The Pamir Highway & the Silk Road — Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan — 14 Days

The Pamir Highway is one of those roads people travel to Central Asia specifically for: passes above 4,000 meters, air so thin conversations get shorter while the views get longer. This route is for travelers who want more than turquoise madrasahs — who want to feel the altitude, the distance, and the scale of the region in their own body.

Route

Osh → “Edelweiss Meadow” yurt camp → Lake Karakul → Murghab → Langar → Ishkashim → Khorog → Kalai-Khumb → Dushanbe → Margeb → Lake Iskanderkul → Penjikent → Sarazm → Margozor lakes → Samarkand.

Why this tour

• The highest-altitude route in our catalog — the Kyzyl-Art (4,280 m) and Ak-Baital (4,655 m) passes push close to what’s accessible without specialized mountaineering training.
• A yurt camp with views of Peak Lenin (7,134 m) — an overnight stay beneath one of the most dramatic mountain views on Earth.
• The Wakhan Corridor — a narrow strip of land between three countries that very few tourists ever reach.
• Finishing in Samarkand after 12 days in the mountains makes the architecture land completely differently.

Day by day

1. Arrival in Osh, city tour: Sulaiman-Too mountain, the Osh bazaar.
2. Drive along the Pamir Highway over the Taldyk pass (3,600 m) to the “Edelweiss Meadow” yurt camp with a view of Peak Lenin (7,134 m).
3. Walk to the lakes of the Achik-Tash valley and the sacred Tulpar-Kul lake, an Uzgen plov masterclass.
4. Cross the Kyrgyz-Tajik border over the Kyzyl-Art pass (4,280 m), Lake Karakul (3,914 m), drive to Murghab over the Ak-Baital pass (4,655 m).
5. Drive to Langar through the Wakhan Corridor — petroglyphs, the Shokh Kambari Oftob shrine.
6. Drive to Ishkashim, the Bibi-Fatima hot springs.
7. Drive to Khorog — the Pamir Botanical Garden, the regional museum.
8. Drive to Kalai-Khumb, the ancient Karon settlement.
9. Drive to Dushanbe via the Mir-Said-Ali-Hamadani mausoleum.
10. Dushanbe: the National Museum of Antiquities, the Hissar fortress.
11. Drive to Margeb, then on to Lake Iskanderkul (2,195 m) in the Fann Mountains.
12. Hike to the “Fann Niagara” waterfall, drive to Penjikent.
13. The Sarazm settlement, the Margozor lakes cascade, border crossing, drive to Samarkand.
14. Transfer to Samarkand airport, departure.

Included (placeholder — confirm before publishing)

• Comfortable transport throughout the route
• Yurt camp accommodation near Peak Lenin, guesthouses in the Pamirs, a cottage at Iskanderkul
• An accompanying guide for the whole tour, a mountain guide near Peak Lenin
• GBAO permit, full board on the mountain section

Not included

• International flights, insurance
• Advanced personal trekking gear

Confirmed hotel categories (standard/comfort), guaranteed departure dates and the final price are arranged with your travel consultant at booking.