Kashmir Tourism Guides

Kashmir Great Lakes Trek is a standout among the most wonderful treks in India. This trek is situated above Sonmarg  which lies on the Srinagar-Leh highway.The genuine excellence of Kashmir lies in the shrouded valleys that are not open by street. Until a couple of years back this trek was  not available to regular people and has endless excellent high lakes all through its trails. It takes around eight days to do this trek, yet the vistas abandon you with recollections that would endure forever, and since it's a direct level trek, it can be taken up by fit yet beginner trekkers or even some novices.  A significant number of the Kashmir Great Lakes Trek  are named after divine beings from Hindu folklore and accompany fascinating stories about the source and presence. The most tremendous lakes on this trek are Gangabal, Vishansar, Krishnasar and Gadsar. DIFFICULTY : Moderate. MAX AlLTITUDE : 13750 ft BASE CAMP : Sonmarg DURATION : 8 Days, 7 nights. ...

I have always wanted to visit Kashmir and so when the opportunity arose I went. I knew it is a Muslim state, extremely beautiful, famous for its shawls, houseboats on Dal and Nigeen Lakes and long curfews and a history of violent clashes with the armed forces over Kashmir's desire for independence. I expected it to be flooded with tourists domestic and foreign like the rest of India. It wasn't . Some Indians came and fewer foreigners. In Kashmir people told me visitors think 100 times about going or not going to Kashmir. But I didn't think twice. I like risky destinations. I had seen and read all the reports of violent clashes. The media is full of images of stone pelting in Srinagar and dangerous militants justly killed by a brave Indian armed forces . But there is another side to this conflict and one the media never addresses. Kashmir is Muslim. India is not. India has a broadly common culture. Kashmir is Islamic. Kashmiri is a uniquely different language. The ...