Find Cheap Hotels in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Dushanbe, the capitol city of Tajikistan, rewards tourists with beautiful city parks, fascinating geological formations and delicious cuisine. While it can be a difficult place to visit, once here you should find plenty of interesting sites to explore in a city of just over one million residents.
Instructions
Prepare for Your Trip to Dushanbe, Tajikistan
1. Obtain a visa before entering Tajikistan. You can apply for your visa at the Dushanbe Airport or via the Tajikistan Embassy. See the U.S. Department of State Web site for details.
2. Obtain a Tajikistani sponsor before leaving the U.S. You will need a sponsoring citizen or Tajikistani organization sponsor to invite you to the country before you will be allowed to enter.
Organize Transportation in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
3. Plan to land at either the Dushanbe Airport or the airport in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Airport choice is usually dictated by your city of origin.
4. Consider renting a car to drive to your accommodations. Public transportation in Dushanbe--and in Tajikistan as a whole--is unreliable and spotty. You might also have your sponsor drive you around during your stay.
Choose Your Lodging in Dushanbe, Tajikistan
5. To book accommodations, contact United Friends Tourism Company at 011 (+998) 71 3670419 or visit their Web site (see Resources, below). You can opt for a "Soviet-style" hotel if you're looking for cheap accommodations. These older establishments tend to be bare-bones in terms of both aesthetics and amenities.
6. Consider checking with your Tajikistani sponsor to make sure he or she is familiar with your cheap lodging choice. Be sure it's known as a reputable establishment.
7. Use your accommodations in Dushanbe as a home base as you explore the culture of the Tajikistani people. Dushanbe is the cultural capital of the country.
8. Bring enough cash to cover all of your accommodations expenses while visiting the city. Cash is necessary for everything because Tajikistan has a cash-only economy.
Become Familiar with Local Information
9. Learn to speak the local language of Tajik. Russian is the second most common language used in this area.
10. Snap a photo of the world's tallest dam, located an hour from Dushanbe. It stands a whopping 984 feet above the Vakhsh River.
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