Kashmir Tulip Festival 2023: Experience The Tulip Blossom

When it comes to Kashmir Valley, Spring is the best season to get a glimpse of the valley. The breathtaking valley is known for its natural beauty, valley and meadows. The entire world gets ready for the spring with eye-catching scented Tulips but the Tulip festival in the Kashmir Valley stands out among the rest. The Tulip festival in Srinagar marks the beginning of spring season in the valley. While the city of Srinagar is the most darling destination in Kashmir, the vast variety of tulips adds to the beauty of the city. With Spring being around the corner, Kashmir Tulip festival 2023 is on the way, it’s time to visit the largest tulip festival in Southeast Asia and the best tourist destination in Srinagar.

About Kashmir Tulip Festival 

The Kashmir Tulip festival is celebrated every year at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, Srinagar. The garden is situated at the foothills of Zabarwan Range in the valley of Kashmir. Formerly known as Siraj Bagh or Model Floriculture Centre, this captivating garden is Asia’s largest tulip garden that attracts people all over the world. The festival started in 2007 to promote tourism in Kashmir Valley. 

About Kashmir Tulip Festival 2023

The majestic Tulip festival in Srinagar is celebrated with joy and fervour making it a grand affair of natural beauty.  The Tulip festival is a complete heaven for nature and  flower’s lovers. The seven terraced garden will have more green space for the comfort of visitors and a water channel to let the visitors have the best memories of the garden. The Kashmir Tulip festival in 2023 will definitely take your breath away.

Overlooking the captivating Dal Lake and snow- capped mountains in the back, the Tulip Garden is spread across 30 hectares of land. Blooming with more than 1 million tulips, Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden has about 48 varieties of tulips. Not only tulips but this garden hosts other species of flowers such as daffodils, hyacinths and a rare kind of tree known as Tulip Tree.

Date for the Kashmir Tulip Festival 2023

With the arrival of spring in the valley, the festival is hosted with enthusiasm. The festival is held from 1st to 3rd week of April.. Still you can make it for the event and give your heart a chance to fall in love with the Tulips in the Garden.

Entry Fee for the Tulip Festival

The entry fees to visit the Tulip garden is INR 25 for Children and INR 60 for Adults. 

Highlight Of The Kashmir Tulip Festival 2023

Every year there is something new going in the garden, so how can we miss what’s new this year. Let’s look at what to see this year in the festival.

• This year, there is an addition in the variety of tulips in the garden. 
• More green spaces are included in the garden for the comfort of the visitors.
• Ornamental plants like daffodils, hyacinth, narcissus and a few others are planted to decorate and enhance the beauty of the garden.
• The water channels running through the terraces of the garden will show its beauty and mesmerise the visitors. 
• Kashmiri food, handicrafts and stalls decorated with souvenirs are put out for visitors this year outside the gardens. 

Tulips Type To Look For In The Festival

From nature’s lovers to Tulip lovers to travellers worldwide, everyone visits the tulip festival which happens once a year. Wide range of Tulips can be found in the gardens. Here are some of the varieties that you should look for, let’s see how many of these you can spot in the festival.

• Standard Tulips: These you can find in any florists shop near you.
• Single Late Tulip: These are tall beautiful cup- goblet shaped tulips, and can be found in various colours.
• Double Bloom: These have many layers instead of a single petal.
• Lily Flowering: These are slender and have pointed arch petals.
• Fringed Tulips: These have a fringed and frilly area on the tip of the petals.
• Triumph Tulips: These are in a wide range of shades and splendid tones with bi coloured characteristics. 
• Parrot Tulip: These have ruffled petals in various hues and are bright in colours.
• Fosteriana Tulip: They have pretty buds and are tall and also known as emperor buds.
• Rembrandt Tulip: These have base colours of red, pink and purple and have a flame of secondary colours like yellow or white.
• Bi-Coloured Standar Tulips: They have a variation in terms of colours and generally of two sober or pastel colours.

Facts About The Kashmir Tulip Festival 2023

Every festival has an interesting fact associated with them making it stand out from the rest of the festivals. It is the same with the tulip festival. Let us find out some interesting facts before you take a trip to this enchanting garden.

• All the tulips in the garden are imported from Holland.
• The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden is carved out of seven terraces making the garden look sloped which gives an amazing view of the tulips from every direction.
• The garden opened to boost tourism and floriculture in the Kashmir Valley.
• The garden is designed in such a way that in the first glance one can see parallel rows of bright coloured varieties of tulips.

Places To Visit Near Tulip Garden

You have the advantage not only to enjoy the Kashmir Tulip Festival 2023, but also the ravishing places nearby. Take a scan of the places you can visit while also attending the auspicious festival and bring a cure to your soul. 

SHALIMAR BAGH

Built by Jahangir, a Mughal Emperor in 1619, Shalimar Bagh is one of the largest Mughal gardens in the Kashmir Valley. The name of this picturesque garden means “abode of love”, Jahangir made it for his beloved wife Noor Jahan as a gift. It is located at a distance of 16.2 km from Tulip garden. It is one of the most visited places in Srinagar known and praised for outstanding craftsmanship and horticulture. 

PARI MAHAL

Pari Mahal is another monument of the Mughal Period. This beautiful seven terraced  Mahal gives an amazing view of Srinagar City and Dal Lake. Known as the Palace of Fairies, it is located at the top of Zabarwan mountain range and used to be a buddhist monastery.

CHESHMA SHAHI 

Cheshma Shahi was built around a spring in 1632 by Mughal governor Ali Mardan Khan for Emperor Shah Jahan. This Mughal ruminant means Royal Spring is a part of Mughal Gardens in Srinagar. The natural spring which flows here is the main tourist attraction point. It is believed that the spring water has medicinal properties that is why tourists visit this garden to drink water.

LOCAL MARKET

A trip to the local market while visiting the tulip festival in Srinagar is mandatory. While taking in the beauty and mesmerising view of the city in Kashmir Valley, roaming in the streets and shopping for the specialities like cashmere shawls, dry fruit, woollen clothes and local delicious cuisines is essential. While being in the city, you can book homestays and hotel to experience the beauty and culture of the valley.

How To Reach the Kashmir Tulip Festival 2023

By Air: The nearest Airport to reach the garden is Sheikh Ul-Alam International Airport in Srinagar. This airhead is well connected with the major cities in the country. One can hail a cab or taxi to reach the tulip gardens.

By Road: The city of Srinagar is well connected throughout the country with cities like Delhi, Jammu, Mumbai. You can take both state run or private to reach the city and then can use local transport to visit the Tulip Garden.

By Rail: The nearest railheads are Jammu Tawi and Udhampur Railway Station. These both are well connected with the major cities like Delhi, Hyderabad and Mumbai. One can take local transport or taxi to go and visit the tulip gardens. 

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