Tajikistan is a newly-independent
republic on the southern tip of what used to be
Soviet Central Asia. Beautiful and remote, Tajikistan
has much to offer to the mountaineer, the hiker
and the independent traveller in search of remote
locations and unusual cultural experiences. There
are opportunities for alpine mountaineering, rock
climbing, water sports, riding, walking, fishing,
or simply relaxing among dramatic mountains and
lakes
Most enticing for the mountaineer are the three
giants of the Pamirs: Peak Somoni, Peak Lenin
and Peak Korzhenevskaya. For alpine climbing,
high level walking tours and lakeland scenery
the Fann Mountains, just across the border from
Samarkand, are especially popular.
Tajikistan:
Currently the Tajik government has insisted that
visa applicants from the UK present themselves
in person at the nearest Tajik embassy in order
to obtain a visa for Tajikistan. Unfortunately
for people resident in the UK, the nearest embassy
for Tajikistan is in Brussels, although visas
can also be arranged at the Tajik embassy in Tashkent
if you wished to combine Tajikistan with an Uzbekistan
tour.
Therefore we would still like to present to you
what we can potentially offer travellers for this
destination and will update you as soon as the
current situation changes.
