Osh to Dushanbe: 7-Day Pamir Highway Tour with Local Cultural Experience and Panoramic Hikes

Journey across remarkable mountain terrain. Experience the Pamiri culture firsthand by residing with the residents. Traverse the renowned Wakhan Valley, located on the river’s edge with Afghanistan, making stops at local communities and bazaars as well as various historical landmarks. Behold breathtaking vistas during brief treks on your trip.

Duration: 7 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Osh

Osh - Breakfast. Drive to Sarymogol village, 4hr. A nice valley opens up when you reach Taldyck pass (3600 meters) with green pastures and yaks grazing around. Arrival in Sarymogol village and cross the bridge to get to yurt camp at Tulparkol lake (3500 m) next to Lenin Peak Base Camp, 1hr. Enjoy the beauty of snowcapped mountains. Walk around this turquoise alpine lake Tulparkol. Overnight & dinner in a yurt.

What's Included
  • 4WD transport
  • English-speaking driver
  • Driver’s meals and accommodations included
  • Fuel included
  • No fuel surcharges
What's Not Included
  • Your accommodation and meals throughout the program
  • Drinks
  • Visa & GBAO permit
Additional Information
  • Warm clothes and layers as it gets warm during the day, but can go below freezing at night and when it rains
  • Good trekking shoes
  • Day pack to carry camera, water, sunscreen, etc.
  • Sun protection as the sun is very strong at altitude: Sunglasses, sunscreen (SPF 30 or above), and a sun hat /cap
  • Water and windproof jacket and pants. It gets especially windy on the mountain passes
  • Medical kit for treating blisters, traveler’s diarrhea and other minor illnesses.
  • Water purification tablets or drops if you want to clean the spring water
  • Refillable water bottle
  • Wet wipes and/or anti-bacterial gel to clean hands
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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X5774qfpeters
Sep 13, 2024
Outstanding - Mountains almost to the sky, wide valleys that the eye can hardly measure, paths where there are no roads, friendliness that is second to none and then a guide (Mahmadnazar) who made the whole thing possible for us completely chilled. A dream trip!
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Mitraveler16
Sep 10, 2024
9-day Osh to Dushanbe Pamir Highway Trip--so many memories! - We did the 9-day Osh to Dushanbe trip that included several hikes. Our driver in Tajikstan was excellent--experienced, knowledgeable and conversational in English. The scenery was spectacular, but for us the hikes were the highlight (all self-guided). The hike to the Engels Peak meadow was one of the best days of hiking ever. It was important to us not to spend the entire time in the 4x4 vehicle. The road is quite bumpy in places. Visit Alay was excellent to work with and the trip went smoothly. They responded promptly to my emails and questions. I highly recommend them for a Pamir Highway trip. For context, we are over age 60 independent travelers, who avoid luxury travel and like to get off the beaten path.
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Jasgroove
Aug 30, 2024
Well planned tour and amazing drivers - Amazing drivers, showed us all the spots, willing to stop for photos and smaller side detours. Shamil and Jarkin were both great personalities and friendly. The tour is well planned, good pacing, good combo of hikes and sites. Really covers all that you want.
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Michelle
Aug 30, 2024
Fabulous Pamir trip - I had a fabulous time on the 9 day Osh to Dushanbe trip. We had 2 great drivers, Jarken on the Kyrgyzstan side who was super sweet and kind. We had Shamil on the Tajik side who was the man. He knew everyone and was super efficient. The scenery is mind blowing! Seriously amazing country and people. We had a fantastic group who clicked and met other visit alay cars along the way and all in all had a most amazing 9 days. I would come back and can recommend.
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164rakm
Aug 30, 2024
Osh to Dushanbe adventure! - We had an amazing tour of the Pamir Highway from Osh to Dushanbe. Both our drivers were amazing. For the first stretch from Osh to Lenin peak we had Jarken who was very helpful in answering our questions and driving carefully and explaining the sights. For the second stretch from the border to Dushanbe, we had Shamyl as our driver and I highly recommend him. The views were amazing, we had plenty of time to stop everywhere and driver spoke good English. It helped that he knew a lot of local areas and we did some stuff slightly off the beaten path. One of my friend fell sick and our driver Shamyl got her a doctor and was helpful translator and fixed the problem. The best part of the drive was the wakhan corridor where we soaked in the views and the hikes recommended by visit always was top notch. The drivers made the trip for us and highly recommend visit alay for organizing and coordinating a successful trip!
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Danielr9200
Jul 30, 2024
Pamir Highway with Nurbik - We booked an 8-day tour from Osh to Dushanbe with Visit Alay. We didn’t reserve a guide, but we had the most amazing driver (shout out to Nurbik!) who made all the difference. During the 8 days we each took turns getting sick (probably a mix of altitude sickness, exhaustion, and food poisoning), but Nurbik took great care of us, even arranging for a doctor in an extremely remote village. We had a small issue with our GBAO permits, so we would recommend that you just double check that all the details were entered correctly beforehand (so you don’t end up stuck at a checkpoint for an hour like we were). Overall, a trip of a lifetime and would definitely recommend :)
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B97zbandreav
Jul 30, 2024
Incredible journey - Incredible journey through the pamirs, totally worth it! The organization is precise, the drivers are affordable and they take care of their passengers, all the homestays on the route are nice places run by lovely local families.
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Camper55732237333
Jul 27, 2024
9 day Pamir Highway - Excellently organized trip, they helped to secure the British Visa and GBAO permit. Umar our driver is a legend, safe driver and had a great time hanging out.
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767gianmarias
Jul 19, 2024
The best choice for visiting Pamir - The experience was simply amazing. If you want to see Pamir this is the best option. Don't worry: contact the staff for any questions, they will answer soon and they are professionals. I had always support from them, even after the trip. Thanks to everybody for the beautiful experience: it was exactly what i wanted. Hello from Italy.
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K9947bdashleys
Aug 1, 2024
Pamir Highway Tour - The trip was amazing, we loved enjoying the scenery on both the Tajik and Afghan sides of the border. The Afghan market was a real highlight, so was the Baba Fatima hot spring. Our driver, Umar, was excellent. Adaptable to our needs, a professional driver, fun and with outstanding language skills. Would recommend!
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