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Wangnoo House Boats


Opp. Nagin Club | P.O. Box 130, Srinagar, India
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3 of 5 stars
Sissy55   3 contributions
Cheshire, UK
Oct 27, 2009 | Trip type: Couples

A friend of ours who lives in Srinagar booked this houseboat for us and it was in a great location on Nagin Lake, which is really quiet and peaceful - and the water appears to be clean. The houseboat had four bedrooms - all en suite - there was just my husband and I and my elderly (86) mother, who they treated like a queen!

We asked for hot water in the morning, which was always boiling hot and on time. The food was really delicious with lots of vegetables, rice and good quality meat. Breakfasts consisted of our choice of eggs, toast and jam (rather electric in colour!) with tea or coffee - all we needed.

Transport was available whenever we requested and included in the cost. The only additional charge was for bottled water. We took our own alcohol as this was not available (Muslims) but they provided us with soda etc.

There were visits, of course, from the locals selling jewellry, leather coats, flowers but if we indicated no interest, we were not...
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4 of 5 stars
lieblingsg   53 contributions
Singapore
Jan 7, 2008 | Trip type: Friends getaway
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For the longest time I have always wanted to travel to Kashmir to stay on their famous houseboats and checkout the snow slopes. Given the relative calm in the past few years, I decided to try that out with a friend. After reading the few reviews about houseboats on the tripadvisor, we picked the Wangnoo Houseboat on Nagin Lake, Srinagar, and stayed a couple of nights just before Christmas 2007 before proceeding to Gulmarg (see separate hotel review).

A lot of people seem to be lamenting how changed Kashmir is from its heydays more than 20 years ago when the lakes were supposedly crystal clear and you could see the bottom of the lakes. Many lament its pollution and crass commercialism and the lack of true hospitality of the houseboat owners whom they say today are more intent on chasing after the tourist dollar. As I don't have the benefit of prior experience, I have no basis of comparison and my experience is therefore that of a maiden tourist to the region. I have the...
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Opp. Nagin Club | P.O. Box 130, Srinagar, India
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