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2 Day Tour to Karakul Lake & Oytagh Glacier |
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| Day 01 |
Place & Transport: Kashgar to Karakul lake (200Km)4zgKashgar Guide
Day's Activities: Opan village, KKH, Corner Lake, Karakul lake, Kyrgyz family visit,4zgKashgar Guide
Meals: Picnic Lunch 4zgKashgar Guide
Place to stay: Karakul lake4zgKashgar Guide
We depart from Kashgar early in the morning and transfer to Karakul Lake. 4zgKashgar Guide
Upal is the last village we visit prior to the start of our trek and a final chance to purchase fruits, nuts, mineral water, and fresh bread ready for the trek. 4zgKashgar Guide
KKH (Karakorum Highway): from Upal we continue our journey along the famous This road boasts towering peaks, as high as the sky!!! There is a mix of black, green and red colored mountains. Parts
of The Karakorum Range are Redder than the Flaming Mountain at Turpan. 4zgKashgar Guide
Along the route you will see the famous mountain of Kum Tag. This name translate, in Uyghur, to White sand Mountain. The mountain is located at Bulugh Kul lake. Local people believe many years ago the sand of the mountain developed from the sandy shores of Lake Bulugh Kul blowing into the sky. We continue our journey along the KKH from Bulugh Kul. A further 30 mins brings us to Karakul Lake where we will finish our day. 4zgKashgar Guide
You are able to enjoy the afternoon with trekking around the lake and Kyrgyz villages on the other side of the lake. Karakul Lake is situated at 3600m above sea level.4zgKashgar Guide
We will arrange for you to spend the evening with a local Kyrgyz family in their Yurt, where you will be able to experience the different culture and language of this traditionally nomadic people. you will be staying in a traditional Kyrgyz yurt,.4zgKashgar Guide
Note: you are not allowed to stay over night with Local in their yurt but traditional Kyrgyz yurt near the lake. |
| Day 02 |
Place & Transport: Karakul Lake to Oytagh Glacier then to Kashgar(260Km)4zgKashgar Guide
Day's Activities: Muztagh Ata, Konger Mountain, Oytagh Mountain glacier,4zgKashgar Guide
Meals: Breakfast and Picnic Lunch
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Place to stay: Kashgar4zgKashgar Guide
You can enjoy the sun rise at the lake with beautiful scenery of Muztagh ata and Konger mountaion. After that we will drive towards Oytagh mountain where we spend the morning trekking towards the glacier.4zgKashgar Guide
Oytagh Mountain in Turkish language means (low land in mountains). surrounded by rolling ridges and deep ravines, a strip of green land stretches out from Oytagh Valley. Lush grassland is overlooked by snow-capped mountains. Walking up is well worth the effort to the site.4zgKashgar Guide
In the site one sees lofty mountains, luxurious trees, glittering glaciers, waterfalls as if they were flying and snow-covered mountains. In summer, huge waterfalls among snowy ridges fall down, sounds echoing in valley with frog and rain-like atmosphere. |
| We will drive back to Kashgar in the afternoon. |
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