Kashmir Group Tour Packages

Kashmir in winter is quieter and easy to enjoy at a steady pace, and a group trip is a relaxed way to see it without planning every detail yourself. We run two fixed departure Kashmir group tour packages, both starting and ending in Srinagar. One is a six day trip that adds a Sonamarg day, the other a five day trip that keeps to the core. You book a seat, travel with a small set of fellow guests, and pick the length that fits your days and the places you most want to see.

Both trips are Srinagar to Srinagar on triple sharing, with daily breakfast and dinner, a shared Shikara ride on Dal Lake and the authorised Pahalgam local taxi for Aru Valley and Betaab Valley. Starting prices are from ₹12,999 per person for the six day trip and from ₹9,999 per person for the five day trip, with group departures of 4 to 20 travellers. Planning more of the state first? Compare everything on our Kashmir tour packages page.

Upcoming Kashmir Group Trips and Departure Dates

Can you join on your dates? The departure list on this page shows the batches currently open through the winter, each with its travel dates, return date, duration, Srinagar joining point, room basis, price basis and current status.

An open date with seats means you can reserve a place. That is not the same as the departure being confirmed to run, because group trips work on minimum participation. We confirm your departure's operating status before you make full payment, so you always know where your batch stands before the balance is due. If the dates you want are not open yet, tell us the month and your traveller count and we will point you to the nearest batch that works.

Compare Our Kashmir Group Tour Packages

Both trips are Srinagar to Srinagar on triple sharing with daily breakfast and dinner. The six day Most Loved Kashmir Winter Group Trip opens with Srinagar and a dedicated Sonamarg excursion, then follows the shared core route through Pahalgam, the valleys and Gulmarg, with four nights in Srinagar and one night in Pahalgam. The five day Best Selling Kashmir Group Tour Package keeps to that core route, with three nights in Srinagar and one night in Pahalgam, and is an easy first Kashmir holiday when your days are limited. You can see both trips, their prices and full details in the package cards on this page.

Which Kashmir group trip should you choose? The six day trip gives you two things over the five day trip: a full Sonamarg sightseeing day through the Sind Valley, and one more night in Srinagar at the start. It suits you if you have the days and want Sonamarg, or would simply like an unhurried start in Srinagar. On a like for like basis, that is triple sharing at the Full Batch size on a regular departure, it starts about ₹3,000 per person more than the five day trip. The five day trip is the easier fit if your leave is tight or this is your first Kashmir holiday, carrying the same core experience in a shorter window. The shared part of both trips runs at the same pace, so the longer trip is not more rushed or more relaxed through the core. It simply adds Sonamarg and a Srinagar night at the front. If you are still weighing Sonamarg, our guide to a five day Kashmir itinerary with Sonamarg talks it through.

One honest reason to consider Travel Coffee. We write our inclusions so you can see exactly what your price covers and where it ends. The Aru and Betaab Valley taxi and the shared Shikara ride are inside the package, while the Gulmarg Gondola and optional snow activities are clearly outside it. That boundary lets you budget the trip properly instead of meeting add on costs on the ground.

How Our Kashmir Group Trips Work and Who Can Join

A group trip here means you book a seat rather than a whole vehicle, and sightseeing follows one shared plan. You travel with other guests, a mix of solo travellers, couples and friends, sharing the vehicle and route while keeping your own room at night. Solo travellers can book a single seat on any eligible departure, and couples and friends simply book their seats on the same batch. These run as mixed groups, not women only trips, with no age limits or gender ratios. If you would prefer a women only or fully private arrangement, tell us and we will share the alternatives.

The two trips share most of the route. On a standard departure, six day guests arrive in Srinagar first for Srinagar sightseeing and Sonamarg, while five day guests join a day later. From the morning drive to Pahalgam, both groups travel together on the same vehicle and route through to departure, so you are never in two fully separate trips, yet you also do not share every day. Exact arrival weekdays are confirmed for each departure, and holiday batches such as New Year can sit on different days, so go by the dates shown for your batch.

On the ground you have a named Travel Coffee operational contact and local coordination, your group driver for transfers and sightseeing, and an authorised local driver for the Pahalgam valleys. A separate trip captain travelling with the group throughout is not part of the standard inclusions, so check with us if that matters. Group sizes run from Micro (4 to 5) and Small (6 to 10) to Social (11 to 15) and a Full Batch (16 to 20). The pace stays easy either way, with time to take photos or step back from an activity, and no pressure to join everything. Compared with a private trip, a group departure trades some flexibility on dates and route for a lower per person price and ready made company.

Kashmir Group Itineraries and Places You Will Visit

These are the places your group spends time in, with what is included and whether it is an overnight stop or a day excursion. The full day by day plan sits on each package page.

