Season:
June - middle of September.
Conditions:
Good health for the altitude of 5000-5500 m. Every member must
have warm clothes, trekking boots, sunglasses, sleeping bag, carrimat.
The weight of the personal things is not limited.
Service.
Transport. Full board and lodging in hotels, mountain huts and tent
camps. Guides. Interpreters.
Day
1: Arrival in Almaty or in Bishkek. In
the case of arrival in Almaty transfer to Bishkek 250 km. Hotel.
Day
2-3: Ala-Archa gorge, Kashka-Su
hut. Acclimatizational radial hikes (1800-2500 m).
Day
4: Transfer to the Son-Kul lake.
The lake is located in the wide plane hollow at an altitude of 3016
m. It is surrounded by mountains. There are no villages here, only
in summer many herdsmen live here in yurts. Members of the trek can
visit yurts and taste national food.
Day
5: Radial hike to one of the neighbouring
summits for looking at the lake.
Day
6: Transfer 220 km to the karavansarai
Tash-Rabat, architectural monument of XV century on the Great
Silk road. Night in tents.
Day 7: After
3 - hours descent along the left slope of the Echkilitash gorge the
path comes to the Sari-Dzhas and ascend to the Saridzhaski rang along
its tributary - the Tjuz river.
Day
8: Transfer about 120 km to the
boarder check point. After crossing the boarder the group is met by
the Chinese partner. Transfer 170 km to Kashgar. Accommodation in
a hotel..
Day
9: Kashgar was one of the
main points on the Great Silk Road. Craftsmen and tradesmen live here.
During the first half-day - sightseeing and visit of the market. After
lunch transfer 200 km on the good road to the Kara-Kul lake at the
altitude of 3552 m near 2 mountain giants: Mustagata 7546 m and Kongur
7719 m. Tents.
Day
10-13: 4 days of trekking Karakul
- Kuqikaqi - Subach - Muztagata base camp.
Day
14:
Ascent of Mustagata slope to an altitude of 5000
- 5500 m. Return to the base camp.
Day
15:
Transfer Mustagata - Kashgar. Hotel.
Day
16-17:
Transfer over Torugart pass and border check point
to the Boom gorge. On the way night in tents.
Day
18-19:
Rafting on the Chu river. Nights in tents. Transfer
to Bishkek. Hotel.
Day 20:
Departure from Bishkek.
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