Wakhan Wanderers In search of Kyrgyz nomads in Afghanistan In the summer of 2010 we will be We do not believe in being Our guides on this trip are as almost running one of our most special bystanders and our local guide will as special as the place we will visit. trips. A 22 day horse back odyssey ensure we get an insight into the Helene Beley is a highly to meet and live with some of the Kyrgyz nomadic way of life as well experienced guide leading horse worlds last and least visited as enjoying the epic landscape. trips in wilderness environments as nomadic cultures. The Kyrgyz of En route you will see to that this has well as being an old hand in the Afghan Pamir. not always been a backwater. Afghanistan, currently working on We will begin and end in Ancient tombs and Buddhist edicts projects developing local artisan Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan carved on rocks live as a reminder crafts in the region. She will be heading along the Pamir highway of this areas history as part of the joined by Malang Dario. Fast before crossing over into silk route between China and becoming an Afghan celebrity he Afghanistan. We will head through Europe. became the first Afghan to climb the Wakhan corridor to Sarhad e Noshak, Afghanistan’s highest Broghil where we pick up our peak in the summer of 2009. horses who will take us as we ride in Date: 3rd July - 24th July 2010 a loop to Chaqmaqtin Lake, a popular grazing ground of the Start/End: Dushanbe Kyrgyz. Days 1-5 Dushanbe to Sarhad e Broghil Days 6- 17 Trek with horses in the little Pamir Days 18-22 Sarhad e Broghil to Dushanbe Cost: £2150 Please visit our website or contact us for further details: www.untamedborders.com [email protected] 07532 139504 Untamed Borders Ltd is a UK registered company. Company Number: 6748438.