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I can’t mention it enough on my pages – if you are a millionnaire and have money to waste, then you might consider to use Traveltajikistan aka Great Game Travel for your travels.
But as you most probably are not a millionnaire, don’t even waste one second to contact them, as then you’ll be the bank that has to pay for almost everything.
And you won’t even need them to organise your GBAO permit (for travelling into the Pamirs), as this is done by STANTOURS as well, much better and much more reliable and honest. Plus, they are locals and not ones that still live in some old colonial days.
If you like to know why I am trying to talk you out of contacting TT/GG, just read my travellogue, where I described my experiences with this impudent…. etablissement.
I’ll also place this under warnings, so make sure you remember that you have read this here already if you end up in the warning section. Leave a Comment
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The customs officers will x-ray your things and say you are carrying illegal souvenirs or whatever, and that it is illegal to smuggle them through tha airport/Tajikistan/without declearing them/paying tax. This can be any thing that seems like a souvenir.
You are offered to let them do the job for you or avoid the bureaucracy and trouble/delays by paying a fee to them.
You have to go through this so make sure you have receipts showing a legal purchase, the origin of the goods whatever official paper. Or just dump the darn thing if it is not worth anything.
Do not buy souvenirs etc. if you are not prepared to negotiate at the customs. Leave a Comment
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 A trying taxi drive through to
Shakhristan by Saagar
Spend an hour negotiating a new deal or give a tip, and if the trip did not vouch a tip, walk away, even if it means angry gestures and the whole set of rituals of unahppy departure. Leave a Comment
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