Gulmarg Travel Guide & Tips

Witness the ravishing beauty of the lush green meadows

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Essential Information about Gulmarg

Snow capped mountains, exotic views of the mountains, peace, and serenity are some of the clauses that would be the best to initiate the vital information on Gulmarg, the paradise on earth.

The destination is lined with forested valleys and mountains. The major fact about Gulmarg is that it lacks the crowd which is characteristic of all major hill stations including Shimla and Manali. This is what makes Gulmarg one of the best places for the tourists to visit in the summers. The hill station also provides ample opportunities for the tourists to undertake courses on adventure sports like skiing, mountaineering by practicing in exotic locations.

Other primary places of interest include cable car, trekking tracks and much more. On the valleys in Gulmarg, a lot of sporting events like Golf take place. Gulmarg is one of the best destinations for honeymoons and there are a lot of Bollywood movies that are shot in Gulmarg. There are a good number of tour operators who operate tour programs for tourists. All these tour programs cover most of the places and provide the tourists with an awesome holiday experience.

Stay In Gulmarg

The following information on Gulmarg regarding the weather of Gulmarg during various phases of the year would help the tourists to schedule their visit to the majestic destination. Located in the lap of the Himalayas, the weather of Gulmarg remains cool most of the times. The summers start from the month of March and the temperature varies between 13 degree Celsius and 29 degree Celsius. The weather of Gulmarg remains mild during this time and this is the best time for holidaying at Gulmarg.

Tourists can also enjoy snowfalls in the area during this time. the monsoons last between July and August and are the best time for a visit by all the adventure seekers. The rainfall is moderate and does not hinder any sort of enjoyment by the tourists. The winters last from November onwards when the temperature falls to about -4 degrees Celsius. The season is the best for skiing purposes on the snow-covered mountains. The view of the mountains is a visual treat for the tourists although the extreme climate could cause some problems. All the necessary precautions need to be taken for the children and old tourists for an enjoyable stay.

The major places to visit in Gulmarg include Ningle Nallah, Drung, Alpathar Lake. A map of Gulmarg can be used by the tourists to locate the places of interest and have a memorable holiday. Tourists can also enjoy the large variety of adventure sports that take place at the destination. The information on Gulmarg adventure activities can be easily found online or from any of the local tour operators. There are a good number of hotels available for accommodation in Gulmarg. Most of these can even be found on the map of Gulmarg. All of these accommodation options are priced decently and would fit the budget of every tourist.

Food In Gulmarg

The food in Gulmarg finds a special place in the information on Gulmarg owing to the great variety of lip-smacking dishes and cuisines that are available here. The local delicacies of Gulmarg include Qabargaah (a dish made of lamb), Modur Pulaav (sweet rice) and Muj gaad ( a fish delicacy). Other special cuisines of Gulmarg include Raazma Gogji (kidney beans), Sheer chai (pink tea), Sheekh Kabab (lamb meat). Most of these mouth-watering cuisines can be enjoyed at any of the local restaurants and at affordable prices.

Festivals and Languages Of Gulmarg

As per the information on Gulmarg, the commonly spoken languages by the local people of Gulmarg include Kashmiri and Dogri. Being a tourist destination people can also communicate in English and Hindi as well. Urdu is also spoken in some parts of the place.

The most famous festival celebrated in Gulmarg is the Gulmarg snow festival which is celebrated for two days and the celebrations were initially started to promote tourism in the destination. The festival includes a great number of adventure sports that the tourists can enjoy. The food fair that is organized caters all the local delicacies of Gulmarg at cheap prices. The celebrations of the festival started from 2003 with a motive to promote tourism in Gulmarg. The other common festivals and celebrations in Gulmarg include the blooming festivals of several flowers like the Tulip festival.

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Kirti's 6 days trip to Gulmarg

It was well planned holiday. Kudos to our travel agent, he put a lot of effort to make it comfortable and full of fun. Definitely recommend him for future trips

Kirti Choudhary Delhi

Shaquib's 8 days trip to Gulmarg

Bahut achcha experience tha Kashmir ka Sabhi Kuch bahut achcha tha

Shaquib Nesar Mugalsarai

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

Jay Raithatha New delhi

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.

Iamdipakmitra Hyderabad

Shaan's 6 days trip to Gulmarg

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

Shaan

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

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