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Pamir Highway Tour 2024

9 days Jeep tour , Hiking Pamir Highway, Tajikistan

Description

Pamir Highway Tour is a fascinating trip to Tajikistan where you will cross many high-mountain passes, winding serpentine roads, see monuments of the Islamic, Buddhist and unique Pamir cultures. Moreover, you will have around like-minded adventurers to share your impressions and experiences. The tour will start in the capital of Tajikistan where you will see the main sights of Dushanbe and its surroundings. After this informative entry, you will have a week of snow-capped mountains, as the height will be closer, you will have acclimatization to the air of the Pamir Mountains. You will see beautiful villages, wild flows of the River Pyandj, cross one of the highest passes – Ak- Baytal (4655 m) and learn a lot about the history of the Pamir tract once connected to the Great Silk Road and the Great Game. Pamir Highway Tour is not merely a walking trip. It is a choice of real adventurers. Check out the detailed tour program, select the appropriate date, and start preparing for a memorable expedition!

Itinerary

Today we have a long drive (380 km, 8-10 hours), but the condition of the road is good. We start earlier in order to have enough time for photo stops. The road lies through the city of Kulob and along Afghanistan border. Lunch in Kulob. Drive along the river Panj to Kalai-Khumb. Overnight in a guesthouse.

Today you drive along the Panj river, shorter distance (220 km, 6 hours), but the road condition is bumpy. You will see Afghanistan from the right side across the river. After reaching Rushan, we will turn left and drive towards Bartang valley. We cross a bridge and do trekking towards the Jizeu village - a remote untouched village with 12 households, where no electricity, no mobile connection with the world. The trekking takes 2.5-3 hours. Overnight in a guesthouse.  

We hike down to the bridge where our car will pick up us and drive towards the head to a famous mineral hot spring - Garm-Chashma. Depart to Ishkashim, a small town at the mouth of the Wakhan corridor, where the 19th century Great Game ended. Continue up the north side of the river with amazing views of the Pamir on your left and the Hindu Kush on the ride sides; a number of peaks in view are above 6,000 m. Overnight at the guesthouse. Road conditions: the first half from Khorog to Ishkashim is a poor dirt road, the second part is paved. 6km ramp to Garm-Chashma has a bad ground.

Drive from Ishkashim to Langar. On the way, visit Kah-Kaha, one of the old fortresses on the Silk Road. Then, continue to the ruins of Yamchun Fortress (4-3rd centuries B.C.), sacred hot springs of Bibi Fatima Zahra, the Museum of Sufi Muborak-Kadami Vakhani, a local Sufi scholar, theologian, poet and traveller, who died in 1910. There is a stone pillar with a hole near his house that he used to calculate a solar calendar and a building with inscriptions and decorations. We will also visit Buddhist Stupa. Homestay overnight. Road conditions: All day you will drive on the paved and smooth road, only descent and ascent to the Yamchun fortress lies across a bad dirt road.

After breakfast, drive towards Khargush, source of Amu Darya River, via Khargush Pass (4344 m) and Nazay-Tash Pass (4137 m). After having lunch in Murghab, we visit the Murghab market, which is made of the truck containers. Drive towards Karakul lake. Homestay overnight*. *It might be difficult to fall asleep on the height of 3600meters due to the lack of oxygen and dry air. Road conditions: the first half of the way will be a dirt road, the second half, on the turn towards Khorog, there will be a bad sinuous paving.

Driving to Karakul Lake. On the way to Karakul, driver right to the Rangkul lake to see and take picture of the Indian goose. Back to the Pamir Highway road and drive towards Karakul lake. The road to the Karakul Lake lies through the Ak-Baital (White Horse) Pass, the highest pass (4655 m) in the former USSR. People call it “The Roof of the World”. After lunch in a homesyay, go out to the Lake shore of the Karakul Lake for taking photos, the largest lake in Tajikistan (3800 m). Overnight in a homestay in Karakul village.

Driving to Jelondy hotspring of the Ghund valley -  a beautiful hotspring inside a hotel, where you can swim and stay overnight.

In the morning, start driving from Jelondy hotspring towards Qalai Khumb (366 km). On they way you will see beautiful village of the Ghund valley along the Pamir Highway and Ghund river. Lunch will be in Rushan or Qalot, based on the time. Overnight in a homestay over the river in Qalai Khumb.

Driving back to Dushanbe. Lunch in Kulob. Dropping off to your hotel. Relax. In the evening, a final farewell dinner in a beautiful restaurant.

Highlights

  • Pamir Highway (4655m) - the second highest in the world

  • Jizeu trekking

  • Swimming in hot springs

  • Hikes along the Bulunkul and Karakul lakes in evenings

  • Experience the different lifestyle of the western and eastern local Pamiri people.

Price list

All of the prices below are written after applying -10% OFF (i.e. 0% commission).

5 travelers: 799 USD/person
4 travelers: 930 USD/person
3 travelers: 1140 USD/person
2 travelers: 1560 USD/person
1 travelers: 2788 USD/person

 

Inclusions

  • Transport (Toyota Landcruiser, 4WD), including fuel and driver service
  • Accommodation
  • Food: full-board
  • English-speaking guide service
  • Entrance fees to sights as per itinerary
  • Bottled water during the trip.

Exclusions

  • Flight tickets from and to Tajikistan
  • GBAO permit
  • Accommodation and food in Dushanbe
  • Personal travel insurance.

Important Notes

  • Based on your interests, it is possible to add below short tours to the Pamir Highway Tour: 

    1. Iskanderkul lake day-tour also can be added to this tour.
    2. Trekking to the lake Sarez

     To visit Pamir region, every foreign traveler needs GBAO permit. Please read here how to get one. Read how to get the GBAO permit here.;

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Brief info

Tour code: JT003

Tour type: Group Tour, Multiday Tour

Duration: 9 days

Activity: Jeep tour, Hiking

Destination: Pamir Highway

Route: Dushanbe Khorog Wakhan Valley Murghab Karakul lake Khorog Dushanbe

Seasonality: April - November

Starting Point: Dushanbe

Ending Point: Dushanbe

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