Divine Miracle

Program’s name: Divine Miracle

Quantity of the days: 8 days

Day 1: Dushanbe
The tour “Divine miracle” starts in Dushanbe. Once land in the airport you will be met by our driver and he will departure you to the city. Dushanbe is the largest and most beautiful city in the country. You will have a full day sightseeing tour. Today you will visit following attractions: Rudake Park- the park was created in Soviet times in the mid-1930s, National library, White House, National state seal, and House of parliament. Further you will marvel in National park to make photos of Ministry of Inner Affairs and the biggest National Flag that located next to Rudaki Park in the Ismail Somoni district, on the left Bank of the Dushanbe river. After exploring famous attractions you will visit Central Museum. Then you will discover Gurminj Museum of traditional musical instruments, the Museum was registered in 1990. To plunge into way of life of Tajik residents you should discover Asian bazar. Without Bazaar, you can't imagine any city, village, or even any district in the countries of Central Asia. Today you will have a chance to observe main attractions of the city and learn history of Tajikistan. Overnight is in a hotel.

Day 2: Dushanbe – Khoburubot – Kalai Khum
Kick the start with morning drive to Kalai Khum village via mountain road. Kalai Khum is a small village on the Panj River. Today you will transfer over high Khoburubot Pass (3 252) known as Western Pamir Tract. You will go through the most amazing river valley and gorgeous gorges in the landscape. You will have a chance to have a small stops and take a lot of outstanding photos of the mountain and rivers. The tour route will pass through small villages , where you can connect with local people. Tajiks are by nature hard working, affable, and kind. They greatly respect ancestors’, traditions and folklore. Tajikistan is a fascinating country of rugged mountains, turquoise lakes, friendly people and a mix of cultural influences; you will enjoy spending time in this tour. The night will be spend in a home stay to see the way of local people’s life.

Day 3: Kalai Khum – Khorog
The day begins with transferring to Khorog. Today Khorog is a regional center of management, trade, transport and education. Khorog is a very beautiful, green city with huge poplars and unusual traditional Pamir houses on the outskirts. The town was erected on the confluence of the 3 rivers where Shokhdara river and Ghund river flow into Pyanj river. In the tour to Khorog you will meet local people. These are peaceful people who are used to an isolated life in the Pamir and Hindu Kush mountains. Badakhshan is the name of the historical region of their residence.The unique nature of the Pamir has always interested researchers and travelers. Life in the mountains made traditions of Pamirs different from Tajik people. Pamir people are divided into Northern and Southern. Overnight is in a cozy guesthouse.

Day 4: Khorog – Yashil Kul Lake – Bulunkul Lake
You will direct today to the most gorgeous lakes of the Pamirs are Yashil Kul(Green lake) and Bulunkul (Blue lakes), stretched on the altitude of 3 700 meters above sea level. The lakes are connected by a small narrow channel and can be considered a single water system. Today we will overnight near them. Yashil Kul has the power of snow and ice. It is considered one of the most beautiful lakes in the Pamir. Lake Bulunkul is much smaller than Yashilkul. There are a lot of water plants, often you can see ducks, geese floating on the surface of the lake, and gulls scurrying over it. During the tour you will have a chance to contemplate a big and strong animal- yak. Yaks are exotic species. The characteristic feature by which it can be distinguished from other members of the genus is a long and shaggy coat that hangs almost to the ground. On route to the lake you will pass over Koitezak pass (4 271 m). Night is spent a homestay.

Day 5: Bulunkul – Khorog
Today you will head on to Khorog along Pamir Highway. Pamir highway, part of the M41 — high mountain road, 700 km long. It runs through deep gorges, high passes, huge glaciers and deserts, among small villages inhabited by small Pamir peoples. Your road lies over mountains and passes on the elevations of more than 4 000 meters above sea level. The divine terrain and the rocky mountains of this corner of the world have given unique haven to a exquisite diversity of wildlife. There are live mammals are Turkestan rat, tiger-cat, grizzly bear, badger, stoat, fox, grey and red wolves. Pamirs provides a large and thriving population of Marco Polo sheep, Pamir argali-is the owner of the most spectacular horns among all rams with all year round and a snow leopard which lives high in the mountains, where there is snow all year round. Night is in a guesthouse.

Day 6: Khorog – Kalai Khum
Today you will drive from Khorog to Kalai Khum the same way as you had before. This territory consists of high rocky mountains over 6 000 meters and only 1 road was possible to be built. When you are driving along Pamirs you have a great chance to wander and adore the virgin charm of the wild nature. You can contemplate the ethnography, history and everyday life of mountain inhabitants and at the same time, visualize how the history of mankind developed, as in the history of the creation of the world. In tour you will have a small stops in a setllements and meet residents. Villages are situated on both sides of the river in narrow mountain valleys. You will observe Afgan stony villages and gardens on the other side of the river. Overnight is in a home stay.

Day 7: Kalai Khum – Norak – Dushanbe
You will continue your tour and departure to Dushanbe. You will conclude drive along Afghanistan border today. Today you will drive along Shuraba pass (2 267 m). This area is very outstanding and always impress each person who had a trip along this pass. Always the world’s wonderful explorers were allured by vivid nature, amazing landscapes of Tajikistan. The charms of the country admired explorers such as – Marco Polo, Hsuan Tsang, Mirza Muhammad Haidar. And you have a chance to travel in this beautiful country. Further in the tour you will drive along natural border – Pyanj River. For the people of Pamir are characteristic some lines of economic activities and basic elements of material and spiritual culture. Who had a trip in Pamir usually called this giant mountain system the ocean of white and blue mountains. In course of the tour you will explore the highet water reservoir Norak that is called Tajik Sea. Night is in a hotel.

Day 8: Dushanbe – Airport
In the morning is transfer to airport.