When to go
May to September is the optimal trekking season. Snowmelt in July and early August, however, swells rivers whose high water can block the sole road. By mid-August, it becomes easier to drive through the rivers. Infamously fierce winds known as bad-e Wakhan blow year round, fuelling dust storms. It can snow any month of the year in the Afghan Pamir and by mid-September passes can close.
Wakhan & the Afghan Pamir
- Wakhan & the Afghan Pamir Overview
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When to go & weather
- Getting there & around
