HOLIDAY LENGTH
5 Hour
PRICE
From Rs.xx,xxx
Greet the park at first light on a five-hour guided walk that threads along the mist-filled Dagwan stream and into Hangul country. A warm Kashmiri trail breakfast and expert wildlife spotting make this the perfect sunrise escape from Srinagar.
Dawn in Dachigam
Price: *****
Duration: 5 hours | Distance: 6 km round trip | Difficulty: Easy–Moderate
At a Glance
Meet the day at first light with a naturalist guide for a half day adventure; savour a Kashmiri trail breakfast, and track Dachigam’s “Big Three”, the Hangul (Kashmir red deer), Himalayan black bear, and the elusive leopard, while keeping binoculars ready for Himalayan monal, koklass pheasant, and other birdlife. The walk follows the Dagwan stream through lower Dachigam’s deodar, birch, and wild cherry.
BEST TIME TO VISIT
May–November
TRAVELLERS’ CHOICE
★★★★★
PRICE VALUE
★★★★★
Itinerary
- Start before the sun.
05:00 hrs rendezvous at Lower Dachigam gate. Safety briefing on bear-safe walking, conservation etiquette, and current wildlife movements.
- Into the quiet valley.
Follow an old shepherd’s path beside the Dagwan. Scan meadows for russet-antlered Hangul, read overnight spoor, and look for leopard scratch marks on trail-side trees.
- Breakfast on the move.
Your guide serves a “walking mezze” of local flavours to keep energy steady and pauses at birding hotspots for monal, koklass, laughingthrush, and redstart.
- Wildlife moments. Conservation impact.
Every permit and guest fee supports anti-poaching patrols and Hangul habitat restoration. The guide shares fresh camera-trap insights and explains how responsible tourism sustains fringe-village livelihoods.
- Final ascent, silent watch.
Settle behind natural blinds for a quiet twenty-minute scan over watercourses used by black bear and Hangul. Sightings are never guaranteed, the anticipation is part of the magic.
- Return by late morning.
10:00 hrs return to the gate with field memories few earn from half a day in raw dawn.
- Start before the sun.
What’s Included
- Entry permits and mandatory park guide
- Expert naturalist, small group (max 6)
- Trail breakfast, drinking water
- Shared optics and field reference cards
- Conservation and community support fee
What’s Excluded
- Transport to and from Dachigam gate
- Travel insurance and medical cover
- Personal expenses and tips
- Camera fees if levied by authorities
- Any service not listed under “What’s Included”
Simple Cancellations
Cancel 30 days or more before arrival for a full refund; cancel between 15 and 29 days and 50% of the trip cost is retained to cover pre-paid services; cancel 14 days or fewer before arrival and the reservation is non-refundable. For complete details, including force-majeure provisions and amendment options, please read our Terms & Conditions or contact our concierge team.
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Start before the sun.
We meet at 05:00 hrs at the lower‐Dachigam park gate, where your naturalist briefs the small group (max 6 guests) on bear-safe walking, conservation etiquette and the day’s wildlife movements.
Into the quiet valley.
As dawn filters through deodar and wild cherry, we follow a centuries-old shepherd’s path beside the crystal Dagwan stream. Fresh spoor and morning calls guide our pace while we scan for the russet‐antlered Hangul grazing the alpine glades, or the tell-tale scratch marks that betray a leopard’s night patrol.
Breakfast on the move.
Mid-trail your guide unveils a “walking mezze” of local flavours: steaming noon-chai, girda bread, dried apricots and smoked walnut cheese — fuel to keep both spirits and binoculars high.
Wildlife moments. Conservation impact.
Every step funds community anti-poaching patrols that protect the last viable Hangul population on earth. Your guide shares real-time data from camera traps and explains how guest fees underwrite habitat restoration and fringe-village livelihoods.
Final ascent, silent watch.
At the ridge lookout, we settle behind natural blinds for twenty reflective minutes. With luck, a Himalayan black bear ambles to the watercourse below or a leopard melts through the birch shadows — sightings never guaranteed, always electrifying.
Return by late morning.
By 10:00 hrs we circle back, leaving only bootprints and carrying field memories few travellers ever earn from a half-day in Dachigam’s raw dawn.
Inclusions
Park permits, naturalist guide, trail breakfast, binoculars, conservation contribution.