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Gondola Ride in Gulmarg

One of Asia`s highest as well as longest cable car plans

Tourism in Gulmarg

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About Gondola Ride in Gulmarg

Background history says that the work on the Gulmarg Gondola Project was started by the Government of Jammu and Kashmir in 1987. The whole Gondola ride has two phases: Phases I and II namely from Gulmarg to Kongdoori and Kongdoori to Apharwat Peak respectively. The time taken to complete the first phase is around 10 minutes and the second one gets done in about 12 minutes. The second phase of the gondola ride project was finished really fast. In about two years, the project was done and operational from May 28, 2005. The Gondola system makes use of 19 towers for the operation running between Gulmarg and Kongdoor stretch. This phase is capable of handling 1,500 people at its outer limit on an hourly basis. The second stretch or phase II that goes from Kongdoor to Apharwat, makes use of 18 towers and is capable of handling 600 people per hour.

The Gulmarg Gondola rides serve two purpose: transportation as well as leisurely entertainment. The entire cable car ride high above is extremely scenic and hence enjoyable. Another phase of Gondola ride can also be enjoyed by adventure seekers i.e., from Kongdoori to Marry Shoulder (a popular skiing destination).

Imagine being thousands of feet above the ground and hanging in a cable car with snowcapped mountains right in front of your eyes! This enthralling experience is what the Gondola rides provide tourists. So, this sure cannot be missed from your travel itinerary. Once riding on the Gondola you will get to see a bird’s-eye view of the whole mountainous area. The two phases of the cable car rides cover around 5 kms of total distance.

The two phases of the gondola ride transports around 600 people on an hourly basis, to and from Kongdoori Mountain (which is a part of the Afarwat Peak). The operational timings of the gondola ride is officially 10 AM to 5 PM but it also depends on the weather conditions in both the phases.

During the Gondola ride, you get ample opportunity to take in the beauty of Gulmarg. The weather being always nice and cold there, the Gondola ride is a popular tourist place. If you are looking to reach the summit of the mighty Apharwat peak, this is the only way you can go there. There is no delay in changing the Gondolas between the two phases. The whole transportation system here is managed very smoothly. However, in unlike weather conditions, the operation has to be closed at many occasions. So, make sure you enquire properly before you go, especially in winters that’s harsh in this region.

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    Swapnil Shende04

    Srinagar railway station

    Swapnil's 5 days trip to Gulmarg

    No one contacted me from tour & travels once payment was done. Take extra charge for lunch in emergency situation.
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    Tousifshaikh

    Kalyan

    Tousifshaikh's 6 days trip to Gulmarg

    Our journey begins from Srinagar, we covered Dal Lake and ride of Shikara it's the good experience. Then we go to the Gulmarg and sonmarg it's really Jannat.... Due to some bad news from pehalgam we skip this place. My travel agent, driver is very cooperative and they helping me everytime when I stu
    cked to get any situation... Thanks you so much for providing me such type of good service.... Thanks Travel Tringle and special thanks to Aimen from guided tour and travel.
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    Nilesh Mali

    Pune international airport (pnq)

    Nilesh's 8 days trip to Gulmarg

    It was a great experience. Enjoyed the trip and also the travel agent took very good care of us in the critical times we faced in Pahalgam, during our trip
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    Vishnupriya

    Hyderabad

    Vishnupriya's 6 days trip to Gulmarg

    Thanks for all the support Mehar.. we are extremely glad to visit the beautiful places with your support in this crucial time.
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    Gurram Muralikrishna

    Srinagar international airport

    Gurram's 6 days trip to Gulmarg

    All good with Capture Kashmir tour operator. Ms. Mehak was passionate to organize the tour. Driver Aizeez was decent. The hotel arrangements are good except in the Hotel Devine Oak at Katra. We asked for single room with Quad sharing for 4 persons. Hence the room sizes in Hotel Azizia in Srinagar,
    Frosty mountain in Pahalgam were given good rooms. House boat experience at Srinagar was good except some communication gap between operator and boat organizer. On the whole , the tour went on well with Capture Kashmir. Also Thanks to Travel triangle.
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    Gayatri Nandy

