Explore with us the famous Pamir Highway and Wakhan Corridor.
Day 1: Breakfast. Drive to Sarymogol village, 4 hours. A nice valley opens up when you reach Taldyck pass (3600 meter). Green pastures with yaks scattered around. Arrival in Sarymogol village and cross the river to get to yurt camp at Tulparkol lake (3500 m). Enjoy the beauty of long stretched glaciers of Lenin Peak (7134 m). Walk around the lake. Overnight & dinner in yurt.
Day 2:Breakfast. Travel to Murgab village (6 hours). Cross the Kyrgyz border and drive on no man’s land for about 20 km to get to Tajik border point. Nice Kyzylart pass (4280 m) and snowcapped glaciers at roadside. Cross the Tajik border and head up to Karakul lake, 1 hour. Totally different landscapes and reliefs open up in front of you. Have lunch in guesthouse at Karakul lake. The journey goes on to Murgab via the highest pass Akbaital ( 4655 m) you will ever cross in Tajikistan. Take photos of glaciers on the pass and be accommodated in a guesthouse, 3 hours.
Day 3: Morning drive to the so called observatory hill. You will see nice view of Muzdak Ata peak in China on top of the hill if no clouds are in the sky. Down the hill there is a soviet truck full of skulls of Marco Polo sheep inside. Once upon a time it was a hunting camp. Back to the main road and drive to Alichur village. Overnight and dinner in a guest house.
Day 4:Breakfast. Travel to Langar village. On the way make a stop for hiking to the view point at the altitude 4774 m above sea level (trekking time 3-4 hours). From the top of the mountain you can observe the great mountains of China, Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Picnic lunch on the top of the mountain. Continue driving to Langar village over the pass Kargush (4 344m). After the pass, the journey follows the river Pamir, with the chance to admire the Big Pamir of Afghanistan with nomadic Afghan Kyrgyz caravans. Great rugged Hindu Kush mountain ranges welcome you right before entering Wakhan valley. Overnight and dinner in home stay in Langar village.
Day 5: Breakfast. Travel to Ishkashim village. We do a detour on the way to admire the 12th century Yamchun Fortress rising from a platform of natural rock. Walk up to edge of the fort and you will have amazing views on Wakhan valley. Further up the hillside the hot springs at Bibi Fatima are located, with its crystal waters and many minerals. Another fortress Khaaka comes up along the way at Namadgut village when you get closer to Ishkashim village. It is worth a 10 minutes stop. Overnight in home stay at Ishkashim village. Optional, visit Saturday market in Ishkashim between Tajiks and Afghans if you happen to be there on a Saturday.
Day 6: Drive to Khorog. Again we do detour on the way to visit the hot springs at Garm-e-Chasma. Nice villages on the way to have more glances at Tajik culture. Stop along the way for a picnic lunch. Arrival in a Khorog city and be accommodated at guest house. Afternoon, visit the interesting Regional Museum and Central Park of Khorog city. Evening hike in the botanical garden that has many various plants and trees to explore.
Day 7: Today travel from Khorog to Darvoz on the way to Dushanbe. Arrival in the evening in Darvoz and overnight in the homestay with meals. (Long driving day about 9- 10 hours)
Day 8: After breakfast drive to Dushanbe along the Pang river with amazing views and travel through numerous local villages. Lunch in a Chaikana (local cafe). In the evening, arrival in Dushanbe. Accommodation in your hotel. End of the tour.
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The M41, known as the Pamir Highway is a road across the Pamir Mountains through Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia. This route has been in use for thousands of years and formed one link of the ancient Silk Road trade route.
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