By
Air
The
nearest airport is in Srinagar which is 204 km to
the west of Kargil. Indian Airlines and Jet Airways
run daily flights from New Delhi to Srinagar. Indian
Airlines also has daily flights from Mumbai.
By
Train
Jammu's railway station
is the nearest to Kargil at a distance of about 540
km. The New Delhi-Jammu Tawi Rajdhani Express connects
Delhi to Jammu daily. From Mumbai to Jammu the Mumbai
Central-Jammu Tawi Swaraj Express runs daily.
By
Road
Kargil is 204 km from
Srinagar and 234 km from Leh. Daily buses ply from
Srinagar (four hours) and Leh (four and a half hours)
to Kargil. Deluxe coaches are also available or you
can hire a car.
May to October. Reasons why: It gets extremely cold
in winter with the temperature dropping to 30 0C below
freezing point.
From
the Airport
From outside the airport buses ply daily to Kargil.
Or you can hire a taxi to take you there.
From
the Railway Station
Cars and jeep taxis can be hired or you can catch
the mini coach to Kargil.
From
the Bus Station
Cars and jeep taxis can be hired or you can catch
the mini coach to Kargil.
An entire countryside awash in an array of colours
and fragrant, cool wind blowing through your hair.
White apricot blossoms bloom in the month of May while
in August the town has an orange hue due to the ripening
fruit. Amidst all this beauty lies Kargil nestling
along the rising hillside of the Suru Basin. Drass
and Wakha - two tributaries of the river Suru meet
here making the land fertile for cultivation of barley,
wheat, peas and other cereals. The town is 204 km
from Srinagar in the west and 234 km from Leh in the
east and also the second largest town in Ladakh. It
is the centre of a network of routes which join places
such as Leh, Padum and Skardu. Kargil retains its
Balti Shia Muslim culture and has two fine mosques
built in the Turkish style. If you want to enjoy the
pleasures of nature or try your hand at exciting activities
such as mountaineering, camping, river rafting and
trekking then Kargil is the place to go to. And if
all this is not enough then indulge yourself shopping
at the local bazaars for flint and tobacco pouches,
hookahs and brass kettles. Or visit the showroom of
the Government Industries Centre near the riverbank
that displays and sells Pashmina shawls, carpets and
other woollen handicrafts. The town's famous delicacy
is apricot jam and dry apricot which is no surprise
because Kargil is renowned for its apricot plantations.
The entire town is covered under a thick blanket of
snow from November to April but in summer in the days
are relatively warm and dry with occasional showers.
