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Tajikistan Таджикистан
Why Go?
Where 'Great Game' spies and explorers once ventured,
Tajikistan's awesomely dramatic highland landscapes are
now testing playgrounds for hardy climbers, trekkers and
adventure travellers. Nascent rural homestay programs
mean you might stay in timelessly photogenic rural villages
hosted by gold-toothed, white-bearded patriarchs in irides-
cent joma robes. The people, predominantly Persian- rather
than Turkic-speaking, are enormously hospitable but little
English is spoken and rural transport is so irregular that
you will probably want to fork out for a rented 4WD.
But the marvels of the Wakhan Valley, the starkly beau-
tiful 'Roof of the World' Pamirs and the breathtaking
lakes and pinnacles of the Fan Mountains all contribute
to making Tajikistan arguably Central Asia's most exciting
destination.
Dushanbe ..................316
Fan & Zerafshan
Mountains .................326
Istaravshan ...............334
Khojand ....................335
Isfara .........................337
Bartang Valley ..........342
Khorog ......................343
Shokh Dara Valley .....347
Wakhan Valley ...........348
Pamir Highway ..........351
Best Places to
Meet Travellers
¨ Pamir Lodge (p344)
¨ PECTA (p346)
¨ ZTB (p333)
¨ Hamsafar (p323)
¨ TIC (p354)
¨ Cafe Segafredo (p322)
When to Go
Dushanbe
°C/°F Temp
Rainfall inches/mm
40/104
5/125
4/100
30/86
3/75
20/68
Best Rural
Homestays
¨ Kholov (Habib) Homestay
(p330)
¨ Jafr Agro-Eco Centre (p325)
¨ Dasha's Homestay (p342)
¨ Mubarak Homestay
(p342)
¨ Roma's Homestay (p341)
2/50
10/50
1/25
0/32
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Mid-Jun-Sep
The cities sizzle,
but this is the
only viable time
for high Pamir
treks.
Apr-May Mild
in the lowlands;
heavy showers
cause landslides
blocking moun-
tain roads.
Nov-Feb Temp-
eratures in the
Pamirs drop to
between -20°C
and -45°C.
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