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Tarsar Marsar trek is one of the prettiest summer treks in India, starting from quaint Aru valley (112 kms from Srinagar), it takes you right to the heart of Kashmir. Trekkers get to witness three beautiful alpine lakes namely Tarsar, Marsar and Sundersar, lush grasslands of Lindderwat, shimmering river streams and a chain of snow peaked mountains. This is an easy to moderate trek which makes even a beginner to enjoy the natural bounties that this trek offers. The maximum altitude reached during this trek is 13200 ft above sea level.

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Itinerary of Tarsar Marsar Trek – Kashmir

Day 1: Srinagar – Pahalgam – Aru

Pahalgam in Kashmir is a very notified town in the district of Anantnag. It provides an ideal setting for activities like hiking, trekking, and fishing. Pahalgam is also the starting point of the annual pilgrimage to the holy cave of Amarnath. It is about 100 Km from Srinagar. If you are flying to Srinagar, then you should take a shared cab to Pahalgam and spend the rest of your day here. The drive will take not more than 3 hours. From Pahalgam, Aru is across the Lidder River, and it will roughly take around 30 mins to cover the distance to Aru.

Overnight stay at a camp on twin-sharing basis.

(Dinner included)

Day 2: Aru – Lidderwat

Today we start our trek at around 7AM, because the trek will be a lengthy one than rest of the days. Although, the terrain is not steep and is very gradual ascend but it will take around 6-7 hours to cover the distance of 10 kms from Aru village. The trail takes you into dense fir trees and further upward. After some time suddenly all the dense fir tree vanishes and you end up in a clearing near the Gujjar Huts, called Dalla. After another half an hour of trek you cross two water streams, you can refill your water bottles here as these waters are straight out from glaciers and is very safe to drink. Reach campsite by evening.

Overnight stay at a camp on twin-sharing basis.

(Breakfast, lunch, evening snacks, dinner included)

Day 3: Lidderwat – Sekhwas

From Lidderwat, the curves takes to Hamwas over the stream after soak strolling the trail ranges to Sekhwas at the altitude of 3400 meters. Sekhwas is high Altitude knoll and create huge number of wildflowers along with admirable campsite on shore of Tarsar stream. From Sekhwas there are twin lakes for a day trip Yamsar and Khemsar lakes.

Overnight stay at a camp on twin-sharing basis.

(Breakfast, lunch, evening snacks, dinner included)

Day 4: Sekhwas – Tarsar Lake

We start the day with nutritious breakfast just like other days. Pack our gears up and start walking for another 5 kms. We start moving upwards keeping the water streams to our right. Today we will reach the first lake of the trek – Tarsar Lake. The view of the mountains become grander and more snow-clads become visible. After around 2 hours of trekking the lake is visible, the beautiful blue glacial lake – Tarsar. The best part of today’s trek is you get to camp right beside the emerald blue lake, a perfect place to camp whenever you are on mountains. The most interesting thing about the lake is that it starts changing colors depending on the time of day, season and if viewed from different angles.

Overnight stay at a camp on twin-sharing basis.

(Breakfast, lunch, evening snacks, dinner included)

Day 5: Tarsar – Marsar – Sundarsar – Homwas

Today we cross the ridge which surrounds the Tarsar Lake and start climbing again till the top. After an hour of climb, we start descending to the valley on the other side. Marsar is an hour trek from here and it takes you to a vantage point where you get to see the panoramic view of the beautiful Marsar Lake. After soaking in the beauty for some time we start moving towards Sundarsar Lake, another beautiful Alpine lakes in the region. After spending some more time here we start trekking to Homwas where we will spend our night.

Overnight stay at a camp on twin-sharing basis.

(Breakfast, lunch, evening snacks, dinner included)

Day 6: Homwas – Pahalgam / Srinagar

Today we start descending and take the same route as Day 1. We trek down all the way to Lidderwat and take rest for a while. Later, we start trekking further down for few more hours. Today you can spot all the natural beauty which you might have missed at the first day. After reaching Aru valley, take some break and start your drive to Pahalgam/Srinagar. Your trek ends today.

Stay not included.

Breakfast and lunch included.