The Ultimate Guide To The Wakhan Valley, Tajikistan Updated May 2024, The Ultimate Guide To Tajikistan’s Wakhan Valley was originally written in February 2018 The Wakhan Valley, a geographical region that sits mostly in northern Afghanistan, but stretches over into southern Tajikistan. The Wakhan Valley is bound by the Pamir and Hindu Kush Mountain Ranges but […]
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Crossing The Qolma Pass Between Tajikistan & China Updated May 2024, Crossing Qolma Pass Between Tajikistan & China was originally written in July 2018 Qolma Pass, the sole border crossing connecting Tajikistan and China. Starting in late 2016 tourists have begun to cross between Tajikistan and China at Qolma Pass. Crossing Qolma Pass is one of
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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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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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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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Rasht Valley, Tajikistan Updated March 2024, Rasht Valley, Tajikistan was originally written in November 2019 It took me five trips to Tajikistan before I finally made it to the Rasht Valley. The little-visited region of the country had been on my radar since 2017. To be fair, the Rasht Valley is a bit inconvenient to visit with the
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The Gardan i Kaftar Hike In Tajikistan’s Rasht Valley Updated in February 2024, The Gardan i Kaftar Hike In Tajikistan’s Rasht Valley was originally published in May 2020 I spent a chunk of last summer and fall in Tajikistan, mostly focusing on traveling in the western half of the country. The furthest east I made it in
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A Day Trip to Madiyan Hot Springs, Tajikistan Updated February 2024, A Day Trip to Madiyan Hot Springs, Tajikistan was originally published in December 2021 Madiyan Valley, which cuts westward from Murghab is jagged and stark in comparison to its more northerly colorful counterpart Pshart Valley. For those looking for an adventure away from the
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Windswept Desolation In Karakul, Tajikistan Updated February 2024, Windswept Desolation In Karakul, Tajikistan was originally published in June 2020 Most travelers journeying along Tajikistan’s main tourist attraction, the Pamir Highway, tend to only make a short stop in Karakul to break for breakfast lunch and to gaze at the blue waters. Sure, the village of Karakul
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Murghab Travel Guide + 4 Things To Do In Murghab Updated February 2024, Murghab Travel Guide + 4 Things To Do In Murghab, Tajikistan was originally written in March 2020 Welcome to the wild wild east! Murghab is a peculiar, rugged frontier town located in Tajikistan’s Eastern Pamir at a staggering elevation of 3,650 meters. Murghab
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