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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: Perfect morning views over Kulikalon Lakes in Tajikistan | Natalie Tambolash
fann mountains trek & silk road cities
a remote mountain trek with silk road city visits
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highlights
• Behold views of some of the Fann Mountain's 5,000m plus peaks
• Trek isolated valleys, alpine meadows & Alauddin Pass (3,530m)
• Camp beside the stunning Alaudin lakes in the Chapdara River valley
• Journey to the fabled Silk Road cities of Samarkand and Bukhara
• Experience a Yurt Camp in the Kyzylkum Desert
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 • 4 nights fully supported camping in
twin share tents • 2 nights in a homestay on a multishare basis • 1 night in a ger on a multishare basis GUIDES: local sightseeing guides during touring section • experienced local mountain guide on trek TRANSPORT: airport transfers (day 1 & 14 only) • 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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WHEN TO GO
Uzbekistan
Bukhara Samarkand
Turkmenistan
Kazakhstan
Tashkent Zimut Tajikistan
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