Earlier in the year 2016 and 2018 due to local situation of Kashmir, I had to cancel my plan and in 2019 I again planned for Great Lakes Trek and lucky to complete it before another lockdown of Valley in the month of August 2019. I don’t have any friends to join with me for this difficult trek and hence I planned to join any other group. I finalized the trek guide Mr. Riyaz (Trekkashmir/
Alpinelakestrek) who is well known to me due to my past trek in that region with him. He informed me that there is one group of foreign tourists for 13th July, 2019 batch and I decided to join them. It was ultimately superb experience with foreign citizens. There were 4 from Singapore, 2 from Taiwan, 6 from Thailand with a lone Indian Traveller making the count to 13.
Short itinerary
Day 1- 12th July 2019: Ahmedabad to Srinagar
Day 2- 13th July 2019: Srinagar to Sonamarg (Base Camp)
Day 3- 14th July 2019: Sonamarg to Nichnai
Day 4- 15th July 2019: Nichinai to Vishnusar Lake via Nichinai Pass
Day 5- 16th July 2019: Vishnusar and Kishansar Lake
Day 6- 17th July 2019: Vishnusar to Gadsar via Gadsar Pass
Day 7- 18th July 2019: Gadsar to Gangabal via Satsar (Very Long Day)
Day 8- 19th July 2019: Rest day at Gangabal lakes
Day 9- 20th July 2019: Gangabal to Naranag and Drive back to Srinagar.