Tajikistan Travel Forum

Dear fellow travellers,

I am in Dushanbe in July.
Is there an ATM I can use? I have a MasterCard.

Any other tip about accomodation and bus travel to Pamir region is also welcome.

best regards,

Tobi

In march I intent to travel from Almaty in KZ to India but ideally I would like to avoid going through China. Is it possilbe to go Almaty- Kyrgzstan-Tajikistan-Wacan-Pakistan-India?
Is there a border crossing through the Wacan Valley?

I would be most grateful for any advice

Thanks

Paul

Hello,

We're planning a trip to Kyrgistan,Tajikistan and China next summer (july-august 2008). Two questions:

Is it easy and possible to cross the border from Kyrgistan to Tajikistan.

Is it possible to cross the border from Tajikistan to China as a tourist.

Thanks

What is the best way to get from Dushanbe to Sammarkand ?
Several postings seem to indicate that the drive from Dushanbe to Penjikent is horrible and advise against this road. Is this true ?
Are the alternatives, e.g. flying to Khujunad and taking a train/bus from there or taking the train via Termez, any better ?

Thank you,

George

Dear fellowtravellers,

Did some one get a visa and GBAO permit on arrival at Dushanbe airport?
I did look at some Tajik embassy webpages and it still not clear for me.

Thanks for answering me.

Tobi

Dear fellow travellers,

I am thinking about booking a flight to Dushanbe (Tajikistan) and returning from Bishkek (Kyrgyzstan) in July next year.
How much time would be oke for travelling from one to another? I have the intention to go by public tranpsort or to hitch hike.
(Weather, road conditions, bureaucracy, lack of traffic)

Hope to hear from you!

Tobi

Hey guys,

I'll be travelling Central Asia in June - July this year (2007), so I was wondering if anyone will be out there around that time and maybe would like to travel together. Here's a brief itinerary:

Start off in Pakistan - up the Karakoram Highway crossing into Kashgar (China) - then into Kyrgyztan - down through the Pamir Mountains and the Hindu Kush crossing into Tajikistan and finally ending up at Dushanbe. Following that, I have no plans as yet but I hope to cross into Afghanistan into Kabul if security conditions permit, otherwise head east or maybe head back to Pakistan.

Hope to hear from all you thrill seekers !!!

Rahul

I am looking for a photo book about Leninabad ( about 1980-1985?) It is for a woman i know and who was born in Leninabad.
I know it is still available but i do not know an adress ,E mail where I can buy it.

Please let me know how to find the book about the Leninabad time and perhaps if you know this how to buy it and sent to the Netherlands.

Hello,

Has anyone done the trip from Osh/Sary-Tash to Khorog recently ? How long does it take and how much does it cost ?
Information on the internet varies from tremendously from 2 day to more than a week (minimum !) and from $ 250 to over $ 1000 for a jeep/taxi. Can anyone recommend a travel agency that can organize transport at a reasonable price ?

Thank you for any help !

George

Hello all,
In “my” German Trekkingforum, I have read that a Russian trekker, Sergej, is missing while hiking in the south of Tajikistan / Pamirs.

Please find below the English description, which already has been posted in some hiking forums. Although I am aware that VT is not necessarily a hiking community, I don’t want to miss any possibility.

If anyone knows anything, please don’t post here, but in the German Trekkingforum, which has the English settings as well. It is here, where a friend of Sergej is reading and posting as well. You can answer there also without registration (we have checked this).
This is the post:
http://www.trekkingforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=7323

Here is the flyer with description also in Farsi:
http://shiacenter.ru/fls/missing.png

Here is a map, made with GoogleEarth, where his friend has drawn Sergej’s rough route:
http://www.bpclub.ru/index.php?act=Attach&type=post&id=9215F%FCr

Thanks already in advance.
Ingrid

PS:
I will post the description as answer to this post.

I am so sorry, I wrote to your comments my question. Can you please tell me do they have a car for rent in Khorugh? Thanks a lot

Best regards,

Marifat

The BBC just announced that visa requirement for Tajikistan has been eased for select countries. I would like to get a list of these countries. Is there a list, a web site, a press release.
Thanks

On their website, the Tajik embassy seems to indicate that it is necessary to have a letter of invitation to obtain a visa. However, other sources have indicated to me that this is not necessary in Tajikistan. I am a US citizen; do I need a letter to obtain a tourist visa?

Thanks!

Well i'm heading for tajikistan for bridge const project near afghan border under a italian firm .I'm not aware of current situation out there like security problem and mode of travelling to tajikistan from India.
I'm supposed to go Via kabul by road to tajikistan.
I'll really appreciate if any one help me out by providing correct information.

Does anyone know if there is a road from Tashkorgan (Xinjiang) to Murghob (in Tajikistan) through the Qolma Pass? I read in a guide book that one was being built, but is it open yet and, if so, is it OK for foreigners to cross the border here?

Also if the road is open, has anyone been along it? Is it surfaced or graded?

Secondly, is it possible to travel on the road from Kalaqigu (south of Tashkorgan) towards the Wakan Corridor through Tuokemanban (and on into the Wakan Corridor itself?) Are there border crossings from the Afghan to the Tajikistan side of the Wakan Corridor at the upper end of the valley?

Thanks in advance for any assistance!

- Mark

I was at Dushanbe during 4 month , and i 'have a friend ..Gulya and now no have news!! if you look there in street of Dushanbe ,you can sent me a email .
thanks . for see your face you can go to : http://gulya.free.fr
thanks very much !
gg

Hi,

I've read that Badakhshan is a region from where Lapislazuli is extrated. Is there any mining site possible to be visited? Are there ancient mining places from the times of the Silk Road?

If anybody knows it ....

Xavi

Has anyone any experience getting a Tajikistani visa in Uzbekistan, how long did it take etc? :)
and which company would people recomend to book visa support through?

Many thanks - if any of you guys are in Central asia in Mid-July - Mid-August let me know it would be good to meet up! :)

Hi,

Anyone knows which companies flies to Dushanbe ?

Thanks,

Xavi

hi guys,
well i m a pakistani guy n i m planing to go to afghanistan next month on 16 th NOV so all i wanna know is dat from which city of afghanistan i should or can enter tajikistan, into which city of tajikistan i ll enter, so any infromation regarding dis trip is pretty hrlpful for me,
thanx in anticipation
take care

How exactly does one get to Tajikistan... particularly by air from the US??? any thoughts?

JON

Hey,

I'm currently stuck for a few days in Dushambe, waiting for the authorization to get to Gorno-Badkhstan. Would anybody in the area (local or foreigner) be interested in doing anything here in the coming days?

Thanks in advance,
Weet

Dear Travellers,

Is there any beer produced in cans in Tajikistan? Which brands? Thanks, Andre, from Brazil

I am going on a 7-days buisness trip to Dushambe around 10 June but I'll have 2 or more days to explore the city and its surroundings. Any tips on what can one see in such a short time?
Any suggestions will be welcomed ....Thanks!

l'm thinking of going to Bishkek from pakistan through Tajikistan on this coming MAY

Is anyone know what is the cheaper way to go ?

Pls tell me of any flights from Kurgan and the destinations TIA

i am going to travle ro dushanbe and need some inf. about there ASAP.