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ceyara_200321:44 UTC27 Feb 2013

Hi, everyone:
I have read on this forum the Pamir Highway was closed last summer due to some fighting. Has anyone got any report about it being re-opened again? I can see some people got their GBAO permit recently but don't have further info about actually travelling in the region (I guess is too early, yet).
Thank you,

jyoo2223:59 UTC28 Feb 2013

Hi,
The highway should be open now. Are you looking to cross the border via murgab to osh? I can check with a friend living there now.

ceyara_200316:15 UTC01 Mar 2013

Exactly. Sorry I didn´t mention it: I plan to cycle all along the Pamir Highway, hopefully visiting the Wakhan Corridor on the way, and crossing into Kirguistan in Sary-Tash.
Thank you!

etc4ca17:26 UTC04 Mar 2013

Yes, the Pamir Highway is open for international tourists all the way through from Dushanbe to the Kyzyl-Art pass and on into Kyrgyzstan.

The big question now is whether the govenrment will make the final arrangements to open the Kulma pass directly from Tajikistan into China. The official documents have been processed since February 2012 but there are some final administrative arrangments still holding up the passage of international travellers onto the Karakoram Highway and the direct route to Kashgar.

jyoo2203:07 UTC08 Mar 2013

Yup, i can also confirm its open. I got word from my friend living in Murgab. Happy travels.

benxcski19:20 UTC14 Mar 2013

I will be in the area cycling may-june-july this summer if you want to meet up. benski123@gmail.com

helmutvet16:20 UTC25 Mar 2013

Found that (is it the confirmation of the Kulma pass opening?):

Cheers!

Silk Road: border entry and cooperation talks are progressing
Vicky Karantzavelou - 08 March 2013, 10:22
Tajikistan’s Deputy Minister of Tourism Lochin Fayzulloev announced that a land border crossing was now open at the Kulma Pass between Tajikistan and China.
http://www.traveldailynews.asia/news/article/51836/silk-road-border-entry-and

silver_backpacker04:18 UTC04 Apr 2013

I haven't seen anyone talk about going from Bishkek to Dushanbe via the Pamir Highway. It IS possible, right?

etc4ca16:36 UTC05 Apr 2013

Kyrgyzstan is fine all the way. Bishkek and Osh are both very peaceful, and Spring has come, but its always good to check the news before you leave.

kfmw07:18 UTC14 Apr 2013

If you're interested in some photographs of the scenery along the Pamir Highway and the Wakhan Valley, please visit mountainwaterphoto.com > International > Tajikistan.

KFMW

IceDog14:55 UTC03 Jun 2013

Ceyara - where are you now? I also plan to cycle Pamir Highway and hopefully visit Wakhan Corridor along the way. I am in Mashhad, Iran now.

Pamir Highway updated info Country forums / Central Asia / Tajikistan
ceyara_200321:44 UTC27 Feb 2013	Hi, everyone: I have read on this forum the Pamir Highway was closed last summer due to some fighting. Has anyone got any report about it being re-opened again? I can see some people got their GBAO permit recently but don't have further info about actually travelling in the region (I guess is too early, yet). Thank you,
jyoo2223:59 UTC28 Feb 2013	Hi, The highway should be open now. Are you looking to cross the border via murgab to osh? I can check with a friend living there now.	1
ceyara_200316:15 UTC01 Mar 2013	Exactly. Sorry I didn´t mention it: I plan to cycle all along the Pamir Highway, hopefully visiting the Wakhan Corridor on the way, and crossing into Kirguistan in Sary-Tash. Thank you!	2
etc4ca17:26 UTC04 Mar 2013	Yes, the Pamir Highway is open for international tourists all the way through from Dushanbe to the Kyzyl-Art pass and on into Kyrgyzstan. The big question now is whether the govenrment will make the final arrangements to open the Kulma pass directly from Tajikistan into China. The official documents have been processed since February 2012 but there are some final administrative arrangments still holding up the passage of international travellers onto the Karakoram Highway and the direct route to Kashgar.	3
jyoo2203:07 UTC08 Mar 2013	Yup, i can also confirm its open. I got word from my friend living in Murgab. Happy travels.	4
benxcski19:20 UTC14 Mar 2013	I will be in the area cycling may-june-july this summer if you want to meet up. benski123@gmail.com	5
helmutvet16:20 UTC25 Mar 2013	Hi Found that (is it the confirmation of the Kulma pass opening?): Cheers! Silk Road: border entry and cooperation talks are progressing Vicky Karantzavelou - 08 March 2013, 10:22 Tajikistan’s Deputy Minister of Tourism Lochin Fayzulloev announced that a land border crossing was now open at the Kulma Pass between Tajikistan and China. http://www.traveldailynews.asia/news/article/51836/silk-road-border-entry-and	6
silver_backpacker04:18 UTC04 Apr 2013	I haven't seen anyone talk about going from Bishkek to Dushanbe via the Pamir Highway. It IS possible, right?	7
etc4ca16:36 UTC05 Apr 2013	Kyrgyzstan is fine all the way. Bishkek and Osh are both very peaceful, and Spring has come, but its always good to check the news before you leave.	8
kfmw07:18 UTC14 Apr 2013	If you're interested in some photographs of the scenery along the Pamir Highway and the Wakhan Valley, please visit mountainwaterphoto.com > International > Tajikistan. KFMW	9
IceDog14:55 UTC03 Jun 2013	Ceyara - where are you now? I also plan to cycle Pamir Highway and hopefully visit Wakhan Corridor along the way. I am in Mashhad, Iran now.	10

Pamir Highway updated info