10 Reasons to Visit Tajikistan Updated May 2024, 10 Reasons To Visit Tajikistan was originally written in December 2016 Untouched, unspoiled, and unrivaled, Tajikistan is an oddly shaped, mountainous, landlocked country. Squished between Afghanistan to the south, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the north, and Uzbekistan to the west. A country unknown to most of the outside world that I chose to visit […]
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A 10 Day Pamir Highway Itinerary Including The Wakhan Valley Updated April 2024, A 10 Day Pamir Highway Itinerary including the Wakhan Valley was originally published in October 2020. I’ve traveled the Pamir Highway now several times over the last few years (well, except 2020), on various trips exploring every pocket of Tajikistan I could into each visa I’ve
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Bartang Valley Guide Updated April 2024, The Bartang Valley Guide was originally written in December 2017 With flashes of green alluvial plains nestled along the Bartang River, sandwiched between stark and barren walls of rock- this is the Bartang Valley. The Bartang Valley is one of the most remote and desolate stretches of the famed Pamir
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Ishkashim Border Crossing Between Tajikistan & Afghanistan Updated April 2024, The Ishkashim Border Crossing Between Tajikistan & Afghanistan was originally written in October 2019 The Tajikistan-Afghanistan border crossing at Ishkashim connects the Tajik and Afghan Wakhan valleys. For visiting the Afghan Wakhan crossing the Ishkashim border crossing is the only feasibly safe way to access the
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Khujand Travel Guide + 14 Things to do in Khujand Updated April 2024, Khujand Travel Guide + 14 Things to do in Khujand was originally written in December 2017 Leninabad sat protected by the Fann Mountains from much of the fighting that ensued during the 1990s Tajik Civil War that ravaged much of Tajikistan. In 1991
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The Best Restaurants In Dushanbe Updated April 2024, The Best Restaurants In Dushanbe was written in October 2019 I’ve spent a lot of time in Tajikistan and a fair amount of it in the capital, Dushanbe over the last few years. Most tourists that arrive in Tajikistan come in search of epic road trips and mind-blowing trekking, not its modest capital or other
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Fann Mountains Trekking Expedition, Tajikistan Trek through the idyllic Fann Mountains of Tajikistan’s northwest fringes with us for 12 days in June 2024, taking in some of the most beautiful mountain scenery on Earth. This is one of my most favorite expeditions to share with you, showing you around a place that has become a
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The Ultimate Tajikistan Travel Guide Updated April 2024,The Ultimate Tajikistan Travel Guide was originally written December 2016 Where Carib-blue glacial lakes reflect atmosphere scraping mountains, hospitality is something of legend and where travel is just opening up. Without a doubt traveling in Tajikistan is a rewarding experience. Wild and rugged, Tajikistan is a country that
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12 Day Pamir Highway Expedition Join us on a wild adventure along Tajikistan’s famous Pamir Highway on this 12 day Pamir Highway road trip Expedition. Starting from the Tajik capital of Dushanbe, this trip will take us along the legendary M41 and to some truly off-the-beaten-path corners of the Pamir including a lovely trek to
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25 Day Tajikistan Expedition June 12-July 6, 2024 This expedition takes in the best of Tajikistan in 25 days combining the mind-blowing Fann Mountains and the world’s most epic road trip along the Pamir Highway. Starting from the capital city of Dushanbe, we will make our way north to begin our trek through the idyllic
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