Places to See in Gulmarg

Witness the ravishing beauty of the lush green meadows

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Places to See in Gulmarg

Gulmarg is a peaceful hill station in Jammu & Kashmir, known for its wide green fields, snow-covered peaks, and cool climate throughout the year.

It's surrounded by tall pine forests and offers beautiful views of the Himalayas. In summer, the meadows bloom with wildflowers, and in winter, the entire area turns into a white snowy valley. The natural beauty and calm setting make it one of the best places to visit in Gulmarg. If you're planning a relaxed mountain trip, this is one of the top tourist attractions in Gulmarg.

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Gulmarg Gondola

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Phase 1 – ?740; Phase 2 – ?950 (per person, approx)

December to March for snow; May to June for clear views

One of the highest cable cars in the world, with scenic Himalayan views

Apharwat Peak

Accessible via Gondola Phase 2 (Gondola hours apply)

Included in the Phase 2 Gondola ticket

December to March for skiing; May to September for trekking

Snow-covered peak near LOC, panoramic views, ski slopes

Khilanmarg Valley

Open all-day

Free

March to September for blooms; Dec–Feb for snow

Alpine meadows, wildflowers in summer, snow in winter

Gulmarg Golf Course

8:30 AM – 10:00 PM (seasonal)

Approx ?800–?1,000 for a round (plus rental charges)

May to September

One of the world’s highest golf courses, lush meadows, and pine trees

St. Mary’s Church

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Free

Year-round (especially pretty in snow during winter)

100+ year old Victorian-style church, wooden interiors, peaceful ambience

5 Sightseeing Places in Gulmarg

 Gulmarg has numerous things to see and do in store for you. Below are some of the best things to do in Gulmarg, Kashmir, that make it the perfect holiday destination. 

Bota Pathri

One of the quietest sightseeing places in Gulmarg, Bota Pathri, is near the Line of Control and is open only during certain months. Surrounded by pine trees, Bota Pathri is calm and uncrowded. You can spot a few tea stalls and local vendors selling snacks like kulcha and kawa. Pony rides are also common here.

Strawberry Valley

This peaceful tourist point in Gulmarg is known for its wild strawberries that grow during early summer. It’s a good spot for photos and walks. You’ll see locals selling fresh berries and tea along the way. The valley isn’t crowded, so it’s perfect if you want to take a slow break from busy spots.

Outer Circular Walk

A favourite among walking lovers, this trail is one of the most scenic sightseeing places in Gulmarg. It circles the town and shows off open forest views and snow-covered peaks. You might meet local shepherds, see wooden homes, or sip tea from stalls on the way. Best enjoyed during early morning or golden hour.

Maharani Temple

Located right in Gulmarg, this small Shiva temple is a well-known tourist point in Gulmarg. It was built by a Dogra queen and is over 100 years old. You’ll find a peaceful vibe, soft temple bells, and small stalls selling prasad and sweets like barfi. The bright red roof makes it easy to spot.

Tangmarg–Gulmarg Road

This scenic road is more than a route—it’s one of the most underrated sightseeing places in Gulmarg. The pine trees, snowy paths (in winter), and peaceful villages make the drive beautiful. Local dhabas serve hot samosas, kahwa, and rajma-chawal. Many tourists choose to ride a pony or hire a local jeep for this stretch.

Top 8 Attractions in Gulmarg 

Kongdori (Mid-Point for Gondola)

Kongdori sits between Gulmarg town and the top station of the Gondola. Surrounded by tall deodar and kail trees, this area opens up to green meadows in summer and white snow in winter. You can spot the Pir Panjal range clearly from here. It’s one of the most famous places in Gulmarg for mountain views and snow activities.

Shark Fin Viewpoint

This spot is shaped like a shark’s fin and gives a sharp, high view of the valley. It’s popular with offbeat skiers and snowboarders. The place is quiet, with fresh air and full views of snowy ridges. It’s a peaceful tourist attraction in Gulmarg if you want a break from crowds.

Ningli Nallah

A glacier-fed stream from the Apharwat range, Ningli Nallah flows through pine forests and open fields. In spring, the area is full of wild daisies, blue poppies, and yellow buttercups. Tourists usually sit here to dip their feet or enjoy a picnic. It’s a soft sightseeing place in Gulmarg for slow walks and calm hours.

