Zani An Trek

Participants on this morning will take the spectacular flight from Islamabad airport to Chitral airport. After arrival in Chitral, the day is free.

The domestic flights sometime get cancelled due to weather conditions. Incase of flight cancellation, you will drive to Chitral for overnight. It takes eight to ten hours by a vehicle.

A link road runs to Uthool before Warijun, Mulkho's biggest hamlet; do not take the route just beyond Warijun that connects to Zani village. The road from Uthool continues for a few km to Zani An. It was designed to deliver an air compressor to the canal construction site. The canal, which has been under construction since 1992, will transport water from a ridge-top lake to Mulkho. The road beyond Uthool is not properly maintained, so you'll need a jeep to reach there. Drivers may travel further if the conditions are suitable and you pay an extra cost.

Jeeps travel from Chitral to Mulkho. Any Tirich-bound jeep will transport you to Warijun. You can either wait for a local jeep to Uthool, arrange a Warijun-Uthool special hire or walk for many hours to Uthool, which is 675 metres above Warijun. Chitral-Uthool jeeps take five hours, but there are just a few in the village. Hires that are unique.

Embark on a strenuous walk over Zani Pass, navigating through rugged terrain and ascending to higher altitudes while taking in panoramic views of the surrounding mountains.

Jughor

Jughor hamlet is located near the mouth of the Jughor Gol, south and across the river from Chitral town. Plan to go to Jughor the day before you begin organising any trips. There are four challenging passes near the valley's head: two south to Shishi Gol and two east, one to Koghozi Gol and the other to Roghili Gol.

Walk up the valley from Jughor to a cabin at Chhato Shal (3048m), where the trail intersects with the true left bank. Continue for another 750 metres until a trail intersection (3161 metres). One road ascends the Kapashung Gol to the passes leading to Shishi Gol, while the other ascends the Bungolbahan Gol to the remaining two.

The Kapashung Gol path divides Father Valley. The trail to the southeast passes through Domukh An (4380m) and leads to Kalas in Shishi Gol. The road to the south follows the true right bank of the Kapashung Gol for three km, via the highest branch, to Kapashung Gree (4318m), which also flows into Shishi Gol.

The east route up Bungolbahan Gol takes the true left (south) bank and offers two options. To begin, travel 3 kilometres down the valley from the 3161m trail intersection and bridge the river. A difficult 500m ascent north leads to Koghozi An (4480m), followed by a steep drop into the Koghozi Valley and Koghozi hamlet on the Chitral-Gilgit route. This is a tough Class 3 cross-country route.

Second, continue half a kilometre northeast along the true left bank of the Bungolbahan Gol to Roghili Gree (4638m). Then it's an 850-meter scree descent into the upper Roghili Gol basin. The basin is labelled Angarbah on the Chitral (I-42 F) sheet, but the people are unfamiliar with the term. Follow the south bank of a creek for 8 kilometres northeast to the lake Lut Chhat (3764 metres). You can descend Roghili Gol from a trail junction 500m above the lake by crossing the stream that feeds the lake and contouring along its north side (see the Roghili Gol climb). You could also cross Roghili An.

A Roghili

From Lut Chhat in the upper Roghili Gol, a route leads to Madaglasht in Shishi Gol via the Roghili An (4496m). Continue along Lut Chhat's north and west shores. Continue 500 metres beyond the lake and cross the stream on its south side. Two pathways separate here, one to the Roghili An and the other to the more difficult Roghili Gree (see Jughor above). The steep route to Roghili An (4496m) follows a southeast turn and ascends a stony ridge to Madaglasht in Shishi Gol.

Take a picturesque flight to Islamabad and see bird's-eye views of Pakistan's various landscapes as you soar through the skies towards the country's capital.

The domestic flights sometime get cancelled due to weather conditions. Incase of flight cancellation, you will drive to Islamabad for overnight. It takes eight to ten hours by a vehicle.

Meals included: Breakfast

Our staff will transfer all our guests to the airport on their respective departure timings. The checkout time of all our partner hotels is 12pm.