Short tour from Dushanbe to Khujand

08:00 Meet the guide and driver at the hotel in Dushanbe.

Transfer to Khujand (300 km, 5 hrs drive) with short photo-stops en-route.

On arrival in Khujand, start sightseeing in Khujand:

- Arbob palace. Arbob palace had its particular significance in 1992, when it was the place for the meeting of the Tajik Soviet ministers which officially declared independence from the Soviet Union. Also, it was the site where the Tajik flag was chosen.

- Kairakkum water resersoir photo stop.

Transfer to the hotel.

Resting time in the evening. Overnight at the hotel.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Khujand was the farthest point Alexander the Great reached in Central Asia, the city was named Alexandria Eschate (Alexandria the Farthest), the city became one of the important trading places on the great Silk Road.

09:00 Start sightseeing tour in Khudjand visiting

-  Pushkin square with Kamoli Khudjandi Square;

-  Timur Malik’s fortress and Sugd museum;

-  Arbob palace (Arbob palace had its particular significance in 1992, when it was the place for the meeting of the Tajik Soviet which officially declared independence from the Soviet Union. Also, it was the site where the Tajik flag was chosen. 

-  Muslihiddin memorial complex;

-  Panjshanbe bazaar (Khujand’s central market that has many shops offering different kind of goods and services. The name Panjshanbe comes from Persian language meaning “Thursday”. Panjshanbe is considered as one of the oldest markets in Tajikistan. The Silk Road which passes Khujand city, which had always made Panjshanbe to be crowded with traders and tourists.

Transfer to the border post Oybek (ETA 15:00).

After crossing the border, meet the driver at the Uzbek side of the border (ETA 15:30).Transfer from the border post to the hotel in Tashkent (appr 2 hr drive).

Arrival in Tashkent.

End of the tour.