Tour Description

There are "Road Trips", and then there are "Epics". Travel along two of the most breath-taking stretches of road in the world: The Pamir and Karakoram Highways! These seldom-visited corners of Asia offer an incredible array of experiences found nowhere else on earth. Whether trekking into the Geisev Valley to stay with a Tajik family, or watching the alpine-glow of Pik Lenin or Muztagh Ata while the sun sets, every day will bring you something new and exciting.

Day 1: Arrive in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
Day 2-3: Begin Pamir Highway road-trip. Arrive in Khorog.
Day 4-5: Hike into the stunning and isolated Geisev Valley. Spend night at homestay.
Day 6: Visit Garam Chasma hotsprings on way to Ishkashim, possible trip to Sunday Afghan Market.
Day 7-8: Leisurely drive to Murgab through the Wakhan Valley.
Day 9: Side-trip to Bulunkul. Yurt stay.
Day 10: Finish our road-trip of the Pamir Highway, crossing border into Sary Tash, Kyrgyzstan
Day 11: Day trip to Sary Moghul for breath-taking views of the massive Pik Lenin.
Day 12: Cross the border into Xinjiang, China. Arrive at Kashgar. Time to visit the Old Town.
Day 13-14: One last "hurrah"! Drive the Karakoram highway to Tashkurgan for incredible views of some of the tallest peaks in the world. Yurt Stay.
Day 15: Drive back to Kashgar
Day 16: Fly home. Everyone cries a little.