Drung Waterfall (Near Tangmarg)

Drung is a fast-flowing waterfall that freezes in winter into big ice sheets. During other months, you can hear the loud splash from far away. Small tea stalls around the spot make it perfect for short breaks. It’s one of the more popular tourist points in Gulmarg for people visiting by road.

Army Café Viewpoint

This small viewpoint near an army café gives open views of the meadows and forest trails. Many travellers stop here for chai while watching the slopes covered with pine trees. It’s a good photo stop and one of the quiet tourist spots in Gulmarg along the drive.

Lien Marg Trek

Lien Marg is a summer trail filled with flowers and tall trees. The route starts near Drang and moves through hills, making it a beginner-friendly trek. Locals often bring packed lunch and rest here in the sun. It’s a scenic tourist attraction in Gulmarg for light trekking and nature views.

Baba Reshi Shrine Trail

The trail leads to Baba Reshi, a well-known religious site just below Gulmarg. It’s believed that praying here brings peace and good luck. The area is surrounded by pine trees, and people often walk the route during snow season. It’s a cultural and spiritual spot among the famous places in Gulmarg.

Fayulla Top

Fayulla Top is a lesser-known viewpoint that opens up to large valleys and thick pine forests. The road here is rough, but the views are wide and open. On clear days, you can see snow peaks and hear birds calling. It’s a good tourist point in Gulmarg for people who want quiet nature time.

The best places in Gulmarg offer more than just snow views — they bring you close to nature, calm surroundings, and easy mountain walks. From pine-covered trails like Khilanmarg Forest Walk to peaceful spots like Fayulla Top and Army Café Viewpoint, every corner feels quiet and refreshing. It’s a place to enjoy fresh air, warm kahwa, and slow moments — away from city rush, but full of little things to explore.

Alpather Lake in Gulmarg

The wildlife warden munnar PO, idukki dist.kerala, india

Sandwiched between mighty mountains and lush green meadows covered with wildflowers, the Alpather Lake located in Gulmarg is spellbinding. This lake stays frozen until most part of the year. Even if you visit in mid-June, you will get to see the frozen version of Alpather lake. Summertime lasts from May to September and thi...

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Apharwat Peak in Gulmarg

The wildlife warden munnar PO, idukki dist.kerala, india

Apharwat Peak is one of the main attractions of Gulmarg tourism. Ski-lovers always find their way to this summit to enjoy their hobby. This place is sure to provide you an out of the world experience while skiing. Since Kashmir is popularly known as the Switzerland of India, you would not deny this post your visit to Apharw...

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Ningle Nallah in Gulmarg

The wildlife warden munnar PO, idukki dist.kerala, india

Ningle Nallah is just 10kms away from the Gulmarg town. Mountains always have wild stream and rivulets flowing here and there. Ningle Nallah is one such mountain stream that has become a popular tourist attraction of Gulmarg. Either side of the stream is like a painted canvas of green meadows with wildflowers. The gurgling ...

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St. Mary`s Church in Gulmarg

The wildlife warden munnar PO, idukki dist.kerala, india

Every tourist destination has some religious places among the sought-after tourist spots. Religious places are mostly characterized by architectural excellence of our ancestors. This 100 years old church stands sturdy and tall even after so many years.

However, St. Mary’s Church of Gulmarg did receive some renovation and ...

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Golf Course in Gulmarg

The wildlife warden munnar PO, idukki dist.kerala, india

Gulmarg golf course is also amongst the few largest 18-hole golf courses in our country. For golfers, this is a dream golfing destination in India. Tourists love to visit this place to golf, or to learn to golf. Golfing in Gulmarg started as early as the 1920s, when India was British India. Since then, the golf course has c...

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Jay's 9 days trip to Gulmarg

Had a great experience with alja tours and travels. If you want finest Hospitality just go for them our tour operator was miss mahek have any problem solution would be just one call away. Overall great experience

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Manisha's 6 days trip to Gulmarg

Hi aadi, Thankyou for planing the iternary so well and choosing the best available options for us in Kahsmir. Thoroughly enjoyed and had fun. Happy that I chose Alja for this trip. Thanks for your coorperation throughout.

