Itinerary

1. Day 1: Dushanbe

   • Meet your Tajikistan tour guide/operator at the Dushanbe International Airport. 

   • Fuel up on delicious national cuisine, and if time permits, tour along the Central Avenue of Dushanbe, Rudaki Avenue, which connects all the city's main attractions.

   Overnight stay at the hotel. 

2. Day 2: Dushanbe

   • Proceed to the National Library: the library is a state cultural institution, a national repository of the heritage of science and culture, and an archive of the national periodical press. There are 6 million books in the library. 

   • Follow it up with a visit to the National Palace: the palace is where the President of the country takes essential decisions and where the reception of important guests of the Republic (heads of state, international organizations, etc.) takes place.

3. Day 3: Dushanbe

   • Kokhi Nowruz: new construction of 12 unusual halls, each of which is designed in its unique national style, reflecting the history and culture of the Tajik people, and it can receive 3200 guests at once.

   • Saunter in the Iram Park: The Botanical Garden is located in the northern part of the left bank of Dushanbe. The garden is located in the Ismail Somoni district of Dushanbe and faces the western side of the banks of the Dushanbe River. The garden area reaches 40 hectares. The central entrance to the garden is organized from the east.

4. Day 4: Gissar mountains

   • Head over to the Hisor Fortress and Museum which is 3000 years old and located 26 km from Dushanbe (to the west). The fortress is an open-air museum. A number of legends from the work of Firdousi “Shahnameh” are connected with the Hisor fortress.

   • Visit the Teahouse 'Kharbuza', the teahouse has no analogues in the world, it was erected in the form of a melon (taj: - kharbuza). The teahouse 43 meters high, 100 meters long and 55 meters wide is designed to receive 2,300 visitors at a time.

   • Explore Mausoleum of Mawlono Yakubi Chrakhi- YAKUB IBN USMAN AL-CHARKHI (1359-1447) - religious leader, spiritual leader of the Sufi Tariqah Hajagan-Naqshbandi. Sheikh, the eighteenth in the golden chain of succession of the sheikhs of the Tariqah

   • Marvel at the artifacts, that are often exhibited abroad, at the Museum of Antiquities. Be fascinated by the masterpieces of world history and culture and learn the history of the Tajiks.

   • Survey through the TC 'National Crafts': the shopping center is located in the center of Dushanbe and presents for the display and sale of needlework of national artisans. Each product in its own way reflects the culture and history of the Tajik people.

5. Day 5: Bokhtar Village

   • Climb to the top of the Kurgan Hill, a symbol of the city, a watchtower of the late 19th century. The hill on which it is built is considered artificial and dates back to the 9th-10th centuries.

   • Visit the Bibikhonum Museum- this is a city museum created in 1999. The attractive round museum building with a tower in the middle is also the subject of admiration and special pride of the townspeople. The collection in the museum has more than 1,500 exhibits, reflecting the history of the formation and development of the city of Bokhtar.

   • See the Ajina-Tepe, a hill 12 km east of the city of Bokhtar (Kurgan-Tyube) with the remains of a Buddhist monastery of the VI-VIII centuries.

6. Day 6: Khujand

   • Look at the views of the Khujand Fortress- the fortress was founded in the VI-V centuries BC. The city and the citadel components of ancient Khujand had separate fortress walls, surrounded by a broad and deep moat filled with water.

   • Arrive at the Arbob Palace, which is 10 km from the city of Khujand. It was built in 1950 on Arbob Hill, modelled on the Peterhof Palace near St. Petersburg in a reduced and altered form. The palace was created on the initiative of twice Hero of Socialist Labor Saidkhoja Urunkhodjaev. In 1992, the historic 16th session of the Supreme Council was held in this palace.

   • Scan the Panjshanbe-bozor/Bazar- Sheikh Muslihiddin complex, a monument of folk architecture of the 16th century. It is located on the west side of Panjshanbe Square. The mosque was built in 1512-1513.

   • Return to the hotel and have your dinner en route. 

7. Day 7: Dushanbe

   • Have your breakfast at the hotel. 

   • Visit the Nowruz celebration square (Central stadium of Khujand) where the celebrations of Nawruz in Khujand take place each year.

   • Return to Dushanbe hotel and have dinner en route. 

8. Day 8: Dushanbe

   • Start your day with a sumptuous breakfast at the hotel. Then, Visit the Ashan Shopping Center (for those who have free time).

   • Drop-off at Dushanbe International Airport.