Tajikistan

. The most practical and widest-ranging guidebook dedicated exclusively to Tajikistan . Tajikistan received 1.25 million tourists in 2023 (a swift rebound to pre-pandemic levels) . Visiting is increasingly straightforward: government grants visa-free access for 62 countries and has committed to meeting international standards of infrastructure by 2027 . Written by a Central Asian expert author who chairs the Royal Society for Asian Affairs About Bradt Travel Guides . Founded in 1974, Bradt is now the largest independent guidebook publisher in the UK with over 200 titles in print . Authentic guides, written by expert authors who really know their destinations. . Comprehensive, practical information with a particular focus on wildlife, culture and sustainability . For more information, follow us on X, Instagram and Facebook, or visit bradtguides.com

Tajikistan travel guide. Travel tips and tourist information including Dushanbe highlights, hotels, restaurants, homestays, trekking and ancient sites. Also covers the Wakhan Corridor, Silk Road, Pamir Highway and Trail, Sarazm and the Tajik National Park UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Garm Chashma bathing springs, buzkashi, culture and Lake Sarez.This new, thoroughly updated fourth edition of Bradt's Tajikistan remains the most practical and widest-ranging guide dedicated exclusively to Central Asia's smallest country. Tajikistan offers travellers unforgettable experiences: epic mountain trekking routes, crystal-clear lakes, the world's biggest teahouse and fabulous wildlife watching (think snow leopard and the extraordinary Marco Polo sheep) alongside ancient Buddhist sites, Silk Road trading posts, medieval shrines and planned Soviet cities. Locals call Tajikistan Bam-i-Dunya ('the roof of the world'), and travelling the world's second-highest road, the Pamir Highway - or hiking the 1,300-km-long Pamir Trail, which opened in 2024 and features in this new edition - you can understand why. With peaks nearly as high as those in the Himalayas, and a complex culture drawing its diverse heritage from Persia, China, Afghanistan and Russia, Tajikistan is the least familiar of the 'Stans, and many areas remain untouched, making the country ideal for curious travellers keen to explore off the beaten path. Bradt's guidebook covers every corner of Tajikistan, from the Wakhan Corridor to the Fann Mountains and Garm Chashma springs, Dushanbe to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Sarazm and Tajik National Park. With first-hand descriptions of everything from Sogdian ruins to the traditional sport of buzkashi (polo with a livestock carcass), trekking on the Murgob Plateau and eating shashlik in garden tea houses, the writing team (Sophie Ibbotson - Central Asian expert, experienced travel writer and chair of the Royal Society for Asian Affairs - plus inveterate traveller and guidebook-updater Nancy Chuang) bring the country alive. As well as the Pamir Trail, new elements of this edition reflect the recent investment in tourism by the Tajiki government and multilateral development banks. The new women-led Gulzar Village cultural centre in Dushanbe is designed like a rural community where visitors can experience traditional crafts and foods. The Pamirs, meanwhile, now have 150 village homestays, further opening up the region for mountain-lovers. Whether you're interested in culture, trekking, historical sites, nature, archaeology and architecture, seeing majestic mountainscapes or are fascinated by Silk Road heritage, and whether visiting independently or on an organised tour, Bradt's Tajikistan is your ideal travel companion.