2 Days Private Tour to Pamir Highway

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View to Afghanistan — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

Along the border with Afghanistan — Photos: the activity supplier, via Viator

About this activity

Embark on a two - days picturesque journey along the Pamir Highway, nestled close to the Afghanistan border. Revel in the stunning vistas of the awe-inspiring mountains that define this breathtaking landscape.

The Pamir Highway is a famous high mountain road running along the border with Afghanistan. The road runs through deep gorges, high passes, huge glaciers and deserts, among small villages in which Pamir peoples live. National Geographic included the Pamir Highway in the top five places that must be visited in Central Asia.

Our journey begins in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, from where we head east to Kalai-Khumb to meet the Panj River - the ancient Oxus. You can visit the villages in Tajikistan and wave to villagers in Afghanistan.

This journey is about following in the tracks of ancient traders and explorers than those of modern day tourists, with isolated communities that still see very few foreign visitors, and traditions that haven’t changed

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At a glance

Duration: 2 days
Confirmation: Instant confirmation
Ticket: Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Group: Your group only
People per booking: 1–10
Guide: German, English
Operated by: Discoverystan

Ages: Adults (18–80 years)

What is included

Included

Included: Private transportation
Included: Accomondation in Kalai-Khumb is included ( Guesthouse )

Not included

Not included: Food (lunch & Dinner)

Itinerary

Day 1 · Dushanbe- Darvaz

Qalaikhumb

8 hours

Meeting at your Hotel and start the tour to Pamir,

We set off east towards the Pamirs and Kalaikhumb, driving through beautiful scenery and interesting villages en route. After Kulob we enter a more desolate part of the Pamir highway. We cross our first mountain pass(2200m) and at the top first view into Afghanistan. Below runs the Panj river, the border with Afghanistan, that we follow the rest of the day. It’s a strange experience to be so close to Afghanistan At the other side of the river runs the Afghan road where we see villagers passing by on motorbikes or walking around with their donkeys.

Overnight in Qalai khumb (Guesthouse)

Day 2 · Qalaikhumb-Dushanbe

Hulbuk Museum

5 hours Admission included

Early morning we driving the same way back to Dushanbe

On the road visiting Hulbuk Fortress.Khulbuk was part of the ancient city of Hishtep and the center of the Huttal region in the 9th-12th centuries as part of the Gaznevid state. The total area of the settlement is about 70 hectares, but most of it is occupied by modern buildings. The citadel, palace and ruins of some ancient structures have been preserved. Currently, the ancient complex is a historical museum-reserve “Halbuk”, occupying 16 hectares. In 2006, Halbuk was opened to visitors after a thorough reconstruction.

The citadel has a rectangle shape of 50 × 150 m and consists of two parts. The south (50x50 m) is surrounded by 15-meter walls, the north is larger in area, but its walls are lower - 10 m.
Nurek Dam

2 hours

Our next stop is Nurek reservoir, stoping near Small Bazar with Viewpoint to reservoir before arriving in Dushabe. Nurek Dam and hydroelectric station is an enormous earth-fill dam located in a deep gorge at 38.3715 N, 69.3492 E, on the Vakhsh River in the central Asian nation of Tajikistan. It is about 75 km east of Dushanbe. At 300 m (984 ft), it is the tallest dam in the world as of 2008. (The Rogun Dam, under construction up the river, is expected to be even higher when completed, at 335 m (1,099 ft). Currently, the dam makes up 75% of the country's total electricity production (3.0 of 4.0 Gigawatts), and provides for more than 90% of its power needs. Construction of the dam began in 1961 and was completed in 1980,