Tours: PAMIR HIGHWAY ENDURO MOTORCYCLE TOUR in Tajikistan
Do you want to ride a motorcycle on the "Roof of the World"?
Welcome to the PAMIR motorcycle tour in Tajikistan!!!
Tajikistan is the smallest country in Central Asia but it has the most amazing high mountains and truly hospitable people.
To see the Pamir region was until recently almost impossible because most of the Pamir was a closed border zone but now the Pamir is open and you have a truly unique opportunity to touch the silent valleys and mighty mountains including many breathtaking passes along the legendary Pamir Highway!
On our reliable motorcycles you will travel along the Afghan border and see the beautiful Wakhan valley. You will climb "Ak Baital” the highest pass (4665 meters) in Central Asia.
You will bathe in the Bibi Fatima Zohra holy hot springs and visit the brightly coloured Fann Mountains where you will spend the night in a tent under a star filled sky in the fresh, clean air at "Alaudin International Mountaineering Tourist Center” (IMTC) and much more.
Other accommodation will be varied using guesthouses and hotels but always with your comfort in mind.
The pristine lakes and mountain streams within the mountains & valleys will have your cameras clicking to keep the memories of this unforgettable tour. You will truly enjoy this unique & incredible country and its friendly people many of whom will be going about daily chores using simple equipment and donkeys.
There is no better way to experience this beautiful pristine country than by motorcycle.
P.S. We do not describe some places and roads on our website because it is exclusive part of our itinerary and commercial secret.
Duration: 12 days
Country: Tajikistan
Start/finish: Dushanbe (Tajikistan)
Total distance: 2500 км
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1. Dushanbe
Arrival: Airport transfers to your hotel accommodation. We will join you for lunch in a national restaurant. A city tour will take in Dusty square and Tajikistan National Museum. You will meet our support team and become familiar with your motorcycles. A group dinner will complete the day then you return to your hotel.2. Dushanbe - Iskandar Kol -Dushanbe
Your motorcycles will be waiting for you to start your Pamir trip! We will ride on the road M34 leading from Dushanbe to Khujand which lifts us up to the Anzob pass where we will pass through the Anzob 5 kilometers tunnel. Five kilometers of this very dark tunnel and cold tickle the nerves of even the most daring riders! (Remove your sunglasses!) By noon we arrive at the Iskandar Kol. A small part of the route will pass through mountain trails which will provide the opportunity to see small Tajik villages (kishlaks in local language) distant from mainstream civilization. We will arrive at the alpine lake where we have lunch and beautiful view of the mountain lake . Then we return to Dushanbe along the same route where you will see other views of mountains. Accommodation in hotel..
3. Dushanbe - Qal'ai Khumb
Our Pamir motorcycle adventure will head to the southern side of Tajikistan – Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous province. We will get very close to Afghanistan and follow its border where the Panj River will separate us only by tens of meters from Afghan villages. Local people still live there the same way they used to hundreds of years ago. We will perform traditional washing fun ritual under Ali mountain waterfall on motorbikes, which is cascading 40 meters down the rock. We will arrive at Qal'ai Khumb kishlak (village) by the end of the day. Guesthouse accommodation.. 4. Qal'ai Khumb – Khorog
Today we will go through the legendary Pamir highway (M41) on our motorbikes. The highway was built in the 1930’s during USSR times in order to develop the Pamir area. It is one of the most unique mountain roads in the world that goes through such forbidding terrain. We are going to visit several Tajikistan kishlaks, where local people, especially local kids, will welcome you gladly with heart-warming handshakes and entertain you while offering different fruits. Arrive in Khorog town for Guesthouse accommodation..5. Khorog
A day of relaxing and to acclimatize to the mountain air. Early in the morning you may wish to visit an "Afghan Bazaar” which is open only during the weekends when Afghanistan people are allowed to enter Tajikistan in order to sell products made in Afghanistan. Mainly it is clothes and souvenirs. You can also buy jewelries at a Khorog factory with local precious stones and visit the Botanic Gardens. The day will finish with dinner at an Indian restaurant. Guesthouse accommodation. 6. Khorog– Bibi Fatima hot springs(Yamchun)
