Kashmir Poetry & Literature Tour
Day 1 - Arrival in Srinagar
🏨 Hotel stay
• Pickup from Srinagar Airport and transfer to hotel.
• Orientation session on Kashmir’s ecology and culture.
• Evening Shikara ride on Dal Lake.
• Overnight stay in Srinagar.


Day 2 - Sufi Shrines & Lal Ded Poetry
• Morning visit to Khanqah-e-Moula, one of the oldest shrines, associated with Persian scholars and sufi saints who influenced Kashmiri poetic thought.
• Visit Pandrethan Temple ruins and explore the mystical verses of Lal Ded (14th century), who used poetry to express philosophy.
• Afternoon storytelling walk in Srinagar’s old city, where oral traditions, riddles, and folk tales have been passed down for centuries.
• Evening recitation of Vakhs of Lal Ded and Shruks of Nund Rishi in a quiet garden setting.
• Overnight in Srinagar.
Day 3 - Habba Khatoon & Village Tales
• Drive to Ganderbal & Sonamarg region where Habba Khatoon, the 16th-century poetess-queen, spent part of her life.
• Visit Habba Khatoon Spring in Sonamarg and learn about her tragic love story with Yusuf Shah Chak, immortalized in verse.
• Lunch in a local village home, where you will hear folk ballads and riddles (pahel) performed in Kashmiri.
• Return to Srinagar for an evening at leisure or a session on Persian poetry in Kashmir.
• Overnight in Srinagar.
Day 4 - Literature & Modern Voices
• Morning visit to University of Kashmir / Cultural Academy (subject to availability) for an interactive session with local writers, poets, or professors.
• Explore Kashmir’s manuscript collections and Persian calligraphy.
• Afternoon at Shalimar Garden, where Mughal emperors once invited poets to perform. Reading session of modern Kashmiri poets like Rehman Rahi, Dina Nath Nadim.
• Farewell Kashmiri Shaayari Night — a live performance of poetry, music, and storytelling.
• Overnight in Srinagar.
Day 5 - Departure from Srinagar
Local Cuisine
Shopping
• Free morning for shopping or local sightseeing.
• Transfer to Srinagar Airport for departure.


