Carved cedar houseboats moored along Dal Lake at sunrise
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Kashmir Houseboats

Kashmir houseboats are carved cedar boats moored on Dal and Nigeen lakes, from about ₹2,500 a night with breakfast and a shikara transfer. They are the valley's signature stay — best booked for one or two nights rather than a whole trip.

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The things travellers ask us most before booking a bed in Kashmir — answered straight, by people who live here.

Do both. A houseboat is the experience but limits your mobility after dark, while a hotel is far easier on sightseeing days. One or two nights on the water followed by the rest on land suits most itineraries, and it is what we book for our own families.