Caravanistan

I am in Khorogh and can confirm that the border at Khorogh is open-- some people at our hostel just came back from Afghanistan yesterday via the Khorogh/Shugnan border. I am told by PECTA that the Ishkashim borded is open, too. PECTA says both borders will be closed between August 25 and September 1...

Do you mean the border to Afghanistsn at Ishkashim is closed completely, or just for access to the (non-existant) market? The previous post from a week ago (by user OneChai) seemed to indicate that entry to Afghanistan was open around that same time? I was in Ishkashim on 22nd july The border is clo...

I am packing for my trip to Wakhan and am trying to figure out how warm clothes/equipment I should bring. I am trying to keep the weight down since I plan on walking around the valley with just my backpack, but I also don't want to freeze at night (will be camping outside as much as possible). What ...

I plan on visiting Wakhan in early August this year and am considering doing the 2-day hike up to the Mount Noshaq (Nowshak) Base Camp from Qazi Deh. Here are my questions: 1. Mine field What is the situation with the mine field and alternate trail to base camp? There are reports of an alternate tra...

In my case I need a double-entry visa since I plan on visiting the Wakhan Valley in Afghanistan and then returning to Tajikistan. It seems that only single entry visas can be obtained via the e-visa service (at least when I checked the website at the end of June 2016). Thanks to both of you for shar...

I got my visa through the Tajik Embassy in Geneva last week (July 2016) and had a very similar experience to the original poster. Very fast and pleasant experience! I applied through the mail from Sweden. Before applying I wrote an e-mail to the consular section confirming the cost of mailing my pas...