The Tulip Garden in Chashma Shahi, Srinagar, is spread over an area of about 30 hectares and is situated at the foothills of the Zabarwan Hills with an overview of the Dal Lake. This garden was created in the years 2006-07 with the aim of boosting floriculture and advancing tourism in the Kashmir Valley.

Lakhs of tulips in about 68 varieties bloom here during November and December, making the entire garden look like a bright, colourful carpet of flowers. The best time to visit the tulip garden is between March-end and early April.

Located about 18 km from Srinagar, Harwan is a huge garden lined with flowerbeds and massive chinar trees. A canal passes through the garden, which is dotted with bright, colourful flowers. The fresh air and big, green-carpeted lawns make it an ideal spot for picnics and excursions.

The garden serves as a gateway to the famous wildlife sanctuary of Dachigam and Mahadev Mountain. Behind the garden, there is the small but beautiful Harwan lake, which feeds the garden and provides an astounding view of the majestic mountains.

Hari Parbat, a hill overlooking Srinagar, is the site of a Durrani fort, built in 1808. The fort was constructed by Ata Muhammad, an Afghan governor. The wall around the hill was built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar. Hari Parbat is sacred to Hindus, Muslims, and Sikhs as it has the famous Shakti Temple on the western slope and the Muslim shrines of Khwaja Makhdoom Sahib and Akhund Mullah Shah on the southern slope.

On the southern side of the outer wall, there is a gurudwara, which commemorates the visit of Guru Hargobind to Kashmir.

Playing golf at Royal Spring Golf Course is a transcendental experience for golfers and nature lovers alike. This scenic golf course in natural environs, against the dramatic backdrop of the Zabarwan Mountains, overlooks the Chashma Shahi garden, and the course itself contains four of the Royal Springs. The entire golf course was carved out of a forest.

As you enter the course, an array of tall trees and the clubhouse greet you, leading you to the magnificent golf course, with breathtakingly beautiful surroundings. The course is a professional 18-hole par 72 track that covers an area of 7,089 yards. Royal Spring Golf Course, which has hosted many international golfing events, is perfect for beginners as well as professionals.

Gulmarg’s legendary beauty, prime location, and proximity to Srinagar make it one of the premier hill resorts in the country. While Gulmarg is an all-weather retreat with refreshing summer meadows and pastoral scenes to keep the camera busy, the main reason to come here, at least in winter, is the long-run skiing and snowboarding. Gulmarg is one of the newest and most popular ski destinations.

It is also famous for the world’s highest gondola (cable car) ski lift, which will take you from a height of about 8,825 feet to 13,780 feet amid verdant, snow-capped steep hills. Also known as the "Meadow of Flowers", Gulmarg is located 53 km from Srinagar at an altitude of 2,700 metres above sea level. It is surrounded by tall conifers and snow-capped mountains.

The picturesque beauty of Pahalgam, or the "Valley of Shepherds", with its streams, valleys, and woods will make you feel like you are in paradise. Connect with nature in the lap of the mountains, relax in one of its hotels, or trek on one of the many mountains here. One can trek to Lidderwat, Kolohoi Glacier, or to Sonamarg from Pahalgam. The resort is surrounded by many places of interest, like Baisaran Hajan or Betab Ghat, enroute to Chandanwari.

Pahalgam is 95 kilometers from Srinagar and has an average elevation of 2,740 metres (8,980 feet).Skiing is a major tourist attraction during the winter months (from December to late February or early March). During spring, the abundance of wild flowers is breathtaking. Pahalgam is also the entry point for the famous Amarnath Cave, a holy shrine for the Hindus.

Dachigam, which means "ten villages", could have been named in the memory of the ten villages that were relocated for its formation. The park has been a protected area since 1910 and is famous for its coniferous forests and for the "hangul," or Kashmiri stag. The wild trees of the park take in wild cherry, plum, peach, apple, apricot, walnut, oak, willow, poplar, chinar, pine, and elm. Wildlife lovers can see animals like musk deer, leopard, Himalayan grey langur, Himalayan black bear, jackal, fox, jungle cat, and more.

The park is an ornithologist’s delight and one can spot cinnamon sparrow, black bulbul, Himalayan monal, golden oriole, minivet, woodpecker, babbler, etc here. The wildlife sanctuary, which is 22 km from Srinagar, covers an area of 141 sq km.