All the Tajikistan Posts in One Place
Planning your upcoming 2026 Tajikistan adventure?
I have spent the past decade traveling to Tajikistan’s every nook and cranny (okay, I’ve been trying to, but my list continually gets longer and longer!). Peruse over 50 blog posts about Tajikistan to help you start planning your very own trip.
Posts are categorized by tips & safety, itineraries, inspiration, regions, trekking & mountaineering, and border crossings.
Start Planning Your Trip To Tajikistan
- Get a Tajikistan Letter of Invitation
- Tajikistan Visa Guide: How to Get a Tajik Visa
- How to Get a GBAO Permit to Visit the Pamirs
- How to register with OVIR in Dushanbe
- How to register with OVIR in Khorog
- Best SIM Cards & eSIMs for Tajikistan
- Is Tajikistan Safe? The Short Answer: Yes
- Solo Female Travel in Tajikistan
- A Beginner’s Guide to Central Asia Travel
- A Quick Guide to Central Asia Visas
- 10 Essentials You Need to Pack for Central Asia
- 10 Things to Know Before Your First Trip to Central Asia
- 31 Central Asian Foods to Try on Your First Trip
- How to Use Payment Terminals in Tajikistan
- How to Register Your Phone’s IMEI in Tajikistan
Tajikistan by Region
Dushanbe & Around
Sughd
- Khujand Travel Guide + 14 Things to do in Khujand, Tajikistan
- Istaravshan Travel Guide + 9 Things to do in Istaravshan, Tajikistan
- A Giant Salt Flat in Tajikistan? Welcome to Akhkon Salt Flat
- A Day Trip to the Taboshar Uranium Mines in Istiklol
- Visiting Tajikistan’s Enclave of Vorukh
- Stop Stalin: The Definitive Guide to Finding Stalin in Asht, Tajikistan
The Pamirs
How to Get a GBAO Permit to Visit the Pamirs
- Eastern Pamir Travel Guide
- Murghab Travel Guide + 4 Things to do
- Windswept Desolation in Karakul
- A Day Trip to Madiyan Hot Springs
- Shor Buloq Oberservatory
- Zorkul Travel Guide
- Jarty Gumbez Travel Guide
- Visiting Shaimak
- The Gumbezkul Pass Hike from Pshart to Madiyan Valleys
- South Aral Peak Hike Near Karakul
- Climbing Kyzyldong
Khatlon Region
Hiking & Mountaineering in Tajikistan
- Jizeu Trek: The Best Overnight Hike in the Pamirs
- How to Get to Lake Sarez
- Climbing Kyzyldong in Tajikistan’s Pamir Mountains
- The Gardan i Kaftar Pass Hike, Rasht Valley
- How to Get to Khafrazdara Valley
- Trekking to Pik Engles Meadow in Tajikistan’s Wakhan Valley
- The Gumbezkul Pass Hike from Pshart to Madiyan Valleys
- South Aral Peak Hike near Karakul
Tajikistan Border Crossings
- Tajikistan’s Land Border Crossings
- Tajikistan-Uzbekistan Border Crossing at Sarezm (Panjakent-Samarkand)
- Tajikistan-Afghanistan Border Crossing at Panji Poyan-Shirkhan Bandar
- Tajikistan-Afghanistan Border Crossing at Ishkashim
- Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Border Crossing at Kyzyl Art Pass
- Tajikistan-China Border Crossing at Qolma Pass
- Tajikistan-Uzbekistan Border Crossing at Denau-Dushanbe