Khujand Day Tour from Tashkent

Summary: Overall, I really enjoyed this day trip to see Tajikistan. One thing to note is no entry fees are included unlike what the posting says. We had to pay for entry fees at the palace, museum and fortress. Make sure you bring cash and convert it at either the border or a bank. About $100 was enough for 3 people including entry fees and lunch. Both of our drivers were very friendly…keep in mind you will have one driver on the Uzbekistan side for about 1.5 hours. Then you have to go by foot for about 1 km to cross into Tajikistan and will find another driver there who will drive you for about 1.5 hours too. Our guide Shahrom was very knowledgeable and friendly. I’d recommend this trip to anyone who wasn’t to see Tajikistan but is short on time cuz otherwise I would’ve liked to spend more time in that beautiful county.

Summary: My husband and I like to visit new countries. On our holiday to four of the Stan-countries, we decided to do a day trip to Khujand Tadsjikistan from Tasjkent. As Norwegian citizens we do not need a visa to these countries so the border crossing back and forth were easy. Just a little waiting on the way back to Usbekistan due to many people at the border. On this tour all the logistics went very well. We got picked up at the hotel in time at 0730 am. The drive to the border took exactly two hours. The border crossing took 20 min. On the other side the Tadsjik guide Shaxram and the driver waited for us. The drive to the city of Khujand took one hour. The logistics on the way back also went well. We left Khujand at approximately 3.30 pm. The driver in Usbekistan was very kind and polite and he was a clever driver. He waited for us at the border when we came back in the afternoon. During the drive we discussed fotball, as Norway just had beaten Brazil in the World Cup. But it was sad that his English was limited. The guide in Tadsjikistan was fluent in English and very knowledgeable. We visited all the places on the list and the Orthodox Church. The lunch was in a nice restaurant and we had a delicious pilaf dish with rice and meat. The drive from the border back to Tashkent took longer than in the morning due to the rush hour. We were back in the hotel at approximately 0745 pm. We truly can recommend this tour if you are interested in history and politics. We could ask a lot of questions to Shaxram and he could answer all of them. His driver was clever and drove us safely around in Khujand.

Summary: We loved our trip to Khujand from Tashkent. The pick up from our hotel was seamless. The car was clean and comfortable and Daniel, was a really good and safe driver. Once we crossed the border to Tajikistan our guide, Shahrom, found us and took us to our new driver, who was also great. Shahrom showed us around the city and taught us so much about Tajik culture and history. We had an amazing time learning, exploring and meeting friendly faces.