Overland Nomadic Journey Kashmir and Ladakh

I first got in touch with Mr Saqib Nazir of Kashmir Travel Port. He was extremely courteous & amazingly prompt. Our family was a group of 5. He advised us for an Innova which we were very comfortable. His driver Mr Arif, who was on the wheels throughout, drove us impeccably. Kudos to Mr. Arif. He still keeps in touch with us. The tour was excellently organised by Kashmir Travel Port. Special mention to Mr Saqib Nazir for his daily calls in the morning & in the evening to have a feel of our comfort. Our special thanks & greetings to Mr Saqib. We were on a 6n/7d package. Beautifully arranged. Insha Allah, if everything goes well, we may go back to Kashmir Travel Port for Leh/Ladakh next season. We strongly recommend Kashmir Travel Port for North Tours. God bless Mr. Saqib. May he live long, continue his travel business & serve the tourists in the years ahead. Only one amend need be done ie., House Boat of Merlin Group of Hotels be changed to some other House Boat. Accomodation@ House Boat at Dal Lake needs to be reviewed. Accomodation and food at all other places were reasonably good. God bless & all the very best

Kashmir but why?? Common refrain from all quarters as soon as we shared our intentions of visiting the valley on vacation. News of mainstream media were cited to convince us of the disturbances and risks that engulfed the region. But the internet had a different story to tell - All Iz Well screamed all the reviews. This strengthened our resolve to keep our Kashmir plan intact. With this part out of the way, the next task was of picking up a reliable tour operator. Of all the travel agents whom we got in touch with for our Kashmir trip, Mr Saqib of Kashmir Travel port stood out for his transparency, professionalism and non-intrusiveness. Moreover, with Kashmir being painted as an area 'fraught with risks', we also wanted a dependable Man Friday in case we were caught in turmoil in the region. Few checks on the review of this agency tilted scales in his favour finally. And believe me, we had not erred in our choice. Mr Saqib meticulously planned our itinerary over 11D/10N keeping our requirements intact. Our movement from Srinagar - Pahalgam - Gulmarg - Kargil - Leh - via Khardungla Pass - Nubra Valley - Pangong Tso - via Changla Pass - Leh - Sonmarg - Srinagar was seamlessly sewed by him. He was very attentive, promot and responsive to all our needs while we were on the go. As my mother 76yo was accompanying us, we wanted to limit our daily commute with adequate rests in between. This was beautifully taken care by Mr Saqib. All accomodation and vehicles provided by him were as stated in his offer. There were absolutely no deviations. In fact at few locations we found the hotel accommodation exceeded our expectations. The staff of all the hotels / houseboat we stayed in were very cooperative and went the extra mile to make our stay comfortable. The drivers of vehicles we travelled in doubled up as our guide. Their valuable tips came handy at every step - be it while haggling for pony ride or bargaining during shopping. Mr Saqib kept in touch with us on daily basis from the day we landed in Srinagar for the trip. His personal touch and genuine concern was very comforting. Besides, he also met us twice during the course of our trip. All in all we had a perfect, memorable and glitch free trip ...courtesy Mr Saqib of Kashmir Travel Port. I would strongly recommend everyone to avail his services if intending to visit Kashmir