Gurez Valley is located in the northernmost region of Jammu and Kashmir. Gurez is a Town and Tehsil in Bandipore or Bandipora District of Jammu & Kashmir. Gurez Valley’s Dawar town, which is the central township in the region, is approximately 125 kilometres from Srinagar and about 85 kilometres from Bandipora. The easiest way to get there is by road. The journey from Srinagar takes around 6-7 hours, but the scenic views along the way make it well worth it. Alternatively, there are helicopter services that operate from Srinagar to Dawar but the service may not be regular. There are no local cabs from Srinagar to Gurez directly. You have to book a private cab from Srinagar to Dawar or do a local break journey on public share-taxis from Srinagar to Bandipora and then onwards to Dawar. Note that the public shared taxis to Gurez do not have any fixed times and hit the road only when full, mainly catering to the locals. While private cabs from Srinagar will take 6-7 hrs by road, local share taxis on a break journey may take 8-10 hrs.
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