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Iskanderkul Day Trip from Dushanbe: What You Can Actually See in One Day
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Iskanderkul Day Trip from Dushanbe: What You Can Actually See in One Day

How to see Iskanderkul in one day from Dushanbe: a guide’s hour-by-hour plan for the drive, the lake, the waterfall and Snake…

Farrukh · October 13, 2026 · 9 min Read →
Seven Lakes (Marguzor Lakes), Tajikistan: How to Get There and How Much Time You Need
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Seven Lakes (Marguzor Lakes), Tajikistan: How to Get There and How Much Time You Need

How to get to the Seven Lakes in Tajikistan from Dushanbe or Samarkand, and whether one day is enough for Haft Kul…

Farrukh · October 11, 2026 · 9 min Read →
GBAO Permit for Tajikistan: How to Visit the Pamir Highway
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GBAO Permit for Tajikistan: How to Visit the Pamir Highway

If you are planning to travel along the Pamir Highway, through Khorog, the Wakhan Valley, Murghab or Karakul, entering Tajikistan is only…

September 25, 2026 · 14 min Read →
What to See in Tajikistan: Top Places and a One-Week Route
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What to See in Tajikistan: Top Places and a One-Week Route

Tajikistan is best discovered through a combination of the city, ancient history and mountain routes. In Dushanbe it is worth setting aside…

Farrukh · August 24, 2026 · 19 min Read →
Holidays in Tajikistan: Where to Go and Which Season to Choose
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Holidays in Tajikistan: Where to Go and Which Season to Choose

A holiday in Tajikistan can be built around entirely different experiences: a few days in Dushanbe and the ancient cities, a trip…

August 21, 2026 · 12 min Read →
The Fann Mountains in Tajikistan: A Complete Travel Guide
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The Fann Mountains in Tajikistan: A Complete Travel Guide

The Fann Mountains are one of the main areas for mountain travel in Tajikistan. Within a relatively compact territory they bring together…

Farrukh · August 10, 2026 · 15 min Read →
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