We resume riding our motorbikes along the Pamir highway with only the Panj River separating us from Afghanistan. We will climb over Yamchun Fort and reach 3,200 meters altitude. Here we are going to catch an amazing view of Afghanistan valley at Wakhan Corridor and swim in the sacred waters of wonderful Bib Fatima hot spring. Guesthouse accommodation. 7. Bibi Fatima hot springs(Yamchun) – Murgab
Today we will reach Murgab kishlak – the heart of the high-mountains in Pamir. We won’t go down below 4,000 meters above sea level. Most of the way will be following mountain trails. Hargush (4,344 m) and Nayzatash (4,137 m) mountain passes, as well as the endless Alichur grassed valley with a lot of yaks and yurts. By the end of the day we will reach Murgab - the highest kishlak on Pamir. Hotel accommodation 8. Murgab - Ak Baital pass (4655 m) - Murgab
Today will require an early start as we continue our Pamir motorbike tour! Be ready to go up to the highest mountain pass of ex USSR and Central Asia – Ak Baital mountain pass, 4,655 meters high. We will go over the most rugged mountains of Pamir. Ak Baital pass is the highest point of our route. We then return to Murgab. Hotel accommodation.9. Murgab - Khorog
Today we turn back toward Dushanbe using different roads to those used on previous days. Our ride to Khorog will be on another section of the Pamir Highway and we will ride through mountain passes such as Nayzatash (4,314 m), Kok-Tezek (4,272 m). In the evening we arrive in Khorog. Guesthouse accommodation. 10. Khorog - Qal'ai Khumb
Today we will ride our motorcycle back along the legendary Pamir Highway taking care to ride this challenging section with loose surface. In the evening arrival in Qal'ai Khumb staying at the riverside location that you enjoyed on day 4. Guesthouse accommodation.11. Qal'ai Khumb - Dushanbe
Today we ride to Dushanbe through the famous Tavildra Road which is a section of the Pamir Highway. Most of the route will be on mountain trails which will provide great scenery and riding. Despite the fact that we return the same way you will discover absolutely beautiful views of nature and mountains. The panorama of Haburabat Pass at 3,252 meters is truly fantastic. In the evening we arrive in Dushanbe. We will celebrate our successful tour when you will be given certificates and presents as keepsakes of the tour! Hotel accommodation. 12. Dushanbe
We will organize transfers to Dushanbe airport according to your flight time.
Have a safe flight! Thank you very much for being with us during this tour! We hope to see you again for another fascinating motorcycling tour around Central Asia!
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In the end of the 1st millennium B.C. because of the threat of military attacks from neighbors as well as for the purpose of controlling the traffic of people and cargos from Pamir to Bactria, India, Iran and back the construction of powerful fortifications began. The first of them was Yuachmun Fortress (also known as Kafyr Kala). The fortress was constructed in the 3rd century B.C. on the slope of the rock which was favorably during its construction. If seen from above the fortress has a triangular form divided into three parts. The first is the citadel with a bastion and barracks. They were walled and reinforced by towers. Two other parts are extensive platforms for conducting military actions. Each platform is surrounded with powerful walls reinforced by 36 towers with loopholes.The fortress walls are double, made from carefully processed tiled stones delivered by builders from different remote places. The outer 2 m-thick wall was made entirely from stones. The inner wall is also from stones which are only 50-60 cm thick.The entire fortress "is connected" by means of towers with embrasures cut in chessboard order and inclined downwards under a small angle so that the warriors could cover with their fire the entire valley. Some loopholes are directed both outside, and inside of the fortress which considerably increased its defensibility. The fortress amazes with its size. This powerful military structure had an exclusive significance for the local territory.