Tajikistan · City Tours

5 Day in Dushanbe

5 Days Round trip from Pickup service provided in Dushanbe. Easy pace

The journey

Trip highlights
  • 01 Explore Dushanbe’s major landmarks and public squares
  • 02 Visit the National Museum and other cultural sites
  • 03 Discover Kokhi Navruz, Iram Park, and the Istiqlol Monument
  • 04 Browse Korvon market and the “National crafts” shopping center
  • 05 Take a day trip to historic Hisar Fortress
  • 06 Enjoy mountain scenery at Safed-Dara in Varzob Canyon

Discover Dushanbe and its surroundings on a 5-day journey through Tajikistan’s capital, combining city landmarks, museums, parks, cultural sites, shopping stops, and a day trip to historic Hisar. From the Ismoil Somoni complex and the National Museum to Kokhi Navruz, Iram Park, and the Istiqlol Monument, this itinerary offers a broad introduction to the city’s history, architecture, and modern identity.

The experience also includes time to explore local culture through markets, national crafts, and notable monuments, before heading beyond the city to Hisar Fortress and the mountain scenery of Safed-Dara in the Varzob Canyon. With accommodation, breakfasts, lunches, and private transportation included, this multi-day tour is a convenient way to experience Dushanbe’s cultural highlights and nearby attractions.

With accommodation, breakfasts, lunches, and private transportation included, this multi-day tour is a convenient way to experience Dushanbe’s cultural highlights and nearby attractions.

From the itinerary

At a glance

What this trip includes

Duration 5 Days
Tour type Private
Activity level Easy
Accommodation Included
Transport Included
Wheelchair access No
Languages English, Russian

Day by day

The itinerary

1
Day 01

Dushanbe excursion

Beginning of the tour: Reception of tourists in the Dushanbe international airport; accommodation in hotel

Visiting objects: Memorial of Ismoil Somoni – the Nation Palace – State emblem square – Park "Navruzgoh" – State Flag square – National Museum – Victory Park; At once lunch

Our tour begins with a visit to the Ismoil Somoni complex. In this complex, there is a monument of Ismoil Somoni and Dusti Square. The monument of Ismoil Somoni constructed in honor of the founder of the statehood of the Tajik nation Ismail Somoni. I. Somoni was the head of the Samanids State in the VIII-IX century. Monument height is 11.5 meters; arch height of 40 meters is a symbol of the Eastern state.

Next object, which we will visit, is the Flagpole. The STATE FLAG SQUARE located in the center of Dushanbe, to the left part of the Nation Palace. This Flagpole entered in the Guinness Book of records as the Highest Flagpole in the world. The height of the flagpole is 165 meters, area 1800 m2, width 30 meters and length 60 meters.

Next, visit the National Museum. NATIONAL MUSEUM — 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

Return to the hotel

2
Day 02

Dushanbe historic excursion

Breakfast in hotel

Visiting objects: Kokhi Navruz – Iram Park – Aini Park –Istiqlol (Independence) Monument and observation desk; At once lunch

KOHI NAVRUZ — a new construction as teahouse with national ornaments, 12 unusual halls, each of which is made in its own special national style. At the same time, it is ready to accept up to 3200 guests.

IRAM PARK. This Park is located in the Northern part of Dushanbe. The garden area reaches 40 hectares; the main entrance to the garden is start from the East. The alley goes to the glass greenhouse, where the alleys and paths of the Botanical garden originate. Park was established in Dushanbe in 1933.

The Istiqlol-Independence Monument and Istiqlol Square were opened on September 8, 2022 with the participation of the Leader of the Nation, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, in honor of the 31st anniversary of the State Independence of the Republic of Tajikistan. 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 the independence in 1991 of the last centuries. The total area of the symbolic complex "Istiqlol" 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 property 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 as a basis on the symbol "Tree of Life", which represents and embodies broad ideas.

Return to the hotel

3
Day 03

Dushanbe culture excursion

Breakfast in hotel

Visiting objects: Mausoleum of Mavlono Yaqubi Charkhi – Museum of Oriental studies – Ferdowsi Park – Bigger market Korvon – TTS “National crafts” – Attraction Park Khayyam; At once launch

YOQUB IBN USMAN AL-GARHI (1359-1447) — a religious figure, the spiritual leader of the Sufi tariqa Hadzha-Naqshbandi. Sheikh, the eighteenth in the golden chain of succession of sheikhs of tariqa.

