Eight Days of Paradise Unfolding
A journey told like the diary entries you'll treasure forever
Heart & Hands of Kashmir
Crafts, Stories & Soul Connections
Day 5: We drift on Dal Lake as the first light touches the water. The mountains are still sleeping, but our hearts are already awake. Today we meet the artisans — carpet weavers whose fingers hold generations of stories, walnut wood carvers who sculpt dreams into reality.
Day 6: A cooking class with a Kashmiri family becomes more than learning recipes — it's sharing laughter, stories, and the secret ingredient that makes every meal taste like home: love. We visit a saffron farm where purple flowers hold threads of gold more precious than jewels.
🏺 Day 5 Highlights:
- Carpet weaving workshop
- Walnut wood carving demo
- Paper mache artisan visit
- Traditional craft shopping
🌸 Day 6 Highlights:
- Saffron farm experience
- Kashmiri cooking class
- Family homestay lunch
- Spice market exploration
"In every thread of a Kashmiri carpet lies a story,
in every saffron strand lives a prayer"
These are the days when travel transforms from seeing to being, from touring to connecting, from taking photos to making memories.
Full Circle: The Paradise Within
Day 7: Our last full day begins with sunrise over Dal Lake — a painting that changes every moment but remains forever in memory. Final shikara rides become farewell ceremonies with the water. We collect not souvenirs but soul-venirs: the sound of oars, the taste of kahwa, the warmth of Kashmiri smiles.
Day 8: Departure morning arrives too soon, as all beautiful things do. But we carry Kashmir with us now — in the rhythm of our breathing, in the stillness we've learned to cherish, in the understanding that Paradise isn't just a place but a way of seeing.
Day 7: Sunrise reflections, final crafts, farewell kahwa
Day 8: Airport transfer with hearts full of Kashmir