Dushanbe Essentials — 5 days

A green capital between bazaars and the Pamir foothills. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & Rudaki Avenue; National Museum & Hisor; Varzob Gorge; Lake Iskanderkul.

Day-by-day itinerary

Day 1 — Arrival & Rudaki Avenue

• 10:00 — Arrival at Dushanbe DYU
• 13:00 — Hotel check-in — Centre de Douchanbé
• Walk to the avenue — Centre de Douchanbé → Douchanbé
• 15:00 — Rudaki Avenue & the Dushanbe flagpole — Douchanbé
• 20:00 — Dinner — plov & shashlik — Douchanbé

Day 2 — National Museum & Hisor

• 09:30 — National Museum of Tajikistan — Douchanbé
• 13:00 — Drive to Hisor — Douchanbé → Hisor
• 14:00 — Hisor Fortress — Hisor
• 20:00 — Dinner

Day 3 — Varzob Gorge

• 09:00 — Drive to the Varzob Gorge
• 10:30 — Varzob Valley — Gorges de Varzob
• 13:00 — Lunch on a riverside terrace
• 15:30 — Mehrgon Market — Douchanbé

Day 4 — Lake Iskanderkul

• 07:00 — 4x4 to Lake Iskanderkul
• 10:30 — Lake Iskanderkul — Massif du Fann
• 13:00 — Hike to the Fann waterfall
• 16:00 — Back to Dushanbe

Day 5 — Departure

• 09:00 — Chorsu Bazaar — last shopping
• 13:00 — Transfer to DYU airport
• 17:00 — Return flight