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CHITRAL FORMS
PAKISTAN'S NORTH-WESTERN BORDER WITH AFGHANISTAN, AND IS HOME TO THE
PRECIPITOUS (VERY STEEP) MOUNTAINS OF THE HINDUKUSH. THIS RANGE IS DIFFERENT
FROM THE HIMALAYA AND KARAKORUMS AND SINCE THERE ARE NO 8000M PEAKS HERE, IT
IS NOT AS WELL KNOWN. HOWEVER, TIRICH MIR AT 7708M AND ITS ACCOMPANYING
PEAKS COMMAND RESPECT. ALEXANDER THE GREAT TROOPS HAD TO BATTLE THROUGH THE
SNOWS ON THEIR PASSAGE FROM AFGHANISTAN TO PAKISTAN. ADDITIONALLY, A ROUTE
OF THE SILK ROAD WOUND THROUGH THE BOROGHIL PASS IN UPPER CHITRAL. PRESENTLY
CHITRALIS ARE MOSTLY MUSLIMS, BUT IN THE SOUTH OF CHITRAL THERE ARE THREE
VALLEYS INHABITED BY THE KAFIR KALASH. CHITRAL IS CONSIDERED TO BE THE
PINNACLE OF THE HINDUKUSH REGION. THE HIGHEST PEAKS, AS WELL AS COUNTLESS
PASSES AND MASSIVE GLACIERS ARE LOCATED IN THIS REGION. SOME REMOTE AREAS
AND PASSES IN THE HINDUKUSH WHERE THE TREKKING CAN BE MADE AND OPEN TO
DIFFERENT VALLEYS ARE AS UNDER:
- THUI-ANN Pass (4500m)
- SHAHJINALI Pass (4259m)
- DARKUT Pass (4575m)
- CHILINJI Pass (5160m)
- ASUMBAR Pass (4400m)
- KARUMBER Pass (4343m)
- OWIR pass (4338m)
- UWIN pass (3840m)
- BAROGHIL Pass (3,798m)
- DAINTER Pass (3660m)
Hindukush Trek
CHITRAL -YASIN -THUI ANN PASS -SHAH JINALI TREK
(20 DAYS) - (REF. KKE - 01)
Itinerary:
| Day |
1 |
ISLAMABAD |
| Day |
2 |
ISLAMABAD/GILGIT |
| Day |
3 |
GILGIT/NIALTI |
| Day |
4 |
NIALTI/MUSUK |
| Day |
5 |
MUSUK/SHOTALING |
| Day |
6 |
SHOTALING/THUI ANN PASS (4270 MT) |
| Day |
7 |
THU ANN PASS (4270 MT) |
| Day |
8 |
THUI ANN PASS/GAZIN |
| Day |
9 |
GAZIN/DOBARGAR |
| Day |
10 |
DOBAR GAR/LESHT |
| Day |
11 |
LESHT/SHOST |
| Day |
12 |
SHOST/ISHPRO DOK |
| Day |
13 |
ISHPRU DOK/SHAH JINALI PASS |
| Day |
14 |
SHAH JINALI PASS/SHAH JINALI VILLAGE |
| Day |
15 |
SHAH JINALI VILLAGE/SHAH GRAM/PHURGRAM |
| Day |
16 |
PHURGRAM/ CHITRAL |
| Day |
17 |
CHITRAL/BUMBURET/CHITRAL |
| Day |
18 |
CHITRAL/MINGORA (SWAT) |
| Day |
19 |
SWAT/ISLAMABAD |
| Day |
20 |
FLY TO ONWARD DESTINATIONS |
Hindukush Trek CHITRAL -KALASH -THUI ANN PASS -ASUMBAR TREK
(25 DAYS) - (REF. KKE - 02)
Itinerary:
| Day |
1 |
