Asian Peaks & Ancient Cities — Climbing Peak Yukhin — 14 Days

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Unlike “The Pamir Highway & the Silk Road” (same yurt camp at the start, but continuing through the Wakhan Corridor into Tajikistan), this one features an actual summit climb to an accessible 5,000+ meter peak with no special mountaineering gear, and only two countries: Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan.

Route

Osh → “Edelweiss Meadow” yurt camp → Onion Meadow → Lake Tulpar-Kul → the Petrovsky Peak ridge → “Sunny” camp (4,400 m) → Peak Yukhin (5,130 m) → Osh → Kokand → Tashkent → Samarkand → Gijduvan → Bukhara.

Day by day

1. Arrival in Osh, drive along the Pamir Highway over the Taldyk pass (3,600 m) to the “Edelweiss Meadow” camp, walk to Onion Meadow.
2. Hike to the lakes of the Achik-Tash valley and the sacred Tulpar-Kul lake.
3. Climb to the viewpoint on the Petrovsky Peak ridge (4,100 m).
4. Move to the “Sunny” forward camp (4,400 m) over the Travelers’ pass (4,150 m) and the Lenin glacier.
5. Summit climb to Peak Yukhin (5,130 m) — no special gear needed, guided ascent.
6. Descend to the “Edelweiss Meadow” camp.
7. Drive to Osh, check in at a hotel.
8. Cross the Kyrgyz-Uzbek border, drive to Kokand — Khudoyar Khan’s palace.
9. Drive to Tashkent over the Kamchik pass.
10. Tashkent: Khast-Imam complex, Chorsu Bazaar. Drive to Samarkand.
11. Samarkand: Registan Square, Gur-Emir mausoleum, Bibi-Khanym mosque, Shah-i-Zinda ensemble.
12. Drive to Gijduvan — masterclass with the ceramicists. On to Bukhara in the evening.
13. Bukhara: Samanid mausoleum, Ark fortress, Poi-Kalyan ensemble, Lyab-i Hauz.
14. Transfer to Bukhara airport, departure.

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• Accommodation at the “Edelweiss Meadow” camp (standard/comfort) and the “Sunny” camp
• Mountain guide, pack horses for personal luggage to the “Sunny” camp
• Full board during the trek, permit for the Peak Lenin area
• Comfortable transport in both countries, guide in Uzbekistan’s cities

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