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Pamir Highway adventure

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Meeting point
Dushanbe
End location
Dushanbe

Duration

10 days

Length

1960 km

Location

Ishkashim District

Recommended group composition

10-20 per

Difficulty level

Very easy - Suitable for individuals with minimal physical fitness or experience. Involves short, flat walks with little elevation gain or loss.

Easy - Requires basic physical fitness. Involves moderate walking on well-maintained trails with gentle inclines and declines.

Optimal - Suitable for individuals with average physical fitness. Involves moderate to challenging hiking, often with some elevation gain or loss.

Intense - Demands good physical fitness and endurance. Involves long hikes on rugged terrain with significant elevation changes.

Extreme - Suitable for experienced hikers and mountaineers. Involves technical climbing, glacier crossings, and exposure to high-altitude environments.

Super extreme - Reserved for highly skilled and experienced adventurers. Involves challenging mountaineering expeditions with significant risks and potential dangers.

Extreme

Recommended age

18+

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Tour in brief

What you will experience here will take you back to another century when people lived in a very different way unlike so many you hear about, this trip is sure to be a true adventure of your lifetime. The far corners of civilization, the peculiar life, the meeting of cultures, and ancient history is something that could characterize this route. Through this region passed one of the arteries of the Great Silk Road – the route through the Pamir Mountains. Pamir is one of the highest mountain systems on our planet with up to 4’900m above sea level. You also can overview the famous Hindu Kush mountain on the Afghan side.

Tour organizer and guide

Sayohat Travel

Sayohat Travel

Our Travel Agency helps clients choose the most suitable vacation spot within Tajikistan and abroad. We find all types of holidays for any budget. In our work, we successfully combine technologies, deep knowledge of the destination, and an individual approach to each client. Our team has vast experience in the field of tourism and hospitality, we listen carefully to each client and suggest a destination that best suits our tourists. In 2022 Sayohat Travel joined The worldwide travel agency franchise Lufthansa City Center.


Tour program

Day 1. Arrival in Dushanbe.

Day 1. Arrival in Dushanbe.

Transfer to the hotel. Acclimatization before the trip to Pamir. Accommodation in Hotel on a full board basis
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo Where we live Rumi Hotel

Day 2. Dushanbe – Norak –Kalai-Khumb

Day 2. Dushanbe – Norak –Kalai-Khumb

Today we will drive to Kalai-Khumb village. You will see the Norak water reservoir. The highest point of the day is the Shurabad pass (2 267 m), after that we start to drive along Afghanistan border. This part will amaze you with its unique mountains – it is already the Territory of the Pamir mountains. Over the centuries, the Pamirs have inspired the world’s greatest explorers such as Marco Polo, Hsuan Tsang, and Mirza Muhammad Haidar. And now it is your chance to see it for yourself. We will drive you along the natural borders of the Panj River. Having visited the Pamirs, many travelers called this giant mountain system the ocean of white and blue mountains. This night you will spend in a homestay to see the way of local people’s life. Accommodation in Hotel.
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo , Excursion Where we live Karon Palace 4*

Day 3. Kalai-Khumb – Khorog

Day 3. Kalai-Khumb – Khorog

In In the morning we will drive to Khorog town. It is perhaps one of the tiniest cities in the world. It is surrounded by Rocky Mountains from all four sides. The town was built on the confluence of the 3 rivers where Shokhdara River and Ghund River flow into Panj River. On the way to Khorog you will meet Pamiri people. A number of anthropological features set the Pamiri people apart from the Tajik people. Among the Pamiris there is high percentage of people with blonde hair, fair skin and blue eyes. Pamir Mountains are the highest mountains in the world with human population after the Himalayas in Tibet. Life in the mountains made traditions of local people different from Tajik people. Dinner is in a local restaurant. Accommodation in Hotel.
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo Where we live Lal Hotel 3*

