Activities & Tourist Attractions in Gulmarg

you will find plenties of activities & tourist attractions in Gulmarg. In this page we will explain about all the activities and tourist attractions in Gulmarg.

Activities & Things to do in Gulmarg

1.Gondola Ride ( Highest Cable Car Network in Asia) – Gulmarg gondola ride is must to do activities in Gulmarg. This is also known as Cab car / Udan khatola / Ropeway Service. There are two phases in Gulmarg GOndola ride tosee snow. If You dont find snow at Phase one then you can Proceed to Phase . Phase 1 is ride is from Gulmarg to Kungdoor & second phase is Kungdoor to Aparwath . The fare for phase one is Rs 750 per person and Phase 2 is 950 person. Total Fare for up & down both phase of gondola is Rs 1700/- . Total aerial distance of Gondola ride is 5 kms which makes it largest ropeway network . Chair Lift has 90 chairs each having capacity to accommodate four passengers. “Covering a distance of 1601 meters, the chair lift has been designed in such a way so that the skiers can travel with their gear including skies on, 1000 passengers can be ferried per hour at a fixed speed of 2.5 meters per second. The ride can be completed in 11 minutes.

Altitude of Gondola

Gulmarg – 2699.60 m – Kongdoori – 3099.60

Kongdoori–3099.60 m – Apharwat-3979.50 m

2. Trekking In Gulmarg –

There are two places for which you can trek. One is Khilanmarg & Other is Tangmarg.

3. Golfing in Gulmarg

You can do golfing at highest point that is Gulmarg golf course

4. Skiing in Gulmarg

You can do Skiing at Snow Covered Slopes mountain Apharwat & Khilanmarg .

5. Fishing in Gulmarg

You can do Trout Fishing at Ferozeshah Nallah ( 5 kms away from Gulmarg)

6. Excursion or Picnic Tour in Gulmarg

You can do Picnic or excursion trip of Mount Apharwat, Khilanmarg, Alpather Lake, Nigli Nallah

7. Ponny Ride in Gulmarg –

You can do Ponny ride to Starwvalley Field , Leopards Valley, Khilanamrg, Kongdori

8. Religious Activities in Gulmarg –

You can visit ziarat of Baba Reshi 8 kms kilomtere away , Shiva Temple, & St Mary Church in Gulmarg.

9. Bird watching in Gulmarg –

You can do bird watching at Alpahther Lake.

10 . Sledding in Gulmarg

You can enjoy sledding in gulmarg snow. Local village people pull the tourist on snow

Tourist Attractions in Gulmarg

Gulmarg has an old St. Marys Church atop o meadow built in 1902, Rani Temple near the main market and the Maharaja Palace a few meters away from Circular Road. A newly developed Lake and Children’s park is quite fascinating.

Khilanmarg

The little paradise can be reached by moving about 6 kms from the Gulmarg bus station. The green meadow is carpeted with flowers of all colours in the springs and in the winter it changes in to a dream destination for the skiing overs and para gliders. The peaks are in clear view from the skiing slopes and they provides a beautiful background to the amusement. The 600 meters slope seen many tourists coming to the place for a wild adventure. Another beauty of it is that the famed Nanga Parbat is of height 7,100 meters is close to it on the south east and gives a perfect scenic photograph. The little paradise can be reached by moving about 6 kms from the Gulmarg bus station. The green meadow is carpeted with flowers of all colours in the springs and in the winter it changes in to a dream destination for the skiing lovers and para gliders. The peaks are in clear view from the skiing slopes and they provides a beautiful background to the amusement.

Ziarat of Baba Reshi

8 km from Gulmarg, is the famous shrine of noted Muslim saint, Baba Payam-ud-Din RA (AD 1475) who belonged to a noble family from Srinagar.Baba renounced the world and became the disciple of Shiek Noor-ud-Din Noorani. One of the holy shrines of the Muslims, the dargah can be reached easily from Gulmarg or Tangmarg. The Ziarat basically a tomb of a well known saint who passed away from this very place in the year 1480. The famous saint was a courtier to the Kashmir King Zain -ul-Abidin before taking the path of renouncing the worldly ties. Visited by thousand of devotees, the shrine is seen in full activities with people of all religion offering prayers.

Gulmarg Biosphere Reserves

The protected reserve area is situated at a distance of 48 km from Srinagar to its south west. It is well known for some of the best preserved rare species and even few endangered ones that include the musk deer. The reserves also boasts a rich avi -fauna population those that can be seen in the winter days when the migratory ones flock the reserve from the hotter regions.

Tangmarg

32km, is the famous stopover enroute to Gulmarg. Connecting Gulmarg by a 13 km metal road and an exciting 5 km trekking route. During Winters, warm clothes, long boots and water proofs are available on hire.

Drang

3.5km from Tangmarg, a motorable road leads to this famous picnic spot. A day trip from Gulmarg can be made far enjoying at the Ferozepur nallah ‘river’. Once a Tax collection point while passing into the Valley, ‘Drang’ has now became a favorite tourist spot among visitors who enjoy a get-together over lunch along the riverside.

Alpather Lake (Frozen Lake)

Found 13 kms from Gulmarg at the foot of the Apharwat peak reaching a height of 4511 meters. 3843 mtrs, 13km, is a one-day trek from Gulmarg via Khilanmarg and 1.5km walk from Gondola Phase II top of Apharwat. The lake is frozen in winters and stays as it is till the middle of June. Lumps of ice are seen floating on the cold waters and the most striking thing is that the ducks are seen walking on the lake instead of swimming. The lake area makes a good horse riding afficiona does starting early in the morning and returning by the evening.

Activities & Tourist Attractions in Gulmarg