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Doodhpathri travel guide

This is a picnic meadow, not a second Gulmarg and not a place we book a hotel.

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Doodhpathri is a meadow day trip from Srinagar via Budgam, with no gondola and almost nowhere to stay. A same-day return taxi with us costs ₹2,500 in a Toyota Etios or Swift Dzire and ₹3,500 in an Innova Crysta, tolls and parking included, and the driver waits while you walk.

What is the day?

Leave Srinagar after breakfast, drive through Budgam, and walk the meadows. Streams cross the grass. A pony to the upper meadow is optional and paid at the stand. Eat simply or carry food. Then return to your Srinagar room. Car fares for the day are on the Srinagar to Doodhpathri taxi fare page.

How is this different from Yusmarg?

Different road. Yusmarg goes via Charar-i-Sharif and has Nilnag as a further walk. Doodhpathri is the Budgam side. Doing both in one day means you see neither properly. Gulmarg still has the gondola. This meadow does not.

Questions

Can we stay the night?

We do not sell a Doodhpathri hotel. Sleep in Srinagar.

Is it open in January?

Treat it as a summer and autumn day. Snow changes the road. Ask for the week you want.

Are tickets included?

No. Any local entry and any pony are paid there.

Is it on the 5-day route?

Not by default. It replaces a garden day if you would rather have a meadow than Nishat.

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