    Mumbai

    Gayatri's 7 days trip to Gulmarg

    Kashmir tours and travel is excellent travel agent.. Faisal was very cooperative and all services provided by him was wonderful we had excellent trip
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    Deepakkathaitmf

    New delhi

    Deepakkathaitmf's 6 days trip to Gulmarg

    It was a great trip. Everybody in the team was supportive and well trained for their respective jobs. Happy with the services. So many best memories of life we have made throughout our tour but the end of the tour made people cry due to Pahalgam attack, Otherwise it’s one of my life’s best experien
    ce.
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    Akshat Saxena

    Faridabad

    Akshat's 6 days trip to Gulmarg

    "Finally, we completed our trip to Kashmir. It started well, as per the itinerary promised by Arooz. However, the Pahalgam attack drastically changed things, and we were eager to leave Kashmir and head back home due to the fear that gripped every face. But then, a magical turn came in our trip and
    I am very much thankful to Arooz(Breezy Travels) and Amir(Our Cab Driver). I messaged Arooz to change our hotel due to the attack, and she assured me that she would take care of it. Within no time, she changed my hotel. When I checked into the new hotel, my family and I felt safe, especially since an Indian army bunker was nearby. I asked Arooz to cancel our houseboat and continue with the hotel. Arooz worked tirelessly to secure a room for one more day, and finally succeeded. Throughout our trip, she kept calling and sending WhatsApp messages to check if we were okay and feeling safe. She even offered us to stay at her home, saying we were her responsibility. Her efforts touched our hearts, and we started feeling safe in Kashmir. We also can't forget our driver, Amir, who was with us for all six days. He became like family, and after the Pahalgam attack, he reassured me, "Don't worry, sir. I'll take a bullet before anything happens to you." He would call me multiple times a day to check if I was okay, if I'd eaten, and sometimes he'd arrive hours early just to boost my morale. The most touching moment was when he brought mangoes and bananas for my little child, saying, "Please take this so your child can have it when they're hungry." He even took me to a bat shop to fulfill my dream of owning a Kashmir willow bat." But I am expecting partial refund as I was like house arrest in hotel for half of my trip which I accept no one's fault, not you, travel agent or anyone... It's just if possible please provide partial refund Sonmarg snow mountains, kashmir willow bat
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    Deependra Rathore

    Jaipur

    Deependra's 5 days trip to Gulmarg

    Really not had a good experience this time with travel traingle, disappoiting. I had to skip some part of my kashmir trip due to pahalgam incident. Have to separtley book my return which cost me extra money and now when i am trying to call travel traingle agents regarding reimbursement of my remini
    ng money as i hav not complted my trip . They are not picking up phone. Very disappointing.
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    Sujit Iter

    Bhubaneswar

    Sujit's 5 days trip to Gulmarg

    The Trip was awesome. It was my most awaited trip to remembered lifeline. Travel agent Farah from Hermosa trips has managed every thing very carefully . The driver provided by agent i.e. Imtiyaz was very helpful and caring. He fulfilled all our requirements including travel, food and shopping. Love
    to recommend all to book your trip through Hermosa trips. Only problem we faced was we had to book flight tickets from Srinagar to Jammu with a much higher price which was not expected. That happened due to landslide in Srinagar Jammu Highway. Though Farah managed the Hotel to airport drop the reschedule costs us Apx Rs 40000 more including that additional flight tickets and another day stay at Hotel . Initially as per package Katra Drop was included. Would have been more happy if any additional help in terms of some refund was there.

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    What is the Gondola Ride?

    The popular gondola ride of Gulmarg is a cable car that takes you from Gulmarg to Kungdoori in phase 1, and then from Kungdoori to Apparwath in Phase 2.

    How high does the gondola take a person?

    The first phase takes people to the height of 8530 ft to Kongdori Station, whereas the second stage of the Gondola goes up to the height of 12293 ft.

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