★★★ SHIKARA BOAT RIDE

The Dal is well known for its excellence, as well as for its vibrance, in light of the fact that it manages inside of its fringe, an existence that is interesting anyplace on the planet. The houseboat and shikara groups have lived for quite a long time on the Dal, thus finish is their framework on the lake, that they never need to venture ashore! Specialists, tailors, and bread cooks - you'll see every one of them in little wooden shops on the lake, close beautiful vegetable patio nurseries and sections of land of lotus greenhouses.
A shikara ride is a standout amongst the most alleviating, unwinding parts of an occasion in Kashmir. Shikaras are long water crafts which swarm the Srinagar lakes. They are utilized for getting forward and backward from the houseboats or for more visits. It is worth to take a delight ride around the lake in shikara. Shikara is a Gondola sort light paddling watercraft. The two hour ride takes vacationers on an unwinding touring voyage through inside parts of the quiet and tranquil waters of Dal Lake, and be a piece of shopping-by-shikara undertakings. Since the Dal is so key to the scene of Srinagar, numerous spots of traveler hobby have, over the ages, been inherent its region. Nishat and Shalimar gardens and also Hazratbal mosque are straightforwardly available by shikara. Generally swarmed, the Shikara watercraft rides in Kashmir are likewise used to transport you from area to your houseboat and the other way around. It is justified regardless of your time and cash to take that joyride ride around the pools of Kashmir in a shikara. You can likewise get to vacationer spots like the Shalimar Garden, Nishat Garden, and the Hazratbal mosque by means of the Shikara as the Dal Lake is very vital to these spots in Srinagar.
While riding on Shikara we can regularly watch white breasted Kingfishers (Halycon smyrnensis), extensive hitting winged animals with powerful bills roosted on the branches of willow trees. These winged animals focus their endeavors to chasing on the gliding Gardens. These man made islands include reeds, willow bars, oceanic vegetations and held together with humus comprising of mud from the lake base. This is amazingly fruitful and give rich wellspring of sustenance as frogs,lizards,mice, grasshoppers and different creepy crawlies to the Kingfisher.
Touring on a shikara vessel in Dal Lake and Nagin lakes comes full circle to a sentimental excursion particularly in the event that you are situated inside shades of the Dal lake shikara pontoons. The sentiment bliss and delight is unaccountable and the experience unquestionably extraordinary. The banks of the Dal Lake and Nagin Lake along the Boulevard street in Srinagar, Kashmir include a few Shikara Boat Ghats where the pontoons are accessible for contract. There are three primary Shikara vessel Ghats, for example, the Dal Gate, Nagin Lake, Hazratbal, Nehru Park, and Gagribal.