Gondola Rides
Online bookings of Gondola tickets, PhaseOnline bookings of Gondola tickets:
Phase 1: Rs 860 per person.
Phase 2: Rs 1060 per person.
Total cost: Rs 1920 for both phases.
Gulmarg boasts Asia's highest and longest 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 Apharwat 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 Kongdori 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 3,747 m (12,293 ft) on Kongdoori Mountain, a shoulder of nearby Apharwat Peak (4,200 m (13,780 ft)). The second stage was completed in a record time of about two years at a cost of 180,000,000 Indian Rupees (i.e. approximately US$4.5 million) and opened on May 28, 2005. The French company had also built the first phase of the gondola project, connecting Gulmarg to Kongdori, in 1998.
Gondola Cable Car Riding Levels:
The cable car ride takes place in two levels/stages.
Phase I: from the Gulmarg resort to Kongdori Station (2600 m) in the bowl-shaped Kongdori Valley, which takes 9 minutes to reach.
Phase II: from Kongdori Station to Kongdoori Mountain (3747 m), the shoulder of Apharwat Peak, which takes 12 minutes.
The timing of the gondola is from 9:00 AM (IST) to 5:00 PM (It's highly dependent upon the weather at both stages).
The gondola can carry six people at a time. Free for children below 3 years.
Book your Gondola tickets online through us to save your time from waiting in long queues outside the ticket counter.