Riding a Yak

Riding a Yak
Destination: Pamir Highway, Tajikistan

Ride a yak in the High Pamir Mountains. Stay in an authentic yurt of a Kyrgyz shepherd. Yak is everything for locals. They ride it and use it for transportation. Their main income come from keeping yaks, and this is the only way of making a life. Taste a fresh cream from a yak’s milk. Experience the way locals live in harsh and high lands of Pamirs.

Category: riding

Duration: 2-3 hour

Distance: 8-10 km

Season: May – September

Starting Point: N37° 45.201′ E73° 16.071′

Breakfast. Drive about 2 km to the south of Alichur village. Arrival at shepherd’s yurts. Get on your yak saddled by your guide. Listen to his instructions and ride along the stream coming from the foot of a glaciated peak in a far distance. Ride to the hill leading to the gorge. Get the panoramic views of Pamir Mountains.  Ride back to the yurt and enjoy the lunch made by a shepherd in her authentic yurt. Mmm, a fresh tasty cream made of a yak’s milk. Continue your way.

Price list of services:

A yak is 30 USD for 3 hours A guide is 60 USD for 3 hours including his yak.

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