Seven lakes (Tajikistan)

A wonderful day trip visiting all the seven lakes! You start at the first and work your way up all of them. We drove until lake 6, and then I walked to the 7th. You can hike all the way, but we didn't have enough time. 😥

The seven lakes are in the Fan Mountains, in Tajikistan. Ancient petroglyphs discovered at one of the lakes indicate that the lakes are very old. The lowest lake is at an elevation of 1,640m while the highest is at 2,400m.

The lakes are all different colours. And apparently, they change day to day.

The driving was a bit dicey. Often, the roads were one-way, and the corners were blind. A few times, you'd meet up with other cars. One car would need to reverse back - on the edge of a cliff. I had to close my eyes and pretend I wasn't there! One of my biggest fears is going off a cliff in a vehicle... maybe that's how I died in my past life!Read more