Todays trail is mix of ascends and descends passing gorgeous rolling meadows. After these ascends we enter a pine/birch forest . After 3 hrs on this trail we arrive at Shokdari top. Enjoy bird's eye view of the Thajawas glacier and the beautiful Sonmarg town. After lunch at Shokadari top we continue on this trail, the trail turns into steep descends as we enter the massive Nichnai meadow. From here we will trek for an hour to reach our camp at Nichnai , a hot cup of Qahwa awaits our arrival.

Make sure you have a hearty breakfast for the extra dose of stamina. Todays trail will put your lungs and legs to test. We start our ascend to one of the three passes, the pass we will be ascending is the Nichnai Pass at 4080 mts. We start our ascend after crossing a icy stream while leaving the vast Nichnai meadow behind. We will pass through high altitude grazing pastures of goats and sheep, this is a hours hike which seems never ending. After crossing the pass we enter into the Vishanasar valley known for its various medicinal plants. Once we enter Vishnasar valley we break for a lunch before resuming our trek to vishansar lake. Our camp site is 10 minutes away from the lake.

We leave our camp while admiring the Vishnasar lake . As we start our ascend and leave the Vishnasar behind to meet its cousin Krishnasar Lake which lies over a ridge not far from its cousin. We start our ascend towards its eastern shore also entering the highest pass on this trek - the Gadsar at 4180 mts. This ascend is steeper than Nichnai. We will take an average time of 2 hours depending on the pace to ascend this pass. Once we reach the top we get a birds eye view of the vishnasar valley situated between the twin lakes of Vishnasar and Krishnasar which are also source of Neelam river. From the top we descend into the Gadsar valley and have lunch before moving on to our camp at Kostour Kot. The Gadsar valley is a canopy of lush green mountains , rolling meadows and alpine flora. We check in to our camp at Kostour Kot.

Today is the shortest day of the trek ! Happy Much! The trail is relatively easy with flat paths. On leaving Gadsar pass we ascend our way to the meadow of Rasbal. The trail leads us to the fertile meadow of Rasbal and through 7 small lakes of Satsar. We will find icy rivers give us a peak and disappear underground through the boulders. We continue our trek and camp at Megandoab at the foothills of the third pass of Zajibal

A divine experience awaits us today. We come face to face with mount Haramukh at 5300 mts. The sight is to be seen to be believed, but lets first get there ! We start todays trail by criss -crossing boulders and gradually ascending to the third and final pass on this trek. The Zajibal pass at 4080 mts. It takes approx. 3 hours of alpine trekking to to reach the top of Zajibal pass. Once at the top we can view mount Haramukh in its glory towering at 5300 mts right in front of us , at its foothill lie the twin lakes of Gangabal and Nundkol. One can also view the distant Kolesar lake. We descend the pass to make camp at Gangabal lake. We indulge in Lunch at the lake and soak in the divine atmosphere.

We exit these hidden valleys today and return to the urban jungle! Our trail from Gangabal is an easy one. Mostly descends and flats as we pass through the meadows of Trunkhol. We continue the descend and enter the tree line at Naranag village passing through pine forests of Bodpathri. Once we cross the pine forest we take lunch and start the drive back to srinagar. It takes approximately 2-3 hours to reach srinagar.

All good things come to an end! Post breakfast Ecohunters ground staff will pick you up from the hotel and drop you at the airport for departure.