DISCOVER THE PAMIRS IN 7 DAYS
2 pax 2253USD, 4 pax 3241USD, 6 pax 5482USD, 8 pax 6702USD,
Total Distance: 1690km/1424km
- Price includes
- Transport: 4WD, including fuel
- Transport Osh-Kyrgyz/Tajik border
- Food, including drinking water 1,5L per person/day
- Accommodation except Osh and Dushanbe
- GBAO permit
- Entrance fees (hot springs, Khorog Museum, Botanical Garden and National Park)
- Office charge including tax
- Trip price does not include:
- Insurance
- Supplement for single room
- All other personal expenses
Description
OSH – MURGHAB – WAKHAN – KHOROG – DUSHANBE THROUGH WAKHAN CORRIDOR TO PAMIR HIGHWAY
ITINERARY
Day 1. Osh – Sary-Tash, 7-8 hours of driving including stops
Transfer from the Osh Airport to hotel. Osh City Tour: visit Sulaimon Too and Osh Bazaar. In the afternoon heading to Sary Tash, last Kyrgyz village on our route. In the evening, if there no clouds on the horizon, enjoy the view of Peak Lenin (7134 m). Overnight in a guest-house in Sary-Tash. 216 km
Altitudes above sea level during the day: end of the beginning of the day - 909 m in Osh, the highest pass Taldyk 3615 m and at end of the day - 3153m in SaryTash.
Day 2. Sary-Tash – Murghab, 8-10 hours of driving
Driving towards the biggest lake in Tajikistan – Karakul via Bordobo-Kyzyl Art Kyrgyz-Tajik border check post, change the drivers/cars. Hiking along the Karakul Lake. In the afternoon continue driving to Murghab via the highest pass in former Soviet Union, Ak-Baital (4656m). Short stop near the fist Tsarist Russian military base in the Pamirs. Murghab sightseeing: local bazaar and handicraft shops. Overnight in homestay in Murghab. 240km
Altitudes above sea level during the day: beginning of the day - 3153m in SaryTash, highest point 4656m Ak Baital, at the end of day – 3630m in Murgab.
Day 3. Murghab – Zong(Wakhan), 10-12 hours of driving
Driving to Bulunkul settlement (the coldest place in Tajikistan) with few stops on Sassykkul and Tuzkul lakes. Departing Bulunkul and driving to Langar, the first settlement in the Tajik Wakhan on our way along the Pamir River via Khargush Pass (4344 m). Short hike to Ratm Fortress watch tower (wonderful view). Kind of isolated area with wild life. Overnight in a homestay in Zong or Langar. 275km
Altitudes above sea level during the day: beginning of the day - 3630m in Murgab highest point 4344m Khargush Pass., at the end of day – 2900m in Langar.
Day 4. Langar – Khorog, 7-8 hours of driving
Driving to Khorog. On the way visit the Museum of Sufi Muboraki Wakhoni, astronomer and scholar of the 19th century, Vrang Buda stupa and ruins of Yamchun fortresses (3-1 centuries BCE), soak in Bibi-Fotima or in Garm Chashma hot spring. Overnight in a homestay or hotel in Khorog. 246km
Altitudes above sea level during the day: beginning of the day - 2900m in Langar, at the end of day – 2100m in Khorog.
Day 5. Khorog – Jizev, 2-3 hours of driving and 2-3 hours trekking.
Khorog City tour: Botanical Garden, Historical Museum, City Park, Visitor Tourism Information Center and Handicraft shops. Departing Khorog and heading to Bartang valley, Jizev. 2-3 hours trekking to Jizev village. In the afternoon discovering the village and hiking along the small lakes. Overnight in a homestay in Jizev village. 132km
Altitudes above sea level during the day: beginning of the day - 2100m in Khorog, at the end of day – 2500m in Jizev.
Day 6. Jizev – Kalai-Khumb, 7-8 hours of driving
Hiking down to the main road. Continue driving to Kalai-Khumb town. On the way enjoying the view of the Afghan villages along the Panj (Oxsus) River. Also visit Womar Fortress in Rushan. Overnight in guesthouse or hotel in Kalai-Khumb. 225 km
Altitudes above sea level during the day: beginning of the day - 2500m in Jizev, at the end of day –Darvoz 1295m.
Day 7. Kalai-Khumb – Dushanbe, 6-7 hours of driving
Departing Kalai-Khumb and driving to Dushanbe. Short stop to discover the mausoleum of a poet and scholar of the 14th century Khoja Mir Sayid Hamadani in Kulyab, Hulbuk fortress in Vo’se and on the viewpoint of Norak Lake Dam. Overnight in a guesthouse/hotel in Dushanbe. 356km
Altitudes above sea level during the day: beginning of the day – Darvoz 1295m, the highest point Shurabad pass 2000 m on the way, at the end of day –Dushanbe 706m.
Total Distance: 1690km/1424km
What you will see:
Panj River and its gorges, along the Afghan border / The famous Wakhan valley /Ancient fortresses Kah-Kaha and Yamchun (III-I century BC), / Petroglyphs / Yashilkul fantastic scenery / the Pamir plateau.
What you will enjoy:
Visiting Jailo (summer pasture)/Historical places / bathing in hot springs / amazing scenery of the Afghan Hindu-Kush / Pamiri hospitality /possibility of seeing ducks and Indian goose (Anser Indicus) in their natural habitat.
NOTES:
1) Visit Afghan border bazar (market) in Kalai Khumbm, in Khorog or in Ishkoshim from 9:00am till 15:00pm, only on Saturdays
2) Possibility additionally to arrange one more day boating in Murghab River up to Modian village.
