What a great journey with our guide! - Great day well organized with our guide. Beautiful discoveries commented with care. Everything was great. We were able to taste a local dish and some hot bread. I recommend

Beautiful 7 Lakes area tour - While traveling around Uzbekistan, I used Jahongir to book a 2 day/1 night side trip to Tajikistan 7 Lakes region and the city of Panjakent. Other than my messages continually going to his spam, it was easy enough to book & set up the trip, and everything went as planned from Jahongir's side of things. I enjoyed the tour itself, and had a nice, helpful guide & driver(s) for the 2 days. My guide was flexible, and one of the highlights for me was when we stopped on the side of the road to see a festival in this small village. I was able to interact with local villagers who aren't used to tourists, through my guide as an interpreter. I also very much liked seeing the lakes and that my guide was willing to hike with me, as requested. The 7 Lakes are truly beautiful, with snow-capped mountains in the background, but dress warmly as the wind can be mighty cold! Panjakent is an interesting little city, but there isn't a whole lot for tourists. The museum was freezing, but otherwise well-done, with artifacts from the ancient civilizations found nearby, and throughout the history of Panjakent. However, I do think the tour could've been organized a little better, and that there would have been a little more direction/information given. After some discussion, the itinerary was changed while in the car driving to the border, switching days for the planned activities. I actually think it made more sense this way, but I would've preferred to discuss it in advance so I could dress/prepare/pack appropriately for the day. Knowing a bit more of the distances for the hike would've been great so that we could've planned how far we wanted to walk in order to still see all the lakes. I think my guide, who was very kind, was just trying to be accommodating, but I hired him since he knew the local language, food, customs, geography etc. far better than me, and I could've used a bit more guidance overall. That said, I requested the 2 day overnight version, but since that's not one they normally offer, the 1 day trip might be laid out much better.