Manisha Arun Mangalore

Preeti's 7 days trip to Gulmarg

Hi I booked a trip for Kashmir with them … we had awesome experience with them regarding hotels & cab driver Nisar Bhai he made sure we visit all places & guided about the nearby things as well … & especial thanks to Mehek from Alja tours & travels , she was available all the time before the trip & even after the trip making sure that we had great experience & she takes prompt actions.

Preeti Verma Lucknow

Iamdipakmitra's 6 days trip to Gulmarg

It was a wonderful experience with alja tour & travels.mr aadi gave us best itinerary,help every moment of the tour.danish ji was a very good driver and helpful person.we cannot imagine such a smooth cost effective hassle-free tour without alja.thank you so much for such a warm welcome in kashmir.recommended to everyone.

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Shaan's 6 days trip to Gulmarg

I want travel with this team and all of experience was good

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Vinay's 4 days trip to Gulmarg

My experience before completing the booking and after was completely different. I ditched the other travel agent whom i had almost finalised on travel triangle and choose Breezy travels (for the review that they claimed to have). But, the responsiveness before completing the booking was not there later on, especially when I wanted them during the course of trip. As a traveller, I expect my travel agent to stay in touch and take feedback atleast once at the end of day. But, there was nothing from Breezy travel and infact, even till date, She has not made any attempt to check how my trip went. Thats because, She know what my response would be. Major concerns- 1. From the beginning I made it very clear that the booking is done with a condition for visiting Teetwal, which is close to LOC, which required permit. Travel agent assured me that she has spoken to concerned officials and took all our IDs. But, nothing she did. After arriving at Srinagar she told (upon checking multiple times) that the driver will handle everything. Our visit to Teetwal was not at all certain even on the day of our visit. The driver just took us to DC office which was closed because of weekend! Upon telling this she asked us to go to Kralpora police station and told driver is all aware and he will handle it. When we reached Kralpora police station the driver happily left me handle all of this and sat with his mobile phone. What a joke! I had to use my own contacts and eventually got the permit. Wasted over 1 hour due to this mishap. 2. Due to space constraint we upgraded to TT from Crysta from Day 2 and that was the mistake. The vehicle was not in condition (driver clearly mentioned this when he took the TT for getting minor maintenance done. Greasing was done and told this vehicle was idle for a long time). Really ? You took additional Rs. 8500 for this junk vehicle with which we need to travel 160+ kms one way in rough terrain?! As expected, the vehicle broke down after couple of hours and we lost almost 1 and a half hour. We ended up reaching Teetwal late, ruining our plans. 3. There was an unwanted de-tour while returning from Kupwara and instead of taking a straight route, the driver took some interior route, touched Baramulla and arrived at Srinagar. This not only delayed our arrival by 1 hour 30 mins, but also put us in a tense situation. This was completely uncalled for citing there is some religious procession when the road was shit empty. You cannot make your guest have an uncertain time. 4. The driver showed a very casual attitude throughout the trip and never paid attention to our request. AC wasnt turned on when the weather was damn hot in Srinagar (despite agreeing to pay the charges). To Breezy travels- your driver had a dedicated fan on top of him and he made us sit in hot weather. Yeah, you say no one in Kashmir use AC. But we do!. Furthermore, we ended up missing visiting few places due to his careless and lethargic behaviour. We made a mistake by being very nice to him, taking care of his stay in Teetwal and food during entire trip since he was diabetic. We get this for the care we showed. Driver should be treated as a driver!. 5. There was no clear communication on Shikara ride and when we went to the Ghat, we did not get what the lady told. Since we just wanted to be done with it, we completed the ride which was completely waste of time as they make us visit their shop for purchase even on dal lake!. Let the people enjoy their vacation! 6. While dropping us back to the airport the driver asked for AC charges and i outright rejected and Breezy travels were immediately involved. To my surprise, their statement was 'You have to pay AC even if it's used for sometime'. Madam, as communicated on call, I pay for what I get. If i ask the driver to turn on the AC, he should. If I ask him to turn it off, he should. Only then I am obligated for payment. Its not like the driver switches on and off as he please and ask me to pay for all days. It was very evident that the AC was not working properly, the temperature was not set lower than 26 degrees and we traveller's were taken for granted! The driver still took 1200 in the form of tips and AC charges. We just wanted to be done with him and paid and left. Few pros- 1. Hotel Kareem residency stay was good only for 3rd night stay since I spoke to the hotelier and got my rooms changed. Requested change of hotel to travel agent on 1st day and no outcome so took this on my own hands and spoke to hotel for change of rooms for my return stay. 2. Food in Kareem residency was very good. I understand they are running on 50% offer so all the travel agents have flocked this hotel and that is good for traveller's. 3. Driver and car given for 1st day was so good. We missed the driver (Mr. Riyaz) on remaining days and will directly get in touch with him when I visit next time. A note to travel agent. 1. Please ensure you speak to travellers during the trip. Booking the hotel and cab is not the end of your duty. 2. Even to this date; 15th July 2025 travel agent has not made any efforts to seek a feedback on the trip. I wanted for a week and then submitting this to travel triangle to seek a fair audit on service standards. 3. You are obligated to take all payments through travel triangle. Please dont insist for direct payment citing avoidance of convenience fee as travellers know what they incur.

