Shokhdara trekking

Day 01: Dushanbe city tour

Our guide and driver will meet you at the airport  and drive to hotel. You will start  the  city tour.  The  city  tour  would  be  at    most  highlighted   places  of  Dushanbe. We  will  start   from  the  monument  of  First   founder  of  tajik dynasty  Ismoili   Somoni    and  then  national  library Rudaki  park, Flagpole, National  state  seal,  National  Museum,  Nawruz  Place, Botanical  Garden, Independence Tower, House Museum of  Gurminj Zawqibekov . Dinner at local Restaurant Tajik cosine 

Day 02: Dushanbe (706m)– Kulob – Kalai Khumb(1200m)

Our guide and driver will meet you at the lobby of your hotel in Dushanbe. Transfer to  Pamir Mountains.  Pamir  is   the  famous   destination   of  Tajikistan.   We will drive via Kulob city .We will  stop  in water reservoir  picturesque  of  Norak . Lunch in  Kulab. On  the way  to Qalhai Khumb    we   will   stop in mausoleum of Mir Sayed Hamadani – the great Ismaili philosopher and poet of XV century.   Lunch in  Kulab. Rather  we  drive through Shurabad Pass(2 267m) our first day  highest point.  Continuing our  drive towards Qalhai Khum. After  pass there will start the  natural border between Tajikistan and  Afghanistan . Our next stop would  be  the  Chorchaman .   Overnight  in  Qalai Khumb.

Distance 370km

Time 7-8h

Road condition 95% asphalt  5%dirty road

Day 03: Kalai Khumb(1200m) – Khorog(2123m)

In the morning we will drive to Khrorog.  Having visited the Pamirs, many travellers called this giant mountain system the ocean of white and blue mountains. The road is going along Panj River with Afgan villages on the other site. From Rushan village starts Ismaili portion of this route.  Short  stop  to  see Vamar  fotress.  Our journey continues alongside the meandering Panj River, where glimpses of Afghan life unfold before our eyes, offering a unique perspective on borderland communities. Near to Khorog (10 km) visit Parshinev village  to see shrine Pir-I Shoh Nosir, museum and holy spring dedicated to Nosiry Khusrav (1004) .

  Khorog city   tour.

 We will visit Botanical  garden –(Pamir Botanical Garden is the highest mountain park.  And also the second highest above sea level  in the world after the Nepal  Botanical Garden. It is located at an altitude of 2320 meters above sea level. The territory of the garden, located at the confluence of the two mountain full-water rivers Gunt and Shahdar it  is 624 hectares. The high-altitude garden was laid in 1940 on the terrace above Khorog.)  Museum, souvenir shop, University of Central Asia, and  Khorog   central park Chorbog. It should be noted that the people of Badakhshan have their specific culture and it is obvious in their traditional clothing, cuisine, musical instrument, architecture and folklore.

Distance 240km

Time  7-8h

Road condition 30% asphalt  70%dirty road

Day 04: Khorog(2123m) - Sezhd- Shohkhirizm(2890m)

In the morning we will drive through the Shokhdara valley from where comes one of the sources of Panj river. You will spend the night in  a  tent in Dirum lake  we will organize campfire  and after arrival to the lake you will go for a walk along it beaches. Drumkul lies some 75 km east of the provincial capital of Khorog. In the northern part of the Shugnan ridges of the Pamir Mountain. The area has a semi-arid climate. The lake is 3345 m above sea level and was formed by damming  the Dumdara River,  a tributary of the Shohdara river, which is fed by meltwater from the glaciers of the Rushan ridge Unknown  place for  many  people. Drive  to  Shohkhirizm.

 Overnight  in a  tent   

Distance 66km

Time 4-5h

Road condition 25% asphalt  75%dirty road

Day 05: Shohkhirizm(2890m) - Chandin (3220m)

Early morning   a   short   and   easy   walk   takes   you   ti  two   wonderful  Pamiri  villages,  tucked   away  in   the  gorgeous  forgotten  valley  of   Chandindara  river. Overnight in tent.

Distance of   hike  9.5km

Time  3h 30m 

Day 06: Chandin village(3220m) – Oykul Lake(3670m)

We  will  start  our hike   to the  lake   early  morning. Oykul  lake  is   situated  (3670m above   the   sea   level.  A clear   works  its  way upstream  towards   the  serene   Oykul lake (3670m) passing  a  couple  of shepherd   camps     along   the   way.