ARRIVE ISLAMABAD. |
| Day |
2 |
DRIVE TO CHITRAL TRANSFER TO HOTEL FOR OVERNIGHT. |
| Day |
3 |
CHITRAL/BAMBURET. |
| Day |
4 |
KALASH VALLEY TREK. |
| Day |
5 |
KALASH VALLEY TREK. |
| Day |
6 |
RETURN CHITRAL. |
| Day |
7 |
REST DAY CHITRAL. |
| Day |
8 |
DRIVE CHITRAL TO GAZIN BY JEEP. |
| Day |
9 |
THUI ANN TREK- GAZIN TO GOLESHI. |
| Day |
10 |
ACROSS THUI PASS ( 4499 M ) TO |
| Day |
11 |
TO RAMACH OVERNIGHT IN CAMP. |
| Day |
12 |
TO NIALTHI OVERNIGHT IN CAMP. |
| Day |
13 |
REST DAY. |
| Day |
14 |
DRIVE NIALTI TO SANDHI. |
| Day |
15 |
TREK TOWARDS ASUMBAR . |
| Day |
16 |
ACROSS ASUMBAR PASS ( 4560 M). |
| Day |
17 |
TO CHALINJ. |
| Day |
18 |
TO ASUMBAR. |
| Day |
19 |
DRIVE TO GILGIT TRANSFER TO HOTEL FOR OVERNIGHT. |
| Day |
21 |
DRIVE TO KARIMABAD (HUNZA) TRANSFER TO HOTEL FOR
OVERNIGHT. |
| Day |
22 |
FREE DAY IN KARIMABAD, SIGHTSEEING. |
| Day |
23 |
DRIVE TO CHILAS TRANSFER TO HOTEL FOR OVERNIGHT. |
| Day |
24 |
DRIVE TO ISLAMABAD. |
| Day |
25 |
FLY TO ONWARD DESTINATIONS. |
Hindukush Trek CHITRAL SHAH JINALI PASS DARKOT PASS TREK
(18 DAYS) - (REF. KKE - 03)
Itinerary:
| Day |
1 |
ARRIVE ISLAMABAD. |
| Day |
2 |
DRIVE DIR, TRANSFER TO HOTEL FOR OVERNIGHT. |
| Day |
3 |
DIR / CHITRAL , HOTEL. |
| Day |
4 |
CHITRAL/BAMBURET/CHITRAL |
| Day |
5 |
CHITRAL / PHURGRAM |
| Day |
6 |
PHURGRAM / SHAH JINALI GARI |
| Day |
7 |
SHAH JINALI GARI / CROSS SHAHJINALI PASS/ISHPERO DOK |
| Day |
8 |
ISHPERO DOK/SHOSHT |
| Day |
9 |
SHOSHT / LASHT |
| Day |
10 |
REST DAY |
| Day |
11 |
LASHT/CHIKAR |
| Day |
12 |
CHIKAR/DARKUT PASS BASE |
| Day |
13 |
DARKUT PASS / ISHKOMAN |
| Day |
14 |
ISHKOMAN / GILGIT |
| Day |
15 |
DAY TRIP TO KARIMABAD HUNZA |
| Day |
16 |
GILGIT / BESHAM |
| Day |
17 |
BESHAM/ISLAMABAD |
| Day |
18 |
ISLAMABAD TO ONWARD |
TIRICH MIR TREK CHITRAL ISTORO NAL- NOSHAQ
(14 DAYS) - (REF. KKE - 04)
Itinerary:
| Day |
1 |
ARRIVE ISLAMABAD. |
| Day |
2 |
DRIVE TO CHITRAL TRANSFER TO HOTEL FOR OVERNIGHT. |
| Day |
3 |
CHITRAL/BAMBURET/CHITRAL. |
| Day |
4 |
JEEP DRIVE UTHUL. |
| Day |
5 |
UTHUL/SHAGRAM TREK OVER ZANI PASS (3,886 M). |
| Day |
6 |
SHAGRAM/ATRAK. |
| Day |
7 |
ATRAK/SHAGOR. |
