Dushanbe To Osh On Pamir Highway
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Day 1: DUSHANBE TO DARVOZ (KALAIKHUM) 5โ6 HRS
Stop At: Dushanbe International Airport, Titov Street 32/1, Dushanbe 734012, Tajikistan
Drive towards Kulob on A385 road. Enjoy the views of one of the worldโs highest hydropower station Nurek in a distance. Visit 11th-century Hulbuk Palace before Kulob village. Head on to the Shurobod pass. After the pass, deep rocky valleys and gorgeous mountains open up. Drive along Panj River with amazing mountain views and through numerous local villages. Arrival in Kalaikhum village. Dinner and overnight in a homestay.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: DARVOZ (KALAIKHUM) TO KHOROG CITY, 5-6 HRS
Stop At: Darvoz Guesthouse, Doshtak, Tajikistan
Breakfast. Travel to Khorog city. The road continues along the Afghan border with picturesque scenery and widens up in the Vanj valley with gorgeous mountain views along the river. Arrival in Khorog city. Accommodation in a hotel. Afternoon, do evening hike in a Botanical Garden that has various plants and trees to explore.
Duration: 13 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: KHOROG CITY - ISHKASHIM VILLAGE - YAMCHUN FORTRESS & HOT SPRINGS - LANGAR VILLAGE, 5-6 HR
Stop At: Yamchun Fort., Eshkashem, Tajikistan
Breakfast. Visit fortress Khaaka on the way at Namadgut village right after leaving Ishkashim village. It is worth a 10 minutes stop. Take another detour on the way at Yamchun to admire the 12th century Yamchun Fortress rising from a platform of natural rock. Walk up to the edge of the fort and you will have an amazing view of Wakhan valley. Further up the hillside are located the hot springs of Bibi Fatima with its crystal waters rich in minerals. Walk back to your car and drive to Langar village.
Duration: 14 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 4: LANGAR VILLAGE - PANORAMA RIDGE TREK ( 3-4 HRS) AT KARGUSH PASS โ BULUNKUL & YASHILKUL LAKES โ ALICHUR VILLAGE, 7-8 HR
Stop At: Yamchun Fort., Eshkashem, Tajikistan
Breakfast. Travel to Kargush pass, 2hrs. Road follows the river Pamir all the way to Kargush checkpoint with the chance to admire the Big Pamir of Afghanistan with nomadic Afghan Kyrgyz caravans. Arrival at the Kargush pass and start the 3-4 hrs trek to Panorama Ridge at 4800 meters. While walking up, two small lakes behind you at roadside open up to cheer you. Enjoy the stunning mountain scenery of Great Pamir on Afghan border on the top of pass. Walk back to your car. Take another side trip to see alpine lakes Bulunkul Yashilkul. Drive to Alichur village, 1 hr.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 5: ALICHUR VILLAGE - OBSERVATORY HILL - MURGAB VILLAGE - KARAKUL LAKE , 6-7 HR
Stop At: Homestay Aigerim, Karakul, Tajikistan
Breakfast. We take a detour to Observatory Hill. You will see a nice view of Muztagh Ata peak of China on top of the hill if no clouds 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 go to Murgab village. Lunch in a local guesthouse or cafรฉ. Travel goes on to Karakul lake with the highest pass Akbaital (4655 m) you will ever do in Tajikistan, 3hr. Take photos of glaciers on the pass. Arrival in Karakul lake. Overnight and dinner in a guesthouse.
Duration: 14 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 6: KARAKUL LAKE - SARYMOGOL VILLAGE โ LENIN PEAK BASE CAMP, 4โ5 HRS
Stop At: Lenin Peak, Osh Kyrgyzstan
Breakfast. Drive to the checkpoint, 1hr. Cross the borders and head up to the Lenin Peak Base Camp via Sarymogol village, 3 hrs. Arrival in the yurt camp at the base camp and lunch in a yurt. Explore the snowcapped Lenin Peak in Pamir mountain range by taking a day hike from your yurt camp to the Travelerโs pass at 4130 meters, 3 hrs. Enjoy the beauty of glaciers while walking up to the pass. Rest at the top of the Travelerโs pass to gaze at glaciers tumbling off the massive peak. Back to your yurts, 2 hrs. Overnight and dinner in a yurt.
Duration: 15 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 7: LENIN PEAK BASE CAMPโ SARYMOGOL VILLAGE - OSH CITY, 4โ5 HRS
Pass By: Osh, Osh
Breakfast. Drive to Osh city along the numerous Kyrgyz villages and shepherdโs yurts scattered in mountains slopes, 5 hrs. Arrival and be accommodated in your hotel. End of the trip.
