Tarsar Marsar Trek

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Homestay

Dinner 

Drive Distance: 110 KM  |  Drive Duration: 3-4 Hours  |  Altitude: 7960 feet

Arrive in Srinagar by 11:00 AM, If you have opted for transport with Hikers 360, please ensure you board our vehicle from Dal Lake in Srinagar by 12:00 PM and that takes you on a 4-hour drive to Aru Valley, which is close to one of Kashmir's famed tourist destinations of Pahalgam. If you are travelling on your own, you can hire a private cab or shared taxi to reach the Aru Valley. Arrive in Aru basecamp at the latest by evening 3-4 PM. Pahalgam is best known for its scenic beauty. The famous Amaranth Yatra starts from here, and one of the best mountaineering and winter sports institute Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering (JIM), is located in Nunwan-Pahalgam. In the peak summer season, you can do water sports like rafting, Tubing and all. Aru is our base camp for this Tarsar Marsar Trek. In winter, due to heavy snowfall, Aru becomes a skiing place for tourists and locals. Although Gulmarg is best known for skiing but Aru itself holds suitable slopes. On reaching there, we will check in to the hotel/guesthouse and overnight stay there.

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Activities

Tent

Breakfast  | Lunch  | Dinner 

Altitude: 9150 feet  |  Trek Distance: 10 KM  |  Trek Duration: 6-7 Hours  |  Trail Grade: Easy to Moderate

This morning, we will start our trek towards Lidderwat Campsite, which is approximately 10 kilometres, and it takes 6 hours to reach there. We will be walking through the trails that follow alongside the river Lidder and opens into the lush green meadows of the Lidderwat Valley. Initially, the trail starts with a gradual ascend for 2 to 3 hours through a beautiful Pine forest trail. During this trial, you will see Gujjar huts inhabited by seasonal, migrating shepherd people. After walking for an hour, the trail crosses two clear streams, the second one over a wooden bridge. Here you can refill your water bottles as the water so pure and clear. Another gradual ascent for an hour, and you reach the beautiful campsite of Lidderwat. You have enough time before Sundown to explore the Lidderwat campsite. Overnight stay in tents.

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Activities

Tent

Breakfast  | Lunch  | Dinner 

Altitude: 11000 feet  |  Trek Distance: 5.5 KM  |  Trek Duration: 5-6 Hours  |  Trail Grade: Moderate

Wake up to the blissful morning at Lidderwat campsite. Today we head towards our next campsite, i.e., Shekwas, which is at an altitude of 11,040 feet. The trek distance from Lidderwat to Shekwas is approx. 5.5 kilometres and it takes 5 hours to reach there. The trek gradient is moderate as the trails are continuously ascending for the first two hours with a few short-level walks. During your walk to Shekwas, you will cross many streams with clear water to drink, and you can refill your water bottles. There are a few friendly Gujjar huts where you can stop and have a hot cup of tea for delight. At last, you reach the amazing campsite of Shekwas, where you will find wide grounds. Overnight stay in tents there.

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Activities

Tent

Breakfast  | Lunch  | Dinner 

Altitude: 12450 feet  |  Trek Distance: 5 KM  |  Trek Duration: 3-4 Hours  |  Trail Grade: Moderate

Today you are going to visit one of the twin sisters, i.e., Tarsar Lake. After a healthy breakfast, we start our trek, it's 3-4 hour long trek covering approximately 5 kilometres. The trails go through grassy lands for a long while with the continuous ascent, mostly on gradual inclines. After walking for a while, you start inclines towards a conical hill in front. The top reveals the splendid views and different wondrous sceneries. Two hours later, the trails finally reveal the narrow glimpse of Tarsar Lake. It's a delight to get even a slight glimpse of it and make you rush to reach the lake's shores. The lake is a stunning display of nature's gift. It gives you the feeling of the only paradise on Earth. We'll set up a campsite there and explore the place. Overnight stay in tents.

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Activities

Tent

Breakfast  | Lunch  | Dinner 

Altitude: 13160 feet  |  Trek Distance: 5 KM  |  Trek Duration: 5-6 Hours  |  Trail Grade: Moderate+

Today we will leave this wonderful campsite and head towards the next campsite of Sundersar Valley, another beautiful campsite. As we start our trek, we have to cross the ridge, which surrounds Tarsar Lake. It takes an hour to climb that ridge, which is a steep ascent, and test your stamina for the day; you reach the top and start descending into the valley on the other side. The views from the top of the ridge to both sides are breathtaking. The valley is covered by wildflowers on walking for a while, and even you will find some shepherd who's grazing their sheep on those grasslands. On your trail to Sundersar, you will find some boulders too. At last, you reach near Sundersar Lake, which has wide flat grounds for camping. We will set up the camps here and overnight stay in tents.

Trek Leader

Activities

Tent

Breakfast  | Lunch  | Dinner 

Altitude: 13200 feet  |  Trek Distance: 9.5 KM  |  Trek Duration: 7-8 Hours  |  Trail Grade: Moderate+

This day, we will visit the second lake of the twin sisters, i.e., Marsar Lake. The trek to Marsar Lake takes about an hour, located on the other side of the ridge. Two passes from Sundarsar will take you to Marsar. The views of Marsar Lake are equally breathtaking as of Tarsar Lake. On reaching, we will spend a few minutes there, click some memorable pictures, and head towards our Sundarsar campsite and then to Homwas. It takes 45 minutes downhill to reach Sundarsar campsite. The trails to Homwas go deep down the valley, where the tree line begins. Soon you'll reach the campsite. Overnight stay in tents.