| Day |
8 |
SHAGOR DAY AT LEISURE TO EXPLORE THE AREA. |
| Day |
9 |
SHAGOR/ATRAK. |
| Day |
10 |
ATRAK/SHAGROM. |
| Day |
11 |
SHAGROM/CHITRAL TREK BACK TO UTHUL AND DRIVE TO CHITRAL. |
| Day |
12 |
CHITRAL/MINGORA (SWAT). |
| Day |
13 |
SWAT/ISLAMABAD. |
| Day |
14 |
FLY TO ONWARD DESTINATIONS. |
HINDUKUSH TREK ISHKOMAN PASS DARKOT PASS
(17 DAYS) - (REF. KKE - 05)
Itinerary:
| Day |
1 |
ARRIVE ISLAMABAD. |
| Day |
2 |
ISLAMABAD/BESHAM. |
| Day |
3 |
BESHAM/GILGIT. |
| Day |
4 |
GILGIT / ISHKOMAN. |
| Day |
5 |
ISHKOMAN / ISHKOMAN PASS. |
| Day |
6 |
ISHKOMAN PASS / DARKOT. |
| Day |
7 |
DARKOT / DARKOT PASS. |
| Day |
8 |
DARKOT PASS/ CHIKAR. |
| Day |
9 |
CHIKAR / LASHT. |
| Day |
10 |
REST. |
| Day |
11 |
LASHT / RAWARK. |
| Day |
12 |
RAWARK / SHOLKUCH. |
| Day |
13 |
SHOLKUCH / CHITRAL. |
| Day |
14 |
KALASH. |
| Day |
15 |
CHITRAL/MINGORA (SWAT). |
| Day |
16 |
SWAT/ISLAMABAD. |
| Day |
17 |
FLY TO ONWARD DESTINATIONS. |
HINDUKUSH TREK BOROGIL KARAMBER PASS - CHILINJI PASS
(22 DAYS) - (REF. KKE - 06)
Itinerary:
| Day |
1 |
ARRIVE ISLAMABAD. |
| Day |
2 |
DRIVE TO CHITRAL TRANSFER TO HOTEL FOR OVERNIGHT. |
| Day |
3 |
CHITRAL/BAMBURET/CHITRAL. |
| Day |
4 |
JEEP DRIVE TO PHURGRAM. |
| Day |
5 |
PHURGRAM/SOR RICH /RUA. |
| Day |
6 |
SOR RICH/ JINALI GHARI BASE OF SHAH JINALI PASS. |
| Day |
7 |
CROSS SHAH JINALI PASS YASHKIST. |
| Day |
8 |
YASHKIST / TREK TO KISHMANJA. |
| Day |
9 |
KISHMANJA / ISHKARWARZ. |
| Day |
10 |
ISHKARWARZ / LALAY. |
| Day |
11 |
OVER KARAMBAR PASS / SHUINJ. |
| Day |
12 |
SHUINJI / SOKHTERABAD. |
| Day |
13 |
SOKHTERABAD / MATRAMDAS. |
| Day |
14 |
MATRAMDAS / WARGUT. |
| Day |
15 |
WARGUT JANGLE / CHILINJI BASE. |
| Day |
16 |
CHILINJI BASE / CHILINJI HIGH CAMP. |
| Day |
17 |
ACROSS CHILINJI PASS TO BIATAR. |
| Day |
18 |
BIATAR / ZIARAT BABA GHUNDI. |
| Day |
19 |
ZIARAT BABA GHUNKI / KARIMABAD. |
| Day |
20 |
KARIMABAD / BESHAM. |
| Day |
21 |
BESHAM / ISLAMABAD. |
| Day |
22 |
ONWARD FLIGHT. |
SHORT WALK IN THE HINDUKUSH
(18 DAYS) - (REF. KKE - 07)
Itinerary:
| Day |
1 |
ARRIVE ISLAMABAD. |
| Day |
2 |
DRIVE TO CHITRAL TRANSFER TO HOTEL FOR OVERNIGHT. |
| Day |
3 |
