Journey · 1 day
Sary-Tash - Murghab
Road from Sary-Tash to Murghab village, by the Karakul's lake
- Drive
- 227 km5 hr
- Season
- Year-Round
- Meals
- Breakfast · Lunch · Dinner
- Elevation gain
- 2177 m
- Elevation loss
- 1728 m
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Early morning, because we'll ride all day. We are in a border area before the passage of Kizil-Art pass at 4282m. customs and entry formalities at the Autonomous Oblast of Gorno-Badachstan. After the pass, the road descends to Lake Karakul, a huge lake located at 3914 meters above sea level that we go around the east before attacking the highest pass of the day, the Ak-Baytal over 4658 m. Then, the road skirts the massif Muzkoel which culminates at 6233 meters. This region is the poorest in Tajikistan where the majority Pamiris and Kyrgyz. Arrival in Murghab, installation guesthouse.
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