Jeep Tours To The Roof Of The World
About this tour
Travelling to The Roof Of The World, Pamirs,Wakhan Valley gives you a chance to discover and feel the Advanture...
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1: Dushanbe International Airport, Dushanbe, Tajikistan to Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Day 1: Dushanbe city tour (by bus or minivan) Your guide will meet you at the airport and take you to your hotel. The entire day is dedicated to a guided city tour by bus or minivans (depend on group size). First of you will visit Rudaki Park, National library, White House, National state seal, House of parliament, etc. After it we will walk in National park to take photos of Ministry of Inner Affairs and the second biggest National Flag in the world – 165 m high pole, 30 m wide, 60 m long. After excursion in Central Museum, you will have lunch. Then you will visit the Gurminj Museum of traditional musical instruments. To feel real life you should visit Asian Bazar. It has colourful goods, fruits and vegetables. We will see today the main highlights of Dushanbe and you will find out many interesting facts about Tajik people.night in a Hotel..
Day 2: Dushanbe, Tajikistan to Kalaikhum, Tajikistan
Today we will drive to Kalai Khum village. You will see the Norak water reservoir that is called Tajik Sea. The highest point of the day is Shuraba pass (2 267 m) and after a drive along Afghanistan border starts. This part will amaze you by its unique mountains – it is already Territory of Pamir Mountains. Over the centuries, the Pamirs have inspired the world’s greatest explorers –, Hsuan Tsang, Muhammad Haidar. And now you also have a chance to travel here. You will drive along the natural border – Pyanj River. Having visited the Pamirs, many travellers called this giant mountain system the ocean of white and blue mountains. This night you will spend in a homestay.
Day 3: Kalaikhum, Tajikistan to Rŭshan, Tajikistan
Day 3: Kalai Khum – Rushan (180 km, 6 hours) In the morning we will drive to Rushan. 10 km from Kalai - Khum we will drive up to the ancient fortress Karon,most people call it the ancient Karon city.night in a homestay
Day 4: Rŭshan, Tajikistan to Bartang, Tajikistan
Day 4: Rushan – Bartang Valley – Trek to Jizew (60 km) Today we will drive to Bartang valley. The Bartang Valley is one of the wildest and most memorable place with toughest roads but its beautiful nature makes it worthy...overnight in homestay.
Day 5: Bartang, Tajikistan to Khorog, Tajikistan
Day 5: Jizew - Rushan – Khorog (100 km, 3-4 hours) We will leave early morning to have a city tour in Khorog..stay for a night in a hotel.
Day 6: Khorog, Tajikistan to Darshay fortress, Darshai, Tajikistan
Day 6: Khorog – Ishkashim-Darshay,Wakhan(152km, 4-5 hours) We leave Khorog in the morning and drive along with afghan boarder on our road we will visit Garmchashma hotspring ,Qah-Qaha Fortres(3rd century),Museum and when we reach Darshay we go for a hike and see Darshay Petroglyphs.ovenight in Isman Guesthouse
Day 7: Darshai, Tajikistan to Langar, Tajikistan
Day 7: Darshay-Yamchun Fortress&Bibi Fatima hot spring– Yamg - Langar (125 km, 5 hours) Drive towards the Wakhan corridor we will see Yamchun Fortresses, Further up the hillside are the hot spring at Bibi Fatima: There are several places of interest to stop.At Yamg , we visit the reconstructed home of Sufi mystic Mubarak Kadam , who died in 1910. Near this house, there is a stone pillar with a hole in it which he used to calculate a solar calendar. Above the village of Vrang, on a cliff-side pitted with caves, stands a Buddhist complex dating from 4th- 7th centuries. . In the morning, we climb up above Langar village to see petroglyphs. Overnight in homestay.
Day 8: Langar, Tajikistan to Bulunkul, Tajikistan
Day 8: Langar – Bulunkul lake (150 km, 5 hours ) The most beautiful lakes of the Pamirs are Yashil Kul and Bulunkul (Blue lakes), stretched on the altitude of 3 700 meters above sea level,. Today we will spend a night near them. There is the opportunity to see yaks, a unique species of domestic animals, sharing features of cow and sheep, traditionally used as a beast of burden apart from giving milk and meat products. On the way to the lake, you will drive over Khargush pass (4 344 m). Dinner and night are in a homestay
Day 9: Bulunkul, Tajikistan to Murghab, Tajikistan
Day 9: Bulunkul – Murgab (170 km, 5 hours) by the Roof of the World, we mean Murgab. In the morning we will drive to this town. . At the flat landscape of desolate Murgab there are dozens of peaks with absolute altitude over 6 000 meters above sea level. Often the landscape of Murghab is compared to the surface of the Moon by visitors. The desolate and high-altitude climate of Murghab is almost Arctic. Dry air, short and cool summers and almost snowless, severe, freezing winters characterize the weather..night in a homestay
Day 10: Murghab, Tajikistan to Karakul Lake, Tajikistan
Day 10: Murgab – Karakul Lake (160 km, 4 hours) Right on the highway of the Pamir Tract is situated the light-blue lake of Karakul (3, 815 m), the name of which can be translated as “The Black Lake”. On the way to the lake you will drive over the highest Ak Baital pass (4 655 m). Karakul is the highest large mountain lake of the world, excluding those in Tibet and Titicaca. Dinner and night is in a home stay
Day 11: Karakul Lake, Tajikistan to Osh, Kyrgyzstan
Day 11: Karakul Lake – Osh (290 km, 6-7 hours) Today we will drive to Kyrgyz border and then to Osh city. The road will go along amazing mountains and high passes. On the way you will drive over a high mountain pass – Taldik. It is 3 615 meters high! You will never forget the amazing views of the road and mountains around it. With 93% of mountains in Kyrgyzstan, nomadic life in remote places – our country is a real paradise for people that are in love with mountains and unusual cultures
What's included
Service includes: Transport, Guide English speaker,Breakfasts Dinners Accommodation: Kalai Khum – Home sta Rushan – Home stay Jizew – Hotel Khorog – Guesthouse Darshay – Home stay Langar – Home stay Bulunkul – Home stay Murghab – Home stay Karakul – Home stay Osh –
Service does not include: Visa arrangements, Visa GBAO permit
What to know
This tour can be customized. Please get in touch with me.
Route & locations
Dushanbe International Airport, Dushanbe, Tajikistan to Dushanbe, Tajikistan