The tulip terraces
Long beds of single colours — red, yellow, purple, white, and bicolour varieties — laid out down the slope.
Asia’s largest tulip garden
Tulip Garden
The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden — more than a million tulips in long bands of colour below the Zabarwan hills. Open for only three to four weeks each spring, from late March.
Srinagar districtAbout 9 km from Lal Chowk · 20–25 min from Srinagar
The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, opened in 2007 on the slopes of the Zabarwan range between Dal Lake and the hills, is the largest tulip garden in Asia. More than a million bulbs of several dozen varieties are planted in terraced bands, with the lake below and snow still on the peaks behind.
It is open for a short window only. The garden usually opens to the public in the last week of March and the main bloom lasts three to four weeks — early varieties first, late ones into mid-April. The exact date depends on the weather that year and is announced by the floriculture department only a few days ahead.
How to plan for it
If tulips are the reason for your trip, aim for the first two weeks of April. Book flights and hotels early: tulip season coincides with the start of the main Kashmir season, and Srinagar fills up. Go at opening time — by late morning the paths are packed and photographs are hard.
Spring is also when Badamwari is in almond blossom and the Mughal gardens come back to life, so a tulip-season trip gives you Srinagar at its prettiest. Gulmarg usually still has snow in early April.
Things to do
What to see in Tulip Garden
The Tulip Festival
Cultural programmes, food and handicraft stalls run alongside the bloom in most years.
Other spring bulbs
Hyacinths, daffodils and ranunculus are planted around the tulips.
Best time to visit
Late March to mid-April only. Outside the bloom the garden is closed or bare. Tickets are sold at the gate; prices are revised most seasons.
How to reach
- From Lal Chowk or Dalgate — about 9 km, on the road behind the Botanical Garden near Cheshma Shahi.
- Combine with — Nishat Bagh, Chashme Shahi and the Botanical Garden, all within a few minutes.
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Questions
Visiting Tulip Garden
The Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden usually opens in the second half of March and stays open for about four weeks, until the bloom ends. In 2026 it opened on 16 March and peaked in the first week of April. The opening date is announced each year, so confirm it before booking flights.
Kashmir is beautiful all year round. Spring (March–May) is ideal for tulip gardens and blossoming orchards. Summer (June–August) offers lush green valleys perfect for sightseeing. Autumn (September–November) brings stunning golden foliage. Winter (December–February) is magical for snowfall and skiing in Gulmarg.
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Srinagar district
All destinationsMore places to visit in Srinagar
- SrinagarThe summer capital
- Dal LakeJewel in the crown of Kashmir
- Shalimar BaghJahangir’s garden for Nur Jahan
- Nishat BaghThe garden of delight
- Chashme ShahiThe royal spring
- Pari MahalThe palace of fairies
- Shankaracharya TempleThe hilltop Shiva temple
- Hazratbal ShrineThe white marble shrine on Dal Lake
- Jamia MasjidThe great mosque of the old city
- Nigeen LakeThe quiet side of Dal
- Dachigam National ParkHome of the Kashmir stag
- BadamwariThe almond garden in spring
- Zero BridgeThe old wooden bridge on the Jhelum
- BurzahomKashmir’s Neolithic village
- HarwanGarden, reservoir and Buddhist ruins
- Hari ParbatThe fort hill of the old city
- Khanqah-e-MoulaThe papier-mâché shrine on the Jhelum
- Pathar MasjidNur Jahan’s stone mosque
- SPS MuseumKashmir’s oldest museum
- Hokersar WetlandWinter home of migratory birds
- Badshah TombA 15th-century royal tomb
Nearby
Other places in the valley
The garden of delight
Nishat Bagh
The almond garden in spring
Badamwari
The royal spring
Chashme Shahi
Jewel in the crown of Kashmir