Jago 257| Backpacking to Khujand, Tajikistan, from Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ม.ค. 2024
- On the 124th day I finally went to Khujand, Tajikistan, after a week of sightseeing around four embassies in Tashkent to look for a visa.
The distance from Tashkent to Khujand is only 160 kilometers, but there are not always direct buses for border crossing. Therefore I tried to make it cheap, starting from Quyluq Bazar in the southern part of Tashkent. It turned out I had to go further south, to Food City where I finally found a bus to Bekobod where I could get off at Oybek, the border town with Tajikistan (only 14,000 Som/$1.2).
The Uzbek immigration process in Oybek was relatively smooth. I was only asked for proof of hotel registration while in Uzbekistan. The whole process including queuing only took 30 minutes. Then I arrived at Tajikistan immigration which took 3 hours because the internet connection was down and I had to wait for a technician to repair it. It is said that Tajikistan is the least developed former Soviet Union countries.
From the border it is still far from the nearest city. I took a shared-taxi for 10 Somoni ($1) to Buston, where there is an ATM, SIM Card shop, and a mashrutka (van) to Khujand for 10 Somoni. Actually, you can also get a direct shared taxi from the border to Khujand for 40 Somoni. However, I was looking for the cheapest route.
I traveled 1.5 hours through the desert with a backdrop of rocky mountains until I arrived at the mashrutka terminal in Khujand. I changed to local mashrutka to Panjshanbe Bazar, which is a registan (sandy square) that still functions as a traditional market to this day.
The market is very lively and I could feel the nuances of Tajikistan culture in this market. The location is also right next to the Khujand Jami Mosque and the Tomb of Sheik Muslihiddin, the ruler of Khujand from the 12th century.
Tomorrow, I plan to explore Khujand, which was founded 2400 years ago under the name Alexandria Eschate, which is the furthest city founded by Alexander the Great. This city was the outermost point of his empire and I want to see more of how this city looks like now.
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Stage 4 Route - Central Asia (DONE!):
Almaty - Shymkent - Tashkent - Nukus - Muynak - Turtkul - Khiva - Bukhara - Samarkand - Tashkent - Khujand - Fann Mountains - Dushanbe - Kunduz, Afghanistan
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I like your video
Thank you, brother!
The Amazing Journey... thank you for sharing.
Thanks for the video. I'm doing this later this year but in the other direction so very helpful.
My pleasure. I wish you a safe and enjoyable journey! Feel free to ask me any questions if you have one.
Nice video! I can’t wait to go to Tajikistan myself!
You should! Soon this year hiking season will start. You should check the Fann Mountains and the Pamir. Hope you can visit the country and have a lot of fun!
Wanitanya dan pria nya ganteng dan cantik2 tp alis wanita harus nyambung
Kak izin tanya, apakah ada shared taxi yang beroperasi di sore atau malam hari dari atau ke Khujand?
Mohon maaf saya kurang tau. Shared taxi biasanya jalan kalau ada cukup orang, jadi saya tidak yakin ada.
Kak izin bertanya, paspor indonesia bebas visa Tajikistan ya?
Ya. Bebas visa 👍
Will it be possible to take a taxi from. Tashkent to Khujand directly? Any idea how much it would be in USD?
I don't think there is a direct taxi. There is a direct bus but it only goes when it has enough people (8-10). You have to contact Asian Express one day in advance to make sure about that and book your ticket. Otherwise, the easies way is to take a taxi to the border (I don't know how much). From the border to Khujand there is a shared taxi for 40 Somoni.
More detailed info (price, phone number) can be found in this forum: caravanistan.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1299&start=50
Take Yandex or taxi to the border. Cross the border and take another taxi to Khujand
For one person 10$ from Tashkent Airport to Oybek border of Tajikistan. Then taxi from Oybek to Khujand 5$. But if you want to take taxi for family. It costs for one car 25$ - 30$ from Tashkent Airport .
bang visit border tajikistan afghanistan bro😊
Sabar ya bro. Video masuk Afghanistan baru akan tayang 2 minggu depan. Mohon ditunggu 🙏
Were there any black people? I would really like to go there.
I didn't see any black people during my trip, but I'm sure there are some who travel to Tajikistan. It's a safe and beautiful country.
@@BangJagoNusantara thanks so much for your reply. Much appreciated and safe travels
Pake bahasa indonesia aja bos.
Maaf bro, banyak permintaan bahasa Inggris. Nanti pas ada waktu saya tambahkan subtitle Indo
Iya, semenjak pakai bahasa inggerih penonton jadi berkurang
@@Hachemon_Abukara Iya. Ga apa, dulu pas awal pakai bahasa Indonesia juga penontonya cuma 10 orang 😂
Ini pelan-pelan penonton internasional mulai berkunjung. Mudah-mudahan nanti akan meledak juga.
Saya janji akan tambahkan subtitle Indonesia setelah sudah tidak sibuk ikut kampanye. Mohon sabar ya. Terima kasih.