Bardan Monastery or Bardan Gompa is a 17th century Buddhist monastery, approximately 12 kilometres south of Padum, in Zanskar, Ladakh, northern India. It belongs to the Dugpa-Kargyud monastic order and was one of the first monasteries of this sect...

Vishansar Lake, located at an altitude of 3710 m above sea level is 1 km long and 0.6 km wide. Located around 20 km from Sonamarg, this lake is one the prominent tourist attractions in the valley of Kashmir. During summers, this lake is surrounded...

Rafting or whitewater rafting is a challenging recreational activity using a raft to navigate a river or other bodies of water. This is usually done on whitewater or different degrees of rough water, in order to thrill and excite the raft passenge...

The famous Gangabal trek starts from Sonamarg across the Sind river with the steep Nichnai Pass at 4080 m. Rough trek of 15 km from Sonamarg will certainly make you stop at the first visible compsite in the area. Passing via Vihansar Lake at 3680 ...

The Zozila or Zojila Pass is one of the important mountain passes in India. The pass lies amid Leh in the Western Himalayan Mountain Ranges and Srinagar, on the Indian National Highway 1D. In other words, it connects Leh and Srinagar. ...

Nichinai Pass serves as a Trekking base and is located at a distance of around 13 km from Sonamarg. It rests at an elevation of 4139 m above sea level and is located amidst nature. The lakes of Krishnasar and Vishansar are located in proximity to ...

About 10 kms. from Sunderbani is located the majestic two storeyed Raghunath temple at an isolated place near village Chani Prat, which is believed to have been constructed during the reign of Maharaja Gulab Singh, through the efforts of a Sadhu w...

Known as the 'valley of flowers', the Gadsar Lake is located at a distance of 28 km from Sonamarg, 5000 m above the sea level. Sonamarg, which literally means the 'meadow of gold' give the Lake a beautiful picturesque backdrop of the Himalayas. Th...

Manma Mata Temple In Rajouri Another important place in Kalakote area is "Shrine of Manma Mata". The temple is about 6 kms from Kalakote Town located in the Southern side. There is a cave at site and legend goes that Lord Shiva had gone ...

Padyaran Sar are twin lakes, namely the Padyaran Sar I and the Padyaran Sar II, located just below the Diya Sar Gali, in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir. These two lakes are situated at an elevation of about 3400 m. Padyaran I...