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Tajikistan FAQs: before you cross the Pamirs
Visas, GBAO permits, Pamir Highway logistics, border crossings, health, safety, altitude, and the realities of travelling through Tajikistan.
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Question answered Tajikistan
Visas, GBAO permits, Pamir Highway logistics, border crossings, health, safety, altitude, and the realities of travelling through Tajikistan.
Travel advice Tajikistan
Choose your season by the altitude you are asking for If your trip depends on…Best windowDo not forceNomad’s Land note Pamir Highway and Wakhan ValleyJuly to SeptemberEarly spring optimism or late autumn heroicsThe Pamirs need…
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Travel advice Tajikistan
Before you treat this as a rule Use this page as planning context for Tajikistan, not as a final answer for every passport. Entry rules can change by nationality, passport type, purpose of travel, border point, transit route and…
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Question answered Pakistan
Visas, security advisories, polio rules, Hunza and Skardu seasons, Karakoram Highway conditions, Khunjerab Pass, altitude, culture, and responsible travel in Gilgit-Baltistan.
Travel page
Private journeys and shared adventures along the Silk Roads, shaped by our Bishkek team.
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Travel advice Pakistan
Before you treat this as a rule Use this page as planning context for Pakistan and Northern Pakistan, not as a final answer for every passport. Entry rules can change by nationality, passport type, purpose of travel, border point…
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About Nomad’s Land
Nomad’s Land is a Bishkek-based travel company designing responsible tailor-made journeys across Kyrgyzstan, Central Asia and the Silk Roads with local partners, field-tested routes and Travelife Certified sustainability.
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Travel advice Afghanistan
Before the encounter Good travel in Afghanistan starts before the camera comes out. Customs, dress, hospitality, sacred places and family spaces can change by region and situation. Use this guidance to prepare, then let your…
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Question answered China
Visas, permits, Kashgar, Tashkurgan, Torugart, Irkeshtam, Khunjerab, security checks, ethics, seasons, and overland travel between Central Asia and western China.
Question answered Kazakhstan
Visas, Almaty access, Karkara/Kegen border updates, road distances, seasons, safety, national parks, and how Kazakhstan connects with Kyrgyzstan and the Silk Road.
Travel advice Pakistan
Before the encounter Good travel in Pakistan starts before the camera comes out. Customs, dress, hospitality, sacred places and family spaces can change by region and situation. Use this guidance to prepare, then let your guide…
Travel advice Turkmenistan
Choose your season by exposure, not by romance If your trip depends on…Best windowDo not forceNomad’s Land note Merv, Nisa and archaeological sitesMarch to May; September to NovemberUnshaded peak summer visitsThe sites deserve…
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Travel advice Pakistan
Before You Build the Route Transport in Pakistan is not just a timetable. Border opening hours, road surface, weather, permits, flight changes, local holidays, and distance can reshape a day on the ground. Use this page for…
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Travel advice Turkmenistan
Before you treat this as a rule Use this page as planning context for Turkmenistan, not as a final answer for every passport. Entry rules can change by nationality, passport type, purpose of travel, border point, transit route…
Question answered Turkmenistan
E-visas, letters of invitation, guided travel, transit visas, Ashgabat, Darvaza, Merv, photography rules, border logistics, health, and what Turkmenistan’s new tourism opening really means.
Travel advice Afghanistan
Before you treat this as a rule Use this page as planning context for Afghanistan, not as a final answer for every passport. Entry rules can change by nationality, passport type, purpose of travel, border point, transit route and…
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Journey
Murghab → Sary-Mogol village
We depart in the morning from Murghab, the windswept heart of the Eastern Pamirs, surrounded by vast plateaus and snow-dusted peaks. As we leave the village, the road climbs gently, then steadily, through a region shaped by…
Journey
Sary-Mogol village → Murghab
We set off early in the morning from Sary Mogol, as a long and spectacular day of high-altitude travel lies ahead. Heading south, we quickly approach the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, entering the Kizil-Art Pass region at 4,282 meters…
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Journey
Murghab → Murghab
We will start early in the morning our day trip to Shorkul, Rangkul and Karakul lakes (40-50 km from Murgab). In the morning, we drive to the Chinese border to discover the Shorkul and Rangkul lakes at 3782 meters altitude, the…
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Journey
Kashgar → Sary-Tash
In the morning we will drive to Irkeshtam and cross the Sino-Kyrgyz border. Then we will leave the car and pass the border by foot. Then we drive with a Chinese driver through the Toe Morun pass 3536 m. altitude surmounted by the…
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Journey
Sary-Tash → Karakul lake (GBAO)
In the morning, we left the wide valley of Kyzyl Suu river, and cross the border pass of Kyzyl Art 4280 m. altitude, surrounded by numerous snowy peaks. Then the road goes down to the endorheic pool of the wide Kara-Kul lake (380…
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Region guide Tajikistan
Gorno-Badakhshan makes Tajikistan’s map physical. Khorog, Murghab, Wakhan, Bartang and the Pamir Highway form a region where rivers, passes, languages, border roads and sparse settlements make every itinerary depend on time,…
Travel news
From Bishkek, you board a rattling minibus at dawn, your pack wedged between knees, a creased map tucked under the strap like an old habit. The city drains away into orchards and river flats, then the road tightens into the…