The Mountains And Marvels Of The Orient

Our Representatives will meet you at the airport early morning and transfer to the hotel. After breakfast visit to the local bazaar and the botanic garden in Dushanbe. We will continue the road from Dushanbe to the village of Chourmash (2000m), the starting point of the trek. The night will be at homestay in village. Approx 5hrs driving. Overnight in local homestay accommodation.

Our first morning we have breakfast at camp and pack up before setting off on a relatively easy trail that follows the local jeep track. Our ponies carry our baggage for the duration of the trek and these will be packed up as we set off. We walk through a very picturesque steep sided valley with lush green pastures surrounding the river that we are following. We pass through the traditional villages of Passroude and Morguzor, giving us an insight into how rural life works here in the Tajik mountains. Our first campsite is by a river in the meadows near the settlement of Sangi Safed (2452m). Here we meet our baggage and trek crew and set up camp for the night. Walking time: 5-6 hours: Ascent: 650 m.

After breakfast at camp we continue our walk in a westerly direction following a further two valleys before taking the faint trail up to the Chapdara Pass (3430m). We have stunning views of the northern side of the rugged Chapdara Peak with possible glimpses of the glaciers coming off these high peaks. From today’s highest point at the pass we enjoy a steep descent to the shores of the beautiful turquoise-blue Alaudin Lakes. Situated in a rocky bowl and surrounded by stands of pine trees, this is a beautiful place. Altitude at camp 2777m. Walking time: 6-7 hours. Ascent: 1130 m. Descent: 915 m.