Chandanwari, located 15 km from Pahalgam, is the starting point of the famous Amarnath Yatra. It is also famous for the snow sledging on a snow bridge. Surrounded by snow-dusted mountains and the Lidder River flowing by, Chandanwari is perfect to enjoy a picnic with your family and enjoy the natural beauty.

Chandanwari remains covered in snow from November to May which makes it ideal for sledging.

Starting point of Sri Amarnath Yatra
Road to Amarnath at Chandanwari At a height of 9500 ft Chandanwari is also famous for Sri Amarnath Yatra. Chandanwari is the end point of road journey and devotes has to trek 32 KM to reach holy cave of Sri Amarnath.

Local Guide at Chandanwari
If you have taken a local taxi then you will get one hour here to visit. On arrival at Chandanwari you will be approached by local guides offering you to take you to four points and offering gumboots ( to hire ) to protect your shoes from mud. However we didn't find any requirement of guide or gumboot ( in summer seasons ) as this is a very small place and the glacier point is hardly 500 meter from the parking area. You can easily walk through the market to reach the glacier point. This is also the starting point of the tracking rout to holy cave.

Best time to visit Chandanwari is April to June as the weather is perfect for sightseeing during this time.