Tirich valley is populated with several small villages separated by groves of apricot and apple trees. The valley is very fertile land and offers beautiful views of high mountains and glaciers. After driving up to Zani Pass 3840m the walking trek descends down to the last human settlement of the region, Shagrom which has a small guesthouse and camping site for the night stay. At the crest of Zani Pass there are excellent views of the Peaks of Hindukush and Hindu Raj ranges. Trekking route to Tirich Mir basecamp pass through the summer pastures of Athak, Bandok and Sheniak – Jungle of birch and willow trees at the foot of lower Tirich Glacier.

Mostly local people of this area depend on subsistence farming. In the past decades the people of this valley used to get good summer jobs on the arrival of mountaineering and trekking expeditions. There used to be around a dozen or more adventure tourist parties to climb the high peaks