Why go hiking here? Maybe you find Tajikistan’s Fann Mountains to be too popular and busy. If you want a valley all to yourself, you can find that here. Or maybe you’ve already visited the Fann Mountains. And perhaps the Pamir mountains are too far away, too expensive, too high in elevation and too cold for what you want to do. And, unfortunately, over the last decade the Pamirs have often been closed to tourists.

Why should you not go hiking here? There is almost no tourist infrastructure here, and very few people here speak English. There are also some rough sections with no clear trails. It is difficult to resupply here with village shops having limited selection. There is also only one formal guest house in the district.

I’ll let these images below give you a good idea of what this area is like for hiking… (some of the photos below by T. Rakshin and V. Ermilova)