floating gardens and producing commodities for the market making them the centre of their livelihoods Some people still have it as source of income.
Dal Lake is quiet popular amongs tourist day by day number of tourists are increasing here. which can be harmful for atmosphere. size of the lake shrunk from 22 square kilometers to the 18 square kilometers Fisheries, harvesting of food and fodder plants are also important activity on Dal lake there are many attractions around Dal Lake like Mughal Garden, Nishat Bagh, Shalimar Bagh, Shankaracharya Temple, Parimahal, Chashme Shahi , Hajratbal etc At Dal Lake activities like Swimming, Fishing and boating happens you can also do snow skiing in extreme winter like December and January if lake is frozen let know how to reach Dal Lake you can reach airport at Badgaum District 25 KM away from Srinagar. nearby railway station is at Jammu.
from there you can take bus, taxi or private car by NH1 It will take 10-12 hours to reach Srinagar from Jammu by road from you hotel to reach Dal Lake you can use your car taxi is also available or you can use public transport which will take INR 10-15 It is called as “Jewel in the crown of Kashmir” or “Srinagar’s Jewel” it is beautiful scene and experience to watch sunset and sunrise from Dal Lake People love to do photography and videography in and around Dal Lake
