Tulip Garden in Kashmir India – Travel Guide

Tulip Garden Kashmir is Asia’s largest tulip garden situated in Jammu and Kashmir. The garden is famous across the world for its gorgeous and innumerable tulips. The garden is at the base of the famous Zabarwan mountain range. And beside the famous botanical garden of Kashmir. Spread across the wide 74 acres of blissful land, the garden is just a walking distance from the famous Dal Lake.

This marvellous garden was opened in 2007 by the floriculture department to boost tourism in Kashmir. It has rightly boosted tourism here in Kashmir. It invites hordes of tourists across the world to see this breathtaking marvel of tulip flowers. Earlier under the floriculture department, this garden was called Siraj Bagh.

The Garden also known as Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden has a massive 1.5 million tulips grown every year. The tulip bulbs are of beautiful colors and were brought from Amsterdam. There are around 70 varieties of tulips grown here. Besides tulips, there are around 45 varieties of flowers here some of them are daffodils, hyacinths, etc.

The garden has a beautiful line of fountains running in the middle of tulips. It also has some trees and plantations that grow along and around the tulip bulbs.

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When will Tulip Garden Kashmir open in 2024?

Tulip Garden Kashmir will open in March 2024. The garden will remain open until the end of April. It then closes down because of the short life of tulips. The tulips die after a month and then are left with only roots and their base plant. You need to book your tour way in advance as the hotels run out of bookings owing to the rush of tourists. 

The opening of Tulip Garden Srinagar 2024 will be a festive event in Srinagar. Events, musical concerts, and festivities will be part of this festival. Usually, there is a huge rush of tourists during the tulip festival, so make sure your bookings are done in advance. Also on the day of the visit, try to leave your hotel early morning. In the evening the entire place is full of tourists. The traffic is huge and it will take more time to get there. 

Sometimes the traffic on the way towards the garden is so huge that you will not make it to the garden on time. So to save yourself from all these troubles, leave early from your hotel and finish visiting the garden before noon. 

The Tulip Garden Timing is from 9am to 6pm. The garden is open every day including Sundays untill the festival lasts.

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What is the Ticket Price?

The ticket price for the tulip garden Srinagar is 60 rupees for an adult and 25 rupees for a child. The tickets can be purchased from the ticket counter which is at the gate of the garden. There are a couple of ticket counters. Sometimes there is a long queue of tourists. One should reach early to get the tickets on time and enjoy this beautiful garden.

The Floriculture of Kashmir has opened an online portal where you can book tickets online and save the time of waiting in long queues. 

Tulip Festival

The Tulip Garden Festival is a yearly festival that is celebrated at the onset of spring and the opening of this garden. This is a month-long carnival when people visit this garden. There are colorful programs and musical and cuisine-related events organized in the garden. Tulips have a short duration of around 30 days when the garden is opened.

Tulips are short-lived hence the garden remains open for only about a month. After which tulips die and regrow the next year. The opening of the garden marks the beginning of the spring season here in Kashmir. During this season entire Kashmir blooms with a variety of flowers and plantations. The entire Kashmir sightseeing places are colorful and enticing during the festival. 

The tulip festival in Srinagar starts in March and ends in April. The festival remains active for almost a month but not more than that. Make sure you come along with your family or friends to enjoy this extremely amazing tulip festival in Kashmir. 

Highlights of the Tulip Festival in Kashmir

• An innumerable, unending number of tulips. There are around 1.5 million tulips present in the garden. Imagine the sight of this tulip garden. They are multi-colored. You will see a botanical garden just beside this garden. It is also full of flowers and you can visit both the gardens at the same time. 
• The breathtaking bloom of flowers. Apart from tulips, this garden has hundreds of other flowers. You will witness the bloom of all those flowers.
• The background of amazing mountain range. The garden is situated under the shadow of Zabarwan Mountain range and just near the dal lake. This gives the garden an aura of eternal beauty. 
• The Fountain Show: During the festival of tulips in Srinagar, you will see the dancing show of fountains that form part of this garden. The water fountains rise very high and make the dance moves to music. 

