On the first day of the Great Lakes Trek in Kashmir, our team meets you at the Srinagar Airport at a pre-decided time. From there, we drive to Sonmarg and head to our campsite.

The evening will be spent in getting to know each other, as we prepare for the trek.

Trekking starts on this day with an approx 6-8 hours trek to Nichnai via Shekdur. The trail takes you through meadows, dense forests with Maple, Pine and Bhoj trees. The trek from Shitkadi to Shekdur goes through thick forests of pine trees and will take approx. 2 and half hours. The trek follows the Nichnai Stream as we trek from Shekdur to Nichnai.

A 14 kms trek that takes approx 7 hours. We visit the Vishansar Lake which is just a 15 minutes walk from the campsite - The first lake of the trek and one of the most beautiful ones. Vishansar is visited by hoards of sheep and their shepherds are known for interesting stories. After a quick break, we continue to trek to Kishansar lake, which is at approx 1 and half kms from our camp site.

Today, we start the trek little early in the morning. The trail passes from Vishansar to Gadsar, via Gadsar pass which is the highest point of the trek.

We can see the Kishansar Lake on the way. After the Gadsar lake, we will reach the campsite in 2 hours. Here, we need to check our ID's at an army check point.

On this day of the trek we see two small lakes which are often mistaken as Satsar Lakes. We will visit the Satsar twin lakes, in the afternoon. These twin lakes are between the middle of the mountain.

Day begins with a walk on rocky paths for approx. 1 hour and ascend till Jazz Pass. At the pass, be ready for some breathtaking views of the 4 lakes, Mt. Harmukh and its glacier. We visit the Gangobal Lake, which is one of the largest lakes on the trek.

Descent trek to Naranag which will pass through pine tree forest.

Optional - Drive to Srinagar and stay the night in a boat house, with the team.