Introduction:
Kashmir Great Lakes Trek is India’s Pride. It won’t let any of its visitors go empty. Their minds will accompany the peace, joyness, and memorable moments that last forever. The Beauty of it plays a major role in everything. It is surely a great place among all bucket list trips on your list. Kashmir itself is fond of beauty, simplicity and Incomparable thing on earth. In addition, colorful lakes, meadows , flowers is like adding sugar to the sweetest honey. You’ll surely fall for the beauty of it in the next second you’ve seen it. Neelum Valley Kashmir treks are greatly friendly to boost up our physical fitness, mental strength as well as balancing our emotions. You can enjoy your vacation with lot of best memorable moments throughout your entire life. You can challenge yourself to stand against the beauty not to fall for it. Kashmir Great Lakes Trek is surely made for the man kind creature.
Calling out your days here is really a blissful moment in your life. You really can’t get over the beauty it offers.
Itinerary
Day 1:
After you arrived to Srinagar, you need to make a 3 hour drive to shitkadi. The transportation will be available at 1:30 pm by shaik Feroze tours and travels, sathu etc. If you opt can, it costs 2500. At the trek there would be some sort of formalities such as health screening, verification of documents etc. All this procedure starts from 4 pm. So, make a plan to reach there by 4pm.
DAY 2:
Your second day involved with a trekking from shitkadi to nichnai which is all about 11.6 km. It’ll probably consumes 6 and half hours. There is no worry regarding the difficulty level of trek. It is moderate.
DAY 3:
You’ll be aheading from Nichnai to Vishnusar. Here you’ll pass 13.5 km which probably consumes 7 hours. It’s difficulty level is also moderate, so there is no reason for you to worry.
DAY 4:
Today it’ll be exciting, you move from Vishnusar to Gadsar via Gadsar Pass. The trek covers almost 16 km within 7 and half hours. It is moderate type of trek. So, everyone can reach summit without any doubt.
DAY 5:
Today is your nearest destination spot tour which is from Gadsar to Satsar. The trek covers 11.5 km within the duration of 4.5 hours. The level is moderate.
DAY 6:
Here from Satsar to Gangabal is your task today which is of 9 km within 6 hours. Today is probably difficult as the trek region is suggesting difficulty level. Ascendings and descendings will reflect some sort of toughness.
DAY 7:
Travelling from Gangabal to Naranag and immediate drive to Srinagar is your return schedule. Here it was just 13km within 6 hours. The difficulty level is moderate while returning from summit to back of your journey.
Trek Details
The altitude of the Kashmir Great Lakes Trek is 13750 ft. Its Trek Type is High Altitude Trekking.
The Trek Grade Moderate – Difficult ( Difficulty level is subjective )
Its Duration is 6 Nights/7 Days
The Distance of the trek is 70 – 75 km ( split over 8 days )
The starting point of the is Sonmarg
The Trek Pickup and Drop is Srinagar ( Tourist Information Centre )
The Pickup Start Time is 1 – 2 PM.
The Drop-off Time is 6 PM (approx) ( Book return flights post 7 PM )
The Cellular Network available over the trek is Only POSTPAID Airtel/JIO Sim work. Prepaid Sims don’t work
Things to Carry
Trekking Shoes which are more flexible than common sport shoe.
A backpack of 50 to 60 litres with sturdy straps and a supporting frame. Rain cover for a backpack is essential to rescue yourself if there was sudden rain.
Having a foldable backpack weights less and sunglasses are suggestable.
Gloves and socks are recommendable.
Medical kit, toiletries are mandatory.
Safety
We are very alert in taking care of safety measures. You’ll be guided ahead according to the timings, food, trekking etc. You’re not allowed to choose individual paths in between the trekking. Medical issues are reported ahead, so that guiders can take care of the situations precisely. Leaders are experienced in trekking. So, you don’t need to have worries regarding it.