Day 5: Wular Lake
Day 6: Sopore (the “Apple Orchard” City), Danish’s Maasi ji, Peer Baba -2, Kalaroos Caves, Keran Valley
Watlab – Kalaroos (via Sopore – Kupwara): About 60 kms / 2 hrs
Kalaroos – Keran (via Kupwara – Kralpora): About 75 kms / 3 hrs
The next morning, I woke up early to enjoy the resort’s garden lawn. Breakfast was ordered, and I invited Shaulat, the resident manager, to join me. As we conversed, Shaulat shared that this property, owned by a doctor’s family, couldn’t undergo many modifications because of it’s heritage tag.
Our conversation drifted to beautiful locations in Kashmir, with Shaulat recalling meeting his then-girlfriend in Doodhpatari, making it his favorite scenic spot in the Kashmir Valley. Danish arrived to pick me up, had tea, the hotel staff loaded my luggage, and we bid farewell to Wular, heading towards our next destination – Lolab Valley.
Sukumar Jain, a Mumbai-based finance professional with global experience, is also a passionate traveler, wildlife enthusiast, and an aficionado of Indian culture. Alongside his career, which includes diverse roles in international banking and finance, he's working on a wildlife coffee table book and enjoys sculpture and pottery. His interests span reading non-fiction to engaging in social and global networking.
