About 2,200 m up the Lidder valley, 90 km from Srinagar.
Trailhead for Kolahoi Glacier and the Tarsar Marsar lakes. Heavy snow in winter.
A 73 km river from Kolahoi Glacier to the Jhelum, home to brown and rainbow trout.
Betaab, Aru and Chandanwari are reached in local Pahalgam taxis at fixed rates.
July and August average about 24°C by day; January nights fall to about -6°C.
One day for the drive, one for the valleys. July and August are yatra months.
Verified stays, fixed cab fares and day-by-day plans from Srinagar.
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