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9-days Private tour along Pamir Highway &Wakhan

KYRGYZ ADVENTURE TRIP

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KYRGYZ ADVENTURE TRIP

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Duration9 days

DifficultyMedium

RegionKyrgyzstan

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

Your itinerary

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

Transfer to the city of Khorog

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

Visit to the ancient city of Karon.

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