Buses from Calicut
Tourists are required to obtain special permits from the Chief Wild Life Warden to enter the sanctuary. It takes 36 hours to reach here by the Buses from Calicut. A serene and beautiful forest retreat girdled by mountains. Deksum is 85 kilometres south-east of Srinagar. There is a cafeteria and catering arrangements are also available. From here one can trek to Kishtwar through the Simthan Pass. Nineteen kilometres from Srinagar or Srinagar-Leh route, on the banks of the river Sind, at the height of 5,200 feet, is Ganderbal. It provides excellent camping grounds with its stately chinars and turfy banks. Six kilometers to the east of Anantnag and 64 kms. from Srinagar, Martand on a plateau, was sacred to the Sun-god.
