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Rideshare requests go in Pamir Highway topic

Last post by steven « Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:57 am

by steven » Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:57 am

If you would like to share a ride on the Pamir Highway, please post your request in the Pamir Highway rideshare forum . If you post it in this forum,...

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Mon Aug 06, 2018 1:57 am
Local contact for double-entry visa

Last post by Christian77 « Tue Jan 28, 2020 8:44 pm
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by Tabea » Tue Jan 28, 2020 3:03 pm

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Hi everyone,
I'm new here, so I hope I am posting this in the right forum and no one has asked this before, I did not find this question in the forum...

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The simple solution is to not give them the opportunity to stamp your second, newer visa. Don't give them both visa print-outs at the border. This is...

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Tue Jan 28, 2020 8:44 pm
Fann Mountains end of April Trekking

Last post by Christian77 « Sun Jan 26, 2020 9:39 pm
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by RissObo » Sun Jan 26, 2020 6:29 pm

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Hi all,
Does anybody know if it is safe to go trekking in the Fann mountains at the very end of April? I'm planning on going from Samarkand in...

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You can't get through high passes at that time. And little creeks that you jump over or take off your boots and walk through are deadly and...

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Sun Jan 26, 2020 9:39 pm
Flying into Dushanbe from USA

Last post by steven « Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:12 am
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by mike12324 » Fri Jan 17, 2020 10:01 pm

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Im currently planning a trip to the Wakhan and will be flying into Dushanbe. I'm an American and I will be leaving from Pittburgh airport. What are...

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Pegasus is also bad with baggage transfers, as I have found out to my own cost.

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Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:12 am
pamir highway bike rental

Last post by steven « Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:09 am
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by mike12324 » Sat Jan 18, 2020 10:36 am

Would it be possible to rent a motorcycle to cross the pamir highway from Dushanbe to Ishkashim? I'd prefer to arrange a drop off as i plan on hiking...

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Mon Jan 20, 2020 9:09 am
Bartang Valley road condition

Last post by varuna « Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:32 pm
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by Dorothea » Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:01 am

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Hi, has anybody been in the Bartang Valley recently? Any updates on conditions? Thanks!

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Hello guys and girls around here
Her is the matter :
Both weare going to ride to Stans on himalaya's from France . Mostlly through Eastern EU,...
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Sun Jan 05, 2020 12:32 pm
Wakhan Corridor/Valley Accomodation

Last post by lulo « Thu Jan 02, 2020 11:54 am
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by Christian77 » Mon Sep 23, 2019 6:49 am

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I'm finding that the situation with accomodation on the Tajikistan side of the Wakhan to be in need of some updating... After a couple of trips, lots...

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Thank you Christian, very helpful information. ;)

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Thu Jan 02, 2020 11:54 am
Shahriston pass Q&A

Last post by trikolka « Fri Dec 27, 2019 11:48 pm
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by steven » Wed Dec 25, 2019 11:44 am

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If you prefer to take the long way round over the Shahriston tunnel between Aini and Istaravshan , you can take the Shahriston pass.

We're not sure...

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I went along this road by bike the year of the Shakhriston tunnel opening. There is no border crossing if you stay on the road, but of course you...

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Fri Dec 27, 2019 11:48 pm
Tajikistan to Samarkand

Last post by Christian77 « Thu Dec 26, 2019 11:39 pm
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by Neil Rat » Thu Dec 26, 2019 12:08 pm

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We are in Tajikistan for nearly 3 weeks and we want to visit Samarkand. We will arrive and depart from Dushanbe. The e visa is I think single entry....

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By "get another evisa," the poster above means you should do a separate application for a 2nd evisa. Plenty of people do this, the people...

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Thu Dec 26, 2019 11:39 pm
Qalai Khumb accommodation Q&A

Last post by cristiano « Sun Dec 22, 2019 11:10 am
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by steven » Thu Dec 19, 2019 4:10 pm

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Just whipped up a short article on Qalai Khumb, but I did not have much to offer on accommodation in the town. If you have a good tip for a hotel,...

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In the same alley of Roma, just after the bridge along the river, the first house is Sangakov Bahrom guesthouse.
I slept there a couple of times and...

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Sun Dec 22, 2019 11:10 am
Tajikistan E-visa Q&A

Last post by DavidMayor « Fri Dec 20, 2019 11:27 am
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by emmeff » Sat Jun 04, 2016 9:31 am

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I can't see a reference on this site, but it was reported on the Thorn Tree forum yesterday. Some questions remain about reliability and whether it...

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Hello everyone, I haven't seen any report on this topic, so I would like to share my experience regarding the validity period of Tajikistan E-visa,...
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Fri Dec 20, 2019 11:27 am
Panjakent drivers (7 Lakes, Artuch, Dushanbe)

Last post by Christian77 « Wed Dec 11, 2019 6:47 pm
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by Christian77 » Sat Sep 28, 2019 6:58 am

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Super short version: in most of Tajikistan the local people will help you to get the local price, or close to it, for a seat in a car. But in...

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Google maps shows distances. The guesthouse is as far from the lake as it is on the map. And no, there is no predictable public transportation this...

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Wed Dec 11, 2019 6:47 pm
Crossing China - From Tajikistan to Pakistan

Last post by jeffwkirby « Mon Dec 02, 2019 7:59 pm
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by lweisner » Wed Aug 14, 2019 3:48 pm

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Dear Overlanders,
two friends and i want to do a trip with our motorbikes, next year from Germany to Australia. We have a rough idea of the route we...

