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Our tour through theTajik Pamir Mountains started with the drive from Osh to Sary Moghol in Kyrgyzstan. Sary Moghol is on approx 50 km from the border with Tajikistan. [Sary Moghol / Kyrgyzstan]
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Life is hard in Sary Mogol. Long, cold winters and a lot of physical labour, also for the children. Here they are making bricks from mud. [Sary Moghol / Kyrgyzstan]
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Sary Moghol is a small village with very limited facilities. It is however a typical Kyrgyz village. [Sary Moghol / Kyrgyzstan]
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We stayed in Sary Moghol in a traditional yurt, the 'mobile home' used by most nomads. [Sary Moghol / Kyrgyzstan]
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From Sary Moghol you have great views on the Pamir Range in Tajikistan, including the 7134 metres high Mt Lenin. [Sary Moghol / Kyrgyzstan]
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In Sary Moghol we had the disposal over a real banya, a steamy hot shower where you have to mix the hot and cold water yourself in a bucket. [Sary Moghol / Kyrgyzstan]
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The landscape on the Kyrgyz side of the border is very green. Nomads use the grassy field to feed the animals. [Sary Moghol / Kyrgyzstan]
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Kyrgyz people like horses. You wont see a lot of horses anymore in the Pamirs, because horses dont like high altitudes. [Sary Moghol / Kyrgyzstan]
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This is the stretch of the Pamir highway (M41) that leads from Sary Tash in Kyrgyzstan to the Bodobo border crossing with Tajikistan. The impressive Pamir mountains are in the background. [Sary Tash / Kyrgyzstan]
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The green pastures of Kyrgyzstan will soon be changed for the barren landscapes of the Tajik Pamir Mountains. [Sary Tash / Kyrgyzstan]
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The border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan is on the 4282 metres high Kyzyl At Pass. [Sary Tash / Kyrgyzstan]
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Us on the 4282 metres high Kyzyl Art Pass between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. [Pamir / Tajikistan]
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Us with our driver Shamil of Pamir guides from Murgab, together with his 2001 Nissan Patrol. [Pamir / Tajikistan]
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And this is the Pamir Highway on the Tajik side of the border. What a difference with the Kyrgyz side. [Pamir / Tajikistan]
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The Pamir highway just on the Tajik side is very close to the no-man's land between Tajikistan and China. [Pamir / Tajikistan]
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The fence between Tajikistan and the no-man's land with China. [Pamir / Tajikistan]
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Time for lunch, with Shamil our driver, and Kurbanali, our temporary guide for only the Bartang Valley. [Pamir / Tajikistan]
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Karakul, located on the shores of Karakul Lake is some kind of a twilight zone village. [Karakul / Pamir / Tajikistan]
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Facilities in Karakul are basic. There is no electricity (220 V), no running water and no well stocked shops. There are however a few homestays. [Karakul / Pamir / Tajikistan]
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Karakul village looks in some ways like a Mad Max movie set. [Karakul / Pamir / Tajikistan]
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Street view of Karakul village. [Karakul / Pamir / Tajikistan]
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Mosque of Karakul Village. [Karakul / Pamir / Tajikistan]
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One of the jewels of the Pamir Mountains is the fantastic Karakul Lake. [Karakul / Pamir / Tajikistan]
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The Pamir Highway just south of Karakul village, looking southwards. [Karakul / Pamir / Tajikistan]
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Us with the Karakul Lake. [Karakul / Pamir / Tajikistan]
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The Nissan Patrol proved to be a great car for our Pamir trip. [Karakul / Pamir / Tajikistan]
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We left the Pamir Highway just south of the lake. We drove west to the Jalang Summer Pasture, on our way eventually to the Bartang Valley. [Karakul / Pamir / Tajikistan]
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View on the south part of Karakul Lake. [Karakul / Pamir / Tajikistan]
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After leaving the Pamir Highway, we didn't see a lot of traffic anymore. These tracks are only used by the nomads. [Karakul / Pamir / Tajikistan]
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Shepherd settlement near Dangi. [Jalang / Pamir / Tajikistan]
