
17 days trip on northern slopes of Peter The Great
Rating: moderate to strenuous trekking and hiking
Accommodations: 11 nights camping in tents, 6 nights in local hotels guest-houses and homestays
Activity: moderate to strenuous hiking at elevation from 2000 m to 4500 m and 4 days drive on asphalt and rough roads
Transportation: 4WD vehicles, donkeys
Food: 3 hot meals per day (breakfast, lunch, dinner); 2 (breakfast, dinner) on trekking days (snacks provided while walking days) according to the itinerary
Highlights: Beautiful route on North-West Pamirs, along south slopes of Peter the Great range with its ice-capped peaks and glaciers, following tracks of famous German explorer of Central Asia, Rickmer Rickmers. Moderate in general, trek, includes hiking to some high-spots with panoramic breathtaking overviews.
The area is not spoiled by tourists.

Day 1: Arrival in Dushanbe, meeting and transfer to hotel / afternoon short excursion in the city / hotel / B,L,D
Day 2: Drive to Jirghatal / guest-house / B,L,D
Day 3: Drive to Jailghan, start trekking to camp 1 / tents / B,L,D
Day 4: Trek to camp 2 / tents / B,L,D
Day 5: Radial hiking to 4000 m high with panoramic overview / tents / B,L,D
Day 6: Trek to Muk-su valley - camp 3 / tents / B,L,D
Day 7: Trek to camp 4 / tents / B,L,D
Day 8: Trek to camp 5 observing glaciers and small lakes of North-West Pamir / tents / B,L,D
Day 9: Trek to Yashilkul and Uzunkul Lakes to camp 6 (Kyltash) / tents / B,L,D
Day 10: Ascent to high 4500m to overview Peter The Great Glacier and high peaks of the range / camp 6 / tents /B, L, D
Day 11: Trek to camp 7 / tents / B, L, D
Day 12: Trek to Puli Sangin - camp 8 / tents / B, L, D
Day 13: Ascent to Kaftar pass (3736m), descent to Langar / tents / B, L, D
Day 14: Descent to Langar village, met vehicles, drive to a village / homestay / B,L,D
Day 15: Rest day in village, optional hiking / homestay / B,L,D
Day 16: Drive to Dushanbe / hotel / B,L,D
Day 17: Free day in Dushanbe, visiting local market and some art galleries / hotel / B,D
Day 18: Departure |