Asia's largest Tulip garden opens for visitors in J&K's Srinagar- See pics

This year tourists will witness 1.5 million tulips of 68 varieties in Asia's largest tulip garden that extends up to 30 hectares.

Srinagar: Counted in the wonders of the Valley, Kashmir's tulip garden has become the first attraction of spring season for tourists across the globe after the Jammu and Kashmir government opened it for all. Competing tulip gardens of Holland and the Netherlands, Kashmir Tulip Garden is considered in the first three tulip gardens of the world.

Inaugurated in 2007 this garden with every passing year had won the hearts of nature lovers across the globe. This year, the garden will 1.5 million tulips blooming with 68 varieties of different beautiful colours to welcome the tourists. 

Director Tourism Kashmir GN Itoo said "it is the main attraction for tourists who visit Kashmir. Without visiting tulip garden they think their tour is incomplete. Besides, it has preponed the tourist season of Kashmir about one month."

He added, from last one month people were enquiring about the opening dates of the garden, we are going for mega tulip festival in coming days and some big celebrities will participate."