3) One day trekking to Engels Peak meadow camp
TOTAL:
2 pax 2253USD, 1126,5USD per pax
4 pax 3241USD, 810,2USD per pax
6 pax 5482USD, 917USD per pax
8 pax 6702USD, 838USD per pax
ITINERARY
Day 1. Osh – Sary-Tash, 7-8 hours of driving including stops
Transfer from the Osh Airport to hotel. Osh City Tour: visit Sulaimon Too and Osh Bazaar. In the afternoon heading to Sary Tash, last Kyrgyz village on our route. In the evening, if there no clouds on the horizon, enjoy the view of Peak Lenin (7134 m). Overnight in a guest-house in Sary-Tash. 216 km
Altitudes above sea level during the day: end of the beginning of the day - 909 m in Osh, the highest pass Taldyk 3615 m and at end of the day - 3153m in SaryTash.
Day 2. Sary-Tash – Murghab, 8-10 hours of driving
Driving towards the biggest lake in Tajikistan – Karakul via Bordobo-Kyzyl Art Kyrgyz-Tajik border check post, change the drivers/cars. Hiking along the Karakul Lake. In the afternoon continue driving to Murghab via the highest pass in former Soviet Union, Ak-Baital (4656m). Short stop near the fist Tsarist Russian military base in the Pamirs. Murghab sightseeing: local bazaar and handicraft shops. Overnight in homestay in Murghab. 240km
Altitudes above sea level during the day: beginning of the day - 3153m in SaryTash, highest point 4656m Ak Baital, at the end of day – 3630m in Murgab.
Day 3. Murghab – Zong(Wakhan), 10-12 hours of driving
Driving to Bulunkul settlement (the coldest place in Tajikistan) with few stops on Sassykkul and Tuzkul lakes. Departing Bulunkul and driving to Langar, the first settlement in the Tajik Wakhan on our way along the Pamir River via Khargush Pass (4344 m). Short hike to Ratm Fortress watch tower (wonderful view). Kind of isolated area with wild life. Overnight in a homestay in Zong or Langar. 275km
Altitudes above sea level during the day: beginning of the day - 3630m in Murgab highest point 4344m Khargush Pass., at the end of day – 2900m in Langar.
Day 4. Langar – Khorog, 7-8 hours of driving
Driving to Khorog. On the way visit the Museum of Sufi Muboraki Wakhoni, astronomer and scholar of the 19th century, Vrang Buda stupa and ruins of Yamchun fortresses (3-1 centuries BCE), soak in Bibi-Fotima or in Garm Chashma hot spring. Overnight in a homestay or hotel in Khorog. 246km
Altitudes above sea level during the day: beginning of the day - 2900m in Langar, at the end of day – 2100m in Khorog.
Day 5. Khorog – Jizev, 2-3 hours of driving and 2-3 hours trekking.
Khorog City tour: Botanical Garden, Historical Museum, City Park, Visitor Tourism Information Center and Handicraft shops. Departing Khorog and heading to Bartang valley, Jizev. 2-3 hours trekking to Jizev village. In the afternoon discovering the village and hiking along the small lakes. Overnight in a homestay in Jizev village. 132km
Altitudes above sea level during the day: beginning of the day - 2100m in Khorog, at the end of day – 2500m in Jizev.
Day 6. Jizev – Kalai-Khumb, 7-8 hours of driving
Hiking down to the main road. Continue driving to Kalai-Khumb town. On the way enjoying the view of the Afghan villages along the Panj (Oxsus) River. Also visit Womar Fortress in Rushan. Overnight in guesthouse or hotel in Kalai-Khumb. 225 km
Altitudes above sea level during the day: beginning of the day - 2500m in Jizev, at the end of day –Darvoz 1295m.
Day 7. Kalai-Khumb – Dushanbe, 6-7 hours of driving
Departing Kalai-Khumb and driving to Dushanbe. Short stop to discover the mausoleum of a poet and scholar of the 14th century Khoja Mir Sayid Hamadani in Kulyab, Hulbuk fortress in Vo’se and on the viewpoint of Norak Lake Dam. Overnight in a guesthouse/hotel in Dushanbe. 356km
Altitudes above sea level during the day: beginning of the day – Darvoz 1295m, the highest point Shurabad pass 2000 m on the way, at the end of day –Dushanbe 706m.
Total Distance: 1690km/1424km
What you will see:
Panj River and its gorges, along the Afghan border / The famous Wakhan valley /Ancient fortresses Kah-Kaha and Yamchun (III-I century BC), / Petroglyphs / Yashilkul fantastic scenery / the Pamir plateau.
What you will enjoy:
Visiting Jailo (summer pasture)/Historical places / bathing in hot springs / amazing scenery of the Afghan Hindu-Kush / Pamiri hospitality /possibility of seeing ducks and Indian goose (Anser Indicus) in their natural habitat.
NOTES:
1) Visit Afghan border bazar (market) in Kalai Khumbm, in Khorog or in Ishkoshim from 9:00am till 15:00pm, only on Saturdays
2) Possibility additionally to arrange one more day boating in Murghab River up to Modian village.
3) One day trekking to Engels Peak meadow camp
TOTAL:
2 pax 2253USD, 1126,5USD per pax
4 pax 3241USD, 810,2USD per pax
6 pax 5482USD, 917USD per pax
8 pax 6702USD, 838USD per pax
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We are waiting for you from May 1 to November 30
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