Day 4. Khorog- Garm Chashma - Ishkashim

Day 4. Khorog- Garm Chashma - Ishkashim

: You will start the day with a visit to the Botanical Garden and museum. After, head to the famous mineral hot spring Garm-Chashma. Departure to Ishkashim, a small town at the entrance 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 right sides; a number of peaks in view are above 6,000 m. Overnight at the guesthouse.
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo Where we live Guesthouse

Day 5. Ishkashim – Langar

Day 5. Ishkashim – Langar

Drive from Ishkashim to Langar. On the way, we 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 Zuhra, 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.
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo Where we live Guesthouse

Day 6. Langar –Murghab

Day 6. Langar –Murghab

After breakfast we will leave the spectacular views of Afghanistan, with the ice-capped summit of the Wakhan Range, and the Pamir River, which is marking the border and cross Khargushi pass (4344 m) and Nazay-Tash Pass (4137 m). Arrive in Murgab. Murgab is a quiet town with an only bazaar of the High Pamir region where Kyrgyz’s and Tajiks live. Visit to handicraft shop in “Yak House”. Homestay on Full board basis.
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo Where we live Yak House

Day 7. Murgab – Khorog

Day 7. Murgab – Khorog

In the morning we will drive to Khorog along Pamir Highway, known as M41 Pamir Tract. It is considered the second highest mountain road after highway of Tibet. The road lies over mountains and passes on the elevations of more than 4 000 meters above sea level. On the way you will drive over Koitezak pass (4 271 m). The almost inaccessible landscape and the rocky mountains of this corner of the world have given safe haven to a unique diversity of wildlife. Amongst the most common species of wild mammals are Turkestan rat, tiger-cat, grizzly bear, badger, stoat, fox, grey and red wolves. The Pamirs provides a large and thriving population of Marco Polo sheep, the largest sheep in the world, with all year round and a strong population of the highly endangered snow leopard.
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo Where we live Lal Hotel 3*

Day 8. Khorog – Kalai-Khumb

Day 8. Khorog – Kalai-Khumb

This area consists of high rocky mountains over 6 000 meters and only 1 road was possible to be built. Passing through the Pamirs, the tourists have the rare opportunity to not only marvel the beauty of virgin environment, but also know more about the ethnography, history and everyday life of mountain dwellers and with this imagine how the history of humanity evolved. On the way we will stop in small villages to communicate with local people and to see their life. Human settlements are located on both sides of the river in narrow mountain valleys. On the other side of the river you will see Afghan stony villages and gardens.
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo Where we live Karon Palace 4*

Day 9. Kalai-Khumb – Kulob – Dushanbe

Day 9. Kalai-Khumb – Kulob – Dushanbe

Early transfer to Kulob, outstanding views along the way. We will stop for photo shooting with amazing views. Lunch in local café in Kulob. We continue to the mausoleum of Sheikh Said- Hamadoni, dating from the first Islam period. Arrive in Dushanbe and check in the Hotel.
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo Where we live Rumi Hotel

Day 10. Departure from Dushanbe

Day 10. Departure from Dushanbe

After breakfast, our driver will tke you to Dushnabe International Airport for your flight.  
We hope you will have a good time during your tour. We are very excited to show you our beautiful mountainous country!
Where we live Without accommodation

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Information

What's included:

  • Transportation services on comfortable air-conditioned vehicles 4X4 SUV;
  • Maximum occupancy is 4 pax
  • Accommodation on double occupancy: Hotel/Homestays/Guesthouse
  • Full board basis meal plan
  • 1L bottled water per day per person
  • Entrance fees to mentioned attractions
  • Charge and Local Taxes

What's not included:

  • Visa, GBAO permits, international flight
  • Personal life insurance
  • All personal expenses (extra luggage fee, room service, medical expenses etc.)
  • Fees for extra service (folklore performance, meetings)
  • Tips to the guides and drivers
  • Other beverages & tobacco
  • The price is for two.
  • Price for 3 pax $1651.
  • for 4 pax $1601.
  • for 6 pax or more on request.

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