CHITRAL/BAMBURET/CHITRAL. |
| Day |
4 |
JEEP DRIVE CHITRAL / BURUM. |
| Day |
5 |
BURUM / CHETURGHARI. |
| Day |
6 |
CHETURGHARI / JUNALI. |
| Day |
7 |
JUNALI REST DAY EXPLORATION. |
| Day |
8 |
JUNALI / CHETURGHARI. |
| Day |
9 |
CHETURGHARI / OVIR-AVI. |
| Day |
10 |
OVIR-AVI / DUGGAS. |
| Day |
11 |
DUGGAS / CAMP SITE BELOW OVIR PASS. |
| Day |
12 |
CROSS OVIR PASS / KIYAR. |
| Day |
13 |
REST DAY. |
| Day |
14 |
JEEP DRIVE TO CHITRAL. |
| Day |
15 |
FLY/DRIVE TO PESHAWAR. |
| Day |
16 |
PESHAWAR. |
| Day |
17 |
PESHAWAR / ISLAMABAD. |
| Day |
18 |
ONWARD DESTINATION. |
HINDUKUSH KACHI KANI PASS TREK
(13 DAYS) - (REF. KKE - 08)
Itinerary:
| Day |
1 |
ARRIVE ISLAMABAD. |
| Day |
2 |
DRIVE TO CHITRAL TRANSFER TO HOTEL FOR OVERNIGHT. |
| Day |
3 |
KALASH VALLEYS. |
| Day |
4 |
JEEP DRIVE TO SOR LASPUR. |
| Day |
5 |
SOR LASPUR / NALGAR. |
| Day |
6 |
NALGAR / KHUNZAZOE. |
| Day |
7 |
KHUNZAZOE / KACHIKANI PASS/Bokhtshal. |
| Day |
8 |
BOKHTSHAL / SHONZ. |
| Day |
9 |
SHONZ / MAHODAND LAKE. |
| Day |
10 |
MAHODAND LAKE / KALAM. |
| Day |
11 |
KALAM / MINGORA. |
| Day |
12 |
MINGORO / ISLAMABAD. |
| Day |
13 |
ONWARD FLIGHT. |
HINDUKUSH TREK DARKOT - BOROGIL SHAH JINALI PASS
(20 DAYS) - (REF. KKE - 09)
Itinerary:
| Day |
1 |
ARRIVE ISLAMABAD. |
| Day |
2 |
ISLAMABAD/BESHAM. |
| Day |
3 |
BESHAM/GILGIT. |
| Day |
4 |
KARIMABAD HUNZA DAY TRIP. |
| Day |
5 |
JEEP DRIVE TO DARKOT. |
| Day |
6 |
TREK DARKOT /DARKOT PASS BASE CAMP. |
| Day |
7 |
OVER DARKOT PASS TO CHIKAR. |
| Day |
8 |
EXCURSION TO BROGHIL PASS (3807METERS). |
| Day |
9 |
CHIKAR / YARKHUN. |
| Day |
10 |
YARKHUN / YASHKIST. |
| Day |
11 |
EXCURSION TO SHAHJINALI PASS (4259 METERS). |
| Day |
12 |
YASHKIST / SHOLKUCH. |
| Day |
13 |
SHOLKUCH / CHITRAL. |
| Day |
14 |
DAY TRIP TO KALASH VALLEYS. |
| Day |
15 |
CHITRAL/LOWARI PASS/SWAT. |
| Day |
16 |
DAY TRIP TO UPPER SWAT KALAM. |
| Day |
17 |
DRIVE TO PESHAWAR. |
| Day |
18 |
PESHAWAR - DAY TRIP TO KHYBER PASS. |
| Day |
19 |
PESHAWAR / ISLAMABAD. |
| Day |
20 |
ONWARD FLIGHT. |
HINDUKUSH TREK SHAH JINALI THUI ANN PASS
(18 DAYS) - (REF. KKE - 10)
Itinerary:
| Day |
1 |
ARRIVE ISLAMABAD, TRANSFER TO HOTEL FOR OVERNIGHT. |
