Trekking Tajikistan’s Seven Lakes: The Haft Kul Updated April 2024, The Haft Kul Trek: Tajikistan’s Seven Lakes was originally written in May 2018 Tajikistan’s Fann Mountains are often overlooked in the shadow of the Pamir Highway by most paying a short visit to the country. For an alternative trip, these seven beautiful lakes that make up the Haft Kul […]
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A Two Week Tajikistan & Uzbekistan Itinerary Updated April 2024, A Two Week Tajikistan & Uzbekistan Itinerary was originally published in November 2020. With only a couple of weeks to spare, it’s entirely possible to visit Tajikistan and Uzbekistan in two weeks, taking in some of the highlights each country has to offer. This is
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Tajikistan Itinerary for One to Four Weeks Updated April 2024, One to Four Week Tajikistan Itinerary was originally written in February 2019 For being the smallest in terms of the landmass of the Central Asian nations Tajikistan packs a lot into its borders. I have gotten a lot of requests from travelers for itineraries for Tajikistan.
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Must-Try Tajik Food: Best Food in Tajikistan Updated April 2024, Must-Try Tajik Food: Best Food in Tajikistan was originally published in September 2022 Starting to plan your trip to Tajikistan and wondering just what the heck they even eat there? I wondered the same before my first trip many years ago, so that’s why after
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A Guide To Tajikistan’s Fann Mountains Updated March 2024, the Fann Mountains Guide was originally written in December 2016 The Fann Mountains may quite possibly be the best trekking destination you’ve probably never heard of. In Tajikistan’s Fann Mountains you’ll find yourself surrounded by sky-scraping jagged mountains, crystal clear lakes of azure, and the warm heart
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The 10 Best Hikes In Tajikistan Updated March 2024, The 10 Best Hikes In Tajikistan was originally published in July 2020 (written in April 2020) Tajikistan is a trekker’s paradise. Being over 93% mountainous with snow-capped craggy peaks, turquoise lakes, high altitude passes, unique mountain culture, and the longest non-polar glacier on Earth, there’s bound
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Panjakent Travel Guide + 6 Things to do in Panjakent, Tajikistan Updated March 2024, Panjakent Travel Guide + 6 Things to do in Panjakent, Tajikistan was originally written in January 2020 Panjakent (also spelled Penjikent) is a small city in western Tajikistan, a short distance from Samarkand across the Uzbek border, and a great jumping-off point for trekking
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17 Things to do in Tajikistan Updated March 2024, 17 Things to do in Tajikistan was originally written in February 2019 Where glimmering glacial lakes and idyllic mountains meet world-class hospitality at the crux of the ancient Silk Road. Despite these qualities, Tajikistan is probably the least known of the Central Asian Republics. For those intrepid,
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A Beginner’s Guide to Central Asia Travel: Discover the Silk Road Updated March 2024, A Beginner’s Guide to Central Asia Travel was originally written in February 2019 For travelers looking for something different, this mostly unspoiled region will surely deliver. Personally, if I was only allowed to travel one region of the world for the rest
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Panjakent-Samarkand Border Crossing Between Tajikistan & Uzbekistan Updated March 2024, The Panjakent-Samarkand Border Crossing Report Between Tajikistan & Uzbekistan was originally written in December 2019 Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have many beefs with each other, which I am not going to go into in this blog post. In 2018 with some thawing of bureaucratic ties between the
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