For several years now, the countries of Central Asia have been topping lists of the world’s best emerging destinations. Well deserved media coverage has flooded in for the Silk Road cities, but there are still plenty of off the beaten track locations to pique the interest of imaginary

Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel sets the agenda for tourism in the year ahead: it is the mother of all travel trend lists. And for 2020, Lonely Planet has selected the Central Asian Silk Road — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan — as the #1 reg

“Storytelling in wood is like writing poetry. You have to think like a poet. The pictures then come from inside you, directly from the world of thought.” Mirhalim Yahyoev and his brother work in their shared workshop in a simple, low-rise wooden house, across the road from the m

“I call them wild mountains,” announced Vadim, our mountain guide who served as special forces in the Russian military with subtle pride. Our group of 6 nodded, distracted from taking photos of the mountains. That statement was stuck in my head the entire seven days of trekking the Fa

Tajikistan is an adventure-seeker’s dream, a wild country of mountains, glaciers, and rivers where you can be hours away from the nearest person. Snowfall makes much of the country inaccessible in winter, but when it melts it’s the ideal destination for a multi-activity holiday. Feel

Crossing the Pamirs has always been a physical challenge due to the geography, but in the Golden Age of the Silk Road, pilgrims, merchants, armies, and curious travellers made their way in significant numbers across the passes and plateaus of the Pamirs. In their wake they left a mate

This summer, we planned a tour in Central Asia, amongst others to Tajikistan. With Paramount Journey, we found an excellent partner for that intention! Already weeks before our trip started, we planned everything in advance, having close e-mail contact with our contact person Alovaddi

The spectacular Zarafshan Mountain Range stretches 370 km through Uzbekistan and northwest Tajikistan, a dramatic, high altitude desert landscape crisscrossed by three rivers, the Fan Darya, Kashtutu Darya, and Maghian Darya. Those peaks east of the Fan Darya, and bordered to the nort

Whistling marmots, rare butterfly species and fresh mint plants along the footpath: The Fann Mountains could not be more pristine. The mighty mountains are best explored on foot. Never before in my life have I seen the Milky Way as sharp and unobscured as we saw it during that night i

Maybe it’s hard to believe but I was never trekking in the mountains, without even mentioning such advanced mountains as there are in Tajikistan. However, the idea of trying this type of adventure and challenging myself didn’t let me alone. So I had an opportunity to go to Tajikistan