| Day |
2 |
DRIVE FROM RAWALPINDI TO CHITRAL , TRANSFER TO |
| Day |
3 |
KALASH VALLEY TREK. |
| Day |
4 |
KALASH VALLEY TREK. |
| Day |
5 |
JEEP DRIVE TO RUA. |
| Day |
6 |
RUA / DHERSHAL. |
| Day |
7 |
DHERSHAL / JINALI GHARI. |
| Day |
8 |
JINALI GHARI /ACROSS SHAH JINALI / ISHPERU DOK. |
| Day |
9 |
ISHPERU DOK / YASHKIST. |
| Day |
10 |
YASHKIST / GAZIN. |
| Day |
11 |
THUI ANN TREK - GAZIN TO GOLESHI ACROSS THUI PASS (4499
M). |
| Day |
12 |
GOLESHI / GASHUCHI. |
| Day |
13 |
GASHUCHI / RAMACH. |
| Day |
14 |
RAMACH / NIALTHI. |
| Day |
15 |
JEEP TO GILGIT. |
| Day |
16 |
GILGIT / BESHAM. |
| Day |
17 |
BESHAM / ISLAMABAD. |
| Day |
18 |
FLIGHT TO ONWARD DESTINATIONS. |
HINDUKUSH TREK - THE PASSES OF CHITRAL
(21 DAYS) - (REF. KKE - 11)
Itinerary:
| Day |
1 |
ARRIVE ISLAMABAD, TRANSFER TO HOTEL. |
| Day |
2 |
DRIVE TO DIR ALONG THE GRAND TRUNK ROAD, HOTEL. |
| Day |
3 |
DRIVE TO CHITRAL OVER THE LOWARI PASS 3118M, HOTEL. |
| Day |
4 |
DAY TRIP TO KALASH VALLEYS, OVERNIGHT AT CHITRAL. |
| Day |
5 |
DRIVE BY JEEPS TO SHOLKUCH, OVERNIGHT IN TENTS. |
| Day |
6 |
TREK TO MUGHIL MARIRU, OVERNIGHT IN TENTS. 5-6 HRS. |
| Day |
7 |
TREK TO LASHT, CAMP OVERNIGHT IN TENTS. 5-6 HRS. |
| Day |
8 |
TREK TO KISHMANJA, OVERNIGHT IN TENTS. 6-7 HRS. |
| Day |
9 |
TREK TO ISHKARWARZ, OVERNIGHT INTENTS. |
| Day |
10 |
DAY TRIP TO BOROGHIL PASS, OVERNIGHT IN TENTS. |
| Day |
11 |
TREK DARKOT BASE CAMP, OVERNIGHT IN TENTS. |
| Day |
12 |
CROSS DARKOT PASS TO RAWAT, OVERNIGHT IN TENTS. |
| Day |
13 |
TREK TO DARKOT VILLAGE, OVERNIGHT IN TENTS. |
| Day |
14 |
TREK TO ANISARBAR, OVERNIGHT IN TENTS. |
| Day |
15 |
CROSS ISHKOMAN PASS, CAMP OTHER SIDE. OVERNIGHT IN
TENTS. |
| Day |
16 |
TREK TO DAJAPUK, OVERNIGHT IN TENTS. |
| Day |
17 |
TREK TO GHOTULTI, OVERNIGHT IN TENTS. |
| Day |
18 |
DRIVE BY JEEPS TO GILGIT, TRANSFER TO HOTEL RIVERIA. |
| Day |
19 |
DRIVE TO BESHAM, TRANSFER TO PTDC MOTEL. |
| Day |
20 |
DRIVE TO RAWALPINDI, TRANSFER TO HOTEL SHALIMAR. |
| Day |
21 |
TRANSFER TO THE AIRPORT FOR FLIGHT TO ONWARD
DESTINATION. |
HINDUKUSH TREK DAINTER PASS - BALTAR BAR TREK
(16 DAYS) - (REF. KKE - 12)