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How to Reach Tulip Garden in Srinagar

You can reach this garden via air and road. Asia’s largest tulip garden is located in Jammu and Kashmir’s Srinagar district. The garden is just a 40-minute drive from Srinagar and around 13 km from the airport. The garden sits beautifully at the base of the famous Zabarwan mountain range. It has at the front the gorgeous Dal Lake. In its vicinity are Chashma Shahi Garden, Nishat Garden, and Pari Mahal.

This is the best and most beautiful tourist attraction in Kashmir. It is the best attraction during the spring season. It has the potential to tempt a massive number of tourists who visit Kashmir just to see this flower marvel of India.

By Air: Srinagar airport is the nearest airport. From the airport, you can take a direct cab. It is just a 40-minute drive from the airport.

By Railway: The nearest railway station is the Jammu railway station. From Jammu, you can take a direct cab or a shared cab.

By Road: You can visit the garden by road. Kashmir is connected to all the places and cities by road. You can book a taxi service in Srinagar to reach this beautiful garden.

Popular Places near Tulip Garden in Srinagar

Chashme Shahi Garden: This is one of the Mughal gardens at a short distance from the Tulip Garden. It takes 5 minutes of drive or if you prefer to walk it will take around 15 minutes. The garden is famous for its spring hence the name ‘Chashma’, and the Shahi means royal. The garden was the favorite location for the Mughals to take water from its spring. It is said, during earlier times its water was quite tasty and had healing effects. 

Pari Mahal: Pari Mahal is another garden just a few minutes drive up from Chashma Shahi. The drive is beautiful between the line of trees and through the jungle. Pari Mahal is again a Mughal garden which is terraced and was built by Mughal Emperor Dara Shikho. The view from the terraces of Pari Mahal is panoramic. It gives a wider view of Dal Lake and the old Srinagar City with the Hari Parbat fort in the middle of the city. 

Shankaracharya Temple: This temple is one of the most visited temples in Kashmir. Tourists throng this temple of Shankaracharya which is on top of the hill. You can either drive up to this temple as there is a proper road going there. Or you can hike up to this temple. This is the best hike in Srinagar sightseeing which gives you a beautiful trail in the Zabarwan Hills. 

The temple also gives a wider view of the entire Srinagar city and the dal lake. Spend your evening here and behold the sun setting on the pleasant horizon of Srinagar. 

Dal Lake: This Lake needs no introduction. Quite famous across the world for its beauty and glamour. The Dal Lake is just a few meters away from Tulip Garden. You can take the Shikara ride in Dal Lake and post that visit the tulips.

Dal Lake has an array of boathouses where you can stay for the night and experience the royalty of staying there. The houseboats are made of wood only and float on the waters. They are the marvel of local handicrafts and art craft. 

Nishat & Shalimar Bagh: Both of these gardens are Mughal-era gardens. During their rule in Kashmir, the Mughals built many gardens and parks, and these two stand among them as the best gardens. Situated on the banks of Dal Lake. These gardens have the most famous tree called the Chinar tree, and many flowers and trees are planted inside. They are the best places to see when you are in Srinagar or visiting the tulip garden Srinagar. 

You will see the bloom of flowers during April and May. The gardens have many fountains which look stunningly beautiful in every season. 

Nigeen Lake: This Lake is the twin Lake Of Dal Lake. This is quieter than Dal Lake. If you are looking for a lake experience but with less of the crowd and quietness then this is the best recommendation for you in Srinagar. The lake gets connected to Dal Lake but remains aloof and away from the hustle and bustle of Dal Lake. 

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Best Time to Visit

The best time to visit Tulip Garden Srinagar is the spring season. The garden remains open for a short time of only one month. Since tulips are short-lived, the garden remains open only until the tulips last. The best month to visit will be between March and April.

The garden is closed for the rest of the year. Only the floriculture department of Kashmir takes care of it for the entire year. You will have a very short window of travel dates to visit this garden. So plan your holiday. 

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How Many Tulips

Quire a regular curiosity of the tourists coming here. When you see the long lines of tulips, you always wonder how many they could be. There are around 1.5 million flowers in this garden in Srinagar. The majority of these flowers are tulip flowers. It also has around 45 different varieties of flowers which you will see blooming in this season.