The Pamir Highway is the second highest international highway in the world. The main purpose of the road is to make the Tajik province of Gorno-Badachstan accessible. Although it is called a ‘highway’, the route certainly does not have the requirements of a highway. Many parts of the route consists of gravel roads and narrow mountain passes. The Pamir Highway has no official starting point, but usually Dushanbe or Khorog is taken as the first stop. The end point of the route is Osh in Kyrgyzstan. The official route goes from Khorog straight through Central Tajikistan to Murgab. However, most people take the Waghan route. This route follows the Waghan corridor, following the Panji River and the border with Afghanistan. If you take this option you will see the most spectacular landscapes and you will also get to know the traditional life of the people in the Waghan Valley.