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RE: Pamir share car

by tomflint 18 May 2012

Hey, I'm planning on doing the Pamir Highway around the same time so it'd be good to split the transportation costs with some people.…
RE: Guides in the Wakhan Valley

by CentralAsia_traveler 29 April 2012

In late September / early October, you might face an early storm, and possible closure of one or more of the high passes in eastern Tajikist…
Guides in the Wakhan Valley

by SReed 26 April 2012

I will be traveling to Tajikistan in late September/Early October. I will be taking a shared car from Dushanbe to Khorog and possibly…
RE: Tajikistan itinerary

by crpettit 24 March 2012

1. Don't rely on the flights. 2. Penjikent is only worth visiting as a base to trekking in the Fan Mountains. You don't need to go here…
RE: Tajikistan itinerary

by BeccaS7 16 March 2012

META doesn't exist any more try PECTA in Khorog. There is better trekking nearer to Khorog rather than Murgab which has very little establis…
RE: Updates/Corrections For Tajikistan in the Central Asia LP

by crpettit 08 March 2012

From Dushanbe to Khorog was a full day of travel by 4 wheeled drive. From Khorog we got a "public bus" to Ishkashim. From Ishkashim 3…
Updates/Corrections For Tajikistan in the Central Asia LP

by crpettit 07 March 2012

Hello, I spent about 2 1/2 months traveling through Central Asia in the spring/summer of 2011. I had the Central Asia book with me and…
Re: Hitching from Murghab to Khorog via Alichur

by yshafir1 28 January 2012

I agree with most of the things the other repliers had written, with a few small insights of my own (as of October 2011): - Each noon,…
RE: Hitching from Murghab to Khorog via Alichur

by fluffy_bunny 23 January 2012

Bibi Fatima is about as far as you may want to go if relying on public transport/hitchhiking along the Wakhan Valley. There are several…
RE: Warning: Khakha fortress in the Wakhan valley

by EddyV 06 November 2011

Here's a link to a site with advice on independent travel in the [Wakhan Corridor|http://www.offtheunbeatentrack.com/afghanistan/wakhan/]…
Trip Itinerary Question for the Wakhan and Pamir Area

by mateosh40 29 June 2011

Please let me know if you can help give me any advice regarding my itinerary and price: Does anyone know what price can be expected to…
Trip Itinerary Questions Pamir and Wakhan

by mateosh40 29 June 2011

IPlease let me know if you can help give me any advice regarding my itinerary and price: Does anyone know what price can be expected…
RE: Hitchhiking Buddies Along the Pamir Highway?

by stanstanstan 25 May 2011

Hope you have a good trip, Easybee. Just PM'd you. I confess! I have also hitchhiked in the Pamirs! Mind you, I paid where I could, made…
Re: Some visa and GBAO questions

by emmeff 26 October 2010

I don't think there's any problem flying/driving from Dushanbe to Khorog without a permit, but you're supposed to have one if you go any…
Re: Khorog to Murgab and back (Pamir Highway)

by obsidian 20 October 2010

Hi Biam, It's becoming something of an impossible mission to find someone to share a jeep with here in Khorog. Hopefully I'll be able…
RE: Notes from Tajikistan

by TrevorGudsell 02 October 2010

*The Wakhan Valley* If you have some Russian you might be able to negotiate a car either to Murgab or looping back to Khorog for as littl…
RE: Warning: Khakha fortress in the Wakhan valley

by eupilgrim 11 September 2010

We were at the fort in the middle of August and the young soldiers tried to rob us as well. So the problem still seems to be there. Basic…
Sharing a journey in the Pamir (Second half August)

by arianna77 15 August 2010

Hi all We are coming to Tajikistan, and plan to be in the Pamirs between 25 August and 10 September. We would like to go through the…
Looking to share transport along the Pamir hwy dep Khorog approx 17th June

by nooksncrannies 05 June 2010

Hi My name is Danielle, im a 26 year old solo female traveller from Australia. (I have also posted another thread about sharing transpo…
RE: Where to go in 12 days?

by fluffy_bunny 18 May 2010

You seem to have things figured out. Going to Khorog and back will be hard. Many tour companies have larger vehicles to accommodate your…
Re: Visiting 4 Stans from New York for the first time

by knocknock 06 May 2010

Hi marti22, Thanks for your response. >I would strongly recommend to travel along the pamir highway from Dushanbe to Osh, via the wakhan…
RE: Wakhan Valley

by CentralAsia_traveler 03 April 2010

I traveled from Khorog down through the Shokdarya Valley around to Langar and back along the Wakhan Valley to Khorog as a circle trip…
RE: Silk Road summer 2010- route suggestion requested

by ostkreuz 19 March 2010

Hi SF, Everything said earlier is true, but I must add to that that the mountains in the Pamirs and Wakhan Valley Tajikistan are among…
RE: The Wakhan Valley

by wakhaneer 23 January 2010

If you want to get a taste of Afghanistan without paying lots for a 4x4 you could come to Ishkashim on the Afghan side and spend a few…
RE: Pamir Highway early April

by ostkreuz 12 January 2010

The main road (Dushanbe - Kalaikhum - Khorog - Murgab - Osh) is technically open year round, but the snow sometimes stays around until…