
About us
A Kashmir tour operator based in Tangmarg, near Gulmarg
Shiny Adventures Kashmir plans customised holidays across the Kashmir valley from our base in Wahipora, Tangmarg.
Who we are
Local trip planning for Kashmir travellers
Shiny Adventures Kashmir is a travel agency located in Wahipora, Tangmarg – the town on the road up to Gulmarg. Our contact person, Tariq Ahmad Khan, handles enquiries and trip planning directly, so you speak with the person arranging your holiday.
We plan trips to Srinagar, Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Sonamarg, Doodhpathri and Gurez Valley, for couples, families and groups.
What we arrange
- Customised Kashmir tour packages
- Hotel and houseboat arrangements
- Private vehicle transfers and sightseeing
- Honeymoon and family itineraries
- Gulmarg snow and winter trips
- Offbeat trips to Doodhpathri and Gurez Valley
See sample itineraries on our Kashmir tour packages page.
Our approach
How we plan Kashmir trips
Your plan, not a template
We start from your dates, group and interests, and use our sample packages only as a reference point.
Realistic routes
Drive times in the mountains are longer than maps suggest. We plan sensible daily distances and fewer hotel changes where possible.
Clear quotations
Your quotation states what is included and what is paid locally, so there are no surprises on the trip.
Season-aware planning
Snow, road closures and local advisories affect some routes. We check conditions and suggest alternatives when needed.
Photo credits
Destination photographs on this website are from Unsplash and Wikimedia Commons and are used under the licences listed below. Images were resized for the web.
- Two shikara boats crossing a calm Dal Lake – Suhail Skindar Sofi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sunset over Dal Lake in Srinagar – Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Snow-covered meadow in Gulmarg – Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Two visitors walking through fresh snow between tall pine trees in Gulmarg under a blue sky – Koshur, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Rolling green summer meadows of Gulmarg edged by a dark pine forest – Debapriya Hore, CC0 1.0
- Forested Pahalgam valley – KennyOMG, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Green mountain slopes and jagged rocky peaks above the meadows of Sonamarg – Rohit Sharma, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A flock of sheep grazing on the bright green Doodhpathri meadow beside a pine forest – Ankur P, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Traditional log cabin – Journo Mohsin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- An empty wooden shikara moored among lotus leaves on Dal Lake – Fulvio Spada, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Roadside stop in Tangmarg surrounded by tall pine trees – Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wide green meadow of Yusmarg – Suhail Skindar Sofi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Aharbal waterfall dropping through a rocky gorge on the Veshaw river – Akshey25, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Willow tree and lawns in the Kokernag botanical garden – Suhayl091, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Turquoise octagonal spring pool at Verinag surrounded by the arched Mughal arcade – Akshey25, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cloud-covered forested mountains above the flat green floor of Lolab Valley – Eshankaul007, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Vast open meadow of Bangus Valley – Afghan Thug, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Sunset over the terraced lawns and tall trees of Nishat Bagh – McKay Savage, CC BY 2.0
- Water channel – Pradeepkjoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wooden shops and moored boats along a still waterway of Dal Lake's floating market – Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Gulmarg Gondola cables rising over a snow-covered slope and pine forest – Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Visitors walking across the snowfields at Kongdoori – Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Green meadow and footpath in Betaab Valley beneath forested mountains – Nandanupadhyay, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Steep pine-covered slopes rising above the green floor of Aru Valley – TheAutumnal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Lidder River flowing over wide stone banks through Pahalgam – Slyronit, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Snow-streaked jagged peaks and pine forest above Thajiwas – Gannu03, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Green Sonamarg meadow – Mike Prince, CC BY 2.0
