Offbeat Kashmir
Bungus Valley
Kupwara's vast twin meadows at ~3,000 metres — a grassland the size of a city, with almost nobody in it.
- From Srinagar
- ≈100 km
- Drive time
- 3.5–4 hrs
- Altitude
- ≈3,000 m
- Best season
- June – September
Why Bungus
Bungus is a pair of enormous alpine meadows — Bodh (big) and Lokut (small) Bungus — folded into the Kupwara mountains near the Shamsbari range. Think Gulmarg's meadow scaled up many times over, with pine walls on every side, streams braided through the grass, and shepherd huts instead of hotels. It has stayed pristine because it stayed unknown.
What we arrange
Day trips from Srinagar via Handwara with a picnic lunch (there are no restaurants — we plan food properly), or camping arrangements in season for the full silence-at-dawn experience. Sturdy vehicles matter on the final stretch; we send the right one.
Good to know
Carry a warm layer even in July — at 3,000 metres the wind is honest. The last section of road is rough; the meadow makes it worth every jolt.
Trips that include Bungus Valley
Bungus Valley trips are built to order — most guests add it to a Srinagar itinerary. Tell us your dates and we'll plan the route, stays and permits end to end.