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Hi Dave and Louis.

My first time on the site and found this post. I am looking to set off East in April and I expect to be going from Tajikistan to...

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Mon Dec 02, 2019 7:59 pm
Travel to the ski resort at Safed Dara?

Last post by bbegalle « Sun Dec 01, 2019 9:06 pm

by bbegalle » Sun Dec 01, 2019 9:06 pm

I'm going to be in Dushanbe in February and am hoping to take a day and ski at Safed Dara. Does anyone have suggestions on the best way...

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Sun Dec 01, 2019 9:06 pm
Registration for Sim card in Tajikistan

Last post by steven « Fri Nov 29, 2019 6:59 am
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by Uta » Fri Jul 13, 2018 7:40 am

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Before being able to buy a Tajik sim card one must be "offically" registered. Meaning you must have an address of stay (hostel or hotel, a...

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They are only for 10 days so pretty useless anyway
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Fri Nov 29, 2019 6:59 am
Tajikistan's tourist police: contacts and experiences

Last post by steven « Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:03 pm
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by steven » Wed Nov 27, 2019 5:33 am

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I just got the following e-mail in my inbox:

Salam from Tajikistan tourist police

Salam from Tajikistan,
I am the head of Tajikistan tourist...

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More news from Umed

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Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:03 pm
Camping shop in Dushanbe Q&A

Last post by steven « Tue Nov 12, 2019 11:46 am
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by Andyc91 » Mon Jul 25, 2016 12:01 pm

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After some kind of replacement for my thermarest which has begun to delaminate.

Do I have a chance to find anything, even a foam matt in Dushanbe...

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Here is a more extended version of what I wrote in the camping in Tajikistan article:

The most expensive, but with by far the highest quality, is...

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Tue Nov 12, 2019 11:46 am
Entering Tajikistan without a visa from Afghanistan and China

Last post by Christian77 « Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:33 am

by Christian77 » Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:33 am

So, if it's an emergency of sorts, you may get let in.

Example one: two French citizens "deported" from China. I think they may have...

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Wed Oct 30, 2019 4:33 am
What's the best way to leisurely travel the Pamir Highway?

Last post by Christian77 « Fri Oct 25, 2019 11:59 am
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by James Faz » Fri Oct 25, 2019 9:58 am

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I apologise if this has been asked already, but I struggled to find specific answers in the forum...

I'm travelling with my partner in late...

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For a "leisurely" schedule (that includes the Wakhan Valley and Peak Lenin) I would say that leisurely would be 10 days at the minimum....

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Fri Oct 25, 2019 11:59 am
Yaghnob Valley in April?

Last post by Christian77 « Wed Oct 23, 2019 4:24 am
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by Kvaesa » Wed Oct 23, 2019 1:39 am

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Hi all,

I was thinking about doing a trip to Uzbekistan/Tajikistan in late-March, early-April for Nowruz/before Uzbekistan gets really hot. I'd...

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Rain rain rain rain rain. Expect that. And no going over the trekking pass into Romit and onwards to Dushanbe through the back route. There will...

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Wed Oct 23, 2019 4:24 am
Latest Tajikistan Stupidity: Bring 10 copies of your GBAO/Visa

Last post by rhinomaxil « Mon Oct 14, 2019 4:32 pm
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by Christian77 » Mon Jul 29, 2019 5:41 am

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Within the last week several drivers have warned tourists that they should bring about 10 print-outs of their Tajik visa with GBAO permit for the...

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We were told that as well and did 10 copies of both our passport and visa. Turned out we never used them. Most checkpoints opened the gates without...

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Mon Oct 14, 2019 4:32 pm
Cross-border market in Khorog and Ishkashim

Last post by rhinomaxil « Mon Oct 14, 2019 4:23 pm
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by bwv812 » Wed May 25, 2016 5:25 pm

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A more interesting question is about the border market that happens near Korogh. I've never actually heard a report from a traveler on this...

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Ishkashim’s was closed on 12/10 but Khorog’s was open
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Mon Oct 14, 2019 4:23 pm
Best treks in Pamir Highway

Last post by rhinomaxil « Mon Oct 14, 2019 4:22 pm
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by Mikeromero » Mon Aug 19, 2019 4:03 pm

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Hello:

I have searched, and didn´t find a topic regarding this. I am doing Pamir Highway in september and, besides the road, would really like to...

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Hello,

We have just done the following hikes:
- Tulparkul lake yurt camp to Lenin Peak base camp and further on 3/10 (8h but the usual hike takes...

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Mon Oct 14, 2019 4:22 pm
Parking overnight, safe at Jizev?

Last post by rhinomaxil « Mon Oct 14, 2019 4:07 pm
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by Chintoz » Wed May 15, 2019 11:12 am

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Hi,

Maybe a difficult question to answer, but just looking for a general answer in terms of risk of car break-ins. We will be driving our own car...

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Hi,

Quick update here: we parked overnight just yesterday at the spot indicated by Steven next to the bridge and nothing happened to our car....

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Mon Oct 14, 2019 4:07 pm
Iskanderkul transport/accommodation info

Last post by aknight « Mon Oct 14, 2019 12:29 pm

by aknight » Mon Oct 14, 2019 12:29 pm

Hello- I just came from visiting Iskanderkul and before going couldn't find much recent info out there on transport and accommodation so thought I'd...

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Mon Oct 14, 2019 12:29 pm

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