Dushanbe to Iskanderkul

We loaded up the mini buses and departed the country’s capital city at 9 am. Once we cleared the city limits we started in on the winding roads and mountain tunnels until we stopped in Sarvoda for some lunch. The place didn’t look like much but served up a traditional meal of Qurutob -cheese balls in a yogurt sauce and covered in bread and onions topped with delicious fresh salad. It was served in a big wooden bowl. Yum, yum! After lunch we climbed up, up, up the stony mountains until we could spot our cabins in Iskanderkul, our final destination for the day. Iskanderkul is a triangular shaped lake named after Alexander the Great, (“Iskander” is the Persian form of Alexander). We had some free time to wander and admire the views on our own before we gathered as a group for a short hike, 5km, to Iskander Waterfall and Snake Lake before dinner.Read more