| The gentle sounds of rippling waters and the beautiful | | | | SRINAGAR "DAL LAKE" and "NAGIN LAKE" Floating |
| houseboats are the greatest attractions of Kashmir. | | | | on a postcard lake in one of Kashmir's famous |
| The Houseboat holiday in kashmir India is one of the | | | | houseboats is the way to seehow this place earned |
| unique attractions of Srinagar. Kolu Houseboats offers | | | | the name, "The Venice of the East". Ride a Shikara - a |
| you to experience the easy-paced lifestyle of Srinagar | | | | Kashmiri gondola - to the watery vegetable markets |
| and Kashmir and as whole, India. The Kolu Houseboat's | | | | and see the india mountains mirrored in the lakes. The |
| stay will give you a chance to enjoy and explore the | | | | houseboats are grand with hand - carved furniture and |
| beautiful city of Srinagar in the valley of kashmir. Made | | | | rich Kashmiri carpet of kashmir prviding the rich |
| up of cedar wood, these mesmerizing Houseboat | | | | heritage of India. |
| residences have elegance and are complete with | | | | Most Kashmir houseboats on the Nagin and the |
| stately living quarters, drawing and dining rooms, | | | | Jhelum are situated on the banks of the lake, and can |
| carved wooden furniture, glowingly embroidered rugs | | | | be accessed directly from land without the help of a |
| and fabrics. The large windows of the houseboats | | | | shikara, while all those on the Dal require a shikara to |
| provide beautiful views of the snow-covered peaks of | | | | get to and from them. Most houseboats on the Dal |
| the Himalayan Mountains and the pretty Dal Lake with | | | | are situated in long straggling rows; some face the |
| beautiful lotus flowers adorning it. The breathtaking | | | | Boulevard, Srinagar's most exciting address, while |
| views combined with the silent and serene | | | | others are situated singly or in groups of two and |
| atmosphere and homely comforts of Kolu Houseboats | | | | three. |
| are enough to infuse new lives and rejuvenate the | | | | For the honeymooners the houseboats deep in the |
| visitors. | | | | lake are ideal. The romantic setting of the lake in |
| Besides the homely comforts and delicacies of the | | | | Kashmir together with the royal setting of the |
| houseboat and the famous Shikara ride, the other | | | | houseboats create magic. The best activity while on |
| luxuries one can enjoy are sunbathing on the | | | | the houseboat in Kashmir would be to sit in the |
| houseboats on the top-deck. Water - powered | | | | balcony and enjoy the multi hues of natural and human |
| peddlers sell everything from saffron to papier mache | | | | life pass by. The view from the houseboat keeps |
| deer to the houseboat door. | | | | changing with the season too. |