3N / 4D
Second-time visitors
Offbeat & Weekend4 stops
Offbeat Kashmir
Quiet meadows and waterfalls for travellers who have done the classics.
Easy7 good months
Best months
May · Jun · Jul · Aug · Sep · Oct · Nov
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The overview
Why travellers come here
The Veshav river drops about 25 metres into a basalt gorge at Aharbal, then rushes on through apple country towards Shopian. It is a lower-altitude, almost year-round destination, good for a short trip in December when the higher meadows are snowed in, and for an easy riverside camp in summer.
Aharbal waterfall
Veshav river
Trout fishing
Riverside camping
When to come
All year · heaviest flow June–August.
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Getting there
70 km from Srinagar via Shopian, about two hours. A short walk down steps leads to the main viewing platforms.
Good to know
Day trip. 70 km from Srinagar via Shopian, about two hours. A short walk down steps leads to the main viewing platforms. If you are short on time, we can compress this into a long day trip, but you will see less than half of it.
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