Friends Guesthouse

Srinagar & the Kashmir Valley


Friends is plain and some mattresses are hard but in general rooms are spacious and good value, and the welcome is friendly.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Srinagar & the Kashmir Valley attractions

1. Thajiwas Valley

13.25 MILES

Five fingers of glacier descend from a fine array of Alpine peaks in the parallel valley behind Sonamarg. The scene is best appreciated from a small…

2. Aishmuqam

15.6 MILES

This vast, hillside shrine complex is devoted to 15th-century sufi holy man, Zainalabddin Wali. The humid main shrine, accessed by 272 steps, is inside a…

3. Amarnath Holy Cave

16.25 MILES

Amarnath's natural stone lingam becomes opalescently encrusted with ice and is believed to wax and wane with the phases of the moon. Seen as symbolising…

4. Awantipora

18.48 MILES

Beside the Srinagar–Jammu highway in Awantipora, 30km south of Srinagar, lies the chunky ruins of the 9th-century Avantiswamin Temple. The stone blocks…

5. Cheshmashahi Garden

21.56 MILES

En route to Pari Mahal you'll pass the small Cheshmashahi Garden, folded amid the wooded mountain foothills. Its central feature is a square fountain pool…

6. Botanical Garden

21.88 MILES

Less formal and not quite as busy as many of the older Mughal gardens, the Botanical Gardens have some well-maintained lawns and a wide variety of tree…

7. Tulip Garden

22.08 MILES

Crowds throng Asia’s biggest Tulip Garden, just behind the Botanical Garden, during March and April. Its long, straight rows of blooming tulips (60…

8. Nishat Bagh

22.13 MILES

Of all Srinagar's Mughal gardens, Nishat Bagh is arguably the most appealing, with beautiful water features that frame a lovely lake panorama. It's on…