D-01    UZBEK-TAJIK “SARIOSIYO” BORDER –DUSHANBE (75 km)

 In the morning meet the clients at Uzbek-Tajik “Sariosiyo” border and after border formalities change transport and guide and drive to Dushanbe. Visit the Museum of National Antiquities which was opened in 2001. The exhibits in this museum are mostly from Tajikistan's pre-Islamic civilizations (Greek/ Bactrian, Buddhist, Hindu and Zoroastrian). The masterpiece is the 14 metre reclining Buddha in Nirvana. Since the tragic destruction of the Bamiyan statues in Afghanistan, this is the largest surviving Buddha statue in Central Asia. Visit the Bazar of Dushanbe. Dinner. Accomodation at Hotel.

D-02    DUSHANBE-PENJIKENT (275 km, 4-5 hrs)

After breakfast drive to Penjikent through Anzob Tunnel. Lunch. Visit the ancient city of Penjikent which was former Sogdian city. Visit the excavation and walk in the ruins of Penjikent. Penjikent was destroyed in the 8^th  century by the Arab conquest. Penjikent is well known as the Pompeii of Central Asia. Visit Sarazm the ancient city(located 15 km west of Penjikent). The settlement consists of a hill 400-800 metres wide, stretching about 1,5 km from east to west situated on a terrace of the left bank of the river Zerafshan. The total area of the site is more than 100 hectares. In the northern and western parts there are now the villages of Sahibnazar and Gurach and in the north eastern part Avazali. Crops are grown in significant portion of this site. A part of Sarazm which remains undisturbed is about 30 hectares. Research gives ground for the opinion that the ancient settlement existed here for about one and a half millennia from 3,400 and 2,000 B.C. Numerous houses, religious buildings and places where excavated in Sarazm. A great number of articles made of copper, bronze, lead, silver and gold. Dinner. Accommodation in a guest house.

D-03   PENJIKENT – ISTRAVSHAN-KHUJAND (300 km, 5-6 hrs)

After breakfast drive to Khujand through Shahristan Pass (3378 m). Khujand is situated in the north of Tajikistan, and is one of its most ancient cities, founded about 2,300 years ago during the time of Alexander the Great. According to Greek historians, in 329 B.C. Alexander the Great founded a fortress on the river Tanais or Yaksart (at present days we call it Syr-Darya river), which formed a natural border for his empire. Visit the fortress by the Syr Darya river and the Khujand ethnographic museum and take a walk around the Panjshanbe Bazar and Sheikh Muslihiddin Medressah.  Accommodation at Hotel.

D-04  KHUJAND- UZBEK-TAJIK “OYBEK” BORDER (80 km)

After breakfast drive to Uzbek-Tajik “Oybek” border and see the clients off to Uzbekistan.

Contact us at info@asia-point.uz; incoming2@asia-point.uz for quotation.

Proposed Hotels:

Services included:

1. Accommodation (DBL/TWIN shared)

2. Meals: Full board (from lunch on D-01 till breakfast on D-04)

3. Entrance fees and porterage at hotels

4. Throughout English/German speaking guide

5. All local taxes

6. Map of Tajikistan

7. Mineral water (0.5 L daily)

8. A/C Transport: 4WD Jeep (Toyota Land Cruiser 105)

                    Not included: Airfares, alcohol/soft drinks, tips and gratuities, porterages, visa fees, any personal expenses, any  services not included in the above program

1. Airfares
2. Alcohol/soft drinks
3. Porterages
4. visa fees
5. Any personal expenses
6. Any services not included in the above program

          Visa: Tajik electronic visa will be available online via following web-site: https://www.evisa.tj/index.evisa.html .

           IMPORTANT:

• If a place of visit is closed to visitors it will be replaced with an alternative. During major events, accommodation may be changed and replaced with a similar category

• Sequence of itinerary and hotels given is subject to changes without prior notice.

• Hotel accommodation is subject to availability. No reservations are made before confirmation received from client. If mentioned hotels are not available, we will substitute them with other hotels sof similar class.

• Domestic flights are subject to change in timing and availability. If mentioned flight is not available, it will be changed to convenient one depending on tour program

         Payment:

• Tour payment should be made not less than 15 days prior to tourist group arrival to our bank account as per invoice.

    Cancellation fees:

• Cancellation prior 45 days – No charges apply 

• Cancellation prior 20 days – 50% charge of the tour price

• Cancellation prior 10 days – 100% charge of the tour price