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Panjakent and Seven Lakes (Haftkul) Tour

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Meeting point
Dushanbe
End location
Jarteppa

Duration

5 days

Length

339 km

Location

Panjakent

Recommended group composition

7-14 per

Difficulty level

Very easy - Suitable for individuals with minimal physical fitness or experience. Involves short, flat walks with little elevation gain or loss.

Easy - Requires basic physical fitness. Involves moderate walking on well-maintained trails with gentle inclines and declines.

Optimal - Suitable for individuals with average physical fitness. Involves moderate to challenging hiking, often with some elevation gain or loss.

Intense - Demands good physical fitness and endurance. Involves long hikes on rugged terrain with significant elevation changes.

Extreme - Suitable for experienced hikers and mountaineers. Involves technical climbing, glacier crossings, and exposure to high-altitude environments.

Super extreme - Reserved for highly skilled and experienced adventurers. Involves challenging mountaineering expeditions with significant risks and potential dangers.

Optimal

Recommended age

16+

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Tour in brief

This tour will suit those who appreciate both history and beauties of nature. The tour program includes a trip to Panjakent, one of the most ancient cities of Central Asia, where you can see famous Sarazm settlement and to Fann Mountains famous for their lakes, namely Haftkul (7 lakes) with magnificent views.

Tour organizer and guide

LLC Orient Adventure

LLC Orient Adventure

Mountain trips from "Fanskie Mountains" Our company is quite a popular group among users of the network of Tajikistan with a large number of positive reviews. We offer profitable tours to the most fabulous places

Tour program

Day 1/2. Arrival and tour of Dushanbe and Hisor

Day 1/2. Arrival and tour of Dushanbe and Hisor

• Arrival in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.  
• Meeting at the airport and transfer to the hotel.  
• Accommodation in a hotel.  
• Breakfast.  

• After breakfast, a sightseeing tour of the city:  
  - Dusti Square  
  - Ismail Somoni Memorial Complex, dedicated to the founder of the first Tajik state  
  - Rudaki Avenue  
  - National Museum of Antiquities with an interesting collection of ancient artifacts, including a 12-meter clay figure of Buddha in Nirvana.  

• After lunch, an excursion to the Hisor Fortress, the residence of the Hisor Beys.  
• Exploring the fortress and the historical museum located in an ancient madrasah.  
• Return to the hotel.  
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo Where we live Hotel

Day 3. Dushanbe - Panjakent

Day 3. Dushanbe - Panjakent

• Breakfast.  
• Departure to Panjakent, one of the most ancient cities in the world, where the 5.5-thousand-year-old historical and archaeological monument of Sarazm is located, attracting the attention of archaeologists from all over the world.  

• By a UNESCO decree, Sarazm was included in the list of world historical monuments protected by this organization.  

• Several photo stops when descending to the valley of the Zerafshan River, as well as in the village of Dar Dar, where Gulnazar Keldiyev, the poet and author of Tajikistan’s anthem lyrics, was born.  

• A walk through the village to get acquainted with the traditions and way of life of the mountain dwellers.  

• Arrival in Panjakent.  

• Visit of the excavations of ancient Panjakent with its medieval citadel, residential buildings with wall paintings, and necropolis. The ancient settlement gained special fame thanks to the wall paintings preserved under the rubble for 1300 years.  

• Overnight at the Panjakent Plaza Hotel 3*.  
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo Where we live Panjakent Plaza Hotel 3*

Day 4. Panjakent - Haftkul

Day 4. Panjakent - Haftkul

• Breakfast.
• Visit to the museum named after Rudaki, bazaar, and mosques of Olim Dodho.
• Departure to the Haftkul Valley or the seven Marguzor Lakes at the foot of the Fan Mountains.
• Picnic near Lake 3 or 6.
• Visiting all lakes by car.

• The Marguzor lakes, the beauty of which resembles precious stones in the necklace of beauty, have different colors and are the pearl of the Fan Mountains.
• The famous Soviet poet and singer Yuri Vizbor translated his memories of the Fan Mountains into a beautiful song in Russian, which you can find on YouTube. In it, he says:
  “I left my heart in the Fann Mountains,  
   Now I walk heartless on the plains,  
   And in quiet conversations, and in noisy feasts,  
   I silently dream of blue peaks...”*

• Return to Panjakent.
• Overnight at the Panjakent Plaza Hotel 3*.
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo Where we live Panjakent Plaza Hotel 3*

Day 5. Panjakent - Samarkand

Day 5. Panjakent - Samarkand

• Breakfast.
• Departure to the Jarteppa crossing point.
Where we live Without accommodation

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Information

What's included:

  • Breakfast
  • Accommodation along the route
  • Guide-translator services
  • Transport costs
  • Entrance fees
  • Bottle of water per person per day

What's not included:

  • Supplement for single occupancy – $90
  • Full board
  • Price: individual - $920
  • for a group of 2 people - $550 per person
  • for a group of 3 people - $530 per person
  • for a group of 4 people - $450 per person
  • for a group of 5 people - $430 per person
  • for a group of 6 people - $420 per person
  • for a group of 8 people - $400 per person
  • for a group of 10 people - $390 per person
  • for a group of 12 people - $380 per person
  • for a group of 14 people - $370 per person

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