Journeys / Kashmir

Gulmarg: A Winter Escape

Snow, fireplaces and Srinagar in winter

Best time to go
Dec–Mar
From
₹72,000per person, based on two sharing, excluding flights
Ideal length
5 nightsShorter or longer on request

Kashmir under snow is another country. Ski or sledge in Gulmarg with a private instructor, ride the Gondola high above the tree line, then return to Srinagar for a misty houseboat night and a kangri by your side.

Highlights

  • Private ski or snowboard instruction for all levels
  • Gondola Phase 2 for high-altitude powder views
  • Snow-shoe walk through the fir forest
  • A winter night on a heated houseboat

The journey

  1. Day 1

    Into the snow

    Met in Srinagar and driven up to Gulmarg by 4x4.

    Overnight: Ski resort, Gulmarg

  2. Days 2–4

    Gulmarg

    Lessons, the Gondola, snow-shoeing and long evenings by the fire.

    Overnight: Ski resort, Gulmarg

  3. Days 5–6

    Srinagar in winter

    A quiet houseboat night, the frozen edges of Dal and a morning in the old city before departure.

    Overnight: Houseboat, Srinagar

Where you’ll stay

Luxury ski resort

Gulmarg

Spa, heated pool and slope views

Heritage houseboat

Srinagar

Heated rooms on a quiet lake

Included

  • 4x4 transfers with snow chains
  • Accommodation with breakfast and dinner
  • Two days of ski instruction and equipment
  • Gondola tickets as listed

Not included

  • Flights
  • Heli-skiing (available on request)
  • Insurance with winter-sports cover

When this journey works best

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Places on this journey

Srinagar & Dal Lake, Gulmarg

Tell us how you’d like to travel, and we’ll shape the rest

Every CNE journey is private and planned from scratch with one of our specialists in Srinagar, Leh or Jammu. There’s no obligation and no fee to start.