World’s largest igloo cafe is now open in J&K’s Gulmarg

Kashmir now has another reason to rejoice and attract more tourists. An igloo cafe has opened in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gulmarg, which has now become a new tourist attraction in the union territory. More importantly, it is said to have created the record of being the world’s largest igloo cafe!

The newly opened cafe has a height of 37.5 ft and a diameter of 44.5 ft. Syed Wasim Shah, creator of the igloo claimed that it was the world’s largest cafe of its kind. He elaborated that as per the Guinness Book of World Records, the biggest igloo cafe is in Switzerland, with height as tall as 33.8 ft and diameter 42.4 ft, so, the igloo cafe he built is larger than that.

He added that he first saw this concept in Switzerland a few years back, where they have such hotels that come equipped with all modern facilities. He added that since Gulmarg sees a lot of snow, he thought why not start this concept here.

He also added that he created an igloo cafe last year as well, and claimed that it was Asia’s biggest.

Syed stated that they created the cafe in two steps with a staircase. Around 40 people can eat there at a time. He also informed them that it took 64 days to complete it.

According to him the thickness of this igloo cafe is around 5 ft, and they are hopeful that it will stand there till March 15, after which they will close it for public.

So if you are in Gulmarg during this time, don’t miss this tourist attraction for sure.