FEL XIII: Visa and travel information

This page last updated: 3 September 2009

Visa and travel permit information

Visas for Tajikistan can be obtained from the following Tajik Embassies:

Tajik Embassy in Turkey: http://tajikembassytr.org/
Tajik Embassy in Pakistan: http://www.tajikembassy.pk/
Tajik Embassy in Germany: http://www.botschaft-tadschikistan.de/home_weiss_Neu.html
Tajik Embassy in US: http://tjus.org/
Tajik Embassy in UK: http://www.tajembassy.org.uk/index.htm

For more information visit: http://www.mid.tj/

In addition to a visa for Tajikistan you will need a special permit for travel to Khorog, GBAO (Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region). Find out if your local embassy can issue you a permit to travel to GBAO. If you cannot obtain both the visa and the permit for travel to Khorog, please contact the FEL XIII organising committee.

If you require an invitation letter in order to apply for for the Tajikistan visa, please, contact the FEL XIII organising committee.

Vaccination

Check with your country's government website to see if you need vaccination before travel to Tajikistan.

Money

The currency in Tajikistan is the somoni. The exchange rate is about US$1=3.42 somoni. It is recommended that participants also carry some US dollars which can be easily exchanged in Tajikistan.

Travel to Tajikistan

Conference participants are advised to arrive in Dushanbe, capital of Tajikistan, by early 23rd September. The organizing committee is arranging group travel from Dushanbe to Khorog on that day. The distance from Dushanbe to Khorog is over 560 km and requires 14-15 hours motoring through mountainous terrain. It is therefore advisable to travel in a group rather than individually. Participants will travel back to Dushanbe on 28th September and be able to set out for home destinations on 29th September.

Useful links

http://www.mid.tj/
Website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Tajikistan, which includes all the required information about travel to Tajikistan and Tajik embassies abroad
http://www.pamirs.org/travel.htm
Information about travel to Pamir

Conference participants are advised to commit at least 1 week of stay in Tajikistan, as follows:

arrive in Dushanbe: 21-22 September
travel to Khorog: 23rd September
conference: 24-26 September
excursion: 27 September
return to Dushanbe: 28 September
depart Tajikistan: 29 September

Air travel to Tajikistan

Turkish Airlines flies from Istanbul on Monday and Wednesday (return the following day)
Air Baltic flies London- Riga - Dushanbe twice a week - Monday and Friday, with return on Tuesday and Saturday. This schedule gives adequate time for connections from and to other European destinations
Domodedovo Airlines and Tajikistan Airlines fly daily Moscow-Dushanbe from Domodedovo Airport in Moscow
Somon Air flies daily from Moscow to Dushanbe, and every Tuesday from Dubai to Dushanbe

Travel between Dushanbe and Khorog

Travel from Dushanbe to Khorog and return to Dushanbe will be provided by the organisers and is included in the conference fee.