Chapursan Valley

Trip Start Jun 11, 2005
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Trip End Dec 22, 2005


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Where I stayed
Pamir Serai
(Karachi hotels)

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Sunday, July 17, 2005

We were unable to do the Rakaposhi trek due to cloudy weather to decided to spend the last 2 days in the Chapursun Valley, where few tourists go, but borders Afghanistan. We enjoyed beautiful scenery on the way and best jeep tracked we'd been on, including scary bits for Maggi. We stayed at Pamir Serai which is a Wakhi style home - 1 room around a hole in the ceiling, run by an enterprising local Alam Jan, sadly away in Kabul. Luckily a German Stefan, who had been staying for 2 weeks, who acted as our guide telling us things to do in the area.

We went for a fabulous walk up to the lakes at Yishkuk, which were incredibly clear with beautiful colours, before being invited into a shepherds hut for chai and lassi.

The next day we went for a walk on the Yishkuk glacier, where there are some fantastic blue icebergs at the head - we broke of chunks of ice to drink from that were hard and crystal clear like huge diamonds.

See the Pamir Serai website at www.geocities.com/pamirserai.
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alamjan
alamjan on Jul 4, 2006 at 01:50PM

Please change my homepage address
thank you vary much to write about chapurson and me on travel pod.
if it is posible please change my home address.
www.geocities.com/pamirserai
with best wishes,
Alam jan Dario

dunnsage
dunnsage on Jul 5, 2006 at 08:33AM

Re: Please change my homepage address
Dear Alam Jan, I have updated the web address as you requested. I wish we had met you and I send you our best wishes. Regards, Jerry.

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