Remote Lands was honored to be featured in The New York Times’ 52 Places to Go in 2020. “The tour company Remote Lands offers an itinerary — the Pamir Highway Road Trip — based on this dramatic route,” wrote Daniel Scheffler, referring to a signature Remote Lands experience that takes travelers from Dushanbe through the Wakhan Valley to Chichkan Gorge. It is truly one of Asia’s last untouched travel frontiers. Tajikistan and Central Asia should be on your “go-now” list for 2020, and Remote Lands knows just how to get you there.
This nine-day itinerary through Tajikistan has a little bit of everything: culture, hiking, bucolic villages, and more on a whirlwind tour of this Central Asia gem.
The Wakhan Valley is a meeting of worlds; travelers can look over into Afghanistan from Tajikistan on a road that will take them in view of China, Pakistan, and Kashmir.
If you dream of hiking the Haft Kul, or Lake Loop, of the Fann Mountains for the crystal blue waters and lonely trails, this piece will get you started.
The history of the Wakhi people and the Wakhan Valley is complex, and the journey across the Pamir Highway can be unpredictable, barren, and cold. In the faces of the Wakhi people, there is warmth.
Uzbekistan is well off of most travelers' radar, but Khiva is a very special destination, a fascinating hub of Central Asia history that is not to be missed.
