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17/04/2021

Reasons to Visit Tajikistan!
Cultural Diversity 🧡 6/10

Tajikistan is as diverse as its mountains are high. In the eastern of the GBAO are you can find ethnic Kyrgyz still living nomadically. In the Wakhan Valley, you can discover Wakhi people practicing Ismailism. In Khorog, you will find people who identify as Pamiri and have their own language, which is different from the Tajik language.

05/04/2021

Reasons to Visit Tajikistan!
History 🔍 6/10

Tajik civilization dates back at least 3000 years, albeit only having been an independent republic since 1991. Tajikistan has fallen under the Arabs, Mongols, Timurids, Turkic, Persians, and Russians. Even Marco Polo and Alexander the Great took a stroll through Tajikistan.

We recommend Tajikistan and the High Pamirs' book by Robert Middleton and Huw Thomas to know more about the tremendous Tajik history.

02/04/2021

Reasons to Visit Tajikistan!
Hospitality ⭐️ 5/10

In Tajikistan, the people what ties this diverse and spectacular country together. All over Tajikistan, you will be welcomed in by strangers who will stop at nothing to show you unrivaled hospitality.
People in Tajikistan believe that the guest is a gift and will go to great lengths to make sure you are well taken care of.
Want to spend you time with Family in the Mountains? Check out our special Host Family Tour: https://www.ppeaktravel.com/host-family-tour

30/03/2021

Reasons to Visit Tajikistan!
Trekking 🗻 4/10

Tajikistan is the best trekking destination you have never heard of. During the Soviet times it was a popular trekking destination for Russians looking to get away from it all, but after Soviet collapse and civil war, it lost its luster fro most hikers. It is now very safe and as beautiful as ever.

27/03/2021

Reasons to Visit Tajikistan!
The Best Road Trips 🛣 3/10

The Pamir Highway in Tajikistan takes you up through high altitude passes surrounded by jagged peaks and dotted with villages populated by some of the world's most friendly people who will go to any extent to welcome you inside for tea, bread, and homemade yogurt.

Check out our Pamir Highway itinerary at: https://www.ppeaktravel.com/pamir-highway

24/03/2021

Reasons to Visit Tajikistan!
The Lakes 💦 2/10

Tajikistan is home to a variety of stunning lakes. Karakul, Lake Sarez, Iskanderkul, along with many other places. If you are at a lake in Tajikistan, stay awake for sunrise; the perfect mirror of mountain reflections and the golden colors of the rising sun are breathtaking.

22/03/2021

Reasons to Visit Tajikistan!
The Mountains ⛰ 1/10

Tajikistan is 93% mountainous, making it one of the most mountainous countries in the world. 100% are bound to leave you breathless and literally and figuratively much of the country sits at high elevations. Home to the bulk of the famed Pamir Mountains, as well as Fann Mountains, Zeravshan Range, Aktau Range, Shokhdara Mountains and many more.

20/03/2021

Wishing all of you a Nowruz Mubarak!

Every March, 300 million people from across the world take part in celebrations that involve leaping over bonfires, performing folk music and reciting poems, cleaning every inch of their homes and eating copious amounts of home-cooked food in the process.

Nowruz, commonly known as Persian New Year, is a commemoration of spring and fertility and marks the overcoming of sorrow and darkness. It’s celebrated not only in Tajikistan, but in the likes of Azerbaijan, Iran, Afghanistan and countries across Central Asia, as well as their diasporas around the globe.

Nowruz, which means ‘new day’ in Farsi, marks the first day of the Persian calendar and falls at the same time as the spring equinox (usually on 20 or 21 March). Although it’s a secular holiday, it’s widely believed to be rooted in Zoroastrianism — one of the world’s oldest monotheist religions, dating back 3,000 years and preceding Christianity and Islam.

17/03/2021

Pamiri houses typically have just one main room, but it is divided into three distinct areas. The floor and the hearth represent the earth and inanimate world. There are then two raised areas for sleeping and eating, one for vegetative and cognitive souls.

The house roof is flat, but the light comes in through a skylight surrounded by four concentric wooden squares. The top square—the one first touched by the rays of the sun—represents fire. The other three squares symbolise the remaining Zoroastrian elements: earth, water, and air.
Five wooden pillars hold up the roof. There are five pillars of Islam (faith, prayer, charity, fasting, and Hajj) and the five prominent family members of the Prophet Muhammad.

The house's exterior is invariably painted white, making it stand out from the dusty grey-brown of the mountains 🏚.

16/03/2021

We are happy to announce that as of 22.02.2021, Tajikistan borders are open to travellers with valid COVID-19 negative test result issued at least 72 hours before departure. From 11.01.2021 there are no confirmed cases in the country.

Our Mountain Family Tour is ideal for travelling during the COVID crisis.

15/03/2021

Get to know Tajikistan, the people, their culture, and their way of life!

The time has finally come, and we are thrilled to inform you that we are eventually here. We know the wait was worth it and promise to make your travel an adventure of a lifetime.

What are you waiting for? Check out our Host Family Tour and experience real life in the mountains.

PPeak Travel offers customised tour packages and unique adventure travel. Get to know Tajikistan, the people, their culture, and their way of life.