Luzern

Central Swiss on a World Tour

Route: Tajikistan
Tajikistan
Tajikistan Capital: Dushanbe
Population: 7,320'815 Mio.
Area: 143,100 km²
People: Tajiken, Uzbeken, Kyrgyz, Russians
Languages: Tajikisch (Amtssprache), Russian, Uzbekisch, Kyrgyz



Route cycled:
Tursunzoda - Kyrgyz customs / 1,242 km

2012
Stage / Destination
Distanz
Hoehenzuwachs
Hoehenmeter
Aktivzeit
Uebernachtung
Temperatur
Comment
09.07. Dushanbe
71
565
906
5:21
Hotel
46
 Gravel track, bad road
10.-12. Dushanbe
0
 Hotel Extending the Kyrgyzstan visa
13.07. Norak
69
1380
1571
6:10
Zelt
42
 1 pass to "warm up"
14.07. Kulab
120
1203
1341
7:20
Guesthouse
46
15.07. Top of the pass
38
1718
1966
5:28
Zelt
36
 10 km before Anjirob
16.07. Khirmanjo
36
361
1982
3:38
Guesthouse
43
 Road construction camp
17.07. Zigar
56
1145
1136
6:13
Zelt
40
 Along the Afghan border
18.07. KalaiKhum
65
845
1275
5:00
Guesthouse
38
 Guesthouse "Rachmud"
19.07. KalaiKhum
0
Guesthouse
 Claudia ill
20.07. Togmal
45
624
1387
3:57
Guesthouse
46
 Claudia not at full strength
21.07. Deh
83
1586
1670
6:50
Guesthouse
39
 After 10 km, Claudia by car and Alexandre by bike to Khorog
22.07. Khorog
122
1328
2102
7:47
Guesthouse
35
 Alexandre in Khorog at 17:30
23.-26. Khorog
0
Guesthouse
 Heavy fighting between rebels and the army
26.07. Rivak
37
735
2528
3:17
Guesthouse
28
 Leaving Khorog before the ceasefire + ultimatum ends
27.07. Varshed
71
1123
3238
5:32
Zelt
33
 No traffic on the road!
28.07. Top of the pass
41
963
3943
4:02
Zelt
26
 Below freezing at night
29.07. Alichur
66
1056
4281
6:28
Guesthouse
26
 2 passes
30.07. Murghab
106
686
4145
6:14
Guesthouse
35
 1 Pass
31.07. Murghab
0
Guesthouse
 Rest day, doing nothing
01.08. before Ak-Baital Pass
65
771
4259
5:21
Zelt
26
 1 pass, headwind
02.08. Karakul
72
758
4663
6:35
Guesthouse
22
 1 pass, corrugated sandy track
03.08. before Kyzyl-Art Pass
46
479
4261
4:09
Zelt
13
 Storm + massive headwind
04.08. Top of the pass
33
522
4288
4:02
Zoll
16
 Border with Kyrgyzstan
Total Tajikistan
1242
17,866
103:24