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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Gumbezkul Pass Hike, Tajikistan Updated February 2024, Gumbezkul Pass Hike, Tajikistan was originally published in February 2022 If you’re looking for a day hike from the Eastern Pamir town of Murghab, then the trek over Gumbezkul Pass is the perfect option. Connecting the colorful mineral-laden mountains of the Pshart Valley with the stark pinnacles of the Madiyan Valley, the
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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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Bolshoi Allo Lake In Tajikistan’s Fann Mountains Updated February 2024, Bolshoi Allo Lake In Tajikistan’s Fann Mountains was originally published in August 2020 The beautiful lake of Bolshoi Allo is one of my favorite places to set up camp and kick back for a couple of days or more (it’s quite the effort to get
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How To Get To Tajikistan’s Khafrazdara Valley Updated February 2024, How To Get To The Khafrazdara Valley was originally written in January 2018 This is one of the most beautiful treks in the Pamirs taking you to the stunning Khafrazdara Valley and Lakes and beyond to view Grum Grijmailo Glacier. First, you’ll need to take a
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Qala i Khumb Travel Guide, Tajikistan Updated February 2024, Qala i Khumb Travel Guide, Tajikistan was originally published in May 2022 Qala i Khumb (sometimes called Darvoz) is a common stopover point for travelers taking on the famed Pamir Highway, helping to break up the long journey from Dushanbe to Khorog. But most don’t spend any time here, either
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Crossing Chimtarga Pass Updated January 2024, Crossing Chimtarga Pass was originally written in May 2018 Chimtarga Pass crosses between two of the Fann Mountain’s giants: Peak Chimtarga and Peak Energia, both of which give sweeping views to the jagged peaks and valleys below. In 2016 I crossed over the 4,740 meter Chimtarga Pass, I decided to give it
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Timur Dara Lake, Tajikistan Updated January 2024, Timur Dara Lake, Tajikistan was originally written in December 2019 Timur Dara Lake is situated in the southern Fann Mountains, nestled in the Karatag Valley. Timur Dara Lake can be reached as a long day trip from Dushanbe, or as a multi-day trekking trip including nearby Payron Lake, Mura Pass,
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A Guide to the Shokhdara Valley, Tajikistan Updated January 2024, A Guide to the Shokhdara Valley, Tajikistan was originally published in February 2022 Finally, in the summer of 2021, I was able to traverse the Shokhdara Valley, which had long been on my to-do list for the Pamir Mountains. Shokhdara is considered to be one
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How to get to Lake Sarez Updated January 2024, How to get to Lake Sarez was originally written January 2018 So you’re planning to visit Tajikistan eh? Looking for an impressive, beautiful, and interesting destination within the country to visit that’s newly open to foreigners? Then Lake Sarez might be the adventure for you. I’ve visited
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