ABULQOSIM FERDAVSI (940–1020), or just Ferdowsi was a Persian poet and the author of Shahnameh (“Book of Kings”), which is the world's longest epic poem created by a single poet, and the national epic of Greater Iran. Ferdowsi celebrated as the most influential figure in Persian literature and one of the greatest in the history of literature.

In the Galleria and shopping center “National crafts” will be present creative and cultural history of the Tajik nation. From times immemorial, Tajiks have been famous for creations of national craftsmen. These skillful hands have been making fabrics, utensils, musical instruments, carpets, furniture, jewelry and many other things for many centuries using only natural ecologically pure raw materials. Today many of these things have become souvenirs, which are especially appreciate by foreign visitors to Central Asia and Tajikistan in particular.

The next object is the AMUSEMENT PARK “KHAYYAM” - located in the Northern part of the city, equipped with dozens of modern cultural entertainment and high-tech rides. Very beautiful Park, a great place for an evening walk, it has many attractions for all generations

Return to the hotel

4
Day 04

Hisar Fortress

Breakfast in hotel, departure to the town of Hisor

Visiting objects: Museum of Hissor – Teahouse “Kharbuza” – Museum Mirzo Tursunzoda – Curative Spring Shohambari; At once lunch

HISSAR is old town – 3000 years ago it was the capital of the province of Eastern Bukhara. The fortress overlooks the market square, surrounded by a caravanserai and two madrasas, one of which is an ethnographic Museum.

The first object in the town of Hissar is the TEAHOUSE KHARBUZA - a TEAHOUSE is 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 design to receive 2.3 thousand visitors at a time. Another object is the HISSAR FORTRESS.

HISSAR FORTRESS is like a Palace of one of the beks of Bukhara Emirate, with walls 1m thick, with loopholes for guns and cannons towered on the slope of a high hill and guarded by guards. Inside were a swimming pool and garden (3000 years) — located 26 km from Dushanbe (West). The fortress is an open-air Museum.

Return to Dushanbe / hotel

5
Day 05

Safed-Dara resort

Breakfast in hotel, departure to the Varzob Canyon

Visiting objects: Varzob Canyon

Safed-Dara Mountain resort

The Ski Complex was founded in 1976 and provides sports, tourism and skiing services. The resort is located at a distance of 50 km from Dushanbe. Safed-Dara is Mountain resort, located on a unique, hilly plateau at an altitude of 2200 meters above sea level. Clear sunny weather, always fresh mountain breeze makes this place ideal for all-season holidays. The breathtaking mountain landscape, the most beautiful blue sky pulls everyone who has ever spent a holiday in Safed-Dara to come back here again. All infrastructure - a good hotel, ski lifts, ski and snow slopes, cafes.

The word “Safed-Dara” from the Tajik language is translated as "White Gorge" which means a white place.

The Safed-Dara with special attention and consistency began to function at the end of 2016 Safed-Dara, with the participation of the Leader of the Nation, the President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Emomali Rahmon, in a new design. In this area, many services have been built, sports halls and playgrounds are located on an area of ​​60 hectares, which can simultaneously accommodate up to 1000 people.

In Safed-Dara, mainly on winter days, as well as at other times of the year, tourists are offered the following services: - two cableways (in 2000 m.); - skiing; - skates; - snowboarding; - skis and snowmobile; - zip-line; - paintball; - pool; - restaurant; - conference room; SPA and other services.

Safed-Dara is now a whole tourist complex; Modern hotel, restaurant, ski slopes, new cable cars, snowmobile parking. A special children's and youth school for winter sports has also opened on the territory of the complex.

In Safed-Dara we will spend our time with the sport and entertaining events as Zip-Line, Paintball, SPA, Horse riding, Quadricycle driving etc. (at the request and expense of traveler)

Return to Dushanbe / hotel

End of the tour: transfer of guests from Dushanbe international airport

The route

Where you'll travel

Tour route map
Round trip from Pickup service provided in Dushanbe. 1 city · 5 Days

The fine print

Trip details

What's Included

  • Breakfast
  • Lunch
  • Private transportation
  • Air-conditioned vehicle
  • Accommodation in hotel 3*

What's Not Included

Alcohol and other private services

Know before you go

  • ANIMALS OR PETS ALLOWED
  • PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION NEARBY
  • INFANT SEATS AVAILABLE
  • Not wheelchair accessible
  • Not stroller accessible
  • Infants must not sit on laps
  • Not recommended for pregnant travelers
  • Travelers should contact us for thie location, we pich up right from their mentions!

Logistics

Meeting & route

Meeting point
Pickup service provided in Dushanbe.
Tour start
Pickup service provided in Dushanbe.
Tour ends at the same location as the start point.
End of the journey

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