ARRIVAL DAY: DUSHANBE SIGHTSEEING

Until 11:00 - welcome of tourists on the territory of Tajikistan: from the airport of Dushanbe or from the northern border of the country – Penjikent/Samarkand

Places to visit: Ismoil Somoni Memorial Complex – National Library – Nation Palace – Arms Square – Navruzgoh Park – Flag Square – National Museum – Rudaki Park – Siyoma Mall

ISMOIL SOMONI MEMORIAL COMPLEX – in this complex houses the Ismoil Somoni Monument and Dusti Square. The monument to Ismail Somoni was erected in honor of the founder of the statehood of the Tajik people, Ismail Somoni. I. Somoni was the head of the Samanid state in the VIII – IX centuries. The height of the monument is 11.5 meters; the arch with a height of 40 meters is a symbol of the Eastern state.

NATIONAL LIBRARY – is the main library of the country specializing in the preservation of the cultural heritage of the peoples of Tajikistan. While the original state library in Dushanbe was founded in 1933 and named after the Persian-Tajik writer Firdousi, the new building of the National Library opened in March 2012 along with a new official name. The new building has 15 reading rooms and more than 20 departments. Currently, the library fund has more than 6 million copies of books, newspapers, magazines and other printed publications, audiovisual and electronic materials.

The NATION PALACE - is the official residence of the President of Tajikistan. The construction of the palace began in 2000. All imperative political events take place in the Palace, including the reception of high-ranking political figures, such as the reception of heads of states, presidents, heads of international organizations, ambassadors, etc.

COAT OF ARMS SQUARE – the area of the State Coat of Arms with a 45-meter stele is located on the left side of the Palace of the Nation, equipped with a variety of seedlings.

NAVRUZGOH PARK – was opened in 2014 in honor of the international holiday of Navruz and is located on an area of 146 square meters - between the Nation Palace and Navruzgoh. On 15 hectares of the garden, are planted such types of trees as pine, viburnum, lilac, cedar, fir, juniper, magnolia, sycamore, chestnut, red maple and other types of plants. Despite the fact that the park is located very close to the center, there is a completely different atmosphere here. Lots of greenery, trees and fountains. There is a waterfall – "Sharshara". This is a great option for families with children, and just a good place for walking, both on foot and on bicycles. In the evenings it is especially beautiful here.

13:00 – lunch (national cuisine)

14:00 – continuation of excursion

FLAG SQUARE - is located in the center of Dushanbe, to the left of the Nation Palace. This flagpole is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the tallest flagpole in the world. The height of the flagpole is 165 meters, the area is 1800 m2, the width is 30 meters and the length is 60 meters.

NATIONAL MUSEUM - is located in the center of Dushanbe. The museum consists of 22 large and small exhibition halls — departments of nature, antiquity and the Middle Ages, modern history, fine and applied arts. The exposition area of the National Museum of Tajikistan is 15 thousand m2. The new exposition of the National Museum of Tajikistan has collected items of material heritage, flora and fauna from all museums of the country. The number of exhibits exceeded 50 thousand items.

RUDAKI PARK - located in the center of Dushanbe, and its eastern side faces the main street of the city - Rudaki Avenue, and the southern side faces the Palace of the Nation. The garden area reaches - 8 hectares. The park is named after the founder of Tajik classical literature, the world-famous poet, the father of the Persian language Abuabdullo Rudaki.

SIYOMA MALL - is a new shopping and entertainment center on the territory of the 62nd microdistrict of the city of Dushanbe. The shopping center "Siema Mall" in the capital of Tajikistan is the second largest and grandiose after the shopping center "Dushanbe Mall" known as "Auchan City". This institution is part of the Avesto Corporation group, which consists of Akia, Siem, Oluch, Evar, Marmari, TGEM, Honai Man and others. The Siema Mall shopping center is a unique example of an architectural concept. The initial goal of the project was to create a large-scale shopping and entertainment center so that people could not only go shopping, but also eat delicious food and just have a good time. The "Siema Mall" shopping center can receive up to 5,000 visitors a day, who will be able to spend time in absolute comfort. The hallmark of the SEC "Siema Mall" is the "Kohi Parfenon" — a snow-white restaurant building made in the Greek architectural style. In Siema Mall we have time for shopping

18:00 – end of the day

19:00 – dinner (national cuisine), return to the hotel

Length: transit-100 km, hike-2 km

MODERN DUSHANBE

07:30 – breakfast at the hotel

09:00 – welcome of tourists from the hotel; continuation of the tour in Dushanbe

Places to visit: Kokhi (Palace) Navruz – Zoo Park – Javonon Lake – Istiqlol (Independence) Square – Istiqlol (Independence) Monument and Istiqlol museum and observation desk – Iram Park –– Mehrgon Bazaar

KOHI (PALACE) NAVRUZ - is a new building consisting of 12 unusual halls, each of which is made in its own special national style. At the same time, it is ready to receive up to 3,200 guests. All the halls of the palace are decorated by local craftsmen: there are wood carvings, Florentine mosaics made of local semi-precious stones, mosaics of colored mirrors, painted ceilings. On the walls there are scenes from ancient legends, on the ceiling there are patterns made of wood in the old style. Navruz Palace impresses with its splendor and modern luxury, it is a representative palace where important political events of the country and international meetings take place. It was within these walls that the 14th SCO Summit took place.

