Amarnath Cave Shrine
Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India
Nearby attractions
Zoji La Pass
Dras, Ladakh
The knife-cut 3,528-m gateway between Kashmir and Ladakh — snow canyons in spring and the 1948 tank-assault legend of Operation Bison.
Zoji La Pass
Sonamarg, Jammu and Kashmir
The 3,528-m knife-cut between Kashmir and Ladakh — a legendary cliff road above snow walls, guarded by the Zojila war memorial at Gumri.
Baltal Valley (Amarnath Base)
Sonamarg, Jammu and Kashmir
The tent city under Zoji La where the short, steep Amarnath route begins — a glacier-fed campground of prayer flags, ponies and pre-dawn departures.
Kolahoi Glacier Trek
Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir
The 'goddess of light' — Kashmir's Matterhorn (5,425 m) and its shrinking glacier snout, reached by a two-day valley walk from Aru via Lidderwat.
Chandanwari & Sheshnag Lake
Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir
The Amarnath Yatra's first snow-bridge camp and, a day's climb above, the seven-peaked emerald lake of the serpent king at 3,590 m.
Sonamarg (Meadow of Gold)
Sonamarg, Jammu and Kashmir
The Sindh valley's golden meadow under a wall of glaciers — gateway to Thajiwas, Zoji La and Ladakh, ablaze with wildflowers in July.
Thajiwas Glacier
Sonamarg, Jammu and Kashmir
Sonamarg's resident glacier — a short pony trail to snowfields that survive high summer, sledge runs and silver waterfalls off the ice.
Tulian Lake
Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir
A blue-ice tarn at 3,684 m between the Pir Panjal and Zanskar lines — the tough day-trek prize above Baisaran, often ringed by snow into July.
Betaab Valley
Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir
The deodar-ringed meadow on the Lidder that Bollywood named — lawns, snow-peak frames and river islets on the Chandanwari road.