Nurek Mountain Lake, One-day tour
Highlights
Dushanbe
Private Tour
8 Hours
EASY
English, Russian
Description
Mountain sea can be with great pleasure so called Nurek reservoir, formed in 1972.Indeed, among the mountain range in the South of Tajikistan, noticing the huge area of the water surface, it is impossible not to compare it with the sea, especially the mountain.
The surface area is 98 km2, water volume is 10.5 km3, length — 70 km, width 1 km, the Average depth of the lake is 107 m.the reservoir Level is in the range of 53 m.the reservoir is used for shipping.Discharge of water through the tunnel made in the rock with a length of 5 km.
The mountain sea is filled with clear, mirror fresh water, the source of which is the icy mountains of the Pamir range.
The reservoir was formed at an altitude of 885 meters above sea level under the Nurek dam.
Currently, one of the most powerful hydroelectric power plants in Central Asia, the dam which is listed in the Guinness book of Records as the highest bulk dam in the world.The height of the Nurek hydroelectric dam is 304 meters.
Itinerary
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Pick up and welcoming travelers
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Nurek city
Visiting objects: the Central street of the city of Nurek - Museum of hydroelectric power station Nurek
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Nurek Dam
Lunch
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Anorbog
Visiting objects: Nurek dam – reservoir-waterfall – swimming pool (swimming)
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Return to Dushanbe
What's Included
What's Excluded
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Please Note
Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.