Trichmir Base Camp Trek
The trekking trip takes you to the Yarkhun River North of Mastuj follows a wide valley with villages and cultivation by every side stream.
- 21 Days
- Challenging
- June – September
At a glance
Overview
Daily Walking 5-7 HRS except for Longer Days While Crossing Pass
Grade Moderate to Difficult
Best time Mid May – Mid-September
Maximum Altitude 5200m
Duration 20-22 Days
The trekking trip takes you to the Yarkhun River North of Mastuj follows a wide valley with villages and cultivation by every side stream. Adaunting at Bang reads “Boroghil 120 kilometers”, then easy days trip up and back along wide, smooth pastures grazed by Yaks, horses, goats, and sheep. There summer settlement just before the pass, a deserted Robat settlement, comprising two roofless stone shelters, WILFRED THESIGER, who was here in 1952, writes of the same sense of space and clearness. He had known in the desert of Arabia. The top of the pass at 4100m is flat and between Chitral and Ishkoman Valleys. The trek down the Krumber River to over the Chilinji Pass 5160m to Chappurson, upper Hunza Valley. The long broad Chuppurson Valley joins the Hunza River from the west, just above Sost. The valley is still littered with high mounds of flood debris and Pilgrims came from all over Northern Pakistan and Wakhan to Baba Ghundi Shrine to pray and beg favors.
Itinerary
21 stages over 21 days, starting and finishing in Rawalpindi and Islamabad. Routes can be shortened, extended or privately dated.
ISLAMABAD: Q Arrival at Islamabad International airport and transferred to a comfortable centrally located hotel. Reminder of the day is free for you to relax and recovered from long flight toPakistan. in the after noon, for those who desire there will be a tour of Pakistan’s capital Islamabad and bustling bazaar ofRawalpindi. In the evening we have a welcome dinner where you will have the opportunity to meet your guide and another member of group. Overnight stay at hotel.
7 hrs drive to Dir (at the base ofLowariPass. En route we will stop for photography, toilet break and lunch at Mardan, Noshera. O/N stay in hotel.
Drive over Malakand Pass & Lowari Pass 3118m or the newly build Lowari tunnel to Chitral. O/N stay in hotel.
Day 04: CHITRAL: Hire porters and purchase supplies in Chitral and have free time for sightseeing which includes exploring Chitral fort, the old Bazaar for Handicrafts and semi-precious stones, or a day visit to the famous Kalash valley. O/N stay in hotel.
Day 05: CHITRAL – LASHT: Drive through to Lasht along with all camping equipment. O/N stay in camp.
Day 06: LASHT – KISHMANJA: trek through a narrow valley with good side views of glaciers to Wakhi settlement Kishmanja. O/N stay in camp.
Day 07: KISHMANJA – ISHKARWARZ: Trek to Ishkarwarz on the Brogill pass. Camp beyond the pass, which lies on the border between Pakistan &Afghanistan. The Oxus river beyond which lies the Pamirs of Tajikistan is only three miles from here. O/N stay in camp.
Trek to Wakhi summer settlement of Qui Quild. O/N stay in camp.
Day 09: Trek toKurambarLake (4300m) one of the most beautiful high altitude lakes in the area camp.O/N stay in camp.
Day 10: KURAMBAR: Rest/relax day at Kurambar lake. O/N stay in camp.
What’s included
Included
- All ground transport in Pakistan as per itinerary
- Experienced native English-speaking guide
- Hotel accommodation on the road sections
- Full camping equipment and kitchen crew on trek
- All meals during the trekking / climbing period
- Porters for group and personal equipment (within weight limit)
- Trekking / climbing permits and national park fees
- Government liaison officer where required
Not included
- International flights to and from Pakistan
- Pakistan visa fee
- Personal travel and high-altitude rescue insurance
- Personal climbing and trekking equipment
- Tips for guides, cooks and porters
- Any expenses of a personal nature
These are the standard inclusions for our trekking programmes and are confirmed in writing on your final itinerary before any payment is taken.
Questions about this trip
This is graded challenging. You should be comfortable walking for several hours a day, on rough ground, across 21 Days. Porters carry the main loads; you carry a light daypack. If you tell us your recent hill days we will give you an honest answer.
The reliable window is June – September. Outside that, conditions on the route make it either unsafe or not worth the money. We can run private departures on any dates inside that window.
4 – 12 people. Smaller and private groups are available and often cost less per head than you would expect — ask us for a quote on your own dates.
Because the honest number depends on group size, dates, hotel standard and how much of the route you cover. We quote one all-in figure for your actual group rather than a headline price that grows later.
