17 days trip with 9 days trek over Central Pamir

Rating: Level 3-4 (moderate to strenuous)

Accommodations: 9 nights camping, 7 nights in local hotels guest-houses and homestays and huts

Activity: 9 days moderate to strenuous trekking at elevation from 3700m to 5000m, and 8 days drive on rough and asphalt roads

Transportation: 4 WD mini-bus or vans, donkey, porters

Food: 3 hot meals per day (breakfast, lunch, dinner); 2 (breakfast, dinner) on trekking days (snacks provided while walking days)

Highlights: This trip covers most interesting places of the mountains and the country itself. Stunning Hindukush & Pamir Mts., spectacular road on Tajik-Afghan border and drive along the Silk Route described by Marco Polo. Arid plateaus of high Pamirs, meetings with hospital inhabitants in summer pastures and remote villages in legendary Bartang Valley. Observe many different geographical sceneries and landscapes and many other interesting things.

Day 1: Arrival in Dushanbe. Afternoon short excursion to Museum of Antiquities, and in the city. Overnight in hotel. L,D

Day 2: Drive to Kalai-Khumb over Saghir-dasht pass (3340 m). Guest-house. B,L,D

Day 3: Drive to Khorog along Tajik-Afghan border. Guest-house. B,L,D

Day 4: Drive to Ishkashim to Yamg village, visiting ruins of
Yamchoun fortress & Bibi-Fatima hot springs. Homestay. B,L,D

Day 5: Drive to Yashilkul Lake (3720m) over pass Khargush (4340m). Tents. B,L,D

Day 6: Start trek to Marjanay, visiting ruins of the Silk Rote on the way and some. Tents. B,L,D

Day 7: Trek to Langar along the lake. Tents. B,L,D

Day 8: Trek to Kyrgyz-shabar along Langar valley (4200m). Tents. B,L,D

Day 9: Trek to Kulin along Chap-dara Lake (4530m). Tents. B,L,D

Day 10: Trek to Ukhinj (4100m) along tree lakes (Kulin). Tents. B,L,D

Day 11: Trek to Zaroshkul Lake (4520m). Tents. B,L,D

Day 12: Trek to Bardara (3800m) over pass Bar-dara (5000m) with optional easy climb to unnamed mountain (5500m). Tents. B,L,D

Day 13: Trek to Bar-dara village along the river. Homestay/tents.  B,L,D

Day 14: Trek to main road, drive to Kalai-Khumb along Panj River. Guest-house / Homestay. B,L,D

Day 15: Drive to Dushanbe over Kullab road / hotel B,L,D

Day 16: Free day in Dushanbe / hotel / B,D

Day 17: Departure