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Gulmarg Tour Package Kashmir | Gulmarg City Tour
Gulmarg is a hill resort of repute, not only for its beauty and prime location but also as being the highest natural golf course of the world, situated at an altitude of 2890 m.
Hub of activity from mid-December to March, Gulmarg is an enviable winter sports resort with all the equipment and training facilities available for skiing, tobo-ganning, ski-bobbing and paragliding along with a T-bar lift, a chair lift and three modern ski-lifts.
53 km from Srinagar, Gulmarg is known as the meadow of flowers and was once a favorite haunt of Emperor Jehangir who collected 21 different varieties of wild flowers from here.
It is the best Ski resort in the country and maintains the high-quality service. It also holds a position as one of the highest
It is the first place to offer heli-skiing in Asia, where a helicopter takes one to the chosen peak from where one can choose one's own descent route.
Sledges and snow cycles are also popular here during winters and trekking opportunities here are numerous.
The 18-hole Gulmarg Golf Club is in existence for 100 years and was established by Sir Neville Chamberlain. The Clubhouse, with its sloping roof, has a rare character.
Golfing holidays here during summers are popular in this lush green bowl covered with a variety of alpine flowers with snow fed streams and rivulets passing through it.
Apharwat Lake is frozen until mid-June and even after that, one can see ice floating in the river.
For the more adventurous trekkers, climbing straight up the boulder-strewn slope of the ridge and descending on the other side to the path is a thrilling exercise.
For those who love horse riding, Alpather Lake makes an exciting excursion for a day, starting early morning and returning late evening.
How to Reach ?
Gulmarg is in Baramula Distt and is 57Kms from Srinagar District .The nearest Airport in Badgam Distt.This Airport is connected with major cities of country. The nearest Rail Head is at Jammu .
The journey from Srinagar to Gulmarg takes approx. 2 hours in bus and may take short time by chartered conveyance. The road to gulmarg is very beautiful and is lined with poplar trees all through.
All sorts of transport is available to Gulmarg from Srinagar bus stand at Batmallo and from various tour and travel opeartors at the prices fixed.
Where to stay ?
Gulmarg boasts of a number of Hotels of various standards which offer good accomodation and meals. Hotels of International standards are also available.
JKTDC has huts on the offer at Gulmarg and all these properties require advance booking from Srinagar when the season is on.
Assistance for booking accomodation can be had from the booking manager at Tourist reception centre Srinagar. The accomodation available there suits all budgets.
What to do ?
Lots of recreational activities are on the offer : Gulmarg offers a beautiful Golf Course where equipment is also available on hire. A Cable Car(Gandola) is also installed which is great hit with tourists and it takes tourists upto Kongdori.
Trek to Alpather Lake can be undertaken which is lake 13 Kms away from Gulamrg. This lake remains frozen even in June. There is another spot called Khilanmarg which offers unparalled view of the Himalayan peaks .
The famous shrine of Baba Reshi is also located near Gul Marg noted muslim saint who is revered by all faiths. Gulmarg-Khilanmarg-Apharwat-Alpather is one of the important trekking routes.
Gulmarg boasts of a number of Hotels of various standards which offer
good accomodation and meals. Hotels of International standards are
also available. JKTDC has huts on the offer at Gulmarg and all these
properties require advance booking from Srinagar when the season is
on. Assistance for booking accomodation can be had from the booking
manager at Tourist reception centre Srinagar. The accomodation available
there suits all budgets.
Recreational Activities in Gumlarg:
Gulmarg offers a beautiful Golf Course where equipment
is also available on hire.
A Cable Car(Gandola) is also installed which is great
hit with tourists and it takes tourists upto Kongdori.
Trek to Alpather Lake can be undertaken which is
lake 13 Kms away from Gulamrg. This lake remains frozen even in June
There is another spot called Khilanmarg which offers
unparalled view of the Himalayan peaks .
The famous shrine of Baba Reshi is also located near
Gul Marg noted muslim saint who is revered by all faiths.
Gulmarg-Khilanmarg-Apharwat-Alpather is one of the
important trekking routes.
Gulmarg is surrounded by dense forests of tall conifers ,Gulmarg is known for unparalled beauty nad is rated as one of the matchless tourist spots of the world.It is famous for Golf hikes and boasts of a beautiful highland golf course. It is premier resort for winter sports in the country.The meadow of Flowers is a world famous tourist spot in the Baramulla Distt of Kashmir. The altitude of Gulmarg is 2730 meters.
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