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Meeting point
Dushanbe
End location
Dushanbe

Duration

10 days

Length

1700 km

Location

Khorugh

Recommended group composition

2-8 per

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Recommended age

18+

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Price:

1 770 $ / pr

Tour in brief

The classic Pamir Highway tour is a once-in-a-lifetime journey through some of the world’s most stunning and remote landscapes. This unforgettable adventure takes you on a winding route through the rugged mountains and high-altitude plateaus of Tajikistan, where you’ll encounter welcoming locals, ancient Silk Road history, and breathtaking natural beauty at every turn. Whether you’re trekking through the high passes, soaking in natural hot springs, or camping under the stars, the Pamir Highway tour is an experience that will stay with you forever.

Tour organizer and guide

Paramount Journey

Paramount Journey

Paramount Journey is a pioneering travel company specializing in adventure and cultural tours of Tajikistan. It's the brainchild of a passionate group of adventurers and explorers who want to share the wonders of Tajikistan's nature, as well as its rich history and culture.

Bakhtiyor Shurboev

Bakhtiyor ShurboevYour guide

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Tour program

Day 1. Dushanbe

Day 1. Dushanbe

After your arrival at Dushanbe airport you will be taken to the Turkish restaurant to have a traditional breakfast. After breakfast, your guide will conduct a short welcoming briefing and take you on a fascinating city tour of Dushanbe, Tajikistan’s capital. Highlights of the city include the magnificent Somoni Monument, the world’s second-tallest flag pole, Rudaki Park, Hissar Fort, and the Navruz Palace where one can enjoy folk crafts of Central Asian people. In the vening you will have dinner at local restauran where you can enjoy live music and dance show.
Excursions and leisure Walk, Photo, Excursion Where we live Atlas Hotel (4*)

Day 2. Kalai Khumb

Day 2. Kalai Khumb

Today you start your journey towards the Pamirs over the spectacular mountain pass, to Kalaikumb, the halfway point on the way to Khorog. This time we will take the northern road via Tavildara and Khaburabad pass 3255m (or via Kulyab region if weather does not allow). You may notice more conservative attitudes of local dressing style and beards, but the hospitality is just as welcoming. Lunch is at a roadside café or picnic on the route.
Excursions and leisure Walk, Photo, Excursion Where we live Karon Palace (4*)

Day 3. Khorog

Day 3. Khorog

Another scenic drive to Khorog, the capital of (GBAO) Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast, along the Panj River which is a natural border between Tajikistan and Afghanistan makes our day unforgettable. After an earlier breakfast we will visit Karon archeology complex known as a Machu Picchu of Tajikistan. Karon is a one-of-a-kind, new archeological site in Tajikistan history of which is still being considered and reconsidered among the historians and archeologists of global community.

Late afternoon you will reach Khorog and check in to the luxury boutique hotel. For the rest of your time you can have a visit to botanical garden which is the second highest altitude garden in the world.
Excursions and leisure Walk, Photo, Excursion Where we live Hotel Lal (3*)

Day 4. Ishkashim

Day 4. Ishkashim

Today after an earlier breakfast, we will drive toward Ishkashim. Ishkashim district is undoubtedly the most attractive destination in Gorno-Badakhshan for its wealth of archeological sites (castles, petroglyphs and more than 60 shrines and holly places and thermal springs) and spectacular scenery with views across the Wakhan Corridor to the snow-covered Hindi Kush in Pakistan.

