- Best time
- Apr–Oct
- How long
- 2–3 days
- Stay a night
- ₹1,200–6,000
- Food a day
- ₹300–1,200
- Nearest railhead
- 25 km away
- Nearest airport
- 80 km away
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Plan this tripAbout Kokernag & Verinag
South Kashmir’s spring country around Anantnag — the source of the Jhelum at Verinag, Kokernag’s claw-shaped springs, Achabal’s Mughal garden, the ruins of Martand and the forests of Daksum.
Things to do in Kokernag & Verinag
Kokernag Botanical Garden & Springs
Springs bursting from the hillside into a terraced garden.
Verinag Spring
Jahangir’s octagonal tank at the source of the Jhelum.
Achabal Gardens
Nur Jahan’s Mughal garden of fountains and chinars.
Martand Sun Temple
8th-century sun temple ruins on a plateau.
Daksum
Pine forest and trout streams up towards Sinthan.
Sinthan Top
High pass on the road to Kishtwar, snow into June.
Where to stay in Kokernag & Verinag
Kokernag
JKTDC huts beside the botanical garden.
Daksum
Forest rest houses in a pine valley.
Pahalgam
More choice, an hour away.
What to eat
Kokernag trout
Fresh from the trout farm by the spring.
Wazwan
Rista and gushtaba in Anantnag town.
Good to know
- Anantnag station is on the Banihal–Baramulla line — handy from Jammu or Srinagar.
- Sinthan Top is closed by snow from November to April.
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