The day starts with traveling to Sounder Village with a cinematic view. While driving through the national highway to Kishtwar. Now starting from Kishtwar the drive can be a little rough due to roads but alongside you will find breathtaking views and peaceful surroundings.
Before arriving, sounder there will be the Chenab River alongside. While traveling a few kilometers just before Sounder the Chenab River splits into 2 other rivers known as Chandrabhaga and Marwah rivers. Then moving further sounder village road follows the Marwah River. Which then again surrounds us with a naturally perfect environment.
Reaching the base camp of the brammah trek which is a Sounder village you can get more information from the locals about their culture and lifestyle of the villagers. Hence, you can get more involved with the locals.
The starting point of the trek is Sounder Village which is located on the bank of Kimber River. the initial of the river is surrounded by farmland which has a gorgeous viewpoint. After trekking 2km ahead you will come across Suid village then you have to cross the wooden bridge. Continuing your trek from one side of Nath River to another side. Going ahead for a few meters you will find a rock point called Druna Giri and then moving further you are going to discover a place called Bhuman Chor. This place is certainly known or famous as Bheem Used to visit the place and take a bath.
There is another wooden bridge after walking for half a kilometer. Now you are going to enter the wooden section. After trekking further kilometers, you enter the territory of Honzad village. After discovering the place, you will find a campground.
Now you are going to enter the forest with mixed pine along with chir pine trees and abies pindrow with maple trees. While walking through the trees you are going to feel fresh and heartwarming.
After trekking for around 1.5 kilometers, you will enter the last village of the Brammah trek known as Nath Village. In this village, you will meet people with different religions.
You have to continue your trek through the forest until 4 kilometers to reach the Gogut campsite. Alongside, you will be discovering every bit of the forest which will make the journey more memorable.
You will reach Gogut which is the first campsite of the trek where you will find an extremely beautiful waterfall. However, you will find the best view which will capture your eye aside from small temples.
Another beautiful day of trekking, today we are going to enter a more dense and quiet forest that is dominated by pine trees. We are going to move ahead from Gogut campsite for another 700 meters. Be careful with the forest ahead because you can deal with landslide zones. After traveling across the Nath River will be an end stretch called Bhujal Bhath.
After traveling for half a kilometer, you will find Chugnu. Now traveling for 100 kilometers from Chugnu the surrounding is going to be covered with pine forest. Then ahead you are going to get the first look at the Eiger and Tarparan peaks.
Moving forward you are going to discover another opening called Kulsar. A kilometer after you will get an open view of the valley from the point called Waathaval. While traveling for more than 500 meters you will find another meadow called Hawal.
On the path 400 meters ahead, you will find a Shiva temple along with a river. For another half kilometer there is another river crossing so, be careful. To get to the second campsite called Kaikut you have to travel for more than a half kilometer.
Here is the summit day, this brammah valley trek is one of the few treks where you get to camp next to the summit. You are going to come across two paths towards Hudh Mata temple. The left trail is through stairs and the right one will take you to the forest. Huda Mata temple has a lot of popularity amongst villagers as it is known to have supernatural powers.
Moving forward towards the left you will find a rock cave where Yatris used to stay. Moving ahead you will find a stream(nala) which is risky to travel in monsoon. As you continue your trek you are soon gonna be near brammah I which is the most magnificent feeling.
3 kilometers ahead you will find a rain shelter and the Trisangiya temple. There is a wooden bridge 1 kilometer ahead there is a wooden bridge to cross the river.
Furthermore, 100 kilometers ahead there is this beautiful silver birch forest 200 meters long. After trekking for 100 kilometers more you will find Kiddar Maidan at the right of the kidder there is Brammah Ridge. (highest peak point of the trek). 500 meters ahead there is a vantage point from where you can see brammah I and brammah wife closely.
For the camp, you have to come back to the Kiddar Maidan while staying there for a few days. This campsite is surrounded by snow mountains which have everything with high rising mountains. The best part is when the sun sets you are going to find out the glow on the peaks of the mountains.
now while taking back the same route from Kiddar Maidan you are going to camp at Hawal campsite which is in the river bed of day 3.
This campsite includes high-rising mountains on both sides. Which makes it even more attractive. This will give you more power to wake up and trek ahead for a more peaceful and magnifying view.
It’s a 7-hour trekking long day, starting from Hawal and continuing trek back to Sounder. Here, this is the last day of the trek so take as much as beautiful memories as you can. It is surrounded by pine forests, stream crossing through villages, and the calm and quiet environment of the village.
Now returning to Jammu the drive will take 11 hours during the drive you can rest and get yourself recharged for more journeys of trekking ahead.
The Brammah Valley trek is situated in the Kishtwar National Park
Its a Moderate to difficult Trek
July to September is the best time to do this trek
Yes! We will provide you cloakroom to keep your extra luggage if you do not want to carry extra luggage while trekking at FREE OF COST
The maximum height you will gain 11,600 ft
There will be no electricity in the trek. Therefore you have to be careful with your charger and battery and the only place where you can charge your mobile phones and other electronic items will be at Basecamp.
There is a little tip that in cold places battery drains quickly hence, keep your power backup and also take care that your phones and other items and charged.
You will able to access the network in the brammah trek. However, there might be some places where you can be out of network range.
Jogging is the best exercise for stamina and you can add Yoga and Suryanamashkar for flexibility the combination of these two will help you in this trek very well
Your Pick up point will be mention to you in the detail itinerary!
Yes! It is located 6.1 km (3.8 mi) south of the city centre
Jammu is well connected to Bangalore, Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Kolkata, Mumbai, Srinagar and Leh through regular flights of GoAir, Indian Airlines, Indigo and SpiceJet Airlines.
If you Customize your trek you get flexiblity to adjust your schedule or route if needed. If you prefer a more private experience, a customized trek can provide that. You have the ability to choose the level of service and amenities that you want during your trek, from basic camping to more luxurious accommodations. and By customizing your trek, you can take into account safety considerations like acclimatization, rest days, and gradual altitude gains to ensure a safer and more enjoyable experience!
The Starting Point of Brammah Valley Trek is Soundar Village!
“I have been doing treks with Himalaya Shelter for the last two years and they are awesome people with pure humbleness.“
Writes Priyesh.
We at Himalaya Shelter consider our trekkers part of our community, a family of sorts and really understand the efforts that you put into taking that much-needed break and setting off to the mountains. Some of you may wait for months and even a year to plan out that perfect excursion. That’s why we want it to be “a perfect excursion” for you.
Our testimonials (read below) are a testament to our service-oriented mindset.
We take safety into great consideration and ensure our team is trained to handle emergency situations.
For a better experience, we provide accommodation on Twin Sharing throughout the trek. With most trekking operators you would get triple or even quad sharing accommodation.
Our Accommodation will have attached washrooms
Furthermore, we provide the essential safety gear for your trek –
Without any additional charges.
We pamper you with great food which keeps you going on the trek. (On our google maps out of 300 reviews over 80 Trekkers mention great food😋)
We do not outsource services to ensure topmost quality throughout your journey. We use our own fleet of Vehicles to ferry you to the base camp and return.
Yes! it’s a Safe trek!
The cost of the Brammah Valley Trek is 17500
Most tour operators provide camping equipment, but it’s advisable to check with them beforehand
You are witness to see four prominent peaks above 6,000 meters from the base.
You do not need a permit to visit Brammah Valley if you are an Indian citizen
Minimum Required 6 to 7 days
It has a variety of Flora and Fauna
Mostly time from July to September the weather is rainy as usual