Cross Country Jeep Tour

Tajikistan is highly mountainous country of Central Asia that beautiful mountains are the highlights of the country. Peak Samoni (7,495m) and Ibn Sino(Pik Lenin) Peak (7,134m) are the highest of the Pamir range. Historically Tajikistan dates back to Bronze age and presence of early Scythian settlements are found in high Pamir. Alexander the Great took punitive expedition into the mountains of Zarafshan against Sogdians and laid the foundation of Alexandria eschate (Khujand) After the waning of Persian rule in Tajikistan till the rise of Mongol Khanates in the region that small titular rulers controlled different parts of the country. Lying on the crossroads of the Pamir branch of the Great Silk Road, once passed through the heart of heart of the high Pamir. The famous Chinese pilgrims refer to passing through the country down to adventures of Marco Polo who visited the court of the King of Badakshan.

The famous Amudarya rises in the high Pamir under different names but was always called the Oxus by the classical writers. Explore the multi lingual communities of the Pamir who took refuge in the mountainous part are an interesting part of an ethnic study.