Kashmir Tourism is flourishing. The natural beauty has attracted flocks of tourists to the destination and in the days to come it is sure to be the no. 1 destination around the globe.
Kashmir is known as paradise on earth. Thousands of tourists are visiting Jammu and Kashmir every year, making Kashmir Tourism as an indispensable for the economy of the state. The natural beauty of Kashmir is luring more and more tourists to visit the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The year 2011 has witnessed a huge flow of tourists visiting the state breaking all previous records. If statistics are to be believed, the estimate of the tourist flow till September this year was more than one million which include both national as well as foreign tourists. The lofty mountains, beautiful valley's, flowing rivers, lakes, gardens etc allure the visiting tourists and inspire them to revisit and act as ambassadors of Kashmir tourism.
Kashmir has no other alternative when it comes to its natural beauty. Though it is a small state but God has gifted it with abundant beauty. It is an evergreen destination which offers something to the tourists in every season, be it a summer or winter, spring or autumn. If it has vibrant summer, it has a snow capped winter too. The evergreen nature allows tourists to visit in any season and enjoy the beauty of nature. While some tourists enjoy the beautiful summers at the hill stations of Kashmir, some enjoy the snow fall during winters. There are some who enjoy the beautiful springs of the Spring while some enjoy the golden Autumn.
Kashmir offers ample locations to its visitors. It is hard to count these locations but some of them worth to mention are Pahalgam, Gulmarg, Dal-Lake, Sonmarg, Yousmarg, Wullar Lake etc. There are so many other destinations which are coming up on the Kashmir Tourism Map and some which will take years to come up on the map. These include Bangus, Lolab, Tarsar, Marsar etc about whom most of the tourists have not heard of yet. Ladakh is also attracting a lot of tourists and adding the charm to the tourism in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. With every passing day, more destinations are being identified, which may please the tourists.
If peace prevails in the valley, the years to come may witness Kashmir as the hot destination around the globe enabling Kashmir tourism to boom more and more. The need will be to build the infrastructure to meet the flow of the tourists. With an unending list of tourist places and treasure of beauty, it will tempt the world population to visit Jammu and Kashmir.
Bilal Arizoo is an expert writer. He is associated with a leading tour operator of Jammu and Kashmir. He is working for the promotion of Kashmir Tourism.
