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Future Trek: Morocco: Altas Mountains-Marrakech-Essaouira, 2011
The Atlas Mountains contain Africa's second highest peak, Toubkal 4167m (13,668 ft), and they extend over 2400km (1500mi) in length from Morocco to Algeria. In age they compare to the European Alps. They are home to Berber farmers and shepherds. In advance of our trek in the High Atlas mountains, we will meet in Morocco’s “pink city”, Marrakech, which was founded in the 11th century on the crossroads of the ancient camel caravan routes from Timbuktu. Marrekech was once the imperial capital of an empire that stretched from Spain to Senegal. Read
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Past Trek: Silk Road and Fann Mountains, August 2009
A one-of-a-kind adventure as we retrace Marco Polo’s steps along the Silk Road in Uzbekistan, to majical Samarkand and discover a region that even today defies description. From the Silk Road we will travel to the Fan Mountains of Tajikistan where will will trek through fabulous alpine scenery, surrounded by clear streams, turquoise lakes, and magnificent jagged peaks. Our trek will eventually take us over the Chimtarga Pass (14,700 ft./4,480 m.), where the Zeravshanskiy range converges with the Gissarskiy range. Read
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Silk Road Trekking Dispatches
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Past Trek: Inca Trail/Machu Picchu, September 2008
After stops in Lima, Cusco (3500m/11,500ft) and the Sacred Valley, we will trek on the Inca Trail for 3 days before arriving at the ancient Inca city of Machu Picchu. This trail is just a fraction of the 23,000km of roads built by the Incas across South America. The trail passes through lush tropical jungle, eucalyptus forests and climbs through mountains as it reaches an elevation of 4200m (13,776ft) at the Warmimanusca pass. Machu Picchu is a UNESCO World Heritage site whose history and original name have been lost to the ages. It was last inhabited in the 16th century and "re-discovered" in the 20th century when it was named after a nearby mountain peak, which in the ancient Quechua language means "old mountain". An optional tour of the world's highest navigable lake, Lake Titicaca(3820m/12,500ft) and La Paz will follow the trek.
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