6 Days Taxi Tour Kashmir

What is the 6 days taxi tour?

The 6 days taxi tour is Soun Kashmir's complete valley loop for travellers who want to see Srinagar, Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonmarg without hurrying. One private cab and one driver-cum-guide stay with you from the airport on the first day to the airport on the sixth, so the route, the stops and the pace belong to you and not to a group timetable.

It is built as a taxi plan first. The cab, the driver, fuel, parking and tolls are the core of the quote, and everything else is a layer you can add or leave out: a night on a houseboat, hotels in the hill towns, meals, gondola tickets or a shikara ride. That keeps the fare clear and lets one route suit a couple on a tight budget, a family travelling with grandparents or a group of friends. For how hire works in general, see car rental in Srinagar: how hire works.

The six days at a glance

What to expect at each stop

• Srinagar: Dal Lake, the Mughal gardens and the old markets. Gardens close near sunset, so we keep them for the afternoon of the last full day if your first evening is a lake evening.
• Gulmarg: a wide meadow that is green and flowered in summer and white in winter. The gondola is the highlight; tickets can sell out on busy days, so see Gulmarg gondola booking.
• Pahalgam: a river valley with pine slopes, pony rides and easy walks. The Lidder river runs through the town, and the sound of it is part of the stay.
• Sonmarg: a high meadow on the road towards Ladakh with a glacier at the head of the valley. Weather changes quickly, so we keep a margin in the plan.
• Betaab Valley near Pahalgam is a good half-day stop on the way, and it works well with Aru and Chandanwari in a single morning.

Two ways to lay out the nights

Neither layout is better in itself. The first gives a deeper feel of each place and the second gives an easier trip. Tell us who is travelling and how long they like to sit in a car, and we recommend one. A mix is also possible, for example a night in Gulmarg in winter for the snow and day trips for everything else. Both layouts are standard plans, and the number of nights at each stop is customised to your request.

What is included, and what is not?

Which cab suits six days on the road?

When should you go?

Late spring and summer are the easiest months: the meadows are open, the roads are clear and every stop on the route can be visited. Autumn is quieter and the chinar leaves turn red and gold around Srinagar. In winter the same route becomes a snow trip, with Gulmarg for skiing and the gondola and a real chance that a pass or a road is closed for a day.

• Summer is the busiest season, so ask for hotels and gondola tickets early.
• In spring, tulips bloom in the Srinagar gardens for a short window, so tell us if flowers matter to you.
• In winter we leave one spare day in the plan or keep the days flexible, because snow can change the road order.

How does it compare with other plans?

• Shorter: the 3 days taxi tour covers Srinagar, Gulmarg and Pahalgam and leaves Sonmarg out.
• With hotels, meals and cab together: the Srinagar Couple Tour runs six days and is listed at ₹18,600, and Best of Kashmir runs five days and is listed at ₹17,900.
• For a family: the Kashmir Family Trip is five days and listed at ₹13,250.
• Longer: the ten-day Kashmir Ladakh Tour continues over the Zoji La to Kargil and Leh and is listed at ₹21,550.

How do you book it?

1. 1Send your arrival and departure dates, flight or train details, the number of guests and the cab you prefer.
2. 2Choose a layout for the nights: a stay in every hill town or Srinagar as the base.
3. 3We send a written quote and a day-by-day plan; stays, meals and tickets are priced separately so you can see each part.
4. 4Confirm the plan, read the terms and conditions before you pay, and ask for your driver's details before you travel. A planner stays reachable by phone and WhatsApp during the trip.