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Pamir Highway

Jeep tour of the Pamir Highway and the Vakhan corridor. Kyrgyzstan – Tajikistan

During this adventure tour you will enjoy the hauntingly spectacular mountain landscape of the “Roof of the world”, experience the atmosphere of high-altitude desert plateaux and seldom visited place of Tajikistan - Wakhan valley, marvel at grandeur and splendour of picturesque mountain gorges and lakes and after crossing one of the world's most remote and desolate borders you will return to civilization immersing yourself in lush vegetation of grasslands and warmth

Article:
266
Country:
Kyrgyzstan
Tour type:
Hiking and trekking
Directions:
Pamir Highway and Wakhan Corridor
Complexity:
Easy
Number of participants:
From 2 people
Maximum height:
4655 m
Season:
July - September
Start of the program:
Osh
Finish program:
Dushanbe
Duration:
9 days
Price:
1 370 USD
Count:
Tours dates
  
01.06.202431.08.2024
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Day 1

Arrival in Osh, southern capital of Kyrgyzstan. Meet at the airport and further transfer to the hotel. Breakfast. Meet the guide and start the city tour in Osh: Sulaiman-Too mountain and Sulaiman mountain museum. Visit to the famous Osh market. Transfer to the Base Camp located under Lenin Peak. Accommodation at the Base Camp and overnight. Breakfast. Lunch . Dinner. (290 km, 5-6 hrs)

Day 2    

Breakfast at the Base Camp. Hiking to the lakes along the Achik-Tash river valley and the Achik-Tash river. Continue walking to the yurts of local residents, getting acquainted with their everyday life and traditions of nomadic Kyrgyz. Lunch and tasting of kumís (fermented mare's milk). Dinner. Overnight in tents. Breakfast. Lunch . Dinner.

Day 3

Breakfast. Meet the guide and further transfer to the land border with Tajikistan along the great road of Pamir. Ascent the Kyzyl-Art pass (4280 m). Border crossing. After border formalities transfer to Karakul Lake (3914m). Lunch en route. Transfer through the highest pass of the former Soviet space and the highest point on the M41 - Ak-Baital road (4655m). Arrival in Murgab, the high-mountain town of Tajikistan. Accommodation and overnight at the hotel. Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. (440 km, 9-10 hrs)

Day 4

Breakfast. Transfer to the village of Langar. The key moment is in the fact, that this place is located on the territory of the Wakhan corridor. The road passes through a high terrace. When the weather is clear you can see the snowy peaks of the Sietemiles of Hindu Kush, the most alpine region of Afghanistan. After lunch getting acquainted with the life and traditions of the local inhabitants. Dinner and overnight in a guest house decorated in a national style. Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. (250 km, 5-6 hrs)

Day 5

Breakfast. Further transfer to the village of Ishkashim; en route visit the thermal spring of Bibi-Fatima and the town of Yamg. Yamg sightseeing tour: visit the tomb, reconstructed house of Sufi Mubarak Kadam and stone that 700 years ago was used as a sundial. Picnic lunch along the way. Arrival in Ishkashim. Lunch and dinner in a national house. Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. (140 km, 4-5 hrs)

Day 6

Breakfast. Transfer to the city of Khorog, the main city of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province. Arrival in Khorog, hotel accommodation. Khorog sightseeing tour includes: botanical garden, territorial ethnographical museum and bazaar. Dinner and overnight in hotel. Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. (120 km, 2 hrs)           

Day 7    

After breakfast transfer to the town of Kalai-Khumb. Lunch en route. Visit to the ancient city of Karon. Arrival in Kalai-Khumb. Dinner and overnight at the hotel. Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. (265 km, 6-7 hrs)             

Day 8

After breakfast transfer to Dushanbe, the capital city of Tajikistan. En route visit the Mir-Said-Ali-Khamadoni mausoleum and Khulbuk fortress. Lunch in the city of Kulyab. On arrival in Dushanbe - city tour: visit Independence Square, monument to Samani, founder of the state of Tajikistan, Rudaki Avenue. Dinner at a local restaurant. Overnight at the hotel. Breakfast. Lunch. Dinner. (350 km, 7-8 hrs)            

Day 9

Breakfast. Free time. Depending on the departure time, transfer to the airport. Departure. Breakfast

                                 

