Tajikistan
Reddit take
Not enough linked mention summaries yet; the source excerpts below are the evidence.
Pros
- Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are great in July - in fact many of the mountain treks and horseback rides are open only during that time of year.
Cons
- A lot of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan was snowed in as you mentioned so we mostly stuck to major Kyrgyz cities and just popped over to Panjakent, TJ from Samarkand.
- Tajikistan is the only one that *can* be tricky, but it’s fine. There’s still shared minivans to most places and private drivers aren’t that expensive if you need to be somewhere at a specific time.
- Tajikistan - Mostly for hiking and lakes. Otherwise I would skip it, unless you're interested in experiencing Persian (Farsi-speaking)people among predominantly Turkic speaking neighbors.
- There is a constant risk of war and police crackdowns in Iran and Tajikistan is a totalitarian state with little space for you to enjoy life as a young person.
Sentiment
1 positive (20%) · 3 mixed (60%) · 1 negative (20%)
Trust + time weighted score: 0% · raw score 0%
What redditors said (5 of 5)
A lot of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan was snowed in as you mentioned so we mostly stuck to major Kyrgyz cities and just popped over to Panjakent, TJ from Samarkand.
Tajikistan is the only one that *can* be tricky, but it’s fine. There’s still shared minivans to most places and private drivers aren’t that expensive if you need to be somewhere at a specific time.
Tajikistan - Mostly for hiking and lakes. Otherwise I would skip it, unless you're interested in experiencing Persian (Farsi-speaking)people among predominantly Turkic speaking neighbors.
There is a constant risk of war and police crackdowns in Iran and Tajikistan is a totalitarian state with little space for you to enjoy life as a young person.
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are great in July - in fact many of the mountain treks and horseback rides are open only during that time of year.
Compare
Tajikistan vs KamakuraTajikistan vs LombokTajikistan vs Kerala