Pamir Highway & Wakhan - August

I am looking at traveling to Tajikistan at the end of August and have started looking for jeep hire for the following route:

Khorog
Roshtqala
Ishkashim
Namadut
Darshai
Zumudg
Yamchun
Yamg
Vrang
Zong
Langar
Murghab
Osh

This route is not set in stone and would take 7 - 9 days to complete the journey.

Obviously such a trip is very expensive by myself so I am interested in hearing from anyone who is planning to travel to the region around this time.

Please email me at adam_cockayne@hotmail.com if you would like more detail and chat more.

Adam.

Tajikistan with a 5yo?

We (the adults) are pretty experienced travelers, but we'd like to take our 5 year old to Tajikistan. We're lucky enough to be able to spend some money to hire 4x4 drivers and stay in good places, but we're keen to go on bespoke trips to various remote valleys, the Wakkan corridor and the GBAO in general (all with a driver).

Any views about whether to do this or not with a child?

Safety's obviously paramount, but also illness, food, altitude etc. etc.

What are people's experiences and thoughts?

Internet access in the Eastern Pamir

Over the last 12 months Megaphon (MLT) have installed mobile telecommunications masts in all (Alichur, Murghab, Rangkul, Toktamish, Karakul & Shymak) the villages in the Eastern Pamir, enabling phone and internet communications if you are using that provider. Note that TCell coverage is only provided in Murghab.
However, as you can only get electricity in Murghab (sporadic at best) you'll need well charged computer and phone batteries. Some homestays will turn on the generator (if they have one) but the petrol is expensive so don't think that they'll do this for nothing.

Dushanbe 23-24 May, then to Khorog

Hello,
I plan to be in Dushanbe on 23 and 24 May and then travel to Khorog on 25 May. Anyone else wanting to go to Khorog to share transport or have a connection to an NGO transport going there? Anyone interested in some sightseeing in Dushanbe?

Pamir + Wakhan Tour Late May

Hello !

I'll be traveling around Pamir Highway and Wakhan late May. I'm looking for some travelers who would like to share the cost. So far, I have quotes between 400$ to 700$ dollars for the following itinerary. Contact me if you are interested. Exact itinerary can be discussed.

Cheers !

C

Murgab to Alichur
· Cave painting at Shakthy

Alichur to Langar
· Mausoleum of Bekbulat
· Chokur-Kul Lake
· Ratm Fort

Langar to Yamchun
+ Abrashim Qala
+ Vrang
+ Yamg
+ Bibi Fatima Spring
+ Yamchum Fort

Yamchun to Khorog
+ Khakha Fortress
+ Garam Chasma

Tajikistan solo budget travel

Hello,

I've been planning to fly to Dushanbe and then solo travel through Tajikistan to Kyrgyzstan in July 2013. What surprised me most is that transportation isn't quite as cheap as in several other less developed countries. I understand that it's due to fuel issue, lack of infrastructure and consequently due to lack of vehicles and people moving around.

Renting/buying a car is too expensive for me.
I'm planning to travel solely by shared taxis and hitching.

I'm planning to take a shared taxi from Dushanbe to Khorugh.
Then get a taxi to drive me 30km east (of Khorugh) to Tajikistan-China cargo terminal for trucks that depart to China. Hopefully I can get to Murghob with one of those. Somewhere I read that foreigners are frequently thrown out of the truck before checkpoints, since the drivers have to pay extra for another passenger. Can someone confirm this?

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Pamir Highway On Public Transport

I am planning on traveling along the Pamir Highway from Dushanbe to Osh probably at the end of August or the start of September.

I will be traveling solo and as a rough itinerary I'm hoping to travel Dushanbe - Khorog - Ishkashim - Yamchun - Langar - Alichur - Murgab - Osh.

As hiring a vehicle for the whole or large lengths of this journey would be far too expensive on my own, how frequent is the public transportation beyond Khorog? Would it be easy enough to travel this route on a mixture of public transport and short hire between towns and sites? Other than Murgab to Osh is there any areas where transport is thin?

I would only have about 2.5 weeks to travel between Dushanbe and Bishkek.

Many thanks in advance for the replies!