One of the Pamir problems are lack of diesel, altitude sickness and the patroilling military every meter of the Afghanistan border. The military does not want you to stay close to the border, which is almost impossible because on your left hand are the mountains. Because we love to stay in nature instead of in villages, finding a good spot was not always easy. Especially because we dit not want to sleep at more then 400 m. altitude difference with the night before.
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Seven Lakes Wildcamp at lake 5
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Not part of the Pamir, but very beatifull alre the Seven Lakes. You pass this going toi Dushanbe after entering Tajikistan from Uzbekistan.
We stayed at the 5th lake, overviewing the lake and a great quit place to stay the night.
Very dangerous Istiqlol tunnel
39.10830,68.68708One of the most dangerous tunnels in the world is this old Soviet Istiqlol tunnel. No lights, no ventilation and small.
Do not forget to close all windows and airinlet before you enter and hold your breath 😉
Wildcamp in Victorie park Dushanbe
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The Victoria park in Dushanbe is a very quit place to stay the night and relax a bit.
OVIR permit office Dushanbe
38.57145,68.79724OVIR is the place to get the necessary permits to stay in Tajikistan and drive Pamir. More on this subject in this post.
Nice roadside 920 m.
37.99116,70.30244Nice roadside camp spot. Very quit at night
Ancient City of Karon 1.600 m.
38.45109,70.84859Close to Ruzvay, where you can buy grocery and fill up fuel, there is the ancient city of Karon. Nice to visit and a good place to stay the night.
Roadside camp spot. Very quit
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2.5 km before the Rawand Military checkpoint we found a quit roadside campspot.
Great camp spot Bartang valley
37.99848,71.74953At the beginning of the Bartang valley there is this little camp spot at the river. Beautiful to stay the night and a great place to start the hike to the little Jizev village.
Hike to Jizev village
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This easy but beautiful hike to Jizev village is a great day hike. We took the long hike which is 18 km roundrip. Do not forget to buy tea in the little village
Khorugh city
37.49183,71.54567Khorugh is the last large town, so thé spot to fill up on diesel, food and money. There is also a OVIR office here for visa/permit extensions.
Great camp spot along the road 2.110 m
37.41544,71.49664Great camp spot along the road 2.110 m
Nice camp spot 2.550 m.
36.90599,71.51221Quit and nice spot hidden from the road
Camp spot overlooking the valley 3.110 m.
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Great spot overlooking the valley. It is private property so please do not forget to ask permission. The road brings you up to Bi i Fatima hotspring. A must see.
Bibi Fatima hot spring 3.210 m.
36.98352,72.26428Bibi Fatima is a very special hot spring. Women and men go separate, 30 minutes each. Be aware that the road up it very narrow and steep. If you do not feel comfortable with this, ask for a ride up.
Hike to Vrang fortress 3.080 m.
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The hike is supposed to be nice, but we had to abort because of landslides. We found it to dangerous for us to continue.
Trailhead Engels peak 2.880 m.
37.05222,72.67096Great hike to Engels peak 3.560 / 4.050 m. Halfway you will find modern petroglyphs
Camp spot fantastic view on Engels peak 3.520 m.
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Fantastic spot to stay the night and to wake up with a view on Engels peak.
Camp spot with great view 3.950 m.
37.60667,73.08720Great view just after passing the Khargush pass. Beatiful views.
Camp spot overviewing Bulunkul lake 3.770 m.
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Stay a night at Bulunkul lake. Yaks are roaming around. In the morning the lake is mirroring
Camp spot over looking lake Yashilkul. Fantastic. 3.750 m.
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Thermal hot spring 30 Celcius 3.800 m.
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This hot spring is clean and hot. be aware that it is inside the Tajik national park and we got charged entrance when leaving. When you go here you can ask to get permission for 10 days so you can re-enter the National Park at Karonkul
Camp spot Nayzatash 3.995 m.
37.95871,73.85412Just after passing Nayzatash pass 4.130 m., we found this great camp spot.
Shakhty Petroglypghs
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Not only the petroglyphs, but maybe even more the stunning landscape makes it worth visiting this place. We relaxed a little bit here and then drove to the Observatory.
Shorbulog observatory
37.93052, 74.15229Shorbulog is an old Soviet observatory. At the foot of the hill are old abandoned buildings which are interesting to visit. We drove up to the observatory and had a view on China from there.
Snow Leopard nursery and rehabilitation center 3.580 m.
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We just missed the snow leopard during our hike y Gumbezkol, we saw he paws in the snow. But at this snow Leopard nursery and rehabilitation center it is possible to see them from close by
Morghub village. Fill up here
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Morghub is the first village after Engels peak. You can buy food, simcards, diesel and find an ATM. There is nothing nice about Morghub.
Gumbezkol Shepherd summer camp 4.090 m
38.26182,73.852352A beatifull valley where we made a long hike. From here it is possible to cross the mountain by foot. We had snow, so this made it impossible. In the summer there might be Shepherds around
Rangkul lake Wildcamp 3.800m
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Rangkul village is a border village, China border. There is nothing to explore, but the 2 lakes are a fantastic place to stay a night.
gurumdy-wcp
38.51268,73.82534Gurumdy xxxxx
Aksalytau Wildcamp with great 360 view 4.050m
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Bartang valley from the east side. After some kilometers the road was blocked due to landslides. We made a long hike and enjoyed staying the night here.
Border Kyzyl Art Pass 4.282m
39.38440,73.32253The border post xxxx
Sary Tash village Kyrgyzstan. Fill up here. 3.180 m.
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Sary Tash is the first village you wil pass in Kyrgyzstan. Here you can eat at the guesthouses, fill up diesel and on weekdays get money from the ATM.
Camp spot with great view on Lenin peak 3.540 m.
39.50243,72.90471From this spot, easiest reached via Kasha-Suu, you ahve a great spot on Lenin Peak 7.134 m. without all the traffic at the Lenin Peak basecamp. It is a short hike to the base camp.
Tes hotel and overlanders hub in Osh
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TES hotel is an overlanders hub in Osh. Trucks can park in the parking lot and cyclist can camp in the garden. In Osh you can also buy your car insurance.