Last Updated on 14 March 2026 by Poorna & Brinda
Srinagar Tulip Garden will open on 16 March 2026 for visitors. The Tulip Garden in Srinagar is a mesmerising sight! Spring in Srinagar gets lit up by these lovely tulips in bloom! Plan a trip to the most beautiful sight in India!
The opening date of Srinagar Tulip Garden for 2025 is 16 March 2026. The closing date is 24 April 2026. This period is also called the “ Kashmir Tulip Garden Festival” Plan to visit and get mesmerised by its beauty.
- Official Opening Date: March 16, 2026.
- Expected Closing Date: Approximately April 24, 2026, though this depends on the bloom cycle.
- Peak Bloom Window: The best time to visit for the most vibrant display is during the first two weeks of April.
- Daily Timing: 9:00 AM to 7:00 PM (some reports suggest early entry at 6:00 AM or late closure at 8:00 PM during peak days).
- Location: Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden, situated at the foothills of the Zabarwan Range overlooking Dal Lake.
- Entry Fee: ₹75 for adults and ₹30 for children (below 12 years).
- Online Tickets: For the first time, visitors can purchase tickets online via the J&K Floriculture Department’s official portal to avoid long queues.
We will show you why you should not miss visiting the Srinagar tulip garden in 2026! We will also tell you some tips you don’t find elsewhere!
Visiting the Srinagar tulip garden or the Kashmir Tulip Festival was always on our bucket list.
Somehow, we were not able to plan the trip to coincide with the blooming time. Last year, we decided to go. A holiday for the office on a Friday helped. We took another day off and went to see the lovely garden.
Our flight from Bangalore touched Srinagar airport around the afternoon. As the flight took off from Delhi, the excitement mounted. The last thirty minutes of the flight before landing in Srinagar are a pleasure. Provided the weather holds good and is not cloudy.
We were lucky this time. The weather was clear. The mountains became visible half an hour before the scheduled arrival. We could see some mighty snow-covered peaks. Some of them were covered partially in cloud. The view of the mountains from the sky was spectacular as we came closer to Srinagar. We did post a story on it on this blog Srinagar from the Sky
Mushtaq was there to take care of us at the airport. We were with him when he drove us around when we went in August 2014 for the Markha Valley trek in Ladakh. An amiable gentleman took us straight to our regular adda in front of the tourism centre for a cup of Kashmiri Chai. After sipping the chai with buttered buns we went straight to the hotel, freshened up and left for seeing Srinagar tulip garden.
We were all excited to see the garden. But Mushtaq had another plan. He said he would show us some spectacular scenes of the garden before we reached it. We started driving towards Taj Vivanta which is on a small hillock. As we started climbing and came halfway, Mushtaq stopped the Scorpio and asked us to get down. He then asked us to look down the hill towards Dal Lake.
What we saw was stunning indeed! Srinagar Tulip Garden is a sight to behold. Check it out here!
Please click on the pictures to see them in larger sizes.
“Saab, this is the Srinagar tulip garden you are going to see,” said Mushtaq.
We could not believe our eyes. We asked them to take us fast to the garden. We couldn’t wait anymore. Mushtaq brought us down and took us behind Chashm-e-shahi garden. There was a small crowd. The weather was cloudy and we did not want it to rain. It was chilly and good that we both were wearing a pullover.
We took tickets costing Rs 50 per head and entered. We don’t want to write about what we saw. It is not possible to describe the beautiful landscape. It was sheer bliss.
Let the pictures tell the story of Srinagar Tulip Garden! Please click on the pictures to see them in larger sizes.
We were awestruck at the beauty and were mesmerised by the riot of colours in Srinagar Tulip Garden. Do Plan to go there. You will never regret it.
Travel Tips
a) It is better to go a week after the park opens when the crowd will be less and maximum tulips will be in bloom.
b) The flowers will be at their best for a month. Make sure you plan your travel accordingly.
c) The opening time of Tulip Garden Srinagar is 9 AM and it will be open till 7 PM. There is a small entry fee.
c) For other information on Srinagar, you can check out this link on this blog – Srinagar
Hi Poorna n Brinda, this is wrt your travel blog on tulip gardens in srinagar.. Beautifully captured I would say. Since we are planned to travel the same in first week of April with our senior citizen parents and you have appreciated the driver Mushtaq, I would request if you can share the cab n driver details as we are looking for a accomodating and cooperative driver for the convenience of senior citizens
Thanks so much!! Let me check his number and share it with you on email.
Hi Poorna and Brinda,
Thank you very much for the blog which captures your experience. Could you pls share the contact of Mushtaq and the agency through which u planned the trip/itinerary. We plan to visit during sec April.
Thanks Rony. Unfortunately the number we had of Mushtaq no more exists.