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Hotels, transport, guides — directly. No chain of middlemen or hidden markups.
ABOUT · SAYOHAT TRAVEL
Sayohat Travel — a local operator on the ground in Central Asia
A DMC operator with an office in Dushanbe. Our own guides, our own transport, direct contracts — no chain of middlemen between you and the route.
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WHO WE ARE
We are here, on the ground — not in someone else’s call centre
Sayohat Travel is a full-cycle tour operator (DMC) in Central Asia. For 5 years we have hosted guests at home: Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan — five countries, one reliable operator.
We don’t resell other people’s tours. Routes, guides, transport and accommodation are our own or under direct contracts with trusted partners. That means an honest price without middleman markups and a real person in touch if something goes off plan.
Our office is in Dushanbe. We know these roads, passes and people not from catalogues, but because we live here.
“The best guide is one who grew up on this land.”
SAYOHAT IN NUMBERS
5 years on the ground in Central Asia
5
years of experience
1 500+
travellers hosted
100+
reviews
5
countries under one operator
2
offices in Dushanbe (our own, not a franchise)
OUR TEAM
The people who will guide you along the route
Our guides and coordinators are authors of the Sayohat blog and living experts on the region. They are the ones you will travel with.
01
Farrukh
Pamir trail guide12 years leading groups along the Pamir Highway and the Fann Mountains.
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Nigina
Tour coordinatorGuides each traveller from the first enquiry to the return home, in touch 24/7.
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03
Daler
Historian guide, Samarkand/BukharaA specialist in the Great Silk Road and its architecture.
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04
Madina
MICE managerOrganises business trips, conferences and incentive tours.
View profile →WHY SAYOHAT
What “a local operator on the ground” means
Our own guides
In-house guides who grew up in the region, not random contractors.
Coordinator 24/7
Your personal manager in touch throughout the trip — in any time zone.
No middlemen
You pay for the tour, not for three agents between you and the mountains.
GUARANTEES u0026 TRUST
Official, by contract, with a guarantee
Tour operator licence
Listed in the register, we work officially.
A contract for every tour
Transparent terms, a fixed price in ₽.
Convenient payment
Bank transfer and instalments. No online payment required — we book by contract.
Insurance
Medical insurance and support along the route.
We provide company details, the licence number and a scan of the contract on request.
SAYOHAT CLUB
Come back as one of us
Sayohat Club is a programme for those who travel with us more than once. Cumulative tour discounts, priority booking in season, private signature routes and a gift with every new trip.
cumulative discount
early access to seasonal tours
club routes
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GUEST REVIEWS
“They organised two weeks across the Pamirs perfectly — from the airport pickup in Dushanbe to the last mountain pass. Our guide Farrukh knows every stone. This is not a travel agency, these are locals who love their land.
— Elena and Andrey, Moscow
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Anna Levchenko
Moscow★★★★★
The best trip of our lives. The Sayohat team thought of every detail — from the airport pickup in Dushanbe to sunsets over the Pamirs. We simply enjoyed ourselves while everything else was taken care of for us.
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Dmitry Sokolov
Saint Petersburg★★★★★
The Pamir Highway is another planet. Our guide Farrukh knew every pass and every legend. The vehicles were reliable and the guesthouse stays were heartfelt.
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Ekaterina Morozova
Kazan★★★★★
Samarkand exceeded all expectations. The Registan at dawn gave us goosebumps. Transfers, hotels and the guide worked flawlessly, without a single hitch.
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Igor Vasiliev
Yekaterinburg★★★★★
They processed our enquiry within an hour and sent a transparent quote. You can feel a local team on the ground, not middlemen adding markups.
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We reply within one business day. The quote and commercial offer are free.