Sunday 13 July 2014

Dal lakes gives you picturesque invitation to a romantic shikara ride on Dal lake, through which you will get to have wonderful trip in the valleys.  Small boat or popularly known as Shikara ride through which one can explore the entire Kashmir valleys, capped by snow and sprinkled by dense forest.

 Shikara ride is one of the finest rides floating in dale lake which gives an experience to tourists visiting Srinagar along with attractions. You will enjoy your shikara ride in around Dal Lake, where you will two hour ride at the cost you Rs 800 ( Rs 400 per hour ). If you will come here will surely enjoy the trip since Dal lake is a market itself , where you will cruise on Shikara. The entire ride service in the boat is offered by the boat man who is suppose to be the owner of the boat.

The boat looks quite traditional which looks very small but offers wonderful amenities to the travelers. While ride one can even take photo with traditional Kashmir dress. Interestingly, all the traditional   accessories are available on the boat so that one can have memorable pics wile ride the boat. Moreover, the clicked photos can collect in the hotel, which will be delivered at your hotel or houseboat.

 If you will come to Shikara ride you can feel that Villages by the side of Dal lake grows vegetables which you  can even see as the water level is low. Along with this various types of vegetables on the small branches while travelling on the Shikara whciuh is driven by the boat man in traditional Kashmiri dress and shawls. These shops are on water and openings are towards lake side from where you can enjoy shopping.

If you are coming in Kashmir tour package, you can see Shikara owner ( boatman ) earn Rs 2000 based on the number of rides they take and earn there bread and butter. However in peak season they offer various adventure activities.

In addition to that , one can also enjoy Floating garden in Dal lake and enjoy the trip to  Nehru Park, which is suppose to be one the finest places recognized as   a  small island in Dal lake and you can reach her by Shikara.  The park is well developed and here you can enjoy explore the lovely view of entire Kashmir.
Along with enjoy shikara ride in Dal lake you can even enjoy Shikara in Nigeen Lake at Srinagar. While enjoying riding you can explore seeing flower vendors offering you flower bouquet and seeds of flowers.
Besides that you will get to enjoy fishing which is another enjoyment in the dal lake. To enjoy the overall view thousands of visitors use to come and enjoy the trip.

While on Shikara you can see, you can buy all these while on Shikara several locals use boat to see several birds inside and outside the lake . After July 15th Lotus and Lilly flower can be seen in the lake for the three months. Along with these selling processes you can also explore Keshar, chips, biscuits selling which you can enjoy during your trip. Owing to these qualities, the lake is crowed entire the year.
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