Hi,
Anyone knows about this travel agency ?
I'm looking for a trek in Pamir and I've got some information from this company. If someone wants to share the route with us, we're are going into the Pamirs for 15 days on the 2nd week of july.
We want to know also information about your experience with agencies and trekking guides in Pamir.
Thank you very much !!
Maginet
Ubaidulla, who runs PHA, is probably the most experienced tour operator in Tajikistan and he's got some good guides that work for him. I've travelled with them several times as a customer and always had a good experience.
Just came back from a 9-day trip with them. I would have sent this by PM, but I guess LP eliminated the PM. Two recommendations, if you use Pamir Adventures-- (1) be very clear about the price and whether it includes their "service" fee (I was quoted a total price that, later come to find out, did not include an additional 10% service charge; that charge was, admittedly, buried in a single document they sent me, but it was at odds with the total quote in the text of their email), and (2) be clear about wanting an English-speaking guide. I had a drive who spoke very limited English. In retrospect, I would easily have paid a bit more for a truly English-speaking guide (since the car/fuel really makes up the vast bulk of the total cost). I missed out on being to able to ask questions about what we were seeing because my driver (though very nice) spoke almost as little English as I speak Russian (meaning a smattering of words).