A Feast For The Eyes: Explore The Vibrant Tulip Garden Of Kashmir
The 1.6 million tulips in Asia's largest tulip garden bloom on a stretch between Srinagar's Dal Lake and the snow-capped Zabarwan mountains
The Indira Gandhi Tulip Garden in Srinagar is Asia’s biggest tulip garden and is nestled between Dal Lake and the Zabarwan Hills. Kashmir is known for its breathtaking beauty, and the tulip garden is one of the most beautiful sights you would love visiting. This garden boasts more than a million tulips in various colours and hues.
It used to be called Siraj Bagh, but in 2007 it was changed to Indira Gandhi Square after the former Prime Minister. That year, the garden was full of tulips that had been shipped from their home country of the Netherlands and grown successfully in the Himalayas. In the same year, the first tulip festival was held. Since then, it has been a sign of spring and the start of the tourist season.
The garden has 1.6 million (16 lakh) tulips of different colours and shades. The tulip garden is a spectacle that is sure to leave you spellbound with its stunning display of different shades of red, pink, yellow, orange, and white tulips. It is open to visitors for a short time each year, this year from March 20 to April 20, and people come from all over the world for sightseeing in this serene part of nature.
Asia’s largest Tulip garden located in the foothills of Zabarwan Range, adjacent to Dal Lake in Srinagar goes full bloom with 1.6 million Tulips on display granting a magical experience to the visitors. 1/3 pic.twitter.com/ErNXrVQ3Bg
— Srinagar district administration (@srinagaradmin) April 2, 2023
So, if you are planning a trip to Kashmir, you can add the tulip garden to your schedule and get ready to see a truly mesmerising sight.
The estimated 1.6 million tulips blooming from these bulbs this year will keep the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden drenched in colour from the end of March until the middle of May. The beautiful Kashmir Valley has been called “paradise on earth” for a long time, and the tulip garden nestled between the mountains and the Dal is the best way to describe its Eden.
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