Osh - Lenin Peak Base Camp (BC) - Karakul Lake - Murghab - Langar - Ishkashim - Khorog - Kalai-Khumb - Kulob - Dushanbe

The cost of a package of services - from 1545 US dollars *

The cost tour includes:

  • Accommodation at the hotels on twin/double share with breakfast;
  • Accommodation in tents (2 pax in tent) in the camp under Lenin Peak based on Full board;
  • Accommodation at homestays and guesthouses (3-4 persons in a room) as per program;
  • Guided sightseeing as per program;
  • Services of escort-guide during the entire tour;
  • Entrance fees to the monuments and museums, listed in the program;
  • Meals on full board (breakfasts, lunches, dinners)
  • Permits to visit protected and border areas;
  • Transportation services for the whole tour on comfortable vehicles with air conditioning, including meeting/seeing-off at airports;
  • Mineral water for each day of the tour.

The cost does not include:

  • International airfares;
  • Medical insurance;
  • Visa to Tajikistan and GBAO permit - can be obtained on-line;
  • Visa to Kyrgyzstan.

Additional services:

  • Possible extra night in Osh on arrival or departure:
  • Single room - 45 USD/room/night (hotel Sunrise 3*);
  • Double / twin room - 60 USD/room/nigh (hotel Sunrise 3*)

Additional information:

This adventure trip along unique mountain roads will take you to the enchanting world of the high-altitude Pamir Mountains revealing the wild beauties of untouched nature, giving an insight to local original culture and lifestyle of the Pamir people. Pamir Highway tour and travelling along the Wakhan corridor you can escape the contemporary technogenic environment and immerse yourself in a fascinating world of mountains, feel true freedom and genuine emotions!

Hotels

Cost includes accommodation in hotels 3*-4* and local guesthouses.

Guesthouses/ home stays are characterized by immersion in the locals’ ways of everyday household living. The number of guests accommodated in a guesthouse room is 3-4. Guests enjoy overnight rest on traditional kurpacha mattresses on the floor, with all the necessary bed linen provided. The toilet and bathroom are in the yard. The lack of many-star hotel comforts in the guesthouses are compensated for by the kindliness and hospitality of their hosts.

Yurt Camp under the Lenin Peak. Spacious and comfortable base tents (2 persons per tent) furnished with wooden floor pallets, bed clothes and “kurpachas” (Kyrgyz national mattresses).

The tour comes with the following accommodation:

  • City - Hotels / Guesthouses
  • Base Camp under Lenin Peak - Tents (camping)
  • Murghab - Pamir Hotel
  • Langar  - Guesthouse
  •  Ishkashim - Guesthouse
  • Khorog Dehli - Darbor Hotel 2*+ or similar
  • Kalai-Khumb - Karon Palas 4* or similar
  • Dushanbe - Atlas 3* or similar

Transportation:

On this route will be used the following type of transport (depending on the number of people in a group):

Kyrgyzstan:

  • Group   Transport vehicle
  • Group 1-3 pax   "Mitsubishi Delica", 1 vehicle
  • Group 4-10 pax                "Mercedes-Benz Sprinter", 1 vehicle
  • "Mitsubishi Delica" (up to 5 seats)
  • "Mercedes-Benz Sprinter" (up to 15 seats)  

Tajikistan:

  • Group   Transport vehicle
  • Group 1-2 pax   "Toyota Rav 4", 1 vehicle
  • Group 3-5 pax   "Hyundai Starex 4х4", 1 vehicle
  • Group 6-10 pax                "Hyundai Starex 4х4", 2 vehicles
  • "Toyota RAV4" (from 1 to 3 seats)
  • "Hyundai Starex 4WD" (from 1 to 5 seats)

Visa to Tajikistan:

Currently the foreign citizens have an opportunity to obtain Tajikistan visa on-line on the official web here: www.evisa.tj.

Visa invitation from the MFA of Tajikistan is not necessary. Cost of visa online is 50 USD/per person and cost of the GBAO permit is 20 USD/per person.

Visa to Kyrgyzstan:

Currently foreign citizens have an opportunity to obtain e-visa to Kyrgyzstan here: http://www.evisa.e-gov.kg/

This web site started its work on September 1, 2017 - here foreign citizens will be able to receive e-visa to Kyrgyzstan.

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