Gulmarg Travel Guide

India’s famous tourist places in Gulmarg located in Great Himalayan ranges in the eastern part of Jammu & Kashmir, This meadow of flowers lies at a height of 8,694 ft, 57 km South West of Srinagar.

A day trip away from Srinagar, Gulmarg he huge grassy, cupshaped meadow ringed by firve trees and snowy peaks merits much more. Gulmarg has been a most favoured resort since the Raj. Its best feature is that from any one point, you can see the rest of the expense with its softly undulating slopes and breathe mountain-fresh air. No noise, no pollution, no population, save for a few villagers from neighbouring Tangmarg.

Plenty or nothing at all, depending on your point of view. There’s a 7-km walk called the Inner Ring Road that you can wander along on foot if the ponywallahs leave you alone or an 11-km walk called the Outer Ring Raod which takes you though stands of pine.

Skiing

Gulmarg deserves its place in the sun, it is because of skiing. Its gentle slopes are perfect for first-timer, the more advanced have the option of slaloming down from the gondola car at Kongdor, a 3 km run. There’s a wealth of ski gear on hire. Add to that the cost of the ski lifts to haul you to the top of a ski run and for a instructor and you’re looking at just Rs 500 per day.

Golf

The golf course here said to be the highest in the world was the venue of a prestigious state championship until 1990. You can have a game of olf at the folf club here using hired clubs. There are pros who can teach you, the weather’s perfect and in summer playing hours are long.

Treks

Gulmarg’s highest peak the Affarwat to the west used to be popular for the trek. High up in the massif lies a seldom-visited mountain lake, half frozen even in summer called Alpathar. Almost 5,000 ft up steep slopes, you reach it on foot or by pony (Rs 500), but army permission is needed for anything deemed as trekking out of Fulmarg, so it’s seldom visited. What does have a frenetic rush around it is the Cable Car from Gulmarg to Kongdor. It’s Rs 50 per person per one-way trip.

Route: NH1A to Stinagar via Patnitop, Batote, Ramban and the Banihal Nunnel, Baramulla Road to Narbal, state road to Gulmarg via Tangmarg.