Trek Leader

Activities

Breakfast  | Lunch 

Altitude: 7960 feet  |  Trek Distance: 13 KM  |  Trek Duration: 6 Hours  |  Drive: 110 KM

This day is the last day of your Tarsar Marsar Trek. Today we will start our trek early after having breakfast, and we head towards the Aru; the trek to Aru will sweep across the same charming meadowlands we had experienced on the trek first days, and the Lidder River, which we would now follow downriver. After stopping for lunch at Lidderwat, we will continue our trek towards Aru, which is 10 kilometres away from Lidderwat. It takes about 3-4 hours approx. to cover the distance.
After reaching Aru, we will take a short halt there and board our vehicle for Srinagar. The drive to Srinagar takes another 3-4 hours. From Srinagar, our trek ends, and we will say a final goodbye to the team.

Tarsar Marsar Lake Trek is a moderate-level trek. It requires more strength and stamina than easy-level treks. It is recommended that you first gain experience in trekking above 3000 meters altitude in the Himalayas. This is an appropriate trek for seasoned trekkers as they will enjoy the beautiful views and majestic landscapes.

The best time for the Tarsar Marsar trek is anytime from May to September end. June, July and August are especially considered the best months as you can see the greenery all around with clear weather. If you want to witness more snow, then plan this trek in May or September end. But to get the best views to visit in the summers.

On the Tarsar Marsar trek, the temperature will range from 14° C to 20° C during the day and 2° C to 6° C at night.

You will be accommodated in 3 Men Tents on twin sharing basis. The tents Hikers 360 uses on the trek are 3 plus in which you get enough space for your rucksack and even you get inner & outer gate space for your trekking shoes, trek poles and wet clothes.

Hikers 360 uses well planned nutritious meal menu suitable for high-altitude treks. We provide a full nutritious diet that changes every day. As you wake up in the morning, we serve Milk/Lemon Tea. After that, our Breakfast varies from Bread and Butter/Jam, Poha, Daliya, Sandwiches, Upma, Paranthas and Cornflakes and milk etc. Lunch mainly comprises of Roti, Veggies, Puri with Chole and Rice. After lunch, we serve evening snacks with Tea / Coffee / Soup. In Dinner, we serve Roti, Sabji, Rice, Dal, Salade, Pickle and Desserts. We also serve refreshments (Fruits, Juice, Chocolates, Dry Fruits and Biscuits).

Trekking with Hikers 360 Adventures means you’re trekking with an expert trek leader and experienced local guide. Our leaders are certified mountaineers, first aid responders and search & rescue train. Also, we carry safety Equipment (Ropes, Harness, Carabiners, Jumar, Descender and Ice axe etc.), Medical kit and Oxygen cylinders as required per trek to face any kind of unforeseen situations. So it is safe to trek with us.

A Hikers 360 Adventures team consisting of a qualified Trek leader, Trek Guide, Porters, Cook and support staff.

Our transportation cost is mentioned on each trek, or you can check the inclusion and exclusion tab to see if transportation is included or not. We arrange transport for you and it may be shared by you or the group and the cost is on an actual basis.

Yes, you need adventure sports insurance. As you know, adventure travel has inherent risks and dangers that travel insurance covers, including medical emergencies and evacuations. Therefore, assess how likely it is that you’ll run into any of these issues.

We expect you to carry your personal backpacks on your own, but for any reason you are not able to carry your bag, then you can opt for offloading option by informing us 7 days before the trek so that we can make suitable arrangements for you and offloading in between the trip is not an option.

The trek details page gives a list of things that are essential for this trek. Check the "Things to Carry" on the Trek Itinerary page.

Yes, you can rent trekking gear and other equipment from Hikers 360. Go to our website Rent Gear page and select the date according to your trek date. Here you can find amazing deals on trekking gear rental.

A trekking pole is helpful on the trek. It gives you stability and balance and reduces fatigue. If you want a trekking pole on rent, go to our website and select the rent gear, and get the best deals on rent gear.

You can carry medicines prescribed by your doctor, if any. Although we have our First Aid kit with us on each trek, we suggest you carry some painkillers, Volini spray, kneecap, Electrals/ORS, etc.

Generally, people prefer Diamox for easy acclimatization, but we strictly avoid this kind of acclimatization. We encourage our trekkers to a natural acclimatization process. Hence you shouldn't be on the Diamox course before the start of the trek.

Drinking Alcohol or any other intoxication during the trek is strictly prohibited. Alcohol or this type of stuff dehydrates our body and at high altitudes, dehydration becomes a big cause of Altitude Sickness.

We have expert leaders who are experienced in First Aid on all our events but still, there might be situations under which an emergency evacuation might be needed. If this kind of situation arises, we are committed to making a safe evacuation for you in an emergency. Also, we will make all necessary & adequate arrangements for your evacuation to the nearest road head or hospital. The participant himself would pay any additional expenses incurred during the process. Our company will not be liable to pay for these expenses.

The maximum group size of our treks by any region is 12 participants. We focus on individual attention and the safety of our trekkers.

Yes, we do have our minimum group size as we require just 5 persons to depart. We had never cancelled or combined with other trekking companies any of our group of 5 persons from departure dates.

The toilet tents will be set up on each campsite. Inside the toilet tent, one pit hole would be digged with the help of a shovel, a heap of mud and one shovel kept beside the pit (it is used to spread the mud after you have done your business). Use it in Indian style.

It is not mandatory, but they expect a little token of goodwill gesture and appreciation from you. As a group, you can collect money and distribute it to the local staff by yourself.