Hiking To The Gorge Omonqutan
About this tour
Forty kilometers south of Samarkand, the gorge Omonqutan is located. This beautiful area of valleys and high mountains has attracted naturalists, nature lovers and travelers around the world from time immemorial. Through the tract lies a path trodden for centuries, which connects Samarkand and Kesh, as well as historical Bactria and Sogda in the past. It was the shortest way at all times. Caravans walked along it. Omonqutan is not a very large tract in the extreme west of the Pamir-Altai. Today you have opportunity to discover the part of the Pamir Alay Mountains.
*Beautiful mountain landscape
*Panoramic view of the snow-capped peaks
*Meeting with locals
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1: Samarkand, Uzbekistan
After breakfast we meet our guide and driver to start an easy hiking tour in the surroundings of Samarkand. Transfer from Samarkand to Omonqutan village. We walk gently through the clay houses in the Kizyl Touruk valley, a good encounter with locals. We slowly climb up the pass through the track. We reach the plateau from where we have a panoramic view of the snow-capped peaks of Ghisar mountain range. We meet horses, sheep and goats running free upstairs. We walk on the ridge with a view of the plain of Samarkand and Schakhrisabs into the narrow valley, from where we climb to the Takhta Karacha pass. Then we reach the pass. Our driver is waiting for us on the pass. Further transfer for lunch towards to the village. Return to Samarkand. Walking time: 5-6 hours, altitude 1860 m, distance 16 km, ascent 600 m, descent 300 m
What's included
Air-conditioned vehicle throughout the city tour An experienced local guide Entrance to the national park Lunch and water
What to know
This tour can be customized. Please get in touch with me.
Route & locations
Samarkand, Uzbekistan