Hiking guide - Tajikistan Trekking Guide | Cicerone

Pocket Topoguide (English) of the Cicerone Editor with Detailed Sheets for Hiking Tajikistan.

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Guidebook to Trekking in Tajikistan and Afghanistan. Contains 21 Treks Exploring 5 Different Mountain Areas, Including The Northern Ranges, Pamir Mountains and Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor. ALSO INCLUDES A HANDFUL OF SHORT DAY HIKES. With Advice On Trekking, Backpacking Equipment, Permits and Visas, and Transport. - Seasons Most Trekking Roads in the Northern Ranges of Tajikistan ARE Accessible from May to October Whereas The Best Time to Trek The Pamirs is from June UNTIL MID - OCTOBER. - Centers Penjikent is the Jumping - Off Point in Northern Tajikistan, While Sarytag, The Village Close To Iskanderkul, Connects Several Trekking Itinerraries. Khorog is the best hub from which to venture into the pamirs. The Also Includes Five Day DAY Hikes Near The Capital, Dushanbe. - Difficulty Routes Vary from Easy to Very Hard. While Most Trails ARE Clear, Solitude, River Crossings, Route Founding, High Altitude and The Wild Land of the Tajik Mountains All POSE VARYING DEGREES OF CHALLENGE. Some Treks include Travel On Small Glaciers That Require The Use of Crampons. - must see local hospitality untamed Wilderness Pristine Alpine Lakes Including Alaudin Lake, Iskanderkul, Leilakul, Zarojkul and Saz Dukdon Pass Ravpeddara Valley The Remote Pamiri Villages of Bardara and Vezdara Shakhdara Valley, with views of pik Engels and Pik Karl Marx Afghan Wakhan Corridor