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Things to Do in Gulmarg: Top Sights, Timings & Season

India's most serious ski terrain and one of the world's highest cable cars, 105 minutes from Srinagar. Gulmarg sits at 2,650 m, 1h 45m from Srinagar, and works best between Dec,…

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Altitude
2,650 m
District
Baramulla
Type
hill station
Best months
Dec, Jan, Feb, Apr, May, Jun

India's most serious ski terrain and one of the world's highest cable cars, 105 minutes from Srinagar. Gulmarg sits at 2,650 m, 1h 45m from Srinagar, and works best between Dec, Jan, Feb, Apr, May, Jun. Gondola Phase 2 to Apharwat closes on heavy-snow mornings and in high wind — check at the Phase 1 counter on the day, not the night before.

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Gulmarg in brief

Altitude
2,650 m
District
Baramulla
Type
hill station
Best months
Dec, Jan, Feb, Apr, May, Jun
Distance from Srinagar
50 km
Drive time
1h 45m
Peak season
Dec–Feb for snow, Apr–Jun for meadows
Road
Metalled throughout via Tangmarg. Snow chains and 4x4 commonly needed Dec–Feb.

What to see in Gulmarg

  • Gulmarg Gondola
  • St Marys Church
  • Alpather Lake
  • Drung Waterfall
  • Stay: luxury resort
  • Stay: mid range hotel

Kashmir in pictures

  • Shikara boats and a lantern-lit houseboat on Dal Lake at sunset, snow peaks behind
    Dal Lake, Srinagar — evening shikara ride
  • Red Gulmarg Gondola cabin climbing above snow-covered pines towards the Pir Panjal range
    Gulmarg Gondola — Phase 1 towards Kongdoori
  • A fast river running over boulders through a green pine valley below snow-capped peaks
    The Lidder valley at Pahalgam
  • Visitors sledging and building a snowman on the snowfield at Sonamarg, glacier peaks behind
    Sonamarg under snow — open May to September
  • Rows of red, yellow and pink tulips below snow-capped mountains at the Srinagar tulip garden
    Tulip garden, Srinagar — a short window each April
  • Terraced fountains and flower beds of a Mughal garden running down towards Dal Lake
    Mughal gardens above Dal Lake, Srinagar
  • A boatman rowing a canopied shikara past a carved wooden houseboat at sunset
    Houseboat and shikara, Dal Lake
  • Group tour travellers photographed together at Srinagar, Pahalgam and Gulmarg
    Group departures across the three main valleys

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Our current packages

Printed rates for our standard Kashmir itineraries. Tap any sheet to read it at full size, or send us your dates for a quote against them.

Prices shown are package totals on the terms printed on each sheet. Airfare, gondola tickets and local union taxi charges are excluded — ask us for a quote against your dates.

Frequently asked questions

How do you visit Kashmir by train?

Trains have long terminated at Jammu Tawi, from where Srinagar is about 260 km by road through the mountains — budget most of a day for that leg. The Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla line has since extended rail towards the valley itself. Services on the newer sections have changed more than once, so check IRCTC for what is actually running on your dates rather than relying on any website, including this one.

Which railway station is nearest to Kashmir?

Jammu Tawi has historically been the practical railhead for the valley, with Udhampur and Katra further along the line towards Srinagar. Rail now runs deeper in on the Udhampur–Srinagar–Baramulla link. Which station suits you depends on current services, so confirm on IRCTC before booking a road transfer to meet a train.

How do you choose a Kashmir tour operator?

Ask three things. What is excluded — a straight operator will tell you the gondola, pony rides and the local union taxis at Pahalgam and Sonamarg are extra, because they are. Who you speak to on the ground if a road closes. And whether the itinerary matches the season: any winter package including Sonamarg is wrong, because it is snowbound. An operator who answers all three plainly is worth more than one quoting the lowest number.

What is included in a full package tour?

On ours: accommodation on the stated meal plan, all transfers and sightseeing by private vehicle, driver allowance, tolls, parking and taxes, plus a one-hour Dal Lake shikara ride. Not included: airfare, the Gulmarg gondola, pony rides, local union taxi charges beyond Pahalgam and at Sonamarg, entry fees to monuments, and personal expenses. Every one of those exclusions is printed on our sheets.

Which Kashmir package should you choose?

Match it to your group size first, because that is what moves the price. Four nights covers the main circuit; five lets you sleep in Pahalgam and on a houseboat instead of returning to Srinagar each night. Then pick the vehicle — a sedan for up to four, an Innova for four in comfort, a Tempo Traveller from eight upward, where the per-head cost falls sharply.

Is it safe to travel to Kashmir right now?

No website should be your source for this, including ours — conditions change and a page written months ago cannot tell you about today. Check your own government travel advisory, and the Jammu & Kashmir administration for local notices, before you book. What we can tell you is what we see on the ground: we are based in Srinagar, and if we think your dates are unwise we will say so rather than take the booking.

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