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Tajikistan
The Pamir Highway, the Fann Mountains and high-altitude lakes. This is the most demanding — and most rewarded — country in the region.
- Typical length
- 10–18 days
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Best time
- July–September
Highlights
- Pamir Mountains
- The Pamir Highway
- Fann Mountains trekking
- Karakul and high-altitude lakes
- Wakhan Valley villages
- Remote homestays
Practical information
- Getting there
- International flights to Dushanbe.
- Entry requirements
- Entry rules vary by nationality — check official guidance before booking.
- Permits
- Travel in the Pamir region normally requires a specific permit; we arrange this.
- Altitude
- Sustained travel above 3,500 m with passes over 4,000 m.
Roads, permits and border crossings in the Pamirs change at short notice. Routes are planned with contingency days.
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Example itinerary
One clear way to see Tajikistan
Pamir Highway Adventure
One of the great overland routes: Dushanbe to Osh across the Pamirs, through the Wakhan and over 4,000 m passes.
- Length
- 14 days
- Difficulty
- Challenging
- Best time
- July–September
- Day 1Arrive Dushanbe — Permits confirmed, vehicle and route briefing.
- Day 2–3Into the Pamirs — Long driving days following the river gorge east.
- Day 4–6Wakhan Valley — Villages, hot springs and fort ruins beneath the Hindu Kush.
- Day 7Onto the plateau — Climb onto the high plateau; first night above 3,800 m.
- + 5 more days
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