Gulmarg (or "Meadow of Flowers") is a town, a hill station and a notified area committee in Baramula district in the Indian controlled area of Jammu and Kashmir.

Tourism

Gulmarg can be accessed from Srinagar (the capital of Kashmir) in about 1 hour by car or bus. The buses will reach Tangmarg in about 45 minutes. From Tangmarg, for the 13 km hill road, jeeps can be hired for reaching Gulmarg hilltop in about 30 minutes. Some searches and identity checks may take place about 5km before Gulmarg. The last jeep down from Gulmarg is available at sunset.

Gulmarg has around 40 hotels of all grades. The peak season starts with the snow fall in December and lasts until June. The charges for one night stay in off season range between Rs 500 - Rs 4000+. The off-season rates usually have a discount of about 60%.

Gulmarg boasts Asia's highest cable car project, the Gulmarg Gondola. The two-stage ropeway ferries about 600 people per hour to and from Kongdoori Mountain, a shoulder of nearby Afarwat Peak (4,200 m (13,780 ft)). The ropeway project is a joint venture of the Jammu and Kashmir government and French firm Pomagalski. The first stage transfers from the Gulmarg resort at 2,600 m (8,530 ft) to Kongdoori Station in the bowl-shaped Kongdori valley. The second stage of the ropeway, which has 36 cabins and 18 towers, takes skiers to a height of 3,950 m (12,959 ft) on Kongdoori Mountain, a shoulder of nearby Afarwat Peak (4,200 m (13,780 ft)). The second stage was completed in a record time of about two years at a cost of Rs 11 crore and opened on May 28, 2005. The French company had also built the first phase of the gondola project, connecting Gulmarg to Kongdoori, in 1998.

Skiing is normally offered from mid-December to mid-May. The JKSCCC also proposes to construct chair lifts which will connect Kongdoori with Merry Shoulder peak for beginners and intermediate skiers. Gulmarg is being mooted as a possible host for the 2010 Commonwealth Winter Games. There are a few places of religious importance near the resort within a 5 to 20 km radius like Baba Reshi, Haji Murad at Kreeri etc.