- Important points
- Choosing wings
- Where to sleep?
- Transport subtleties
- Nightingales are not fed with fables
- Useful details
- Perfect travel to Tajikistan
The snowy peaks of the Pamirs and the turquoise surface of Lake Sarez, ancient monuments of the Zoroastrian religion and the once majestic cities of the Great Silk Road - a trip to Tajikistan will fill your days with vivid impressions and good meetings.
Important points
- Not only a visa, but also a foreign passport will not be required for Russian citizens to travel to Tajikistan.
- When crossing the border, it is important to declare currency in the amount of over $ 500. The maximum allowable amount of foreign money imported into the country is $ 5,000, but the export of Tajik somoni abroad is prohibited even as souvenirs.
- Have an adequate supply of cash when traveling in Tajikistan. ATMs are installed only in large cities, and only a few metropolitan hotels and restaurants accept credit cards.
Choosing wings
The capitals of Russia and Tajikistan are connected by about four hours of direct flight:
- Regular flight Moscow - Dushanbe is operated daily by the national carrier of Tajikistan Tajik Air. The ticket price starts from $ 430.
- With a transfer, for example, in Chelyabinsk, Ural Airlints fly from the capital of Russia to the capital of Tajikistan. Issue price - from $ 375.
- S7 Airlines delivers passengers from Moscow to Khujad. Travel time is just over 4 hours, and ticket prices start from $ 330.
It is not very convenient to travel by train to Tajikistan: the journey will take almost four days, and a one-way ticket in a reserved seat will cost $ 150. But on the way, you will be able to get acquainted with Uzbek, Kazakh and Turkmen fellow travelers and admire the picturesque Central Asian landscapes to your heart's content.
Tourists can get from Dushanbe airport to the city center by bus routes 2, 8 and 12. Travel time will be about 20 minutes.
Where to sleep?
In recent years, the development of the tourism industry in the republic has contributed to the process of reorganization of many of the hotels that have existed since Soviet times. New hotels were also built in the capital, meeting the basic requirements of the world classification system.
A night in the Dushanbe Sheraton will cost you no less than $ 240, at the Serena Hotel - $ 200, and the keys to your room in the Hyatt Regency will only cost you $ 290. But all the delights of the impeccable service of world-class hotels with five stars on the facade are guaranteed to you in full.
The price of a day in the "four" in the capital of Tajikistan will be approximately $ 80-$ 90. Their guests are provided with free parking and wireless internet and breakfast buffet. The interiors are impressive with oriental luxury and solidity.
Thrifty tourists when traveling to Tajikistan choose hostels, where a bed in a dormitory room will cost $ 15 -18 $ per day, and a separate room will cost only $ 25. Quite good apartments in the city center in the style of Soviet hotels for responsible party officials can be rented for $ 30-$ 40.
Guest houses and hotels in the provinces are a little cheaper and simpler, but service and oriental hospitality are guaranteed to their visitors no less than in the capital. You can spend the night in one of the regional centers for $ 20-$ 30, while breakfast will be hearty and cooked in the best national traditions.
Transport subtleties
It is convenient to travel between the regions and cities of Tajikistan by domestic airplanes, but when planning your travel itinerary, keep emergency options ready. The weather forecast often disrupts the plans of aviators, and flights are postponed and postponed indefinitely. The price of a flight from the capital to the second largest city in the country, Khujand, is about $ 120. The flights are operated by the local airline Somon Air.
The most predictable intercity transport in Tajikistan is buses and fixed-route taxis. The former adhere to the schedule, the latter leave as the cabin is filled with passengers.
Public transport in the capital of the country is represented by the same buses and minibuses. The fare is about $ 0.15 and $ 0.25, respectively. Another type of transport is a small minibus taxi. It represents ordinary passenger cars with numbers of city routes along which cars move. Such taxis take no more than four passengers, and you will have to pay only $ 1 for the journey.
Taxis in the republic can be called cheap, and using it to move around the city and between settlements is quite profitable, especially if you are traveling at least two. The price of a trip from the capital to Khujand (300 km) is about $ 30.
Nightingales are not fed with fables
They say that Tajiks own several hundred recipes for cooking pilaf, and a great many restaurants and cafes with national Central Asian cuisine will help a tourist to make sure of this.
The most authentic and cheapest pilaf can be tasted in any city market. Here it is cooked in huge cauldrons and is a kind of authentic fast food. A large bowl will cost no more than $ 1.
In Dushanbe, in a mid-range cafe for a full meal with the same pilaf, oriental sweets and a lot of traditional green tea, you will have to pay about $ 5 -7 $, and in a restaurant with music, waiters and a large selection of different dishes, the average check per one $.
In the provinces, prices are lower, and the food is in no way inferior to the capital.
Useful details
- Avoid ice in drinks and drinking non-bottled water, even for brushing your teeth and washing fruits.
- Adhere to the usual rules of conduct in Islamic countries in public places and a standard dress code.
- You will hardly be able to rent a car in Tajikistan, but it is quite inexpensive to hire a taxi car with an experienced driver familiar to local realities. The average taxi rental price per day is about $ 50. It is important to discuss all the nuances and pricing policy before starting the trip.
- Do not seek to openly photograph the police, the presidential palace and monuments that symbolize modern power. Trouble with the same police will be provided for you.
- During the most important Islamic holidays, citizens and public institutions of the country can rest from several days to two weeks.
- The main protein component of Tajik cuisine is lamb and goat meat. The rest of the meats are less common.
Perfect travel to Tajikistan
The harsh continental arid climate of the republic guarantees pronounced seasons, and the altitudinal zonality adds extreme values to winter thermometer readings. If in the valleys in January it is rarely colder than zero, then in the Pamir mountains the thermometer stably falls to –30 ° С and even to –50 ° С. In July in the mountains it is usually not warmer than + 10 ° С, but at their foothills + 30 ° С is not a record, but rather the norm of life.
In winter, snowstorms are added to the "delights" of mountain weather, bringing snow drifts and creating problems for motorists.
The best time to travel to Tajikistan is early spring or the very beginning of autumn. Temperature values in these months are the most optimal for ascents, and for hiking tours in the valleys, and for excursions in cities.
