As part of our four-month trip, we finally traveled to Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. These two countries have overwhelmed us and are the most special countries of the trip!
The almost endless hospitality, curiosity and energy of the locals paired with remote and extraordinary landscapes made the two countries stand out.
We cycled from Germany to Georgia and then booked a flight to Almaty (Kazakhstan) because we wanted to spend our limited time in the mountains rather than in the desert. From Almaty we cycled through Kyrgyzstan to Duschanbe in Tajikistan.
Have fun with the photos!
I can upload the route from Germany to Georgia as soon as I'm back. I will upload the route from Almaty to Duschanbe in this post 🙂
by Pumpkinsoupwithonion
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The base design was from a route called celestial divide from Bikepacking.com, which has been amazing! We followed that route to Osh in Kyrgyzstan and then created our own to Dushanbe taking the border crossing Batken/Isfara. The borders between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan opened this year in March after a 4 year conflict.
https://preview.redd.it/10p866st8lif1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9fc331b0ca2ad16a5fd83d66b56aec1206fd9fdb
Wow, stunning. Have to go there one day!
Sau cool!
Sooo jealous, would love to go there one day. Sadly, I don’t think I could get food there reliably as a celiac. Maybe someday.
how do you deal with the altitude and possible altitude sickness?
This isn’t iphonetography, is it? Did you bring a decent little mirrorless?
This is beyond awesome