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Hisor Fortress, One-day tour
From Dushanbe to Hisor Fortress, 1 day tour
From Dushanbe to Hisor Fortress, 1 day tour
Medresse and museum of Hisar Fortress
From Dushanbe to Hisor Fortress, 1 day tour

Hisar Fortress, One-day tour

By Bunyod-Tour
5 out of 5
Free cancellation available
Price is NZ$105 per adult
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Features
  • Free cancellation available
  • 6h
  • Mobile voucher
  • Instant confirmation
  • Selective hotel pickup
Overview

The Hissar Fortress, one of the most famous historical monuments of Tajikistan.
The fortress was built about 3000 years ago, during the heyday, when the routes of the Great Silk Road passed near Hissar. The Hissar Fortress is one of the oldest and largest architectural monuments of Central Asia.
Now it is an open-air museum with an area of 86 hectares, located on the site of an ancient settlement. It is located 30 km from the capital of Tajikistan.
For a long time, the Hissar fortress served as the residence of the governor of the Emir of Bukhara. To date, only two cylindrical towers and structures around the main gate, forming a pointed arch and built on the instructions of the emir of Bukhara in the XVI century.
There are legends about the Hissar Fortress, which have accumulated a lot over several millennia of known history. According to one, Afrosiyob built the citadel to protect himself from Rustam. They are both famous heroic characters of Firdousi's famous epic poem “Shahnameh”.

Activity location

  • Dushanbe
    • Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Tajikistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Dushanbe
    • Dushanbe, Tajikistan

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Hisor Fortress, One-day tour
  • Activity duration is 6 hours6h6h
  • English

Pickup included

Language options: English
Starting time: 9:00 am
Price details
NZ$243.30 x 1 AdultNZ$243.30
Total
Price is NZ$243.30

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedAir-conditioned vehicle
  • What's includedWhat's includedentrance fees for visiting objects
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedpersonal costs, alcohol drinks, food etc.

Know before you book

  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Dushanbe
  • 1h
09:00 - Pick up tourists from the hotel, and departure to the Hisar direction
Hisor HIstorical and Cultural Preserve
  • 1h
  • Admission ticket included
10:00 – arriving Hisar city and have a visit to museum in the centre of the city. In museum we have received total information about the main advantages of Hisar as ancient city
Hisor Fortress
  • 2h
  • Admission ticket included
11:00 – visit Hisar Fortress and its museum The Hisar Fortress used to be a palace of one of Bukhara Emirate becks. The fortress with 1 metre walls and loopholes for guns and cannons towered on a high hill's slope and was carefully guarded. Inside there was a pool and a garden. Across from the fortress there was a noisy market square with a caravanserai and a variety of shops. Hisar Fortress and the town had been settled from VI BC to mid of XIX. It was the main administrative, political and economical centre of Hisar valley. Akso, here in the fortress's square we can make a horse riding bur at the request and expense of traveller
Hisor
  • 1h
13:00 - visit to the Teahouse "Kharbuza" (watermelon). The teahouse "Kharbuza" — is a unique in the world, it was built in the form of a melon (the Taj: - kharbuza). The teahouse, with a height of 43 metres, length 100 metres, width of 55 metres, is designed to receive 2.3 thousand visitors at a time
Dushanbe
  • 1h
16:00 – way back to Dushanbe 17:00 – arriving Dushanbe, tour completed

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESDushanbe
    • Dushanbe, Tajikistan, Tajikistan

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEDushanbe
    • Dushanbe, Tajikistan

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