Distance 10km

Time 4h 30m

Day 07: Oykul(3670m) - Shohkhirizm (2890m)-Yuben

We  will start   our  hike  early  morning. The  hike  will   be  till  Shohkhirizm (2890m).  Driver  will   pick us up   in a Shohkhirizm  village.  We  will  drive  to Yuben  village  and  Kug  Hot  spring. We  will  rest   there

Overnight  in  guesthouse 

Distance for  trekking  19.5km

Time 5-6h

Day 08: Yuben - Jawshangoz (3420m)- Shepherd hut (3960m)

The stage takes  you  through  a  progressive  climb along   posture  trails  to a camp under the  massive  bulk  of  Pik Karl Marx.  The  view  open up  with  the   mighty  Pik  Karl  Marx  dominating  the   skyline . View  of  peak  Karl Marx  from  next  to  the shepherd  hut   is  wonderful

Distance   for trekking  17km

Time 7h

Day 09: Shepherd hut (3960m)-Vrang lake (4400m)

The  short  but  strenuous   stage  will take  you  to the top   of   a  small  pass  with  breathtaking  views of  the  mighty  peaks   of    Peak  Engles and Peak  Karl  Marx

  Distance  5km

  Time 3-4h

Day 10: Vrang lake (4400m)- Lower valley of Vnukut river (3870m)

Vrang  Lake  to   lower  valley   of  the  Vnukut   River  via  Vrang  pass  is the crux  of the  trek  with  the ascent  of  the  5010m- high  Vrang  pass.  The reward  of  the  climb  is an otherworldly  view  of  Hindu  Kush  mountains  in Afghanistan  and Pakistan  on the  top  of  the pass.

 Distance  15km

Time 7h

Day 11: Lower valley of Vnukut river (3870m)- Vrang (2780m)- Yamg (2805m)

The  long final  descent   takes  you   down  into  Wakhan Corridor,  a broad valley  steeped  in history and  the final frontier of  the Pamir  Mountains. An excellent  trail continues all  the way  to the  Wakhan Valley. The  last  stretch   is  somewhat  dusty and  the  valley funnels  into  a  gorge  as  you  aprouch  the  village  of Vrang .  The  trail is quite steep. You  vill pass Budhist stupas that  are through to  be  almost  two thousand yours ago. Above Vrang village there  is the Buddhist modesty  with its history   from    4-7th  centuries.  Drive  to  Yamg. Yamg   is situated at the altitude of 2805 meters above the sea  level.  There is the  house  museum of  Muboraki  Wakhoni (1833-1903).  Muboraki Wakhoni  was  famous Badakhshi scientist and  near  by to  his house  was created  stone  in  order  to  determinate the  beginning   of Nawruz.  Nawruz means new year it  was   the  beginning  of  new  life  and spring equinox. There   are  also  another   thing to  see there – house chillakhona   a  place  for  forty-day meditation and solitude  built   by Sufi  Muboraki  Wakhoni, and  of  course  museum  with   more than 550  exhibits  and   traditional Pamiri House tour inside the  museum and house .

Overnight in Guesthouse

Distance (hike)  12km

Time  6h

Day 12: Yamg (2805m) - Vichkut –Khorog(2123m)

Today  we  will have  a  lot of  places   to  visit. On the   road  we   will visit Yamchun fortress  and  futher up  the hillside is the hot spring Bibi Fotima.  Who was Bibi  Fotima and why the spring was  called  by her name?  Bibi Fatima was  daughter  of  the   Prophet  Muhammad. Legends  says that she was in this place and she wanted to  wash  her husband’s t-shirt  and   the  spring was founded.   Water  in  Bibi  Fotima is crystal  clear and  very salty   with   minerals.  You  can swim there. We  visit also Kah-Kaha fortress and  Hazrati  Shoh or Shohi  Mardon   shrine.  Shohi  Mardon  was  prophets  sun and low  hazrati  Ali and there is the museum  if   it will   be  open  you will go in. Next  stop in natural sparcling water if you  wish  you  can have  degustation   and next stop Garm  Chasma  hot spring  viry nise  for   skin problems . Water  there +50 C . if you  wish  you  can swim  there and   see the  root  of   spring. Drive to khorog.

Overnight in  Khorog

Distance 200km

Time 8-9h

Road condition 20% asphalt  80%dirty road

Day 13: Khorog(2123m)- Qalhai Khumb (1200m)

Distance 240km

Time 7-8h

Road condition 30% asphalt  70%dirty road

Day 14: Qalhai Khumb(1200m)- Sagridasht(2500m)- Dushanbe(706m)

In  the  morning we will  drive to Dushanbe via Khuborubot pass  (3 252m)  saghridasht, Tavildara. The road is famous  as   Western  Pamir Tract.  We will have   stop  on  a top  of   a pass. On the  way  you  will  see small  villages  and   meet  local   people.  Try  different  fruits   and dry fruits. The road goes the most picturesque  river volley and amazing  gorges ( more than  45) in  the terrain. Everybody  can wave to  you  and say hello  and ask  you  to  be there guest. Stop in  Rogun Hydro power  station. The station is undergrounded .  From  the road you  can  see  water reservoir.  Dinner  will be in a traditional  restaurant .  Overnight in  hotel

Distance 290km

Time 8-9h

Road condition 5% asphalt  95%dirty road

Day 15: Dushanbe –home

Here the trip is finished  say good bye to  guide and driver.  flight  home