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Tajikistan

Tajikistan: a Tale of the Pamirs!

Tajikistan: a beckoning of the rush of adventure

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8 days and 7 nights through Dushanbe. Takes in Iskanderkul lake Panj-Chashma spring, Haji Yaqub Mosque and Hisor Fortress. Shaped around your dates, your hotels and your pace — this is the route as it stands, not a fixed departure.

Suits

  • Travellers who want to be outdoors
  • Architecture and history

Day by day

Day 01

Arrival at Tajikistan

Arrival at the Tajikistan airport. Our tour escort will host you from outside airport. Transfer to the Hotel. Tajikistan United Museum includes the exhibits on history, natural history and art, Buddha in Nirvana is one of the valuable exhibits of museum. Botanical garden very beautiful garden with many old trees is the favorite place of Tajikistan. Bazaar an oriental market is the most crowded place in the city Hissar fortress the remains of an 18th century fortress, occupied until 1924 is located in 30 km west of Dushanbe. Beside the fortress are two plain Madrassah, one dating from the 18th century and the other 19 th beyond them is the mausoleum of 16th century Free time to explore the city on your own. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 02

Transfers to Kulob

Breakfast at Hotel. Transfers to–Kulob. Highlights of the route from Dushanbe include the tunnel and brief views down over Nurek Reservoir and the startling sight of the reconstructed 11th-century Hulbuk Fortress-Palace at the roadside in Kurbon Shaid. We will visit this fortress and having visited we will continue the read to Kulob, is a city in Eastern Kulob district, Khatlon Province, Tajikistan. Located 203 km southeast of the capital Dushanbe on the Yakhsu River it is one of the largest cities in the country. Next stop is the mausoleum of the prominent 14th century poet, philosopher and thinker Mir Said Ali Kha-madoni. Evening transfers to Dushanbe.

Day 03

Drive to Khujand

Breakfast at Hotel. Drive to–Khujand Mug Tepa -situated in Ura-Tube is one of the ancient settlements in Tajikistan. It is said the city was found by Kir in the north-east boundary of the empire. Khazrati Shoh architectural complex- consists of Khazrati Shoh mausoleum-the grave of brother of Kusam ibn Abbas, Khudayar Valami mausoleum and mosque Namozgoh. There were city cemetery and Medresse too. All these buildings belong to 19th c. Bazaar - an oriental market where you can find everything. Sightseeing of Khujand, Oriental Bazaar – the biggest bazaars of Central Asia is Payshanba bazaar, one of the interesting places in Khujand attracting people with various sounds and tastes. Museum of archeology and fortification in the middle of northern part of the city there is fortress of 7-8th c. Transfers to Hotel Free time to explore the city on your own. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 04

Khujand

Breakfast at Hotel. Sightseeing of Khujand. Next stop to Shikh Muslihiddin mosque and Mausoleum. Arbob palace named after S. Urunhodlaev. City tour - Monument to Lenin, Monument to Khudjandi poet, Arbob palace named after S. Urunhodlae, Continue SS: Kairakkum water reservoir. Transfers to Hotel Free time to explore the city on your own. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 05

Drive to Penjikent

Breakfast at Hotel. Drive to Penjikent via Istaravshan. Check in to Hotel. Museum of Rudaki – As Penjikent is a birthplace of Abu Abdallah Rudaki, considered by many to be the father of Persian Poetry. Ancient Penjikent - ruins of old Sogdian town founded in 5th century and abandoned in the 8th century by Arabs. Foundations of houses, a citadel with a couple of Zoroastrian fire temples and city bazaar are visible in the excavated ruins. Transfers to Hotel. Free time to explore the city on your own. Overnight at Hotel

Day 06

Drive to Seven Lakes

Breakfast at Hotel Drive to Seven Lakes Sarazm is one of the ancient settlement in Central Asia with 5500 years civilization. In 2010 the Sarazm was added to the list of the Human heritage by UNESCO Haf Kul-seven lakes of different colors in mountains of Tajikistan. See 1. Mijgon, 2. Soya, 3. Hushyor, 4. Nophin lakes (2139m.a.l), Khurdak, 6. Marguzor, 7. Hazorchashma lakes (2400m a.s.l.). Picnic at lake Drive back to Penjikent Transfers to Hotel Free time to explore the city on your own Overnight at Hotel

Day 07

Drive to Iskandarkul Lake

Breakfast at Hotel. Drive to Sary Tag village via Iskandarkul Lake. Iskandarkul-known as a lake of Alexander the Great was established on 1969. Drive to Dushanbe. Check in to Hotel Free time to explore the city on your own. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 08

Departure — Onwards

Breakfast at Hotel. Free time to explore the city on your own. Transfers to the airport for your onward journey.

What the service covers

  • Visa processing and paperwork (government fees are extra)
  • All accommodation as listed, with daily breakfast
  • All ground transport by private, air-conditioned vehicle
  • Meals as named in the day-by-day
  • A licensed guide for every sightseeing day
  • Airport transfers on arrival and departure
  • Entrance fees for the sightseeing named in the itinerary
  • A single named trip designer, reachable by WhatsApp for the whole journey

Not included

  • International flights, unless the itinerary says otherwise
  • Visa fees, travel insurance and anything a government charges directly
  • Meals other than those named in the day-by-day
  • Anything personal — minibar, laundry, spa, tips and porterage
  • Optional experiences and upgrades offered on the ground

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