Jammu & Kashmir

The crown of India, This state is bounded on the north by Afghanistan and china, on the east by Tibet, on the west by Pakistan and on the south by Himachal Pradesh and Punjab. Jammu and Kashmir are tourist paradise. The state is studded with number of hill station offering the tourist a leisurely or adventurous holiday amidst breath-taking scenery. The state has a very rich history and a distinct culture. It has some of the most sacred temples, mosques, monasteries and lanes. Agriculture is the mainstay of the state economy. 

Second important occupation is the tradition of crafting paper machine, wood carving, carpet and shawl making. Kashmiri handicrafts are exported world over. The state is often referred to as the "paradise on earth".

Raghunath Temple, Jammu

Shakira, srinagar

Sonmarg, Srinagar

 

Hazmat bal, Srinagar

 

Mata Vaishno Devi, Jammu

 

PLACES OF TOURIST INTEREST

ACHABAL : Camping and picnic site, Garden, Fishing.

AKHNUR : Picnic Spot, Fort.

ALCHI GOMPA : Murals.

AMARNATH : Emerals lake frozen till June , Major pilgrim centre

ANCHAR LAKE : Hazratbal mosque, Major Muslim pilgrim centre

ANANTNAG : Sacred spring, Gardens.

ARU : Scenic beauty, Meadows in the forest

ATHWATOO : Holiday resort.

AWANTIPURA : Temple ruins.

BASOLI : Temples, frescoes in palaces.

BATOT : jammu hill resort

BILAUR : Pilgrim centre.

BURZAHOM : Excavations.

CHARAR-I-SHARIF : Muslim Pilgrim centre.

CHASHMASAHI : Water with healing  properties, dal lake Picnic spot.

DACHIGAM : Wild life sanctuary & National Park

DRAS : Coldest Place, Temples

GANGABAL : Lake-side Hindu pilgrim centre.

GULMARG : Holiday resort, Golf, Meadow of flowers, Winter sports.

HARWAR : Excavations, Fishing.

HEMIS GOMPA : Biggest Buddhist monastery in Ladakh.

JAMMU : Palaces, Art gallery, Fort, Temples, tombs museums,Golf

KARGIL : Base for trekking, Mountaineering, visiting monastry and orchards

KATRA : Fort, Shrines, Base for vaishnodevi

KHILANMARG : Meadow of flowers.

KHERBHAWANI : Hindu pilgrim centre

KISHTWAR : Sapphires, Tombs.

KOKARNAG : Gardens, Fishing, Mineral springs

KUD : Scenic beauty, Hill station.

LAMAYUARU : Frescoes, Oldest handcraft, cuisine, trekking.

LIDDERWAT : Camping site, Meadows

MANSBAL LAKE: lotuses, bird watching

MANSAR LAKE : Antiquities

MARTAND : Temple ruins, Sun temple, Sacred springs
MULBEKH : Sculptures.
PATNITOP : Picnic spot, Pilgrim centre, Sudh mahadev murals in temple, fair
PAHALGAM : Holiday resort, fishing, saffron fields.
PURMANDAL : Hindu pilgrim centre
RAMNAGAR : palace
SANSAR : Scenic beauty
SHESHNAG : Glaciers, lake.
SONAMARG : Flowers, Lakes, 'Meadows of gold' Camping site.
SPITOK GOMPA : Monastery of Ladakh's Head Lama
SRINAGAR : Lakes, gardens, Temples, Mosques, Handicraft, winter capital of the state
TANGMARG : camping site.
TARSAR : Lake, Scenic beauty.
TASRAR SHARIF : Shrine sacred to Muslims and Hindus.
VERNAG : Gardens, Shrines, Famous spring.
WAISHNODEVI : Major Hindu pilgrim centre
WATLAB : Camping site by Wular.
WULAR LAKE : Largest fresh water lake in Adia, Scenic beauty, Fishing.
YUSMARG : Camping site on beautiful meadows.