Welcome to Tajikistan travel guide everything you need to know about this
country will explore in this video let's go
Welcome to Tajikistan my new travel favorite in Central Asia did you know
that 93% of this country is mountains while there's a lot more but you need
to come prepared for this beautiful country because tourism is not very
common here which is a plus point trust me if you watch the whole video you're adequately
prepared for what to bring what to expect and how to have the best time let's start
I want to talk to you about the visa for this gorgeous country now most of the visa on arrival
has been changed so you need an e-visa which most countries can get online I would recommend two
things one apply well in advance at least three to four weeks because sometimes they you know it's a
bit of back and forth secondly do provide your itinerary even though they don't ask you for it
because they will ask you for it
It is time to introduce you to your best friend in Tajikistan
some money this is the money of Tajikistan and this is what it looks like so basically you will
need cash here especially when you're going on trips you will definitely need cash here there's
not a lot of places where you can spend with your cards so first thing you got to do is land in
Dushanbe or wherever you're coming from go to an ATM machine or an exchange and get yourself some
money a lot of places just don't take dollars a lot of places just don't have ATM huge stretches
of places nothing where you can exchange or withdraw money so this is your best friend I don't
think there's a lot of card payments outside big cities so again cash is king right let's continue
I want to tell you a little bit about driving in Tajikistan I would definitely recommend not
doing that look at that road how narrow that is and you will be crossing that massive truck
coming coincidentally but I would definitely not recommend driving here because this is
not a place you want to grapple with it's either deep steep you know areas and once you're off
you're pretty much gone so don't drive here come with your guide they will provide you with
a driver or mostly it's a guy who also drives as well don't drive here seriously
I want to tell you a little bit about phone SIM cards and internet in Tajikistan so the
two main companies T-cell and megaphone and I would recommend megaphone because they had
slightly better coverage especially in the cities if you're banking on internet it is
painfully slow and Tajikistan if you're working remotely think about it again the internet even
in the cities it's really slow yeah it sucks for about two three days we had no internet especially
where we are right now in some parts t-cell had better receptions some part megaphone so yeah just
get like a low package when you arrive and that's going to be it don't bank on it seriously
the language is Tajik which is actually Persian so it is written in Cyrillic that's why it's considered Tajik
instead of Persian another interesting thing is that it's the only post Soviet country that has
Persian culture that actually is a big reason I have more of an affinity for this country being
half persian I've feel closer to these people a few things that you know are very common in Persian
culture are also very very common here in terms of practical things I would recommend downloading the
subject and Russian language packs because maybe in Dushanbe a few people speak English not that
many honestly but you if you don't know Russian or Farsi it will not be easy for you to get around so
yeah get prepared for that you will need a bit of translation pretty much everywhere the higher
you go up it will be more difficult especially in Pamir where the main language is Pamiri
I want to tell you a little bit about the people of Tajikistan they are super nice
really hard working and they're really really friendly they will try their best
to make you as comfortable as possible I'm really really really impressed by how nice
friendly and amazing they are and like a massive massive massive amount of love for Tajik people
one more thing by the way if you go along and you think this is all pretty derelict just turn around
and you will see entire place has been converted sort of you know with tons of greenery around it's
one more amazing thing about Tajikistan wherever you see people you will see greenery lots of trees
wherever they have a little bit of water they will convert it into a beautiful green place amazing
I think a big question at this point which you will be asking yourself as well
is it safe to do this trip so two things here one generally within Tajikistan it is really safe to
just walk around like my friends have been here before me walking around the cities is absolutely
fine we've not locked our rooms our our doors or our car anywhere and people are really nice
like if you lose or forget something they will come give it to you but when it comes to the border
it is a little bit different because yes there could be flare-ups you know it's a little bit of
movement within Pamir for uh separation that flares up sometimes so you have to look at the
situation when you plan and you never know what's gonna happen so that's a little bit of a risk
I would consider it moderate to high depending on the time third thing is
um the the up the border so if you are worried about being so close to Afghanistan honestly we've
had no issues at all people even waved as us from other side and we thought they were part of the
Taliban petrol although we couldn't be sure other thing is safety when it comes to like driving
around so some of the roads here are pretty difficult I would highly highly highly recommend
against driving yourself seeing people cycling and biking but yeah it it is difficult these are not
the roads you want to take risks on especially the road we took today that and the upper Wakhan road were
probably the scariest of them all so overall within Tajikistan it's perfectly safe border
you have to see along the time you're coming
Summer is a good time to come to Pamir but if you want to do the other parts of the country
and this I would recommend end of summer so I'm here in the beginning of September it's
nice we've had no rain or issue we just have like a minor storm one day in Wakhan but that's
pretty much it and then when we get back to Dushanbe it will be nice you know around 30 degrees
because in the summer the cities can get pretty hot so yeah bring some good clothes SPF some
face masks for all the dust and obviously come at the right time that makes a huge difference
Tajikistan is insanely beautiful but this incredible country requires some careful planning so I've
created a playlist that gives you all essential information to get to this beautiful country and
have an amazing amazing time so click on the link above and check it now
How expensive is Tajikistan you ask I have some good news it's fantastically cheap really positively surprised
at how good the value of money is in Tajikistan most amount of money you will spend will be on
your tour which will be your car your guide fuel etc honestly don't be stingy there it could mean a
lot because you will be spending a lot with these guys a lot of time with these guys other than
that homestays are really cheap food is really cheap everything else is fantastically cheap so
budget in advance for your tour everything else you covered in
like easily in 15 to 30 dollars a day a really good day by the way
the most of their home stays kind of look like this it's someone's house and what I really love
about these places is the abundance of flowers veggies fruits they put everything in it to make
it lively it's always colorful and they always try to make you feel so welcome it's nothing you know
the luxury you see in a lot of hotels but they try to make you as comfortable as possible
You can't do this in the cities but out in the nature you can simply go anywhere fill yourself some water
from the beautiful streams and drink from it
absolutely refreshing and amazing I want to introduce you to someone who is part of Pamir
trekking and this is my buddy Zaid and he's the one who organized itinerary, arranged everything
the entire tour and he's basically took care of me that you could say A to Z told me all the
information sorted out all the permits paperwork etc which is a huge amount of work and he's been
amazing I'm now promoting him I paid him for the tour I promise you but he's amazing his team is
really amazing so if you want the details I will put them in the description on the website the
contact details the email you can get in touch and he will be able to assist you with it so
what would you say okay thank you Usman so it's very kind of you so he's saying good words
because he's very kind himself um so welcome guys to Tajikistan so if you're looking for
tour to Tajikistan so and contact us and we will take care of it yeah you will be in good hands I promise you
You need to wake up early every morning the earlier you start the more
daylight you get because you know you see all these mountains at least two two and a half
hours before the sunlight goes the light is gone wake up early that will help you a lot
we are at high altitude and your body will start getting dry so make sure you bring some chapstick
with you and also make sure you bring plenty of sunscreen because yes it is gonna be bad
three drink plenty of water honestly you might you will not feel like it but you will need it
because your lips will start getting dry and that's how you know you're dehydrated
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