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Tour to Pamir Highway

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Meeting point
Oybek
End location
Kyzyl Art Pass

Duration

9 days

Length

900 km

Location

Khorugh

Recommended group composition

2-8 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+

The price is per person , prices vary for group trips.

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Tour in brief

After crossing the border from Uzbekistan and before crossing the border to Kyrgyzstan, the route covers most of the locations attractive to most tourists coming to Tajikistan. The route is as follows: Oybek - Khujand – Istarafshan - Panjakent – Dushanbe - Kalaikhumb - Khorog - Garm Chasma - Ishkashim – Yamg – Langar – Bulunkul - Murgab – Rang Kul – Kyrgyz border Kyzyl Art

Tour organizer and guide

LLC Javohir Tour

LLC Javohir Tour

The travel company LLC "Javokhir Tour" has been a leader in the Tajik market of travel services for over 20 years. We cooperate only with trusted operators and partners, and will make your vacation as comfortable and enjoyable as possible.


Tour program

Day 1. Tashkent – Oybek - Khujand

Day 1. Tashkent – Oybek - Khujand

• Breakfast
• Drive to the border. Transfer to the Tajik side. Change car and guide
• Drive to Khujand city (80km)
• Sightseeing Khujand city: museum, madrasa Muslihiddin, bazaar
• Dinner and overnight in hotel
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo Where we live Hotel

Day 2. Khujand - Istarafshan

Day 2. Khujand - Istarafshan

• Breakfast
• Drive via Shahriston pass (3378m) to Panjakent
• Sightseeing Istarafshan city: Madrasa Kok-Gumbaz, Old city etc.
• Lunch
• Drive to Panjakent
Sightseeing the city: Museum of Rudaki. Panjakent is a birthplace of Abu Abdallah Rudaki, who is considered by many the father of Persian Poetry.  Ancient Panjakent - ruines of old Sogdian town founded in 5th century and abandoned in th 8th century by Arabs. Foundations of houses, a citadel with a couple of Zoroastrian fire temples and city bazaar are visible in the excavated ruins.
• Dinner in “Sayohat” national teahouse
• Accommandation at “Panjakent” hotel
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo Where we live Hotel

Day 3. Panjakent – Dushanbe

Day 3. Panjakent – Dushanbe

• Breakfast
• Drive to Dushanbe via Anzob pass and Istiqlol tunnel
• Lunch on the way
• Sightseeing the city: Monument Somoni and Rudaki Park and National Library
• Dinner and overnight in the hotel
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo Where we live Hotel

Day 4. Dushanbe - Gissar

Day 4. Dushanbe - Gissar

• Breakfast
• Museum of ethnography – professional showcase of 20th century Tajik art. The collection includes pottery, carpets, cloaks, embroidery, jewelry, musical instruments, woodwork etc.
• Botanical garden
• Lunch
• Hissar fortress 30km outside of city – the remains of an 18th century fortress, occupied until 1924 is located in 30 km west of Dushanbe. Beside the fortress there are two plain madrassahs, one dating back to the 18th century and the other back to the 19th, and beyond them is the mausoleum of 16th century (25km).
• Drive to Dushanbe.
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo Where we live Hotel

Day 5. Dushanbe - Kalai Khum

Day 5. Dushanbe - Kalai Khum

• Breakfast
• Drive to Kalai Khum
• On the way excursion in Hulbuk fortress
• Lunch
• Drive to Kalai Hum. This region is much more strongly Muslim and this can be seen in the conservative clothing and beards. Over a mountain pass to Kalaikhum and the scenery and people change again. Here the people are Pamiris, not Tajiks, a number of separate tribal groups with their own languages.
• Overnight in guesthouse
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo Where we live Guesthouse

Day 6. Kalai Khum - Khorog

Day 6. Kalai Khum - Khorog

• Breakfast
• Drive to Khorоg
• Follow the fascinating road along the Afghan border. On the Tajik side, the road is asphalted and buildings have metal and glass in their construction. On the Afghan side, about 100m away, everything is mud, wood and donkey tracks.
• Lunch
• City tour: city museum, botanic gardens, bazaar
• Dinner
• Overnight in hotel
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo Where we live Hotel

Day 7. Khorog – village Yamg

Day 7. Khorog – village Yamg

• Breakfast
• Drive to Yamg
• On the way excursion to Garmchashma
• Lunch
• The fortress of Kakh-Kakh and sanctuary of Shohi Mardon
• The fortress Yamchun and the Holy spring of Bibi Fotima
• Kelis and Buddhist monastery
• The house-museum of Muboraki Vakhani and his solar calendar
• Dinner
• Overnight in the guesthouse
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo Where we live Guesthouse

Day 8. Yamg Village - Murgab

Day 8. Yamg Village - Murgab

Stone pictures of Langar Kisht and sanctuary of Shoh Qambary Oftob. The stone pictures began from north settlement of Langar and drawn until south slopes of Shohdara range. The main part is concentrated in the valley of Hangar-daryo river (the right inflow of Panj river on a 2700-3500mm above the sea level) There are about 600 pictures of wild animals, hunting scenes, horsemen, different forms of tamgi, circles, portrayed rubabs etc.
• The sanctuary of Shoh Qambary Oftob is situated on the territory of Langar settlement. There are many legends among the population about saint Shoh Qambari Oftob.
• Drive to Murgab through Hargush pass.
• On the way excursion to fortified settlement of Ratm and caravansaray of Silk Road.
• Settlement of Ratm situated on the right bank of Panj river, 3-4km north-east of Langar village. The settlement is fenced by walls, fortified by 4 quadrangular towers. The settlement was dated back to 3-2 to 7-8 B.C
• Lunch on the way
• Dinner
• Overnight in Murgab in guest house
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo , Hike Where we live Guesthouse

Day 9. Murgab – Karakul – Sari Tash – Osh

Day 9. Murgab – Karakul – Sari Tash – Osh

• Breakfast
• Drive to lake Karakul (through Ак-Baytal pass, 4655м)
• Lunch in Karakul village
• Stroll near the lake
• Transfer to Kyrgyz border. Change guide and car.
Where we live Without accommodation

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Information

What's included:

  • All moves
  • Accommodation with meals
  • Full board
  • Service Guide
  • Entrance tickets to all attractions indicated in the program.

What's not included:

  • Air travel
  • Medical insurance

The price is per person; prices vary for group trips.

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