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Meeting point
Dushanbe
End location
Panjakent

Duration

10 km

Length

700 km

Location

Kulob

Recommended group composition

1-8 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

8+

The price is per person, prices change for group trips.

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Tour in brief

The tour is cultural. We will visit the most historical cultural place in south and north of Tajikisan.

Tour organizer and guide

Taj Adventures

Taj Adventures

Our company has been operating in the tourism industry since 2010 and during this long period we have served more than 50 thousand tourists from different countries of the world.

Tour program

Day 1. Dushanbe sightseeing

Day 1. Dushanbe sightseeing

Meeting in Dushanbe international airport, transfer to hotel. After breakfast start of the program. Sightseeing in Dushanbe. Visit to Gurminj Museum of traditional musical instruments, Museum of Antiquities and Hissor fortress with complex of museum and medresse. Back to hotel, dinner in the national restaurant Rokhat and relaxing.
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Day 2. Dushanbe- Bokhtar

Day 2. Dushanbe- Bokhtar

We will have breakfast and leave Dushanbe for Bokhtar. Exploring the city and have lunch. We will visit Ajinateppa and museum, local market Ismoili Somoni. Overnight at hotel.
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Day 3. Bokhtar-Shartuz-Bishkent-Shartuz

Day 3. Bokhtar-Shartuz-Bishkent-Shartuz

We will drive from Bokhtar to Shartuz and visit Tahti Sangin. After lunch and visiting Takhti Sangin we will drive to Chilichorchashma in Bishkent and go back to Shartuz for overnight.
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Day 4. Shartuz-Bokhtar - Norak

Day 4. Shartuz-Bokhtar - Norak

We drive to Norak via Bokhtar and Yovon. Visit Nurek Dam which was built in 1980 on the Vakhsh River 75 km east of Tajikistan's capital Dushanbe. It is currently the tallest dam in the world with highest point located 310 m above its basement. Enjoy the beauty of the lake. Wonder around. Have lunch by the lake. Rest. Overnight in homestay.
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Day 5. Norak-Iskanderkul

Day 5. Norak-Iskanderkul

We will drive from Norak to Dushanbe and then to Iskandarkul Lake. Along the way, we will pass through Varzob Gorge, and over the Anzob Pass (3,373 m). Iskandarkul Lake is named after Alexander the Great and is one of the most beautiful mountain lakes in Central Asia. It is surrounded by the peaks of Chimtarga, Hazormech, Sarima, and Gazni. Alexander's armies passed this way on their route to conquest. There will be time for a short walk to see a 30m-high waterfall, snake lake and cave. Your accommodations will be in a clean, comfortable cottage.
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Day 6. Iskanderkul-Artuch

Day 6. Iskanderkul-Artuch

After good relaxation we will leave Iskanderkul for Artuch. Artuch is one of most beautiful campsite places for young tourists. We will hike a bit to Chuqurak place to the top of mountain and come back. Overnight in guest house.
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Day 7. Artuch-Hafltkul

Day 7. Artuch-Hafltkul

We will explore another direction of Artuch and drive to Haftkul. We will visit lakes one by one, will have lunch on the sixth, then drive to the bottom of seventh lake and hike about 3 km to the seventh lake. After exploring the lake we will come back to the sixth lake to stay overnight.
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Day 8. Haftkul- Panjakent

Day 8. Haftkul- Panjakent

We will drive back to Panjakent, take photos while passing by the golden mountain and have lunch in Panjakent. You will have free time to get to know and make friends with local people.
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Day 9. Sightseeing in Panjakent

Day 9. Sightseeing in Panjakent

We will discover all parts of Panjakent like museum, local market and other historical places. Panjakent was re-discovered in the mid-twentieth century and is still an active archaeological site. We will visit the excavation site of the ancient Sogdian city from the 5th to 7th centuries. Sogdians were important traders on the Silk Road trade routes and are thought to have been Iranian in origin. Panjakent is often referred to as the "Pompeii of Central Asia." We will visit the Panjakent Museum. Then continue to the ancient settlement of Sarazm, which is said to have existed 3400- 2000 B.C. Numerous homes, religious buildings, and palaces have been excavated in Sarazm. Many items made of copper, bronze, lead, silver, and gold, as well as weaponry and ornaments of the 4th to 2nd millennium B.C., have been found at the site. You will be accommodated at a modern and comfortable hotel.
Excursions and leisure Walk , Photo , Excursion Where we live Hotel

Day 10. Panjakent-Samarqand

Day 10. Panjakent-Samarqand

After breakfast at 8 AM we will visit Sarazm and have lunch, then drive to Tajik/Uzbek border, cross it and drive to Samarkand.
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Information

What's included:

  • Transportation
  • Meal
  • Accomodation
  • Guide/intepretor

What's not included:

  • VISA
  • Registration
  • Alcohol

The price is per person, prices change for group trips.

Can I change the date or route after booking?

Changes are possible depending on conditions. Contact a consultant for clarification.
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