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Guided Trekking tours in
Kyrgyz Tien Shan
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Pamir Mountains

TURKESTAN CIRCLE

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Itinerary

Day
Itinerary
1

Arrive Bishkek. After some chance for rest we take domestic flight to Osh. Optional city sightseeing. Accommodation in Uzbek family.

Meals: BLD. Overnight: homestay
Distance: 0 km, Vertical: 0 m

2

Full day drive from Osh to Batken. Visit border control unit in Katran to register our border permits. Arrive Izgurush in the evening. Accommodation in homestay.

Meals: BLD. Overnight: homestay
Distance: 420 km, Vertical: 0 m

3

Trek thru wild apricot and walnut forest to Buljuma pass (2894m). Enjoy magnificent views of Piramidalnyi and Orto Chashma peaks from the top of the pass. Continue gaining the height along Ak-Tash valley.

Meals: BLD. Overnight: tents.
Distance: 12 km, Vertical: +1600 / - 40 m.

4

Half day trek to the upper grounds of Ak-Tash river and then over Jalgychy pass (3774m) to Jalgychy valley with great panorama view over Turkestan range. Half day free.

Meals: BLD. Overnight: tents.
Distance: 7 km, Vertical: +920 / - 800 m.

5

Trek over the nameless pass to Orto Chashma valley. Steep descent into the valley. Trek to the upper grounds of Orto Chashma river until it joins with Ak- Tubek river. The next day we follow Ak-Tubek river to Ak Tubek pass (4390 m) and then over to Ak Suu valley.

Meals: BLD. Overnight in tents.
Distance: 12 km, Vertical: +1337/-795m.

6

Breathtaking panorama opens from the top of the pass over Ak Tubek, Iskander and Admiralteets peaks and Orto Chashma valley. Long descent to Ak-Suu valley along the scree slopes. The trail is sometimes steep but not technically difficult. We continue under the walls of Iskander (5120 m), Petrogradets (5165 m), Admiralteets (5090 m), Aksu (5355 m), A.Block (5229 m) peaks.

Meals: BLD. Overnight in tents.
Distance: 13 km, Vertical: +1191/-1598m.

7

Its a free day to relax or follow the trail through juniper forest to approach gorgeous north face of Ak-Suu peak (5355 m) which stand at the end of the valley. The north face of Ak Suu peak is nearly 2km long and offers world's most challenging climbing routes to ambitious mountaineers. The other peaks towering up into the sky include Iskander peak, Admiralteets peak, Petrogradets and A.Block.

Meals: BLD. Overnight in tents.
Distance: 14 km, Vertical: +600/-600m.

8

Trek downstream of Ak-Mechet river. Continue to Uzgurush village along poor jeep track. Overnight in homestay in Uzgurush village.

Meals: BLD. Overnight: homestay.
Distance: 15 km, Vertical: +111/-1500m.

9

Meet vehicle in the morning. We suggest to leave early morning to escape summer heat and arrive Osh before
evening to have time to see around Osh and go out for dinner. If time permits brief sightseeing of Osh.

Meals: BLD. Accommodation: homestay.
Distance: 360 km, 8-9 hrs, Vertical: - 500 m.

10

Take a flight to Bishkek. Free time in PM. Final dinner in Kyrgyzstan in the evening.

Meals: BLD. Accommodation: hotel.

11

Onward travel - Transfer to airport for your return or onward journey or otherwise we have no activities planned for today and you able to leave the hotel at any time. Pls consider hotel's check out time regulations.

Meals: B.

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