Gulmerg

  • Address

    Ghat No 8 Opposite New Park Hotel,
    Dal Lake, Srinagar, Jammu And Kashmir
  • Email address

    houseboatseahawk@gmail.com
  • Contacts info

    + 91 9796554074
    +91 7889797990

Gulmerg

Gulmarg’s legendary beauty, prime location andproximity to Srinagar naturally make it one of the premier hill resorts in the country. Originally called Gaurimarg by shepherds, its present name was given in the 16th century by Sultan Yusuf Shah, who was inspired by the sight of its grassy slopes emblazoned with wild flowers. Gulmarg was a favourite haunt of Emperor Jehangir who once collected 21 different varieties of flowers from here. Today Gulmarg is not merely a mountain resort of exceptional beauty- it also has the highest green golf course in the world, at an altitude of 2,650 m, and is the country’s premier ski resort in the winter.

The journey to Gulmarg is half the enchantment of reaching there– roads bordered by rigid avenues of poplar give over to flat expanses of rice fields interspersed with picturesque villages. Depending on the season, nature’s colours could be the translucent green of spring, summers rich emerald, or autumns golden hues, when scarlet chillies festoon windows of village homes. After Tangmarg, the climb to Gulmarg begins through fir-covered hillsides. At one point, known simply as View Point, travelers generally stop their vehicles for a, few minutes and look out a spectacle of snow-covered mountains, almost within touching distance.

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