GUIDE SERVICES
Who may better know about the Zerafshan Valley, than the inhabitants themselves? Requesting the guiding services of a local person, who knows every gap and river stream of the valley, you can easily go on a tour. Most of the guides are member of the ZTDA and are well experienced in working with tourists.
In each region – the Fan Mountains at the Iskanderkul Lake, the Fan Mountains at the Alauddin Lake, the Seven Lakes of the Shing River, in Veshab, and in Kuhistone Mastcho – we cooperate with several guides. All of them have spent their lives in the regions where they are guiding tourists and hold a long experience in accompanying visitors.
They all have their stories to tell about their villages and people. You can find guides and translators mastering English and German, and all of them know Tajik and Russian.
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Yokubov Iskhoq |
55 years old, Iskhok dedicated all his life to the transportation of goods throughout Tajikistan in his car. He is fond of history and is interested in Persian and Arabic writings. He is very experienced in guiding tourists: in soviet time he used to drive tourists and introduce them to the locality around Iskandarkul. Languages: Tajik and Russian
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46 years old, Karim is a brigadier of local geological expedition. Karim and his sons can tell you everything about Saratog village and show you all around. Karim and his family are one of the persons living in Saratog who can tell you everything about the Iskanderkul Lake and its legends. Languages: Tajik and Russian |
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Davlatov Yahyo |
Yakhyo as his brother Karim is working in geological base. In summer he accompanies the tourists with great pleasure. As geologists he can tell a lot about Fon mountains. If tourists get tired during tour they can take rest in Saratog village in Yakhyo’s guesthouse. Languages: Tajik and Russian |
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Boturov Tuychi |
Tuychi (29 years old) works as a carpenter. Besides, he has been working with tourists for more than 12 years. His is an experienced guide knowing every single path and an excellent driver. Tuychi and his family are living in Padrud village, which is not far from the fifth lake “Khurdak”. Languages: Tajik and Russian | |
 Shakhmaev Begmahmad |
41 years old, Begmahmad is known in his village as Jumaboy, which means Friday. He makes jokes and introduces himself as Friday to tourists. He lives in the village Nofin, which lies at the fourth lake. Begmahmad can tell you a lot about local plants and healing herbs. Languages: Tajik and Russian | |
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Shakhmaev Rajabmurod |
Like is cousin Begmahmad Rajabmurod lives in the village Nofin near to the fourth lake. He works as forester in the local forest. Many times already he has taken tourists to the pass Duoba, where two rivers pour into one. Languages: Tajik and Russia | |
 Asrorov A. |
Asrorov works as a teacher at the local school in the village a teacher, teaching German. Because of his language knowledge he often accompanies German speaking tourists and visitors. He was born and grew up in Shing and knows all about the history of the villages along the river, and loves telling you about it. Languages: Tajik, Russian and German | |
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Atoev Umar |
Umar is an English teacher. He graduated from the Pedagogical Institute and came to Veshab to teach at the village school. He is the best for accompanying and guiding tourists to the Shamsi Tabrezi mausoleum! Languages: Tajik, Russian, French and English | |
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Normakhmedov Odil |
Most respected teacher of Veshab village school!! He knows everything about his own village as well as about the Zerafshan-Valley in general. He is a great story teller. Whatever language you may speak he will find a way to communicate with you from the first moment. He is the best linguist in the area. Languages: Tajik, Russian, French and English | |
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Ashurov Abdurashid |
bdurashid mainly works as a teacher at the secondary school in the village Sarvoda. Nevertheless, during summer he and his family spend a lot of time at the Alauddin Lakes where he runs his own small chaykhona (tea house). If your way to the Alauddin Lakes or to Iskanderkul lead you through Sarvoda you can be sure that Abdurashid will meet you there to accompany you on your further route! Languages: Tajik and Russian | |
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Makhkamov Muddasir |
His ardour and sense of humor doesn’t only stimulate the students at the village school of Parsud, but also regularly raise the mood of tourists whom he takes to the Alauddin Lakes. On top of that, he organizes a beautiful folklore show together with his colleagues from the village school in Shurmashk. Languages: Tajik and Russian |
