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Gulmarg
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Gulmarg

Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, India

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Overview

The 'meadow of flowers' at 2,650 m — India's premier ski resort, where one of the world's highest cable cars rises to 3,980 m on Apharwat for powder bowls in winter and wildflower carpets in summer, above one of the world's highest golf courses.

Why visit: Ride the Gondola to 4,000 m — skiing in winter, meadows and views all year.

History: A summer retreat named by Sultan Yusuf Shah in the 16th century and beloved of the British, who laid the golf course in 1904; the Gondola opened its Phase 2 to Apharwat in 2005.

Things to do
  • ›Gulmarg Gondola Phases 1 & 2 to Apharwat ridge
  • ›Ski/snowboard powder (Jan–Mar) or sledge at Kongdoori
  • ›Summer pony trek to Alpather Lake
  • ›Tee off at the 1904 highland golf course
  • ›Visit St Mary's church and Maharani Temple in the meadow
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Travel Information

Best time

Dec–Mar

Entry fee

Gondola ₹840–1600

Hours

Gondola 10 am–4 pm

Est. budget

₹2000–8000

Duration

1–2 days

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🪂 Adventure
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Gulmarg Gondola & Apharwat Peak

Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir

One of the world's highest cable cars, rising in two stages to 3,980-m Apharwat — powder skiing in winter, snow-play and Line-of-Control panoramas all year.

Dec–Mar (ski); May–Oct (meadows)Half–full dayExplore
0.5 km
🪂 Adventure
4.8

Gulmarg Winter Skiing

Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir

The Himalaya's powder capital — 1,330 m of gondola-served vertical off Apharwat, heli-ski lines, ski schools and Asia's best affordable off-piste.

Late Dec–mid Mar3–7 daysExplore
3.7 km
💎 Hidden Gem🏞️ Lake
4.5

Alpather Lake

Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir

A glacial tarn beneath Apharwat's twin summits that stays ice-flecked into July — a stark, boulder-ringed bowl a half-day trek or pony ride from Gulmarg.

Jun–SepFull dayExplore
4.1 km
🛕 Religious
4.3

Baba Reshi Shrine

Tangmarg, Jammu and Kashmir

The walnut-wood ziarat of 15th-century Rishi saint Baba Payam-ud-Din, its carved Mughal-Kashmiri halls a pilgrimage stop on the Gulmarg road.

Year-round; annual Urs1–2 hrsExplore
5.4 km
💧 Waterfall
4.4

Drung Waterfall, Tangmarg

Tangmarg, Jammu and Kashmir

The waterfall that freezes — a broad cascade below Gulmarg that turns to a cathedral of blue-white ice each deep winter, and a trout stream in summer.

Jan–Feb (frozen); May–Sep (flow)2–3 hrsExplore
17 km
📍 Nature
4.1

Baramulla Eco Park (Khadanyar)

Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir

A willow-green island in the Jhelum reached by footbridge — boating, walkways and gazebos where the river gathers speed for the mountains.

Apr–Oct2–3 hrsExplore
19.1 km
💎 Hidden Gem📍 Nature
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Tosa Maidan

Budgam, Jammu and Kashmir

A vast rolling meadow-plateau on the old Poonch royal route — reclaimed from an artillery range in 2014 and reborn as Budgam's great open commons.

May–SepFull dayExplore
20.8 km
💎 Hidden Gem📍 Nature
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Loran Valley & Fort Ruins, Poonch

Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir

The medieval capital of Poonch under Pir Panjal snows — orchard terraces, the Loran nallah and grass-grown fort mounds of the old Lohara dynasty.

Apr–Oct1–2 daysExplore
23.9 km
💎 Hidden Gem🏛️ Historical
4.1

Parihaspora Ruins (Lalitaditya's Capital)

Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir

The megalithic plinths of 8th-century Kashmir's imperial city on a karewa over the Jhelum — stone blocks so vast they defeated later plunderers.

Apr–Oct1–2 hrsExplore