Gulmarg Gondola ferried over a million tourists, earned Rs 108 cr revenue last year

Gulmarg, January 5

Asia’s highest cable car project, locally known as Gulmarg Gondola, ferried one million tourists and earned a revenue of Rs 108 crore in 2023, the Tourism Department has said.

“During the year gone by, more than a million tourists (10,13,458) enjoyed the rides of the Gondolas, enabling the J&K Cable Car Corporation to earn a revenue of more than Rs 108 crore,” an official of the Tourism Department said.

The official said the figures were encouragingly higher than the 2022 figures, which stood at Rs 91 crore in revenue and 8.50 lakh tourist rides. Tourists describe the experience of Gondola as surreal.

“The people of Gondola are so friendly. My daughter felt cold and these people helped her with everything they could,” Kian Tan, a tourist from Vietnam, said, adding, he is keen to visit the place once again. “It was an amazing ride. The bookings were seamless. I invite people from all across to enjoy the experiences of Gulmarg Gondola,” Akshay, a non-resident Indian from London, said.

Shubham and Ajat, who are visiting Gulmarg for the first time, were fascinated by the arrangements and sanitation at both the phases of Gulmarg Gondola.

The J&K Cable Car Corporation runs and manages the Gulmarg Gondola, considered the flagship attraction of Kashmir tourism. It is possibly India’s most popular ropeway, and at a height of 14,000 ft, Asia’s highest operating cable car.