Itinerary:
| Day |
1 |
ARRIVE ISLAMABAD, TRANSFER TO HOTEL. |
| Day |
2 |
DRIVE TO BESHAM, HOTEL. |
| Day |
3 |
DRIVE TO GILGIT, HOTEL. |
| Day |
4 |
DRIVE GILGIT TO NALTAR LAKE, CAMP. |
| Day |
5 |
TREK NALTAR LAKE TO SHANI, CAMP. |
| Day |
6 |
TREK SHANI TO DAINTER PASS (3660 MT), CAMP. |
| Day |
7 |
TREK DAINTER PASS TO DAINTER VILLAGE, CAMP. |
| Day |
8 |
TREK DAINTER VILLAGE TO BALTAR, CAMP. |
| Day |
9 |
REST DAY AT BALTAR, CAMP. |
| Day |
10 |
TREK BALTAR TO BAR, CAMP. |
| Day |
11 |
DRIVE TO KARIMABAD HUNZA, HOTEL. |
| Day |
12 |
IN KARIMABAD HUNZA, HOTEL. |
| Day |
13 |
MORNING FREE, AFTERNOON, DRIVE TO GILGIT, HOTEL. |
| Day |
14 |
FLY TO ISLAMABAD, DRIVE TO BESHAM,HOTEL. |
| Day |
15 |
FREE DAY IN ISLAMABAD OR DRIVE BESHAM TO ISLAMABAD,
HOTEL. |
| Day |
16 |
TRANSFER TO AIRPORT FOR ONWARD DESTINATION. |
HINDUKUSH - NALTAR - ISHKOMAN TREK
(18 DAYS) - (REF. KKE/HK-13)
Itinerary:
| Day |
1 |
ARRIVE ISLAMABAD, HOTEL. |
| Day |
2 |
DRIVE TO BESHAM, HOTEL. |
| Day |
3 |
DRIVE TO GILGIT, HOTEL. |
| Day |
4 |
DRIVE BY JEEPS TO NALTAR LAKE, CAMP. |
| Day |
5 |
TREK TO UPPER SHANI. |
| Day |
6 |
CLIMB NALTAR PASS & TREK DOWN TO LAL PALTHER. |
| Day |
7 |
TREK DOWN TO ISHKOMEN VALLEY. |
| Day |
8 |
TREK TO BOIMO SHANEN. |
| Day |
9 |
TREK UP TO PANJI PASS AND DECEND DOWN TO GIGI CAMP. |
| Day |
10 |
TREK TO YASEEN VALLEE. |
| Day |
11 |
REST DAY. |
| Day |
12 |
TREK TO HUNDUR/DARKUT/ ASSUMBER PASS. |
| Day |
13 |
TREK TO HANDIS/GHOTULTI. |
| Day |
14 |
DRIVE BACK TO GILGIT BY JEEPS. |
| Day |
15 |
DAY TRIP TO HUNZA VALLEY. |
| Day |
16 |
DRIVE BACK TO CHILAS BY MINI BUS. |
| Day |
17 |
DRIVE TO ISLAMABAD ON KKH ROAD. |
| Day |
18 |
FLY BACK HOME. |
FAMOUS PEAKS IN THE HINDUKUSH MOUNTAIN RANGE:
|
World Rank |
Mountain |
Height (M) |
Height (Feet) |
Mountain Range |
Region |
First Ascent |
| 33 |
Tirich Mir |
7708 |
25288 |
Hindukush |
Pakistan |
1950 |
| 52 |
Noshaq |
7492 |
24579 |
Hindukush |
Pakistan/Afghanistan |
1960 |
| 68 |
Istor-O-Nal |
7403 |
24287 |
Hindukush |
Pakistan |
1969 |
| 78 |
Saraghrar |
7349 |
24111 |
Hindukush |
Pakistan |
1959 |
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