7 days exploratory trek on Hissar Mountains

Rating: Level 3-4 (moderate to strenuous)

Accommodations: 6 nights camping

Activity: moderate to strenuous hiking at elevation from 1500m to 3250m; 2 days drive on asphalt and rough 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: beautiful remote mountains, Neocene age mountain forms called - "Tousands houses" - Hazar Khona, emerald crystal lake - Timur-dara, gorgeous landscapes of Hissar-Alay Mountain system

Day 1: Early morning drive Dushanbe -> Karatag valley(1500m) / start trek - 7-8 kms / -> 2200m / Camp 1 / L, D

Day 2: Trek to Pasmi-Kuhna over small pass - Sarbin (2700m) with optional hike to unknown peak 3500m, 6h / 10 km -> 2000m / Camp 2 / B, L, D

Day 3: One day radial hike-excursion around the spot to observe mountain "castles and towers" – the Neocen sediments and conglomerates / 6-7h / 10-12 km / Camp 3 / B, L, D

Day 4: Trek - ascent to Hazar-khona pass -> 2800m / 9-10 km / 6-7 h / B, L, D

Day 5: Ascent the pass -3000 m (available optional hike to 3250m mountain to observe the mountains around) / Camp 4 / B, L, D

Day 6: Trek to Timur-dara Lake / Camp 4 / B, L, D

Day 7: Descent along the Karatag River to village Hakimi (1600 m) / 13-14 km / 4-5 h / meeting vehicle, drive back Dushanbe (2 h) - end of the trip / B, D