The lake
Deep blue water in a wide alpine meadow.
Trout lake of the Great Lakes trek
Vishansar Lake
A high alpine lake at about 3,700 m on the Kashmir Great Lakes trek, below Kishansar and famous for its brown trout. Reached only on foot.
Ganderbal districtAbout 3,700 mSecond day of the trek from Sonamarg from Srinagar
Vishansar is the first of the big lakes on the Kashmir Great Lakes trek, reached from Sonamarg over the Nichnai pass. It lies in a broad meadow below snow peaks, and its water is home to brown trout.
Trekkers usually camp beside it and climb to Kishansar, its twin, the next morning before crossing the Gadsar pass.
Trekking notes
The Kashmir Great Lakes trek is a high-altitude route of about a week, crossing passes above 4,000 m. It needs fitness, a registered operator with guides and ponies, and full camping gear. Check registration and permission rules at the time of booking — they change from season to season.
Things to do
What to see in Vishansar Lake
Best time to visit
July to mid-September.
How to reach
- From Sonamarg — about two days on foot via Nichnai pass.
Tour packages
All packagesAdd Vishansar Lake to a Kashmir package
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Questions
Visiting Vishansar Lake
Close to Srinagar: Doodhpathri, Yusmarg, Manasbal Lake and the Naranag temples. In the south: Kokernag, Verinag, Aharbal and Daksum. In the north, in summer only: Gurez, Bangus and the Lolab Valley.
Large numbers of tourists visit Srinagar, Gulmarg, Pahalgam and Sonamarg every season, and the main tourist circuit is well policed. Conditions can still change at short notice, so before you book, check the latest travel updates from J&K Tourism and any advisory from your own government if you are travelling from abroad. We are based in Srinagar and on these roads every day. If a road closure, weather or a local restriction affects your route, we will tell you before you travel and adjust the itinerary.
Ganderbal district
All destinationsMore places to visit in Ganderbal
- SonamargMeadow of Gold
- Thajiwas GlacierSummer snow above Sonamarg
- BaltalAmarnath base camp near Sonamarg
- Gangabal LakeThe sacred lake below Haramukh
- Manasbal LakeKashmir’s deepest lake
- Kheer Bhawani TempleThe spring that changes colour
- Krishansar LakeThe twin above Vishansar
- NaranagTemple ruins and trailhead
Nearby
Other places in the valley
The twin above Vishansar
Krishansar Lake
The sacred lake below Haramukh
Gangabal Lake
Meadow of Gold
Sonamarg
Summer snow above Sonamarg