About 30 km from Khorog, there is a famous thermal, holly hot spring called Garmchashma described for the first time by a Danish explorer Ole Olufsen in 1897. The hot spring is believed to be a healing spring for many diseases. You can stop here for a quick bath. Afternoon we will reach Ishkashim where we overnight and have a folklore Pamiri concert arranged for us.
Excursions and leisure Walk, Photo, Excursion Where we live Guesthouse

Day 5. Zong

Day 5. Zong

After breakfast, you will continue the exploration further visiting village of Namadgut, there are ruins of a vast fortress known as Kakhkakha, the oldest parts of which back to the II century BC (Kushan Empire). On the other side of the road from the fortress is the shrine Ostoni-Shohi Mardon (one of the names attributed to Ali-Muhammed the Prophet’s cousin and son-in-low). The outer gate to the shrine is covered in calligraphy and the interior of the shrine is a good example of early wood carving. We take a visit to the house museum of an astronomer and scholar Sufi Muborak Wakhoni (1839-1930). The museum is a very fine example of a traditional Pamiri house with superb carved pillars and beams. Just outside the museum there is the solar calendar used by Sufi Muborak for determining the start of the Navruz festival. Probably the most spectacular site in Tajikistani Wakhan is the area above the village of Yamchun, with imposing Yamchun Fortress. Parts of this fortress date to the Greeco-Bactrian and Kushan periods (III-I centuries BCE). The nearby Bibi Fatima hot spring is believed to improve female and male fertility. Here we can have a quick bath. Our lunch will be served at the traditional guesthouse.

After lunch we will move further to Vrang, to see Buda Stupa, and in Zong village you will stop for visiting Abrashim Qala fort. Your day finishes in Zong where you will overnight at guesthouse.
Excursions and leisure Walk, Photo, Excursion Where we live Guesthouse

Day 6. Murghab

Day 6. Murghab

Another adventurous day for you begins after the breakfast. We will head to Murgab town. Murgab district comprises more than half of the land area of Gorno-Badakhshan. The majority of the population is ethnic Kyrgyz. The drive is scenic with a u number of stops; both photo and learning discovery ones depending on the circumstances and availability of the nomadic yurts on the way. On the way to Mughab we will visit Alichur village and have lunch at a roadside café “Golden Fish”.
Excursions and leisure Walk, Photo, Excursion Where we live Hotel Pamir (2*)

Day 7. Khorog

Day 7. Khorog

Today is going to be a big day. After an early breakfast we will drive back to Khorog, the capital of (GBAO) Gorno-Badakhshan Oblast, we will stop in Bulunkul for lunch and visit Bulunkul and Yashikul lakes. The scenery around the Bulunkul and Yashilkul lakes is spectacular. There will be several photo stops. On the way we will also stop to see old wooden bridges over the Ghund river.
Excursions and leisure Walk, Photo, Excursion Where we live Hotel Lal (3*)

Day 8. Kalai Khumb

Day 8. Kalai Khumb

Today we will continue our journey back to Kalai Khumb along the Panj river aka Oxus and Afghan border. Looking at the beautiful landscapes from counter perspective is an interesting experience. A walking tour around Darvaz town is included.

Dinner is at the guesthouse at the shore of the river.
Excursions and leisure Walk, Photo, Excursion Where we live Karon Place (4*)

Day 9. Dushanbe

Day 9. Dushanbe

A long journey to Dushanbe. This time we take the southern road via Kulyab. On the way to Dushanbe there will be more stops including a short stop at Hulbuk Fort form the IX-XI centuries at Vose settlement and Nurek reservoir. Lunch is at a local restaurant in Kulyab. We will reach Dushanbe late afternoon, will have some time to rest before we have a farewell dinner with guide, driver and other travelers.
Excursions and leisure Walk, Photo, Excursion Where we live Atlas hotel (4*)

Day 10 - Departure

Day 10 - Departure

You will be transferred to the airport. Have a safe flight!
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What's included:

  • Jeeps 4x4
  • Guide services
  • Accommodation
  • Full board
  • All permits and taxes
  • Entrance fees to all attractions
  • Travel permit to GBAO

What's not included:

Tariffs for international flights

  • Hotel fees for additional services
  • Travel insurance
  • Personal expenses (eg souvenirs, etc.)
  • Alcoholic drinks
  • Tips for the guide and drivers

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