| Day 1
Thu
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Arrive in Dushanbe
After finishing border crossing formalistic meeting the group. Transfer to the hotel. Rest in hotel. Afternoon visit to Mehrgon bazaar and stroll main streets and squares
Overnight –Hotel |
| Day2
Fri |
Dushanbe and Hissar fortress
At morning meeting with group for excursion to Hissar Fortress. Located outside of Dushanbe (27 km. to West from Dushanbe), the Hissar Fortress houses the remains of the palace of Ibragimbek-Khan, belong of Bukhara Emirate. Its thick walls once guarded a pool, garden, and palace, while the fortress itself opposed a noisy market and caravanserai. What remains today is a portion of the wall and the gate towers, which are representative of the 18th and 19th century style, then drive back to Dushanbe. After lunch visit Tajikistan State Museum. The Museum includes natural history exhibits, Tajik costumes, and a mock-up of a Tajik house. With highlights — biggest statue of “Relaxing Buddha”. Ethnographic part of Museum showcases traditional Tajik crafts, including ceramics, embroidered fabrics, woodcarving and jewelry.
Overnight – Hotel |
| Day 3
Sat
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Dushanbe — Shakhrituz-Chiluchor chashma
At morning meeting with group and drive to the South of country to Shakhrituz city, over Fakhrabad pass along Vakhsh river and valley. Upon arrival visit to Chilu-Chor-Chashma holly spring and Islam pilgrims place.
Overnight — Guesthouse |
| Day 4
Sun
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Shakhrituz — TakhtiSangin -Shakhrituz
At morning drive to the Tajik-Afghan border for visiting ruins of Oxus temple, Takhti-Sangin excavations , where was found «Treasure of Oxus». The first step of Alexandr Great army, on modern area of Tajikistan was here. On the way back visit to the mosque Mazori-Sharif.
Overnight — Guesthouse |
| Day 5
Mon |
Shakhrituz- Kurganteppa — Ajinateppa — Nurek — Dushanbe.
At the morning drive via Kurgan-Teppa city and Ajinateppa, the excavations the Buddha in Nirvana found in 1966 in one of the monastery corridors. Today the sculpture of Budda is exhibited at the National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan in Dushanbe. That is the one of biggest sculpture of the Buddha found on the territory of modern Central Asia. Drive back to Dushanbe by road via Dangara and Nurek hydro Power Station and Nurek water reservation .
Overnight hotel |
| Day 6
Tue
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Dushanbe — Anzob pass — lake Iskanderkul
Drive through picturesque scenery of Varzob and Fon-Daro valleys and Anzob pass (3200 m) to Lake Iskanderkul (Alexander Great Lake) – the heart and purl of the Fan Mountains. After lunch stroll around the lake, visiting 50m high waterfall (located 2 km to the North from lake) and Snake Lake.
O\N Tourist bungalow. |
| Day 7
Wed |
Iskanderkul lake – Penjikent
After breakfast drive through picturesque scenery l along Fon-Dario valley via Aini city, to the Penjikent, ancien Sogdian and Zoroastrian town of Penjikent with its 5th century ruins called “Asian Pompeii”. After visit on “Sarhazm” 4500 year old excavation and Museum of Rudaki name.
Overnight — hotel |
| Day 8
Thu |
Penjikent-Istravshan-Khujant
Today drive over Shahristan pass-tunnel to Istravshan (Kiropolis) city, here excursion local bazaar, Mugh fortress, KokGumbaz madssasah. Continue to Khujant. One of the names of this city was Eskhata, given by Alexandr Great and means «last house in village». Upon arrival sightseeing tour in Khujand starts to Pushkin square with Museum of Sugd Region and Kamoli Khujandi park, visit monument of LENIN.
Overnight hotel |
| Day 9
Fri
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Khujant- Dushanbe In the mornig final tour in Khuajnt, with visit Shaikh Maslihaddin mausoleum, minaret and mosque (13th century), Panjshanbe bazaar, remains on the old citadel rebuilt in 13 century, now restored. Drive or flight back to Dushanbe.
Overnight — Hotel |
| Day 10
Sat |
Dushanbe. Transfer to the airport. Departure |
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