Srinagar and Dal Lake

Srinagar is your base, with four nights on the six day trip and three on the five day trip. On arrival day the group settles in and, as daylight allows, heads out around Dal Lake and the Boulevard Road area, with the included one hour shared Shikara ride. Garden visits such as Nishat Bagh, Shalimar Bagh or Hazratbal depend on your arrival time and opening hours, so they are a bonus rather than a promise.

Pahalgam, Aru Valley and Betaab Valley

Pahalgam is your one overnight away from Srinagar on both trips, roughly 90 km and two and a half to three hours plus stops, passing Pampore and its saffron belt. The next day is the valley circuit with an authorised Pahalgam local taxi included for both Aru Valley and Betaab Valley, then a return to Srinagar. Both valleys are currently open to visitors, and the exact circuit still depends on road access and permissions on the day. Higher trek routes are not part of this itinerary. Our Pahalgam without pony rides guide explains how the local sightseeing works.

Gulmarg

Gulmarg is a day excursion from Srinagar, about 50 km and two to two and a half hours through Tangmarg, with a local winter vehicle for the final approach where the road needs it. You spend time around the accessible meadows and walking areas and return the same evening, so there is no overnight in Gulmarg on either trip. The Gondola and snow activities are optional and booked separately, and our Gulmarg Gondola guide covers how that works.

Sonamarg on the six day trip

Sonamarg is the extra day on the six day trip, reached on the second day through the Sind Valley via Ganderbal and Kangan, roughly 80 km and two and a half to three hours each way. The Sonamarg tunnel, also known as the Z-Morh tunnel, has improved winter access here, though the road on the day still depends on snowfall and official clearance. You spend time at the accessible valley and mountain viewpoints. Thajiwas Glacier, Zero Point and Zoji La sit beyond Sonamarg town, need separate local transport and suitable snow, and are never guaranteed. If Sonamarg is not reachable, the group follows an approved alternative under the booking terms. Our Srinagar to Sonamarg in winter guide has more on access. Driving times here are road estimates, separate from sightseeing time, and snow and short daylight can add to them.

Kashmir Group Trip Cost and Inclusions

Your price depends on the trip, the confirmed batch size, your room basis and the departure period. Starting prices are per person on triple sharing at the Full Batch size on a regular departure. A smaller confirmed batch carries a higher per person price, a double room adds a per person supplement, and New Year departures carry a fixed holiday premium. All of these are per person, applicable taxes are set out in your final confirmed price, and we confirm the final figure at enquiry.

What the package includes

1. Accommodation on triple sharing, four nights for the six day trip or three for the five day trip in Srinagar, plus one night in Pahalgam.
2. Daily breakfast and dinner, so five of each on the six day trip and four of each on the five day trip.
3. Shared group transport for the itinerary, with scheduled Srinagar arrival and departure transfers within the confirmed group windows.
4. A one hour shared Shikara ride on Dal Lake, subject to lake operations, plus Srinagar sightseeing around Dal Lake and Boulevard Road.
5. The authorised Pahalgam local taxi for both Aru Valley and Betaab Valley.
6. A Gulmarg day excursion with shared transport, and the dedicated Sonamarg excursion on the six day trip, subject to road access.
7. Driver allowance, tolls, fuel and parking, a named Travel Coffee contact and local coordination, and applicable taxes as specified in your final price.

What the package does not include

1. Flights, trains and your travel to Srinagar.
2. Gulmarg Gondola Phase 1 and Phase 2 tickets.
3. Optional snow activities such as skiing, snowboarding, sledging, snowmobiles and ATVs, and any pony rides, guides or equipment rentals.
4. At Sonamarg, the special local transport, pony rides and paid activities for Thajiwas Glacier, Zero Point and Zoji La.
5. Lunches, snacks and drinks outside the meal plan, paid entry tickets unless confirmed, houseboat stays, room upgrades, personal expenses and travel insurance.
6. Private airport transfers outside the scheduled group windows, and early check in or late checkout unless confirmed.

Gulmarg has two cable car phases, Phase 1 to Kongdoori and Phase 2 towards Apharwat, and neither is included. You book them yourself online through the official Jammu and Kashmir Cable Car Corporation portal, in time slots, subject to availability, the maintenance schedule and the weather. Your included transport gets the group to Gulmarg and back; the Gondola is a separate service you add. Air conditioning in the shared vehicle is not included either, since winter departures run with heating. If your group needs it, raise it before booking and we will check what is possible and share any cost, arranged for the vehicle rather than per person.

Rooms, Hotels and Transport on Your Kashmir Group Trip

Triple sharing is the base arrangement and the quoted price, with three guests in a suitable three bed room. A double room is available as a per person supplement, subject to a suitable property and availability. Single or sole occupancy can be arranged on request as a separate quote rather than a fixed add on, so tell us early if you want a room to yourself. If you are travelling solo on the base triple arrangement, we share the roommate policy and, if a compatible roommate is not available for your batch, explain the options before you commit. We do not promise a specific roommate or a particular room without confirming it.

