Yusmarg

This is a beautiful green valley with tall trees and surrounded by snow capped mountains. This place is located at a distance of 50 KM from Srinagar. The road passes through different villages and apple gardens and it will take two hours to reach Yousmarg from Srinagar.

Hotel & resturants

At Yusmarg there is hotel cum restaurant of J & K tourism department. Huts are available for accommodation. Booking can be done from J & K tourism website or from J& K tourism office known as TRC ( Tourist reception center ). No other hotels are available at Yusmarg. During peak winter seasons verify the status ( operation ) of this hotel before booking.

There is a entry fee to the park ( Rs 5 /-). While entering Yusmarg a small reservoir will be at your left side. Water from distance snow capped mountains gets stored here and works like a catch dam.

Horse ride

Horse rates are highly reasonable compared to rates in other tourist places of Kashmir valley. Here you can hire pony to different locations around Yusmarg, you can walk also. You can take a pony ride ( or walk ) to Doodganga. Here are tourist spots at Yousmarg with Pony rates.

Pony rates in Yusmarg

Destination with Routs	Rates
Yousmarg to Neelanga	Rs 250
Yousmarg to Doodganga	Rs 120
Yousmarg to Fresnag	Rs 450
Yousmarg to Haljan	Rs 230
Yousmarg to Burgah	Rs 500
Yousmarg to Sung Safade	Rs 900
Yousmarg to Lidder Mad	Rs 500
Yousmarg to Tripur	Rs 650
Yousmarg to Shamnari Dargah 10 KM , return	Rs 250

On the way or on return you can visit famous dargah at Charar e Sharief. Every year Urs is celebrated here. People from all faith visit this place. This is a beautiful town and you can get full view of the town from the road at top of the hill.

Other towns on the way are Chadoora & Nagam . There are different rout which passes through PakharPora, Cherari Pora and several other small villages.

Hiring taxi to Yusmarg

You can hire a vehicle ( from Srinagar ) for a one day trip to Yusmarg and return in evening to Srinagar. Taxi rate for full day is here.

Mahindra scorpio or Tata Sumo or Tavera Rs 2000/-
Innova Rs 2200/-

Public transport is available only up to Charar e Sharief

Shikara at Dal Lake

House Boat

Pahalgam

This article is written by go2india.in team.