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Four seasons · eight valleys · one story running without you.
“If there is a paradise on earth,
it is this, it is this, it is this.”
“The valley is an emerald set in pearls.”
— Sir Walter Lawrence, 1895
“Who has not heard of the Vale of Cashmere, with its roses the brightest that earth ever gave?”
— Thomas Moore, 1817
Dying, and asked if he desired anything, Emperor Jahangir answered with one word: “Kashmir.”
— The imperial chronicles, 1627
Spiced saffron tea — almond, cinnamon, cardamom — from a samovar older than your grandfather.
Taste
An oar entering still water. For an hour, that is the only sound in the world.
Sound
Autumn — woodsmoke and fallen chinar leaves. Locals say it smells like memory.
ScentThey wrote from memory. Now for the numbers they left out ↓
Tap one. Each hides a story.
The numbers have addresses. Some are kept quiet ↓
Eight valleys, one continuous horizon — scroll sideways and meet them. Tap any to open its gallery.
Scroll →The city on the water
The meadow of snow
Where the river runs
The last meadow before the peaks
The frontier few reach
Where rivers run white as milk
The valley a film had to name
A million tulips in spring
Miss a window, wait a year. Keep scrolling — each one takes the screen.
Ninety days of powder in Gulmarg. The gondola queue counts every one.
The same lake. A different world.
The plains at 45°. These meadows at 25°. The window shuts in September.
Blink — and it’s unrecognisable.
A million tulips for barely three weeks — the garden closes by late April.
One valley. Every mood.
Chinar trees ablaze in crimson and gold — the photographer's season.
Not sights to tick off — things you’ll actually do.
Glide into Dal Lake's centuries-old vegetable market before sunrise — spiced tea in hand, mist on the water, commerce conducted canoe-to-canoe as it has been for generations.
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Ascend Apharwat's shoulder at 3,980 metres. In winter, ski Asia's finest powder; in summer, walk flower-strewn meadows above the clouds.
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Walk Pampore's purple saffron fields, share a royal 36-course feast, and watch pashmina and papier-mâché masters at work in Srinagar's old city.
Design this journey →Real families, couples and groups we've hosted — in their words, their photos and their videos. Tap a video to hear the valley for yourself.
“The morning mist lifted off Dal Lake and I understood why they call it paradise. Travel Story handled everything — we just lived it.
Ananya & Rohan · Honeymoon, Mumbai
“Gurez was the most beautiful place I’ve seen in fifteen years of travel. No one else even offered it — they built our whole trip around it.
Daniel W. · Photographer, London
“Travelling with parents and kids, safety was everything. Drivers on time, hotels exactly as promised, a call every evening to check on us.
The Krishnan Family · Bengaluru
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Ankit Bansal · Google reviewFive stars! The driver’s behavior was exemplary—very respectful and attentive to the road. The car was clean, and their good-natured personality made for a very comfortable trip. Thank you for the top-tier service.
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Ashshahid Biswas · Google reviewThere is many to say you bhaiya you are polite,energetic,good driver but i will thanks you to make my journey memorable ones inshallah we will meet again and the words are written by heart
★★★★★
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Pintu Ali · Google reviewThe name of the guide is sahid and he is a very humble,honest,energetic and gentle man I prefer to have your tour with Travel Story Tour And Travel beacuse we enjoyed so much in sonmarg,pahalgam(where we see the shooting scene of bajrangi bhaijan the darga,market etc)gulamarg,srinagar sikara it feels like heaven in Kashmir
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Sapunti Baruah · Google reviewI had a good experience with the agency and especially the guide who was assigned to us.Our guide ‘Shahid’made sure that we visit all the right places and made most of your time there. Travel story tour and travel company great. We are really satisfied.Thank you.
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Sanjoy Dey · Google reviewI am really happy to share my feedback of my Kashmir tour with ‘Travel story tour and travels’ company with outstanding hospitality and genuine cost of tour service. During my tour, it was excellent experience with happiness of family. We are really satisfied with service of “Travel story tour and travels” with economic budget. The arrangement of Hotel, cab and others are simply outstanding.
I will always recommend this company for any tourism of our country.
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Reviews left by travellers we’ve hosted — unedited, on our verified Google Business Profile.
Three starting points. Every itinerary is torn apart and rebuilt around your dates, your pace, your people.
Houseboat nights on Dal Lake, the Gulmarg gondola, Betaab Valley picnics and Mughal garden evenings — the definitive first taste of paradise.
Candle-lit houseboat dinners, private shikara sunsets, snow walks in Gulmarg and rose-petal welcomes — romance, composed the Kashmiri way.
Beyond the postcards — Gurez's log villages, Doodhpathri's silken meadows, Aru's alpine trails and nights under Himalayan starlight.
Trips built for parents and grandparents, groups of six to sixty, solo travellers, corporate offsites and MICE groups, riders, and pilgrims combining Vaishno Devi with the valley.
Coming from Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore or Hyderabad? The holiday costs the same wherever you fly from — only the airfare changes. See every route into the valley, including the new Katra–Srinagar train.
One WhatsApp message. Dates, people, pace, budget — two minutes of typing.
A day-by-day plan and one honest quote. No payment to see it, no pressure to take it.
A dedicated valley-born trip manager on WhatsApp from touchdown to takeoff.
Yes — the tourist circuit of Srinagar, Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonamarg hosts millions of visitors every year. We monitor conditions daily, use experienced local drivers, and remain reachable 24×7 throughout your trip.
Kashmir is a year-round destination. March–May brings tulips and blossom, June–August offers pleasant alpine summers, September–November glows with golden chinar autumn, and December–February is snow season — ideal for Gulmarg skiing and a white Srinagar.
A classic circuit of Srinagar, Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonamarg needs 5–7 days. Add 2–3 days for offbeat valleys like Gurez, Doodhpathri or Aru — worth every extra hour.
A well-planned package typically ranges from ₹18,000 to ₹45,000 per person for 5–7 days, depending on hotel category, houseboat class, season and experiences. Every TRAVEL STORY itinerary is tailored to your budget.
Indian nationals need no permit for the main circuit. Border areas like Gurez need a simple permit that we arrange for you. Foreign nationals should carry their passport and register on arrival where required.