Open 5 Days Kausar Nag Kashmir Tour Package | Keen

Kausar Nag sits at 3,500 metres in the Pir Panjal range of the Kulgam district — a high-altitude lake of approximately 1.5 kilometres in length whose water feeds the Veshu River that eventually drops off the Aharbal waterfall further down the same drainage system. The lake is sacred in the Kashmiri Pandit tradition — pilgrimages to its shore were recorded in the late 1830s by the traveller G.T. Vigne and Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin is documented to have visited as a symbolic gesture of reconciliation toward the Hindu community in medieval Kashmir. The pilgrimage route from the Kashmir Valley side was abandoned during the 1990s conflict period and the lake has had minimal organised tourist access since. This kausar nag kashmir tour package approaches the lake from the Kulgam side across a day walk from the trailhead base camp — a route that rewards physical effort rather than vehicle access.

Bon Voyagers handles the pickup from Srinagar Airport and covers four nights with a private high-clearance Sumo or Tata Safari class vehicle throughout. Day 2 drives south to Kulgam district for the overnight base, stopping at Aharbal waterfall on the Veshu River in the afternoon — the same river system that drains from Kausar Nag above. Day 3 drives from Kulgam to the Kausar Nag trailhead in the upper Pir Panjal belt for the base camp overnight at the highest point accessible by vehicle. Day 4 covers the lake approach on foot — a 4 to 6 hour walk each way from the base camp at a sustained altitude — before the return to Kulgam. Day 5 drives back to Srinagar for the airport drop. Daily breakfast and dinner on MAP basis throughout.