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Day 15 of 26 · Bulunkul · The Great Pamir Highway & Silk Road Heritage

Day 15 — Bulunkul & Yashilkul Lakes

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A road day to your new base in Bulunkul, with a long drive (5 h 30).

Bulunkul & Yashilkul Lakes
Westlicher Teil des Jaschilkul, Blick aus dem Südosten © photographed on 15 July 2015 by DaMitti — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Stage 12 · Bulunkul · Tajikistan

We sleep in Bulunkul, 7 km from the place visited

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day 15 1 night 5 h 30 on the road151 kmclimate favourable

Interest of the place — nature 15. Based on: lake; lake reached from the stage (Yashilkul).

road
5 h 30
usable window
12 h

4x4, dirt track, reported time, source: caravanistan.com

To add if time allows: Stargazing over the high altitude Pamir plateau (2 h 30) · Stroll around the cold Bulunkul Lake (3 h)

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On the way

Stops beside the road, chosen for their small detour — we say they are on the way, we do not promise to go through them.

  • Bulunkul Lake

    Bulunkul Lake

    Observe the unique high-altitude landscape and birdlife at this lake located just before reaching Yashilkul.

    30 min there · no detour · View on Google Maps

    © photographed on 4 August 2017 by Kondephy — CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons