Upon arrival at the srinagar airport , Board a vehicle that takes you on a 3 hour drive to shitkari
winding roads that takes you towards kashmir`s golden meadows of sonamarg shitkari
our base camp for the kashmir lakes trek is 3 kms before sonamarg
stay overnight in tents at the open grassy campsite at Shitkari
TREK FROM BASE CAMP TO NICHNAI ( 5 TO 6 HOURS )
Day 2
We start the trek towards Nichnai early morning heading for a moderate ascent of 2 - 3 hours towards the table top village of shekdur
crossing over the stretch of pine forests we reach the bank of Nichnai Nallah breaking for lunch
A gradual ascent along the Nallah brings us to today`s campsite with beautiful views of Nichnai pass ahead
TREK FROM NICHNAI TO VISHNUSAR ( 4 - 5 HOUR )
Day 3
The day`s trek starts with a moderate to steep ascent for 2 hours
reaching the top of Nichnai pass at 4100 m .
we can view the Nichnai lake on the left side while climbing towards the pass
After crossing the pass , we gradually descend for an hour and re-group for lunch
we walk along the meadows in the valley towards today`s campsite just below the Vishnusar lake.
Rest of the day can be used to explore the area around .
Visiting the twin lakes of Vishnusar and kishansar
TREK FROM VISHNUSAR TO GADSAR ( 6 - 7 HOUR )
Day 4
We start the day with gradual ascent crossing the twin lakes.
A steep ascent follows which takes you to the top of Gadsar pass at 4200 m , offering beautiful
views of the twin lakes from the top ,thereafter its a gradual descent followed by an easy walk along
the meadows towards Gadsar lake . we re-group for lunch at the lake continuing afterwards towards the campsite further ahead.
TREK FROM GADSAR TO SATSAR ( 3 - 4 HOURS )
Day 5
Today`s trek takes us across a set of 7 lakes known as SATSAR
we trek uphill from Gadsar campsite for 1.5 - 2 hours before setting into a gentle walk along the Satsar stream to reach Satsar pass . The lakes are spread out just across the pass in a valley
we re-group for lunch on the bank of a lake before continuing further for an hour to our campsite today.A visit meadow surrounded by high ridges on 3 sides
TREK FROM SATSAR TO GANGBAL AND CAMPSITE AT NUNDKOL LAKE ( 4 - 5 HOURS )
Day 6
Today we trek towards the twin lakes of Nundkol and Gangbal , intial ascent takes us towards Zach pass at 4100 m , over a boulder ridden trail
Zach pass affords mighty views of the Harmukh mountain towering over the twin lakes of Nundkol and Gangbal . We break for lunch along a small stream and then climb on to a small ridge over looking the lakes to reach the Nundkol campsite
BUFFER DAY AT GANGBAL LAKE
Day 7
Today is the rest day for the trek , we explore the area surrounding the twin lakes, going over to Gangbal lake and relaxing on its banks .
Harmukh mountain towers over the whole valley , providing astounding views from all directions
we return to the campsite for our farewell dinner and camp fire
TREK FROM GANGBAL TO NARANAG AND BACK DRIVE TO SRINAGAR ( 5 TO 6 HOURS TREK , 4 HOURS DRIVE )
Day 8
Today is the last day and we head back towards civilization.
we start with a gradual ascent , getting out of the valley and then descent towards the tree line to reach at forested trail which takes us to a Tea-shop our lunch break destination then,its a steep descent of 3 hours towards Naranag , an ancient temple settlement and a road -head that connects to srinagar transfer your back-pack to the vehciles waiting for us and sit back and enjoy the drive to srinagar.
