Pahalgam [The Valley of Shepherds]
Pahalgam
Pahalgam (2,130 m) is Kashmir's premier summer destination and the take off point for the most popular trekking routes outside Nepal with some of the most scenic alpine views. The most important trek is the pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave on the August full moon [Amarnath Yatra].
The Lidder River has excellent trout fishing beats for brown trout. The fishing season stretches from April to September. Facilities are available for River-rafting on the amateur-level rapids of the Lidder. It is exhilarating and enormous fun. Pahalgam Club also has a golf course, which can be used by tourists.
Bird Roll Call :
Black Bulbul, Himalayan Bulbul, Rock Bunting, Grey Bushchat, Large-billed Crow, Brown Dipper, Eurasian Collared Dove, Oriental Turtle Dove, European Goldfinch, Eurasian Hobby, Grey Heron, Common Hoopoe, Eurasian Jackdaw, Common Kestrel, Long-tailed Minivet, Common Myna, Asian Paradise-flycatcher, Rock Pigeon, Plumbeous Water Redstart, Common Sparrow, Russet Sparrow, Common Stonechat, Long-tailed Shrike, Blue Whistling Thrush, Streaked Laughingthrush, Bar-tailed Treecreeper, Great, Green-backed, Rufous-naped & Rufous-vented Tits, Citrine, Forest, White & Grey Wagtails, Western Crowned Warbler, Brown-fronted, Himalayan & Scaly-bellied Woodpeckers.