- Rolling upper meadows of Doodhpathri – MDG27Q, CC BY-SA 4.0
- White water of a mountain stream running over boulders near Doodhpathri – Ankur P, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Riders on ponies crossing the vast green meadow of Doodhpathri – Ankur P, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Traditional wooden building – Journo Mohsin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Log houses and stacked timber in a Gurez village below dry mountain slopes – Journo Mohsin, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The pyramid-shaped Habba Khatoon peak above the river in Gurez Valley – Zahid samoon, CC BY 3.0
- Roadside buildings among pine trees on the Srinagar–Gulmarg road – Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Tourist vehicles parked beside a pine forest on the way up to Gulmarg – Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flock of sheep grazing on the green Yusmarg meadow under tall pines – Debashritaiitmandi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Calm green waters of Nilnag lake surrounded by pine forest near Yusmarg – Suhail Skindar Sofi, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Village houses and orchards at Diver Anderbugh in the Lolab area – Uzairnazki, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wide grassy floor of Bangus Valley edged by a dark pine forest – Umar Bin Ilyass, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Bangus Valley meadow stretching towards distant forested hills – Umar Bin Ilyass, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Turquoise water crashing over grey rocks at Aharbal falls – ThePoeticFrame, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Veshaw river winding through a forested valley near Aharbal – Dar.burhan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Shady lawns and tall trees in the Kokernag botanical garden – KahkashaaN, CC BY-SA 4.0
- A large chinar tree in the Kokernag botanical garden – TheAutumnal, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Clear water raceways of the trout fish farm at Kokernag – Suhayl091, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The turquoise Verinag spring pool – Akshey25, CC BY 3.0
- Orange and red autumn trees in the Verinag Mughal garden – Akshey25, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Stone water channel lined – Amitraina, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Colourful shikara boats gliding across Dal Lake – Naweedey, Unsplash License
- Carved wooden houseboats moored on Dal Lake beneath snow-capped mountains – Isa Macouzet, Unsplash License
- A shikara crossing the deep-blue water of Dal Lake – Amit Jain, Unsplash License
- Vendor boats at the floating vegetable market on Dal Lake – imad Clicks, Unsplash License
- Pink tulips in full bloom at the tulip garden in Srinagar – Unsplash contributor, Unsplash License
- Rows of colourful tulips below the mountains at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden – Arif Khan, Unsplash License
- Autumn chinar leaves above a green cottage roof in Srinagar – Beigh Yabaar, Unsplash License
- Gulmarg Gondola cabins above snowfields and white peaks – Devesh Sangwan, Unsplash License
- Snow-covered slopes and misty pine forest in Gulmarg – Sudhanshu Yadav, Unsplash License
- Blue winter view over snowy pine forests from Gulmarg – Bharathvaj Ganesan, Unsplash License
- Snow-laden pine trees lining a winter road in Gulmarg – Sumaid pal Singh Bakshi, Unsplash License
- Yellow mustard fields and poplar trees near Pahalgam in spring – Mubashir Ahmet, Unsplash License
- Thajiwas glacier valley in Sonamarg – Yasser Mir, Unsplash License
- Snowy peaks rising above a green meadow at Thajiwas – Shahid Ul Haq, Unsplash License
- Glacier-streaked mountains above the meadows of Thajiwas – Yasser Mir, Unsplash License
- Snow-covered mountains – Sneha Chatterjee, Unsplash License
- Turquoise water winding between green mountain slopes in Gurez – Shahid Wani, Unsplash License
- Green valley and hills under a blue sky on the road to Gurez – Talish Rasool, Unsplash License
- Snow-dusted forested slopes in Gurez Valley – Yasser Mir, Unsplash License
- Traditional hut – Unsplash contributor, Unsplash License
- Yellow wildflowers in the green grass of the Yusmarg meadows – Unsplash contributor, Unsplash License
- A river winding through a green – Samed, Unsplash License
- Snowy mountains rising behind a high meadow in Kashmir – Akshat Vats, Unsplash License

Talk to us about your Kashmir trip
Call or message Tariq Ahmad Khan with your travel dates and we will help you plan the route.