Vinay Kashyap Bengaluru

Vaibhav's 6 days trip to Gulmarg

So I booked a HoneyMoon Package to Kashmir with TravelTriangle and got an amazing deal with there travel agents GallopTravels with Miss. khusboo and Ms. Kritika From TravelTriangle. They both are super professional when it comes to performing there respective duties. The Cab driver provided was completely suitable for what I requested for the driver to be very helpful, generous Mr. Mehraj. The Only minor issue which i faced was the last day stay in HouseBoat. The decoration and HoneyMoon Cake was to be provided on the Housboat with Candle Night dinner but the Caretake failed to put on efforts with the decorations and failed to arrange the Cake or any alternative. Raised the issue with Ms. Khusbhoo from Gallop. She on her end looked into the matter but the decoration which was only 4 balloons which were hanging defalted before our arrival on Boat. one more issue which I raised with Ms. khusboo was the behaviour of the caretaker who looked on staring my wife when she wore a below Knee dress for our complimentary shikara ride which she was feeling uncomfortable because of this guy's behaviour had to change to jeans and top. And during our candle night dinner I requested this guy to not to come during the dinner If i need something i will call you but only after 10 minuted of our candle night dinner moment i again entered unexpectedly opening all the Lights spoiling our candle night dinner. If i somehow ignore this last day's stay everything was perfect. This last day is not the fault of Travel Triangle or Gallop Travels i dont blame them for the same but i blame that houseboat caretaker with such cheap/narrow mentality. Rest assured Travel Triangle is one option for me for my future journeys. Regards.

Vaibhav Kaushik New delhi

Vineet's 4 days trip to Gulmarg

Petals of chinar.. a hotel in srinagar and our package, They delivered the water bottles after three hours. If we order non-vegetarian food, that's what we should get, but in many places we get vegetarian food. Plz tell the agency to be serious about basic services. Hotel of sonamarg its best,also pahalgam. communication by the travel agency is good. Affordable tour package.

Vineet Kulkarni Srinagar airport

Amit's 5 days trip to Gulmarg

Overall the trip to Kashmir is nice and a must visit place for the travelers once in a lifetime. The place is really a heaven but need certain points of improvements regarding uncertainty/ unforeseen events, safety & security, overprice/overbudget places & over tip culture everywhere despite of best services. Trip was organized fine by 'Travelancer kashmir' company via agent Iqra madam initially and then Ishrat madam, however there are some issues wrt itinerary provided by the company regarding compliances/ follow up of hotels ratings and their hospitality/ services which needs to be taken seriously further in future for other Travelers.

AMIT KUMAR Kashmir

Iftekhar's 3 days trip to Gulmarg

The hotel was good but needs a lot of improvement, basically facilities were not available like water and electricity. Sonmarg and Gulmarg

Iftekhar Ahmed Wardha

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FAQ's of Gulmarg

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Yes, there's a forest trail that takes 1.5–2 hours on foot. It's steep but scenic in summer and early autumn.

 

Even in spring, evenings are cold. Carry warm jackets, thermals, and walking shoes—snow patches may still be there.

 

Mostly yes, especially Jio and BSNL work well, but signals can be weak on treks like Khilanmarg or Fayulla Top.

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