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14 DAYS 5 DAY TREK
6 NIGHTS HOTEL 4 NIGHTS CAMPING 2 NIGHTS HOMESTAY 1 NIGHT YURT
13 BREAKFASTS, 12 LUNCHES AND 11 DINNERS
IMAGE: Rest stop on the Pamir Fann Mountain Trek | Natalie Tambolash
14 BREAKFASTS, 13 LUNCHES AND 14 DINNERS
IMAGE: Sweeping trails on Uzbekistan by Bike
fann mountains trek & silk road cities UPDATED
GRADE |
MODERATE 5 a remote mountain trek with silk road town visits
15 DAYS 7 DAY CYCLE
6 NIGHTS HOTEL 7 NIGHTS TENT 1 NIGHT HOMESTAY
uzbekistan by bike
journey across open grasslands between ancient silk road cities
GRADE |
highlights
• Discover the desert city of Bukhara
• Behold views of the Pamir
Fann Mountains
• Journey to the fabled Silk Road city of Samarkand
• Experience a Yurt Camp in the Kyzylkum Desert
• Trek isolated valleys, alpine meadows & Alauddin
Pass (3530m)
brief itinerary
DAY 1 | Join Tashkent 2 | Drive to Tajikistan and onto Artuch base camp
3 | Commence trek to Kulikalon Lakes (5hrs) 4 | Cross Alauddin Pass to Alauddin Lake (7hrs) 5 | Ascend to Mutnoye Lake (6hrs) 6 | Ascend Laudan Pass (7hrs)
7 | Cross Gujtan Pass to Zimut (9hrs)
8 | Transfer from Zimtut to Pendjikent
9 | Transfer to then explore Samarkand 10 | In Samarkand 11 | Transfer to Aydar Yurt camp 12 | Transfer to Bukhara
13 | Sightseeing in Bukhara 14 | Early train to Tashkent, trip concludes
inclusions
MEALS: 13 breakfasts, 12 lunches and 11 dinners ACCOMMODATION: 6 nights in comfortable hotels on a twinshare basis •4nightsfullysupportedcampingin twin share tents • 2 nights in a homestay on a multishare basis • 1 night in a ger on a multishare basis GUIDES: local
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highlights
• Explore the ancient Silk Road cities of Bukhara & Samarkand
• Cross the Pistalitau Ridge on mountain trails
• Cycle on the red sand desert of Kyzyl‐Kum
• Experience remote Nuratau mountain villages
• Enjoy an authentic family homestay experience
brief itinerary
DAY 1 | Join Tashkent 2 | Transfer
to Lake Tuzkan (25km) 3 | Lake Tuzkan to Ortacheku Rocks (37km) 4 | Ortacheku Rocks to Hayat village (31km) 5 | Hayat village to Sob Gorge (40km) 6 | To Fazilman Lake (45km) 7 | To Chuya village (65km) 8 | Maydansay village (30km)
9 | Maidan village (40km) 10 | Djunaty Peak, transfer to Bukhara (25km)
11 | Bukhara sightseeing 12 | Transfer to Samarkand 13 | Samarkand sightseeing 14 | Transfer to Tashkent, sightseeing 15 | In Tashkent, trip concludes
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sightseeing guides during touring section • experienced local mountain guide on trek TRANSPORT: Transfers (days 1 & 14 only); departure transfer (day 14) from train station to airport or hotel for post tour nights • mules to carry personal and group equipment • train from Bukhara to Tashkent • private transport throughout EQUIPMENT: use of a 50l kit bag for personal items during trek • medical kit
• group camping equipment PLUS: local doctor • all services on trek • sightseeing and entry fees as listed in the itinerary
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basis GUIDES: expert bilingual guide TRANSPORT: airport transfers (day 1
and 15 only) • all internal transport by private bus, jeep or car • support vehicle on cycling days EQUIPMENT: Modern mountain bikes • medical kit PLUS: drinking water whilst cycling • assistance in arranging visas • sightseeing and entry fees as listed in itinerary
Uzbekistan
Bukhara Samarkand
Turkmenistan
MEALS: 14 breakfasts, 13 lunches
and 14 dinners ACCOMMODATION: 6 nights in comfortable accommodation on a twinshare basis • 7 nights fully supported camping on a twinshare tent basis • 1 night homestay on a multishare
Uzbekistan Tashkent Bukhara Chuya Hayat
Kazakhstan
Tashkent Zimut Tajikistan
inclusions Kazakhstan
Samarkand
Turkmenistan Tajikistan