"Hub to the Pamirs" Top 5 Page for this destination Dushanbe by Trekki

Dushanbe Travel Guide: 89 reviews and 95 photos

The only reason I came here - take the flight :-)

Update, August 9, 2007:
I have added a website with more restaurants in Dushanbe, which have English menus.

Please make sure you read my travellogue My Dushanbe adventure as well.
Only then you will be able to see this all in the context.
Thanks :-)

Dushanbe was just a short stopover for me, between Uzbek cities and the Pamir mountains. I am surely (negatively) biased from my experiences with ….. the place I stayed and all that had to do with it, so I didn’t do much in the city itself.

And please do not misinterpret my experience here ! It had NOTHING to do with Tajiks or local people - just with one very arrogant very impudent rip-off etablissement, which is not Tajik !!!!

So I won’t write much about things-to-do, more of my “stay” there and the possibilities to get away = fly to Khorog, capital village of the Pamirs.

There is however a lot to see in Dushanbe.
But you best check what Olav (VT-er Saagar) and Steven (VT-er srichmond) wrote about the city.

All pictures have been taken by myself, if not marked otherwise.
Please do not use any of them without my permission.
The same applies for my writings here.
Thanks.

Pros and Cons

Pros:hm... hub to the Pamirs
Cons:hm...
In a nutshell:hub to the Pamirs :-)

Last visit to Dushanbe: Jul 2006
Intro Updated Aug 8, 2007
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Reviews (5)

The famous flight to Khorog – a MUST ! Transportation (1)

As I already wrote about the flight to Khorog on my Tajikistan main page, I will make it short here. Don’t even bother... more travel advice

Never every again (I am not millionnaire... Hotels (1)

Now would I recommend this “thing” to anyone ? No, I can’t. Yes, the rooms are clean (as this is the job of the... more travel advice

If you have enough money to waste….. Warnings Or Dangers (1)

For me, the biggest tourist trap without doubt was Great Game Company. They charge for almost everything and are even... more travel advice

If you have enough money to waste….. Tourist Traps (1)

For me, the biggest tourist trap without doubt was Great Game Company. They charge for almost everything and are even... more travel advice

Restaurants (1)
Excellent Indian meals

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Comments (22)

richiecdisc Jun 27, 2009 at 4:19 AM Report Abuse

It's quite a shame how people can be allowed to operate a business that can ruin first impressions of a country. Luckily, many like yourself can look past one bad apple tree and find nice fruit elsewhere.
Nemorino Feb 26, 2008 at 3:23 AM Report Abuse

Danone yoghurt in the country of natural yoghurt -- that pretty much sums it up. (Like being served frozen fish sticks in a traditional fishing village.)
travelfrosch Jan 16, 2008 at 5:25 PM Report Abuse

I have driven the "Road to Dushanbe" (as made famous by the movie "Spies Like Us"), but never actually made it there. Thanks for the wonderful narrative, even if "Mr. Rick" was not the high point of your visit... :-) Cheers, "MArk" ;-)
scottishvisitor Aug 25, 2007 at 2:23 PM Report Abuse

Great updates again = even if your accommodation was a let down!!
JLBG Aug 6, 2007 at 10:28 PM Report Abuse

You made a great page out of a very unpleasant experience ! You know how to turn sh*t into gold, haha!
magor65 Jul 19, 2007 at 1:32 PM Report Abuse

So I'm continuing the trip with you and must say that GGC sounds horrible. I imagine how annoying it was for you. As for a meal in the restaurant I have to admit how ignorant I am - I don't know the dishes you've mentioned. Bth - glad you liked de Mello
grets Jul 8, 2007 at 9:51 AM Report Abuse

It sounds like an awful place - I don't paying over the odds, but I hate being ripped off. We went to Dushanbe in the 1980s and stayed in a very boring grey 'block'.
tiabunna May 18, 2007 at 2:48 AM Report Abuse

A very clear warning of rip-off merchants at work! At least the meal and scenic flight were compensations.
VeronicaG May 17, 2007 at 8:12 AM Report Abuse

Your entire page is a well thought out WARNING--sorry you had such a miserable experience here! Hopefully, by your tips others can avoid the same thing.
Kuznetsov_Sergey May 2, 2007 at 12:13 AM Report Abuse

Yes, Ingrid, traveling around former countries of the USSR is a real adventure! In Moscow you'll be surprised in a taxi by $100 price to airport (you'll remember only $25 in Dushanbe as a childish joke). Interesting page with very personnel impressions!