Gradually the panoply of the real kashmir miles away from well traversed areas will unfold before you and you will reach Watlab. Here high on a hilltop is the shrine of a Muslim mystic Baba Shukarddin. From here the Wular lake stretches away as far as the eye can see,edged by picturesque villages around terraced breeze-rippled fields of paddy,in a riotous burst of colour.
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Wular lake it is difficult to describe in mere words the beguiling beauty of Wular lake,for one its formidable size this is one of asia’s largest fresh water lakes for another it charges character with every few miles.
The drive from srinagar will take you to the calm waters of Manasbal Lake where there is no other sound but air-songs. Manasbal has often been described as the bird watches’s paradise,and as your shikara glides through this mirror of tranquillity,you will experience yet another facet of kashmir.
Driving through the town of Bandipora,the Wular will always be to your left.
