Скачать или смотреть The Army stopped us from Hiking in Kashmir! 🌲🚫

In August 2025 I went hiking in Sonamarg, Kashmir, here is a vlog of my experience!

I started my day in Srinagar, I went with my host Ali, a local Kashmiri who owns the guesthouse I was staying in (John's Homestay) and Michael, a fellow traveller from Taiwan. We drove for about 2 hours to the beautiful hiking town of Sonamarg with plans to do the Thajiwas hike.

It was a pretty drizzly day, but luckily I had borrowed a raincoat from my host family. We hiked through some stunning landscapes, right out of Lord of the Rings! Me and Ali chatted about his favourite hikes in Kashmir, making videos and our favourite films...

After about an hour of hiking we started to turn up to the path that leads to the Thajiwas Glacier but we were stopped and turned around by some army officers (there is army everywhere in Kashmir!, it's the most militarised place in the world). It was quite disappointing as I know it's a very spectacular trek, but I still really loved the small hike we did do!

We took a look at the river and had some chai and a rest in the beautiful scenery before heading back, I saw a goat, some eagles and lots of horses (and, of course, about 100 soldiers!)

We stoped at a local cafe for lunch and I attempted to eat rice and dhal with my hands, it did not go so well! After lunch we headed back to Srinagar and Ali took us to Hari Parbat Fort for sunset, which has amazing views over Dal Lake and the city. After exploring the fort, which contains a Muslim shrine, Hindu temple and Sikh gurdwara, perfectly summing up the beautiful diversity of Kashmir, and taking lots of photos we went back to the guesthouse. I popped out to a local market to buy some very tasty and good value veggies, had a bit of an awkward encounter in a cake shop and then spent the evening with the family, watching them play chess and chatting.

In my next video I will be exploring beautiful Dal Lake and visiting the early morning veg market so tune in for that!

Have you been hiking in Kashmir? What was your experience like? DO you have any other recommendations for places I should visit on my solo adventure through India?

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