ISTIQLOL (INDEPENDENCE) SQUARE AND MONUMENT– the Istiqlol (Independence) Monument and Istiqlol Square were opened on September 8, 2022 with the participation of the Leader of the Nation, President of the Republic of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon. The 121-meter height of the Istiqlol complex is symbolic, that is, the lower part of the 30-meter complex is a symbol of the 30th anniversary of state independence, and the upper part - 91 meters – represents independence in 1991 of the last century. The total area of the symbolic complex "Istiklol" is 11900 square meters, the area of the object under construction is 4761 square meters. In the upper part of the complex there is an 8-meter crown made of titanium. In the symbol of Independence, the crown embodies the symbol of statehood, independence, state development and civilization, knowledge of the history of the ancient Tajik people. The base of the complex is an octagonal pyramid and consists of 7 entrances. When drawing up a project with the symbol "Crown", the designer relied on the symbol "Tree of Life" as a basis, which represents and embodies broad ideas.

13:00 – Lunch (national cuisine)

14:00 – Continuation of excursion

IRAM PARK – this park is located in the northern part of Dushanbe. The garden area reaches 40 hectares; the main entrance to the garden starts from the east. The alley leads to a glass greenhouse, from where the alleys and paths of the Botanical Garden originate

MEHRGON BAZAAR - is a new and modern grocery market in Dushanbe, commissioned in September 2014. The total area of the market is approximately 30 thousand square meters. The market is located on the eastern outskirts of the city of Dushanbe. The total area of the market building is about 10 thousand square meters. The building consists of 3 floors, on the ground floor mainly fruits, tortillas, legumes, meat, chaka, spices and dried fruits are sold, on the second and third floors there are clothing stores, cafes and service salons, including financial services, communication services. All goods and products of the market are environmentally friendly and very useful for health, which are very difficult to get at ordinary markets or supermarkets.

18:00 – end of the day, return to the hotel

19:00 – dinner (national cuisine)

Length: transit-150 km, hike-1.5 km 

CULTURE of DUSHANBE

07:30 – breakfast at the hotel

09:00 – reception of tourists from the hotel;

Places for visit: National Museum of Antiquities (optional) – Kurushi Kabir park – Korvon Bazar – Mavlono Yakubi Charkhi Mausoleum – Victory Park – Rudaki Avenue – Imam Azam Mosque

MAUSOLEUM of MAVLONO YAKUBI CHARKHI - is located in the western part of Dushanbe. Yaqub Ibn Uthman Al-Charkhi (1359-1447) was a religious figure, spiritual leader of the Sufi Tariq of Haji-Naqshbandi. Sheikh, the eighteenth in the golden chain of succession of the sheikhs of Tariqa.

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF ANTIQUITIES - was established in 1934 on the basis of an exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy and Expeditionary Research of the Tajik Base of the USSR Academy of Sciences. Then there were only 530 exhibits in the museum. The museum's collection contains unique finds, such as the preserved artifact "Queen Sarazm" in Sarazm, Sughd region, near the city of Penjikent, and a twelve-meter Buddha figure found by archaeologists in 1961 in the city of Ajina-Teppa in southern Tajikistan, Khatlon region, and other objects awarded by the international organization UNESCO the status of a nominee for inclusion in the World Heritage List

13:00 – lunch (national cuisine)

RUDAKI AVENUE - runs from North to South in a roundabout kind of way, as it cuts through the heart of the city. The street is home to many government buildings responsible for the running of the country; it also has shops, city squares, universities, apartments and restaurants dotted along its path. The Avenue shaded by beautiful trees incorporates a central tree-lined boulevard perfect for cover on those hot summer days.

KORVON BAZAR - is the biggest bazar in Tajikistan, where you can find and buy more material products with national and foreign brands, and with cheapest price

MAM A’ZAM MOSQUE

We're thrilled to announce that our programme will be exploring the fascinating world of Islam on a few occasions! We are delighted to announce the laying of the foundation stone for the construction of the largest mosque in the Republic of Tajikistan, dedicated to the celebration of the 1310th anniversary of the founder and leader of the tolerant Hanafi teachings of Abu Hanifa Numon ibn Sobit. The foundation stone was laid on 5 October 2009, marking a significant moment in the history of our country. The magnificent mosque was constructed on 12 hectares of land, with the main building occupying 3 hectares. It boasts three grand entrances, welcoming worshippers with a sense of grandeur. This magnificent mosque can accommodate an incredible 133,000 worshipers at once! 43,000 of them are inside the mosque itself, while the rest can gather around it.

