Duration: 9 Days/ 8 Nights
Altitude: 14,469 Ft.
Pickup: Srinagar
Difficulty: Difficult
Duration: 9 Days/ 8 Nights
Altitude: 14,469 Ft.
Difficulty: Difficult Trek
Pickup: Srinagar
Highlights of Warwan Valley Trek
Sumdo’s River Delta Basin
Sumdo is a breathtaking valley that is the confluence of two rivers. You will be fascinated by the vast river basin formed in the valley. The river turns into small rivulets cutting the basin in many forms and ways. You will be walking through these lush meadows alongside these little rivulets in Sumdo.
Bracken Glacier Traverse
Grasslands
Warwan Village
Short Itinerary
Day 1: Drive from Srinagar to Panikhar
- Altitude: 8,795 to 10,700 ft
- Distance: 185 km drive
- Duration: 7-8 hour drive
Day 2 :Panikhar Acclimatization and Exploration
Day 3: Panikhar to Denora
- Altitude: 10,700 ft to 12,350 ft
- Distance: 14 km
- Duration: 5-6 hours
Day 4: Denora to Kalapari
- Altitude: 12,350 ft to 12,875 ft
- Distance: 3 km
- Duration: 1.5 hours
Day 5: Kalapari to Kaintal via Lomvilad Pass
- Altitude: 12,875 ft to 11,550 ft via 14,550 ft
- Distance: 17 km
- Duration: 11 hours
Day 6: Kaintal to Humpet
- Altitude: 11,550 ft to 10,950 ft
- Distance: 16.5 km
- Duration: 6 hours
Day 7: Humpet to Sukhnai
- Altitude: 10,950 ft to 9,225 ft
- Distance: 16 km
- Duration: 7-8 hours
Day 8: Sukhnai to Chaudraiman
- Altitude: 9,225 ft to 8,300 ft
- Distance: 17.5 km
- Duration: 6-7 hours
Day 9: Chaudraiman to Srinagar
- Distance: 153 km drive
- Duration:8-9 hour drive.
Fixed Departure Dates : August: 6th, 13th, 20th; September: 3rd, 10th, 17th
Day 1 : Srinagar to Panikhar
Day 2 :Panikhar Acclimatization and Exploration
This is a rest and acclimatization day before you start for this long Trans-Himalayan Trek. Explore the beautiful Panikhar landscape and village. Since this trek is challenging and goes to high altitude, it is essential to spend a day here for acclimatization. It has a way that goes to Zanskar and towards the Nun Kun Expedition. You will see villagers busy in their farming life and will relish their hospitability.
Day 3 : Panikhar to Sumdo/Denora
Day 4 : Sumdo to Kalapari
Day 5 : Kalapari to Kaintal via Lomvilas Gully
Day 6 : Kaintal to Humpet
Day 7 : Humpet to Sukhnai
Day 8 : Sukhnai to Chaudraiman
Day 9 :Chaudraiman to Srinagar
This is the last day of the trekking trip. Drive from Chaudraiman to Srinagar. The drive is long and takes you first to the famous Margan Top and then descends to Anantnag district. Passing via villages and orchards, the road merges with NH1 highway and takes you to Srinagar.
What is the distance from Srinagar to Warwan Valley?
The distance between Srinagar and Warwan Valley is around 150km. The route goes via HN1 National Highway and then goes through Anantnag District and winds up via Margan Top to Warwan Valley. The drive takes around 6 hours.
How difficult is Panikhar Warwan Trek?
This trek is difficult in grade. The trek has almost all days where you will be walking for an entire day. The longes day is when you will be doing glacier traverse and crossing over Lomvilas Gully. This day takes around 12 hours of continuous walk. It tests your endurance and resilience in trekking.
What is Kishtwar famous for?
Kishtwar is most famous for Sapphire and the pure quality of Saffron. It is also famous for old traditional trek routes and was part of an ancient route connecting Kashmir to Kargil and Leh.
Kishtwar District
The fascinating warwan valley is situated in Kishtwar. Kishtwar is famously known as the land of Sapphire and Saffron. It is a unique place in Jammu and Kashmir that has both Sapphire and Saffron the two costly bounties of nature. The altitude of Kishtwar varies between 3000 to 15000ft. It is situated on the banks of the River Chenab.
Kishtwar is the bridge between Kashmir and Kargil. It was frequented during the old-time by shepherds and travelers to cross over to Kargil from Srinagar or to Srinagar to Kargil.
At Bhandarkoot, many tributaries like Fambar Nallah, Chingam Nallah meet the eternal flowing Chenab River. Warwan valley is located around the river Marusudhar.
This entire area is known for lofty peaks and trekking destinations and has been very much famous right from the British era. It has mountain peaks like Brahma Peak, Shivling Peak, Aushuko Peak, etc and some are situated in its remotes area called Paddar. The altitude of these peaks ranges from 20,000 ft to 21,000 ft. Some of the best treks that are in Paddar are Omasla terk, Potla trek, Sarsangle trek etc. The trekking area is best mentioned in the travelogues by British writers like Otto Rothfield in his book With Pen and Rifle in Kashmir.
However, the most famous trek in Kistwar has remained Panikhar Warwan Trek. Trekkers across the globe do this trek to see the most pristine and fantastic landscape of this place.