ON THE YAK BACK

The YAK is dweller of mountain and is a fierce looking shaggy creature, similar to cow and have been found in the extreme North of Pakistan, especially in the Upper Hunza Valley- Gojal, Skardu, Chitral region. Yaks have been used as a source of milk, beef, wools and carrying the loads to the mountains in the pastures and also for ridding on the mountains.

-Yak Trekking on Batura Glacier Passu Hunza
-Yak trekking in Shimshal Pamir

YAK TREK ON BATURA GLACIER-HUNZA
Maximum Altitude: 3400M
Duration: 15 days Islamabad – Islamabad
Suitable period: June to end of October

Day-01: Arrival to Islamabad /hotel
Day-02: Fly to Gilgit or drive to Chilas /hotel
Day-03: Departure for Hunza via Gilgit /hotel
Day-04: Day free for local visits
Day-05: Drive to Passu (2400m) /hotel
Day-06: On yak Passu to Younzben (2600m) /camp
Day-07: Kirgaswask (2880m) /camp
Day-08: Yashpirt (3100m) /camp
Day-09: Guchashem (3400m) /camp
Day-10: Day free in Guchashem/camp
Day-11: Back to Yashpirt /camp
Day-12: Continue to Passu /hotel
Day-13: Drive to Karimabad/hotel
Day-14: Drive to Naran via Babu Sar Pass/hotel
Day-15: Continue to Islamabad/hotel
Day-16: Departure from Islamabad

YAK TREKKING IN SHIMSHAL PAMIR
Maximum Altitude: 4400M
Duration: 18 days from Islamabad – Islamabad
Suitable period: June to end of September

Day-01: Arrival to Islamabad /hotel
Day-02: Fly to Gilgit or drive to Chilas /hotel
Day-03: Departure for Hunza via Gilgit /hotel
Day-04: Vsits of Altit and Baltit/hotel
Day-05: Jeeps drive to Shimshal village or hotel
Day-06: Yak riding Shimshal to Zardgarben (3810m) /Camp
Day-07: Continue Zardgarben to Purien-e-ben (3322m) /camp
Day-08: Shuijerab (4080m) /camp
Day-09: Shuwerth (4420 m) /camp
Day-10: Day free in Pamir
Day-11: Ride back to purien-e-ben /camp
Day-12: Purien-e-ben to Zardgarben /camp
Day-13: Zardgarben to Shimshal / hotel
Day-14: Drive to Passu /hotel
Day-15: Drive to Gilgit /hotel
Day-16: Fly to Islamabad or drive to Besham /hotel
Day-17: Islamabad or Besham to Islamabad/hotel
Day-18: Departure from Islamabad