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Daksum & Sinthan Top

Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India

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Overview

A conifer-dark trout valley climbing to the 3,748-m Sinthan pass — 360° snow views on the dramatic Kashmir–Kishtwar road, snowfields into June.

Why visit: The valley's wildest drivable pass — Zoji La drama without the traffic.

Things to do

›Sinthan summit hairpins
›Daksum forest walks
›Bringhi trout streams
›Kishtwar descent

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Travel Information

Best time

May–Oct

Entry fee

Free

Est. budget

₹500–1,500

Duration

Full day

Nearby attractions

Within

5.3 km

📍 Nature

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Kokernag Botanical Garden & Springs

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The claw-shaped spring of the Bringhi valley feeding rainbow-trout hatcheries and one of Kashmir's loveliest rose gardens.

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📍 Heritage

4.4

Verinag Spring & Mughal Garden

Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir

The Jhelum's octagonal blue source, ringed by Jahangir's arcaded stone basin — the emperor asked to be buried beside his favourite spring.

Apr–Oct1–2 hrsExplore

16.8 km

📍 Heritage

4.3

Achabal Gardens

Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir

Nur Jahan's cascading pleasure garden of 1620 — a roaring karst spring driving chadar waterfalls down chinar-shaded terraces.

Apr–Oct1–2 hrsExplore

23.1 km

🏛️ Historical

4.6

Martand Sun Temple

Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir

Lalitaditya's colossal 8th-century temple to Surya on a plateau over the valley — 84 colonnade shrines of grey limestone, magnificent even in ruin.

Apr–Oct; golden hour2–3 hrsExplore