Hotels are selected clean, dependable and group friendly winter stays or guesthouses, with the actual property and rooms confirmed before you book rather than assigned blindly. Heating and hot water vary by property, so we disclose the confirmed arrangements for your batch before travel rather than make a blanket claim. Meals follow the breakfast and dinner plan, and reasonable dietary requests can usually be passed on. Transport is a shared group vehicle, an SUV or a Tempo Traveller depending on the confirmed batch size and luggage, with a local snow vehicle where a winter road needs it, such as the final approach to Gulmarg. A specific vehicle model is not guaranteed, and it helps to travel light since you share vehicle space with the group.

Joining Your Kashmir Group Trip in Srinagar

Both trips begin and end in Srinagar, so this is where you meet the group. Arrival and departure transfers run within confirmed group windows to and from Srinagar airport or the railway station, and we share those windows before you book your flights so your timings line up. Meet the Travel Coffee representative or your assigned driver at the confirmed pickup point.

Your travel to Srinagar is booked by you. Srinagar has its own airport, and since 2025 the Valley is also connected by rail, with the Vande Bharat service now running between Jammu and Srinagar via Katra. Either way, flights and trains sit outside the package, and arriving from Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore or anywhere else does not mean that leg is included. If your flight or train lands outside the group transfer window, we can usually arrange a private transfer at an additional cost, so share your schedule early. Pack for winter, with thermals, gloves, waterproof shoes, a warm jacket, personal medicines and valid photo identification.

Best Time to Join a Kashmir Group Trip

These two trips run as winter departures, broadly November to March. November and early December are quieter and often softer underfoot, with snow building gradually. January and February are deep winter, the coldest and usually the most reliable for snow across Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonamarg, with the trade off of cold mornings and short daylight. March tends to ease as winter loosens its grip.

What we can describe is the season. What we cannot promise is a specific snowfall, an open road or Gondola operation on your exact date, since all three depend on the weather and official clearance, so treat fresh snow as a likely winter bonus rather than a guarantee. New Year departures run over the holiday period and carry a fixed holiday premium set on the selected batch, so the New Year price and dates come from the departure you choose.

Your Kashmir Trip Team and On Trip Support

Through the trip you have a named Travel Coffee operational contact and local coordination, with your group driver handling transfers and sightseeing. That contact is your first point of call, and any change to the plan is handled under the terms you booked on.

Winter disruptions differ. A road disruption may reshuffle a day's timing, an attraction closure affects one place rather than the whole trip, and an operator cancellation, where a departure cannot run at all, is a separate case with its own options. Where a planned place is not accessible, the local team follows official road and safety guidance and suggests a practical alternative where possible, with any refund or extra charge following the terms shared at booking and added costs approved by you first.

This is a winter trip with cold weather, some walking at viewpoints and markets, and shared group timings, so it suits travellers comfortable with that. We do not make blanket safety, fitness or medical promises, and if you have specific health needs it is worth a conversation before you book. For access questions such as current Sonamarg road status or Gondola operation, we check the latest official position rather than rely on an old notice.

Kashmir Group Trip Reviews and Guest Experiences

We would rather show you real, attributable proof than a wall of generic praise. These two Kashmir group trips are freshly launched winter departures, so as batches complete we will add verified guest photos and written reviews tied to the specific trip and date, including a short account of how a completed batch actually went.

Until those product specific reviews are in, we will not borrow feedback from other trips or invent testimonials to fill the space. Our Kashmir trip photography shows the kind of winter the group travels in, and our wider Kashmir travel guides and packages give you a grounded picture of the destinations. If you have travelled a batch with us and are happy to share your experience, we would be glad to feature it here with your consent.

Booking, Cancellation and Departure Confirmation

Booking is straightforward. You reserve a seat on your chosen departure, and we share the exact booking amount, the balance schedule and the cancellation terms with you in writing at that point, so you can read them before you pay. Once your batch is confirmed to run, we share the property details and joining instructions.

Because these are group departures, they run on minimum participation, which is why a reservation and a confirmed operating departure are two different things. We confirm your departure's operating status before you make full payment. If a departure cannot run, that is an operator side situation handled differently from a guest cancellation or a weather disruption, with your options set out under the terms you booked on. We apply the published terms as they stand and do not invent exceptions. If group dates or shared travel do not suit you, a private Kashmir trip on your own dates and room arrangement is the alternative, on our Kashmir tour packages page.

Still weighing it up? Tell us your dates or month, how many are travelling, your departure city and your room preference, and we will match you to the right Kashmir group trip and confirm the price and status for your batch.