GULMARG ITINERARY
DAY 1
Arrive at Srinagar airport early afternoon to be met by Bill or one of his team for the 1-2 hour transfer via private vehicle direct to the Highlands Park Hotel, Gulmarg (your accommodation for the next 12 nights). Pre dinner, Bill and your guides welcome you to Gulmarg with a resort familiarisation and trip overview presentation.
DAY 2-12
Eleven full days of guided off-piste adventure skiing and snowboarding with a maximum client to guide ratio of 4 to 1. The snow and weather conditions are assessed by Bill and the other guides each morning and the best available options will be presented over breakfast. Choose to stay within the resort, explore off the top station or ski off the plateau to the valley floor. With a maximum of 12 guests and 3-4 guides on hand, groups can be split to meet everyones daily objectives. Untracked, great snow is usually on offer somewhere nearby. You will be instructed in the use of backcountry equipment and safe travel practices while exploring the mountain each day. Further avalanche awareness and rescue training will be provided to groups and individuals who are keen to learn the finer of points of back-country safety.
DAY 13
A full day of guided skiing and snowboarding before an early evening transfer to your Dal Lake floating accomodation for the next 2 nights.
DAY 14
Explore Srinagar city with a sightseeing and shopping tour then finish off the day with a shikara cruise around Dal lake and a delicious meal on the houseboat.
DAY 15
Listen to the "call to prayer" for one last time, relax on the houseboat or go for another shikara ride before a late morning departure to meet you flight.
OPTIONS
Some guests like to arrive the day before the trip commences to acclimatise on the house boat for a night.
Subject to bookings it may be possible to extend your stay at the Highlands Park Hotel for a night or two if snow conditions are too good to leave.
If your schedule and budget allows extensions of a week or more can be arranged prior to the commencement of your trip.
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