Asia and Oceania

Insurance

Comprehensive travel and medical insurance, including evacuation by air ambulance, is essential.  You should check any exclusions, and that your policy covers you for all the activities you want to undertake.   For more general information see Travel Insurance.

 

If things do go wrong when you are overseas then this is How We Can Help.

 

Registration

 

Register with LOCATE service to tell us when and where you are travelling abroad or where you live abroad so our consular and crisis staff can provide better assistance to you in an emergency.  More information about registering with LOCATE can be found here.

Tourist infrastructure

Tajikistan has not yet developed a tourist infrastructure.  You should preferably arrange to be met on arrival and guided by a responsible local business, NGO, tourist or other organisation.  Few people speak English, but most speak Russian as well as Tajik.

Electricity Supply

The electricity supply is nominally 220v.  Appliances use two-pin round plugs.

British Embassy in Tajikistan

The British Embassy in Tajikistan is at 65 Mirzo Tirsunzade Street, Dushanbe;

Tel:  (+992 37) 2 24 22 21

Fax:  (+992 37) 2 27 17 26

E-mail:  dushanbe.reception@fco.gov.uk.  The Embassy can offer consular advice and assistance, but is unable at present to issue passports.

Office hours are GMT: October - April: Mon-Fri: 0400-0800/ 0900-1200;  May - September: Mon-Thurs: 03.30-0800/ 0900-1200, Fri: 03.30-08.30
Local Time: October - April: Mon-Fri: 09.00-13.00/ 14.00-17.00;  May-September: Mon-Thurs: 08.30-13.00/ 14.00-17.00, Fri: 08.30-13.30

The nearest passport issuing office is at the British Embassy in Moscow, Russia (tel:  +7 095 956 7200; fax:  +7 095 956 7201)

Money

Tajikistan is a cash-only economy.  You should only change money at officially authorised currency exchanges.  Very few establishments accept credit cards and none accept travellers’ cheques.  There is a small, but increasing, number of ATM machines in Dushanbe and other larger towns, but none in rural areas.  US dollars are the most widely accepted foreign currency; others, apart from Euros or Russian roubles, may be difficult to exchange.