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 1: DUSHANBE TO DARVOZ (KALAIKHUM) 5โ6 HRS
Stop At: Dushanbe International Airport, Titov Street 32/1, Dushanbe 734012, Tajikistan
Drive towards Kulob on A385 road. Enjoy the views of one of the worldโs highest hydropower station Nurek in a distance. Visit 11th-century Hulbuk Palace before Kulob village. Head on to the Shurobod pass. After the pass, deep rocky valleys and gorgeous mountains open up. Drive along Panj River with amazing mountain views and through numerous local villages. Arrival in Kalaikhum village. Dinner and overnight in a homestay.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 2: DARVOZ (KALAIKHUM) TO KHOROG CITY, 5-6 HRS
Stop At: Darvoz Guesthouse, Doshtak, Tajikistan
Breakfast. Travel to Khorog city. The road continues along the Afghan border with picturesque scenery and widens up in the Vanj valley with gorgeous mountain views along the river. Arrival in Khorog city. Accommodation in a hotel. Afternoon, do evening hike in a Botanical Garden that has various plants and trees to explore.
Duration: 13 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 3: KHOROG CITY - ISHKASHIM VILLAGE - YAMCHUN FORTRESS & HOT SPRINGS - LANGAR VILLAGE, 5-6 HR
Stop At: Yamchun Fort., Eshkashem, Tajikistan
Breakfast. Visit fortress Khaaka on the way at Namadgut village right after leaving Ishkashim village. It is worth a 10 minutes stop. Take another detour on the way at Yamchun to admire the 12th century Yamchun Fortress rising from a platform of natural rock. Walk up to the edge of the fort and you will have an amazing view of Wakhan valley. Further up the hillside are located the hot springs of Bibi Fatima with its crystal waters rich in minerals. Walk back to your car and drive to Langar village.
Duration: 14 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 4: LANGAR VILLAGE - PANORAMA RIDGE TREK ( 3-4 HRS) AT KARGUSH PASS โ BULUNKUL & YASHILKUL LAKES โ ALICHUR VILLAGE, 7-8 HR
Stop At: Yamchun Fort., Eshkashem, Tajikistan
Breakfast. Travel to Kargush pass, 2hrs. Road follows the river Pamir all the way to Kargush checkpoint with the chance to admire the Big Pamir of Afghanistan with nomadic Afghan Kyrgyz caravans. Arrival at the Kargush pass and start the 3-4 hrs trek to Panorama Ridge at 4800 meters. While walking up, two small lakes behind you at roadside open up to cheer you. Enjoy the stunning mountain scenery of Great Pamir on Afghan border on the top of pass. Walk back to your car. Take another side trip to see alpine lakes Bulunkul Yashilkul. Drive to Alichur village, 1 hr.
Duration: 1 hour
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 5: ALICHUR VILLAGE - OBSERVATORY HILL - MURGAB VILLAGE - KARAKUL LAKE , 6-7 HR
Stop At: Homestay Aigerim, Karakul, Tajikistan
Breakfast. We take a detour to Observatory Hill. You will see a nice view of Muztagh Ata peak of China on top of the hill if no clouds 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 go to Murgab village. Lunch in a local guesthouse or cafรฉ. Travel goes on to Karakul lake with the highest pass Akbaital (4655 m) you will ever do in Tajikistan, 3hr. Take photos of glaciers on the pass. Arrival in Karakul lake. Overnight and dinner in a guesthouse.
Duration: 14 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 6: KARAKUL LAKE - SARYMOGOL VILLAGE โ LENIN PEAK BASE CAMP, 4โ5 HRS
Stop At: Lenin Peak, Osh Kyrgyzstan
Breakfast. Drive to the checkpoint, 1hr. Cross the borders and head up to the Lenin Peak Base Camp via Sarymogol village, 3 hrs. Arrival in the yurt camp at the base camp and lunch in a yurt. Explore the snowcapped Lenin Peak in Pamir mountain range by taking a day hike from your yurt camp to the Travelerโs pass at 4130 meters, 3 hrs. Enjoy the beauty of glaciers while walking up to the pass. Rest at the top of the Travelerโs pass to gaze at glaciers tumbling off the massive peak. Back to your yurts, 2 hrs. Overnight and dinner in a yurt.
Duration: 15 hours
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Day 7: LENIN PEAK BASE CAMPโ SARYMOGOL VILLAGE - OSH CITY, 4โ5 HRS
Pass By: Osh, Osh
Breakfast. Drive to Osh city along the numerous Kyrgyz villages and shepherdโs yurts scattered in mountains slopes, 5 hrs. Arrival and be accommodated in your hotel. End of the trip.
No meals included on this day.
No accommodation included on this day.
Tour leaving from Dushanbe
Dushanbe is the capital of Tajikistan, located in the Varzob Valley. It is a modern city with beautiful parks and impressive buildings. Dushanbe is known for its rich history and culture, which is reflected in its museums and monuments. It is also an ideal starting point for exploring Tajikistan's mountains and natural landscapes.
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