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Tour overview if you would like to do some adjustment in this Itinerary or if you want detailed price quotation please feel free to email us
at: newlandtravel@hotmail.com , if there are any place don’t satisfied we can adjust the Itinerary according to your every
request, this expedition starts from Kashgar China's western most Silk Road Oasis City.
Difficulty level : K2 is second highest and hardest challenging peak ever to climb on Earth , it is located in the heart of
Karakoram Mountain range right on the border between China and Pakistani Kashmir region ,you can not only explore
the K2 BC , but also can witness the towered other eight thousand and seven thousand numerous peaks located around
the least visited side of Karakoram , if you want to do adventurous and least visited mountain expeditions, trekking to
K2 north face from Kashgar is best option as it has unique characteristics ,cultures and landscapes .Access to K2 North
Face is not terribly easy, expedition will be strenuous, but not extreme that trek 5hrs to 7hrs per day on the steep rocky
terrain sided river valleys at the elevation of 3500m to 4870m. Highest point that cross through during trek isAghilPassat
elevation of 4870m that will be crossed on the 3rd day of expedition from Yilik where we start trekking and get on vehicle
back to Kashgar . Expedition will be camel supported as we bring lots of equipments with us all the way until Sughet Jangal
(locally known as China Base Camp) largest greenery in the area with lots of grass, bushes and trees.Best time to do this
Expedition: April, May, until mid June, September and October.
Daily Itinerary
Day 1 Arrive in Kashgar by flight , transfer to the Hotel
Day 2 Drive to Karghilik ( Yecheng in Chinese)
Today drive to Karghilik with four wheel drive taking the Southern Silk Road leads us to Karakoram , stop for lunch in
formerimperial Capital Yarkand Of Uyghur people few century ago , arrive Karghilik in the afternoon transfer to the Hotel.
Day 3 Karghilik to Yilik via Mazzar villlage
Drive to Yilik where is last poit that we could reach by vehicle and start our trek with camels , there is no way but driving
on the Xinjiang - Tibet highway until Mazzar village , then further drive west break through Karakoram to reach Yilik by
crossing Yarkand river and Mountain passes ,camping in Yilik.
Day 4 Yilik to Sarak ( su koshulush -river Juction )
Today we load the all camels with our equipments in the morning ,and start our breathtaking expedition to K2 , after 5hrs
trekking we will arrive camp site on trerrace on side of junction of Surakwat and Shanksgam river ,todays trek is smooth just
walking on the stones in the narrow valleys, overnight camping.
Day 5 Sarak to Kotaz
Today we will trek up to small campsite Kotaz(4300m) at the boot of Aghil Pass (4870m), today's trek will be preparation
for our higher altitude and crossing Aghil pass next day , overnight camping at the boot of Aghil pass.
Day 6 Kotaz to cross Aghil pass and camp in Kerqin (Shaksgam )
Our trek today is goung to be very difficult compared to the other days , because we cross 4870m Aghil pass with all of
our equipments loaded on the camels , it takes 3 hrs to cross the pass , from the top of the pass ,there will be a great
view of Karakoram Mountain range ,and camp on the other side of the pass named Kirqin at the elevation of 3900m .
Overnight Camping.
Day 7 Kirqin to Ottur Jangal
Trek today is very smooth, slightly downward in altitude following the downstream of Shaksgam river, and arrive campsite
in Ottur Jangal on the way to Sughet Jangal , overnight camping.
Day 8 Ottur Jangal to Sughet Jungal (ChinaBase Camp ofK2)
After short trek today we will have first view of giant Mountain K2, arrive Sughet Jungal by following theSarpoLagoRiver,
Sughet Jungal is most green parts of Karakoram with grass, trees and bushes on the delta of K2 Glacier stream. Overnight
camping in Sughet Jangal.
Day 9 to 11 Glacier exploration around the area
Visit the K2 North Glaciers in these Three days.
Day 12 Return Trek Sughet Jangal to Ottur Jangal
Today we will pack all our equipments same way trek back to Yilik
Day 13 Return Trek Ottur Jangal to Kerqin
Day 14 Return Trek Kerqin to Kotaz byCrossingAghilPass
Day 15 Return Trek Kotaz to Sarak
Day 16 Return Trek Sarak to Yilik
Today wil be the last day of expedition as soon as arrive Yilik, unload all camels and prepare for going back to Kashgar by
four wheel drive next day.
Day 17 Yilik to Kashgar by four wheel drive.
Arrive Kashgar in the evening and transfer to the Hotel.
Day 18 Transfer to airport leave Kashgar
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