STRAWBERRY VALLEY

The Strawberry Valley is one of the lesser-known attractions in Gulmarg and thus has preserved much of its nascent beauty with rolling green meadows covered with bright red strawberry farms. Summers are the best time to visit the plantations when the fruits are at their ripest form and it is almost time for a harvest. 

The verdant green meadows with bright red fruits dotting the entire area and clear blue skies above, is a sight straight out of a picture book and one you would certainly not want to miss. The Strawberry Valley in Gulmarg, situated “right behind a hill” as most locals would point out when you are exploring the area, is a little off the beaten path. This largely explains its unspoiled beauty of the place, as it is still free from a heavy descent of tourists. 

Summers are when the valley is at its busiest, being the harvesting time. Ripe red strawberries everywhere make a visit to the veritable garden of Eden, a supremely enthralling one. Tourists are allowed to take a walk along rows of strawberry plantations to soak in the crimson beauty of the surrounding area. You can also carry a basket along and after taking a stroll amid nature’s bounty, enjoy a quiet picnic in the shade of a tree. The sheer charisma and vibrancy that this place exudes had also made it one of the most popular Bollywood shooting locations of the yesteryears.

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Highlights

• The unexplored beauty of the Strawberry Valley makes it especially attractive and therein lies most of its charm
• Best time to visit the Strawberry Valley is in the summer months of March through July. It is also the time of harvesting the fruits and the place turns into a picturesque landscape of scarlet and green
• Apart from feasting your eyes on these crimson berries nearly bursting with juice, you can also taste some fresh strawberries and maybe carry some back home with you
• You can walk down to the valley if your hotel is somewhere close by or hire a private taxi to take you to the destination. Alternately you can also take a horseback ride to the place if you are game for it
• Tourists are allowed to take a stroll amid the rows of strawberry farms. You can also have a small picnic under the shade of a nearby tree here
• You can catch glimpses of the Strawberry Valley in age old Hindi movies