LENIN PEAK - UZBEKISTAN(Kyrgyzstan) |
Tour Duration: 15 Days |
Day 1:
Arrival to Tashkent. Hotel.
Day 2:
Transfer Tashkent � Osh (420 km, 8 hrs).
Walking along 3000-year city, one of the oldest one in Central Asia.
Day 3:
Drive to Kapaly settlement (120 km, ~ 3 hrs), trekking beginning.
Crossing through Kosh-Moynok pass (3250 m). Panorama of Kichik-Alay range with 4 � 5
thousandth peaks is opened from the pass. Descend to the valley of Kosh-Moynok river
(10 km, 5 hrs, +850m, -450m). Camp on the glade near fairy archa forest (2800 m.a.s.l.).
Day 4:
Walking up-stream Kosh-Moynok river up to glacier.
Acquaintance with way of life of shepherds, pasturing their cattle on summer pastures.
Day 5:
The valley of Sary-Bel river � Kojo-Kelen settlement (12 km, 5 hrs, +400m, -970m).
Crossing through Sary-Bel pass (3200m.a.s.l.). Overnight stay on the glade near exotic red
rocks in the relic birch grove (really paradise place), 2230 m.a.s.l.
Day 6:
Walking on environing gorges ("Blue grotto", canyons, waterfalls, magnificent panoramas, red rocks, exotic settlement).
Day 7:
Kojo-Kelen � walking under Djiptyk pass (18 km, 8 hrs, + 1280 m).
Walking up on the valley of Ak-Bura river to Djiptyk pass, Alpine meadows, high-mountain pastures. Overnight stay on a small glade near brook (3510 m.a.s.l.).
Day 8:
Crossing through Djiptyk pass (4185 m) to Alay valley (18 km, 8 hrs, +675m,- 1015m).
In the morning you will be waked by "grunting" semi wild yaks. On absolutely wild places
you will go up on Djiptyk, where taking one�s breath away panorama of Alay range glittering
by snow-ice slopes with legendary Lenin Peak. In good weather you can see Pamirian giants �
Communism peak (7495 m) and Korjenevskaya Peak (7105 m). Overnight stay on a glade near
Sary-Mogol settlement (3000 m.a.s.l.).
Day 9:
Walking to international climber camp (40 km, 2 hrs).
Transfer by car to "Edelweiss Glade" - Base Camp of Lenin Peak. Walking in the camp environing (lakes, alpine meadows, shepherds� yurts, memorial to lost climbers). Overnight stay in BC (3600 m.a.s.l.).
Day 10:
Walking on Puteshestvennikov pass, where the view on Lenin Peak and Lenin Glacier is opened.
It�s possible a walking in advanced base camp (ABC) on Lenin Glacier (4300 m.a.s.l.).
Day 11:
Transfer to Osh (250 km, 8 hrs). Hotel.
Day 12:
Visiting of famous Osh bazaar.
Transfer to Tashkent (420 km, 8 hrs).
Stops in Rishtan en route (ceramics of Fergana valley and Khudoyar-khan�s Palace in Kokand). Hotel.
Day 13:
Transfer to Samarkand (350 km, 5 hrs).
Excursion. Registan square - the "heart" of Samarkand - ensemble of 3 majestic madrassahs (XIV-XVI c.c.) �
Sherdor, Ulugbek and Tillya Qory, Bibi-Khanum the gigantic congregational mosque (XV c.), Gur-Emir mausoleum
of Timur, his sons and Ulugbek the grandson (XV c.). Hotel.
Day 14:
Continue of excursion. Tamerlan�s grandson Ulugbek�s the well-known ruler and astronomer
-scientist observatory (1420 y.) - the remains of an immense (30 m. tall) astrolabe for
observing stars position, Shakhi-Zinda � "The Living King" (XI-XVIII c.c.) necropolis of
Samarkand rulers and noblemen, consisting of set of superb decorated mausoleums, exotic
Siab bazaar. Transfer to Tashkent (350 km, 5 hrs). Hotel.
Day 15:
Departure from Tashkent.
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