Gorno-Badakhshan

Vikhinj

Vikhinj is a camp on high pasture in the Langar gorge, around 16km South of Irkht meteo station (Sarez lake). The site is surrounding by many lakes and 5000 meters peaks. From there you can reach the Chapdara lake in 2 days hiking.

Murghab

On the roof of Central Asia, this small village is the main place of the Pamir. A territory bigger than Switzerland, which is populated by Pamiris and Kyrgyz nomads. Murghab is a place founded by Russian in 1893 as the most advanced military post in Central Asia at the altitude of 3650 meters, and count today about 4000 inhabitants. It located at the junction of the Pamir Highway (M41) and the Murghab River.

Fan Niagara high waterfall

In the heart of the Fann Mountains, in northern Tajikistan, the Fan Niagara waterfall dramatically marks the spectacular exit of Lake Iskander (Iskanderkul, Iskenderkul). At this spot, the lake’s turquoise waters rush into a rocky gorge and powerfully plunge 38 meters down, forming a roaring curtain of foam that echoes throughout the valley. 

Iskanderkul
Tajikistan

Khorog botanical garden

Did you know that the Pamir Botanical Garden is the highest mountain park? And also the second highest altitude in the world after the botanical garden of Nepal. It is located at an altitude of 2320 meters above sea level near the city of Khorog, the center of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast of Tajikistan. The territory of the garden, broken at the confluence of the two high-mountain rivers Gunt and Shahdara, is 624 hectares. The high-mountain garden was laid in 1940 on the terrace above Khorog.

Khorog
Tajikistan

Garmchashma

Garm Chashma is a popular hot spring resort located in the Pamir Mountains in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region of Tajikistan. The name "Garm Chashma" means "hot spring" in Tajik, known for its natural mineral-rich healing properties. The water temperature ranges from 40 to 60 degrees Celsius (104 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit).

Garmchashma
Tajikistan

Yamchun Fortress

Yamchun fortress is one of the most interesting historical sites in the Wakhan Valley. Yamchun is 72 km away to the east of the district center Ishkashim. The fortress was built during th 3rd century BC during the Greek-Bactrian Empire, on the Great Silk Road, in order to control southern invaders coming from the Pakistan valley of Chitral. A triangular citadel overlooks the village of Yamchut above 360 meters. The citadel is at the top of another walled triangle of nearly 600 meters length and with a base of about 400 meters.

Yamchun
Tajikistan

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