Travel Guide Garam Chasma

To reach this village, from Khorog, follow the road to Ishkashim and then turn off at Andarob (36 km from Khorog). During the Soviet era, the reputation of Garam Chasma's baths and the quality of its sodium and potassium-rich water extended far beyond Tajikistan's borders. People came from far away to take the waters and enjoy their beneficial effects on skin diseases such as psoriasis, eczema or polyarthritis.The very spartan sanatorium still exists, and the very photogenic open-air baths, with their immaculate white stalactites, still attract a large population of Russians, Uzbeks and Pakistanis, who are now joined by a large proportion of passing Western travellers, amused by the timeless side of the atmosphere around the baths. You have to take the time to swim in the pool. In the open air, with a view of the snow-covered peaks, a small and brief swimming pool is set up in the rocks where the active waters have artistically sculpted immaculate basins and stalactites. For a symbolic price, you can soak in water that can reach 64°C. Men and women swim separately. The times are indicated on the door.3 km up the Garm-Chachma River, there are several hot mineral water springs, including the Khoz-Gouni spring, which is very slightly sparkling and delicious.