8 days tour – Pamir Highway tour
8 days tour – Pamir Highway Tour
Take the road trip of a lifetime! On this individual Pamir Highway trip you will travel from Dushanbe through the Wakhan Valley in just a few days. Along the way you will come into contact with incredibly beautiful nature and local cultures. The route will be driven by 4×4, complete with a safe and reliable driver. This trip can also be adapted to your own preferences and you can choose to stop and stay wherever you prefer.
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Trip
1 person:
EUR
€
2895
2895
Trip
2 people:
EUR
€
1695
1695
Trip
3 people:
EUR
€
1345
1345
Trip
4 people:
EUR
€
1150
1150
General info
Days | 8 days / 7 nights |
Best travel time | July to October |
Destinations | Dushanbe, Khorog, Wakhan |
Including | Accommodation Transportation on the ground Driver with basic English Breakfast, lunch, dinner Entry fees |
Excluding | International flights Insurance Visa Photo ticket (if needed) Tips for the guide Personal expenses |
Itinerary
Day 1 – Dushanbe
- Arrival in Dushanbe.
- Airport pick-up.
- Overnight stay in Dushanbe.
Day 2 – Dushanbe – Kalaikhumb
- We start our road trip towards Kalaikhumb.
- Short stop at the monument in memory of the attack on cyclists in 2018.
- Shurabad Pass (2200m).
- Highlight: Short visit to the partly restored Hulbuk fortress.
- Overnight stay in Kalaikhumb.
Day 3 – Kalaikhumb – Khorog
- Highlight: Drive to Khorog, with fantastic views of the snow peaks of the Pamir Mountains along the way.
- We drive past many traditional, conservative villages.
- See local life in Afghanistan, across the Panj River.
- Arrival in Khorog, one of the poorest areas of Tajikistan, it used to be strategically very important in the Soviet Union.
- The highest botanical garden in the world.
- Overnight stay in Khorog.
Day 4 – Khorog – Langar
- Drive to Langar.
- Kotezek Pass (4272m).
- Kargushi Pass (4344m).
- Highlight: We leave the M41 motorway (Pamir Highway) and enter the Wakhan Valley.
- Overnight stay in Langar.
Day 5 – Langar – Vrang – Ishkashim
- Drive through the Wakhan Valley.
- Highlight: Khahkha Fort, this old fort gives a view over the border with Afghanistan.
- Drive to Vrang.
- Old caves where Buddhists used to live.
- Sufi Muborak-Kadam Museum, a local Sufi teacher.
- The old Kakhala Kala Fort.
- Yamchun Fort, an old fort that served to protect the Pamir route.
- Highlight: Bibi Fatima natural hot springs.
- Ruins of Abrashim Fort.
- Highlight: On the left you see one of the most remote areas of Afghanistan, the Wakhan Valley (Corridor).
- Overnight stay in Ishkashim.
Day 6 – Ishkashim – Khorog
- Highlight: Drive to Khorog.
- Garmasma hot springs, a lot of people come here to relax for a while. (optional)
- Arrival in Khorog.
- Overnight stay in Khorog.
Day 7 – Khorog – Dushanbe
- We drive back to Dushanbe, with several photo stops on the way.
- Shurabad Pass (2200m).
- Arrival in Dushanbe.
- Overnight stay in Dushanbe.
Day 8 – Dushanbe
- Airport drop-off.
- End of tour.