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Sandwiched between mighty mountains and lush green meadows

How to Reach Alpather Lake in Gulmarg

A lake that looks just out of a picture postcard

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How to Reach Alpather Lake in Gulmarg

The twin mountains of Alpather, make a triaingular space in between them to accommodate the Alpather Lake. Most months of the year, the lake stays frozen but as the summer months’ approach, the ice leads to ice berg islands and the water claims back its liquid blue state.

Alpather lake lies around 13 kms away from the Gulmarg town. With a backdrop of snow-capped mountains and acres of lush green terrain, this is just the place where you would want to go to escape from the hustle bustle of cities. For adventure seekers and fit tourists, a trek of one-day consisting of thirteen kms, will take you to Alpather Lake from Gulmarg(via Khilanmarg).

If you are not that adventurous on foot, then just take the alternative short hike of 1.5km from the Gondola Phase II of Mt. Apharwat. To reach Phase II, you need to reach Phase I from base first. The base of Mt. Apharwat has a Gondola ticket office from where you can sit on a Gondola to transport you to Phase I. From Phase I you need to take another separate Gondola ride to get to Phase II. The journey through Gondolas is as magnificent as the nature that surrounds it.

Even if that 1.5kms walk does not suit you, then you can hire a pony to take you to the Alpather lake. Just a few bucks and a short comfortable ride is all it takes to reach Lake Apharwat.

Also, if you are a professional rider and got good control over horses, you can hire a horse of your own and reach the lake. It is one pleasant and picturesque ride through green woods. Other tourists who are not professionals are advised to take a guide along with the horse for safety purpose.

This lake is not to be missed in your itinerary, however tight your schedule might get. It is just out of a movie scene and getting here is not difficult at all. There are various means by which every person of every age can get to this beautiful lake. Go ahead and enjoy the dreaminess!

	By Air	By Road	By Train	By Sea
Srinagar to Gulmarg	-	1.2 hours	-	-
Mumbai to Gulmarg	4.0 hours	37.0 hours	30.0 hours	-
Chennai to Gulmarg	4.0 hours	50.0 hours	45.0 hours	-

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Yogesh Mallelwar

Bengluru

Yogesh's 7 days trip to Gulmarg

There was some communication issue from agent and hence we had to wait in the snow for 10-15 mins. Also, the updated hotel name was not shared in the itenary or mail, hence we landed at wrong hotel and again had to get the luggage offloaded and go the right hotel.

Shweta Bajpai

Bengaluru

Shweta's 7 days trip to Gulmarg

Overall our trip was awesome. Thanks to Afreen for arranging everything and communicating things in advance. This made our journey very smooth. If you are planning to travel to Kashmir, please book through this agency. They are very good. You will not face any issues.

Chandel Payal

New delhi

Chandel's 6 days trip to Gulmarg

1. You should ask for Vehicle choice 2. You should pre inform or book gondola tickets or atleast share proper information on when it needs to be booked so like us nobody else miss the chance of visiting Gulmarg.

Abhijit Datta

Haralur

Abhijit's 6 days trip to Gulmarg

It was an amazing experience in Kashmir with Iqra and Maharib travels.the only thing left in our bucket list is the Gulmarg Gondola due to the Eid holiday Sonmarg Glacier, Gulmarg and the New Zealand houseboat

Monojit Dey

Jammu tawi

Monojit's 5 days trip to Gulmarg

Unforgettable trip and managed so beautifully by the travel agents.

Lgodwani

Delhi

Lgodwani's 7 days trip to Gulmarg

Travel agent services were great, Hotels were quite decent.

Atul Nangia

Atul's 6 days trip to Gulmarg

I would like to thanks to Mehwish our travel consultant from Jolly holidays since she was available all the time whenever we need, also she planned our trip as per our requirements,Also driver Bilal was amazing through out the trip he actually went out of the ways for us to make our trip memorable,

Thanks alot Mehwish and Bilal

Ankit Ak Kumar

New delhi

Ankit's 5 days trip to Gulmarg

The hotel which was booked for 1st day was not good. Basic amenities like handwash, room freshner etc. were missing. Location of the hotel was also not that good. Other than this, stay was comfortable. Cab was good. The driver was punctual but impatient. He didn't care about lane driving. He was alw

ays in a hurry as he had a flight to catch. Coming to sightseeing, local sightseeing of Srinagar could be better. On the last day, driver mentioned some important places which could be visited. On the last day, our check-out time from houseboat was 12 noon. But the driver as well as travel agent insisted that we have to check-out at 11 am at amx and we will be dropped to airport. I had booked my flight in the evening so that I could spend some more time and visit some more places (ofcourse at my own cost). I asked them if they could drop me to the airport in the afternoon but they denied and informed that it will be charged. These things can be improved or may clearly be mentioned at the time of booking.

Jkmohan

Hyderabad

Jkmohan's 6 days trip to Gulmarg

Very good agency took care kf everything as promised hotel trident in srinagar not upto mark rest all good Very good

Sayan B

Bangalore

Sayan's 7 days trip to Gulmarg

Thank you Trek De for coordinating our Kashmir Trip. Without your help, it would not be so easy for us. Seherish was our self-executive, she helped us to plan our trip so nicely. But better communication was expected from her when the deal was finalized. Waris is the man to go for the trip. He wa

s always available on the phone to guide us. Thank you for everything. The hotels provided were very nice and made sure we got all the required comforts. Thank you for arranging such nice hotels. The best part of the trip was the driver cum guide (Shakir). He has been an amazing friend, philosopher and guide. Thank you Waris for allocating him to us. He has made our trip so nice. We would like to visit again soon provided you allocate Shakir to our service :). Thank you Waris for everything.

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How to Reach Alpather Lake in Gulmarg

A lake that looks just out of a picture postcard

Quick Information

Best time to visit

Apr - Jun

Ideal Duration

2 - 3 Days

Visa

On Arrival

Starting from

Rs. 5,599

http://jktourism.jk.gov.in/List/ListDetails.aspx?52734E46697354352F5A4453547067576C334D415171474A6B4E6E693632353736497477494156787450553D

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