17:30 – end of the tour

HISAR FORTRESS

07:30 – breakfast in hotel

09:00 – pick up tourists from the hotel. Today we have trip to Hisor city 

Visiting places: Hissar city museum – Hissar Fortress – Hissar Fortress Museum – Horse riding – Kharbuza Teahouse – Museum of Mirzo Tursunzoda

HISSAR FORTRESS

The Hissar Fortress, one of the most famous historical monuments of Tajikistan, was built to protect the local population and trade caravans from the raids of nomads. The Hissar fortress still impresses with its power and monumentality, especially after major restoration. The fortress was built about 3000 years ago, during the heyday, when the routes of the Great Silk Road passed near Hissar. The remaining remains of fortifications were built in the XVI–XIX centuries. The Hissar Fortress in Tajikistan is one of the oldest and largest architectural monuments of Central Asia. Now it is an open-air museum with an area of 86 hectares, located on the site of an ancient settlement. It is located 30 km from the capital of Tajikistan, Dushanbe. For a long time, the Hissar fortress served as the residence of the governor of the Emir of Bukhara and the base where the state troops were located. To date, only two cylindrical towers and structures around the main gate, forming a pointed arch and built on the instructions of the emir of Bukhara in the XVI century, have partially survived from the fortress. The fortress was completed in the XIX century. All structures are built of burnt brick.

The Hissar fortress was built on the slope of a large hill. A high fortress wall 1 meter thick with loopholes for guns and cannons was built of baked bricks. The main gate has a laconic and simple look, traditional for the feudal military architecture of the Bukhara Emirate.

Fortress square - horse riding (at the request and expense of traveler)

13:00 – lunch in the Hissar restaurant 

TEAHOUSE "KHARBUZA" (Outside)

The teahouse "Kharbuza" — is a unique in the world, it was built in the form of a melon (the Taj: - kharbuza). The teahouse, with a height of 43 meters, length 100 meters, width of 55 meters, is designed to receive 2.3 thousand visitors at a time.

MUSEUM OF MIRZO TURSUNZODA

Mirzo Tursunzoda (Tajik: Мирзо Турсунзода, 2 May 1911 — 24 September 1977) was an important Tajik poet and a prominent political figure. Today Tursunzoda has been elevated to the level of a national hero of Tajikistan. Tursunzoda's face appears on the front of the one Somoni banknote.

In the Hissar Fortress square we will participate in the process of Navruz Festival (our visit will be regulated within the dates of Navruz festival)

17:00 – back way to Dushanbe

19:00 – end of day

VAHDAT, GASTRONOMY TOUR

09:00 – The guests are picked up from the hotel and taken to Vahdat, where the Ramit Gorge is.

10:00 – Tour the River Ramit and learn about the culture and traditions of the local population.

11:00 – Visit "Damn the Gorge"

The "Damn Gorge" is a narrow opening in the mountains. A small river flows through the crevice. Travelers will have to move along the river. There's a natural waterfall, so be ready to swim. When you leave the gorge, you'll see a beautiful view of the valley. We'll need to get across the river. The track is not very difficult, but it is long. There are no big hills, but the road itself will take an hour.

13:00 – Enjoy a delicious lunch on the banks of the Ramit River. The menu includes dishes made with trout.

Along the Ramit River, there are many restaurants. Each restaurant has its own menu. They all have different ways of preparing trout. Some ways are boiled, grilled, fried, and baked. Others are stewed. The program lets you choose two types of dishes. If you want more than that, you'll have to pay extra.

Bon appetite!

15:00 – We return to Dushanbe, along the way we visit the Magmurud valley

Magmurud is 13 kilometers from Dushanbe in the northeast. It is in the middle of a beautiful gorge with a lot of plants, pure spring water, and a waterfall. In the village, there is an old mosque, and on the outskirts of the village, there is an ancient burial site. According to legend, one of the Mongol kings chose this area during the invasion. The people of the village could not take the conqueror's oppressive rule any longer, so they rose up against him and killed him. The Mongols arrived and brutally crushed the uprising, killing many men in the village. According to legend, in this burial, all those killed were buried, and the village was called "Mugul Murd" ("Mongol died"), which was later changed to a slightly different name.

17:00 – This is the end of the tour. It is in Dushanbe, at the path.

18:00 – Arrival at Dushanbe

During the evening – departure of tourists from the Dushanbe airport