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ksnaidu

Iam reaching delhi on4/3/09 from allahabad after finishing varanasi gaya ayodhya.I want to visit amritsar jammu srinagar gulmarg sonamarg pahalgam and from there I have to go to mussrie.
I require clarification regarding some points.
1.to reach mussorie is there any other way avoiding delhi?
2.Iam interesed in having a look at dharmasala if I can reach mussorie through that.
3.I have no own vehicle,want to use public transport to roam around srinagar.Any kashmir tourism packages?
4.Is it safe to travel during night times in kashmir?
5.how to rerach Dharmasala from kashmir?
6.what about temperatures in kashmir in september?Are they tolerable?
7.please also let me know about decent budget accomodation at srinagar.
8.whether pure vegetatian hotels(where non veg is not even cooked) are there in srinagar?

delhiwala

You seem to be on a very ambitious journey !

From Ayodhya, you may take a direct train to Haridwar. from here you can come to Dehradun bu bus and then go to Mussorie.


Yes ! You can ! From Mussorie Come back to Haridwar. There are direct buses Dharamshala.

Check their site !

Not allowed ! Travel in Day time only.

Come to jammu and take a bus to Pathan Kpt. From Pathankot many buses go there.

Will be cold !

You may checkout Hotel New Mamta. There are many Pure Veg or Vaishno Restaurants in Lal Chowk area.Email - contactnewmamta @ yahoo.com, Mob: 09419008994 (Ask for Ajay)

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ksnaidu

thank you very useful information.
I have altered my travel plans like this.
FRom alla habad to delhi,from delhi to srinagar flight.
Staying in srinagar,visiting places near by.
Srinagar to jammu by bus.
From jammu to haridwar bu jammu tawi.
now please let me know these things.
1.Are there direct state transport buses from srinagar?at what time?any train?
2.how much time from mussorie to dharmasala bu bus?night journey possible?if this journey is very long I want to drop it.
3.house boat accomodation is it too expensive?any suggestion for good house boats?
4.Is it possible to visit sonamarg gulmarg pahalgam anantnag ,camping at srinagar?I want to take a cab for it.
5.Please also let me know about budget accomodation at these places to stay there if it is not possible to roam around them ,camping at srinagar.

Ms Princess W

There's no problem with night-time travel. People drive all the time all over the place at night here. My husband just drove overnight from Ladakh to Srinagar 10 days ago.

anar

i can offer help with some of your queries - i was in kashmir in may this year:

3. use local transport instead, perfectly safe and cheap.
4. yes, but most people tend to go home come late evening.
6. my friends there tell me it is pleasant throughout the day and cool at night in september.
7. there are old posts on this topic - look them up. a mr krishna from bangalore had a local person's details in one - rs400 or so for a room in his home in central srinagar (shared bath).
8. i had the best veg food ever at krishna dhaba - everyone in srinagar knows where it is.

ksnaidu

nice.useful information.