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Nurek Reservoir Tour: Explore the Mountain Sea of Tajikistan
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Dushanbe
Mountain sea can be with great pleasure so called Nurek reservoir, formed in 1972. Indeed, among the mountain range in the South of Tajikistan, noticing the huge area of the water surface, it is impossible not to compare it with the sea, especially the mountain.
The surface area is 98 km2, water volume is 10.5 km3, length
Mountain sea can be with great pleasure so called Nurek reservoir, formed in 1972. Indeed, among the mountain range in the South of Tajikistan, noticing the huge area of the water surface, it is impossible not to compare it with the sea, especially the mountain.
The surface area is 98 km2, water volume is 10.5 km3, length
Duration:
8 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Dushanbe - Pick up and welcoming travelers from the stayed hotels in territory of Dushanbe\nDeparture to Nurek city, the way is about 90 minutes. \n- Nurek - Visiting objects: central avenue of Nurek and the Museum of hydroelectric power station.\nIn this museum we will be able to have detail information about the Nurek and hydroelectric power…
- Dushanbe - Pick up and welcoming travelers from the stayed hotels in territory of Dushanbe\nDeparture to Nurek city, the way is about 90 minutes. \n- Nurek - Visiting objects: central avenue of Nurek and the Museum of hydroelectric power station.\nIn this museum we will be able to have detail information about the Nurek and hydroelectric power station.\n- Nurek Dam - Nurek Dam and hydroelectric station is an enormous earth-fill dam located in a deep gorge at 38.3715 N, 69.3492 E, on the Vakhsh River in the central Asian nation of Tajikistan. At 304 m (984 ft), it is the tallest dam in the world as of 2008. Currently, the dam makes up 75% of the country’s total electricity production (3.0 of 4.0 Gigawatts), and provides for more than 90% of its power needs. Construction of the dam began in 1961 and was completed in 1980, when Tajikistan was a republic within the Soviet Union. The massive construction effort resembled other similar earth-dam projects in Soviet Central Asia, in that it required the building of a large town near the dam, as well as a decades-long movement of earth and relocation of workers.\n- Nurek Dam - Visiting objects: Nurek reservoir-waterfall \’ swimming pool (swimming)\nThe Nurek Reservoir is the largest in Tajikistan, with a capacity of 10.5 km2. The reservoir is over 70 km (40 mi) in length, and has a surface area of 98 km2(38 sq.mi). The reservoir supplies the hydroelectric plant located within the dam, and stored water is also used for irrigation of local agricultural land. Irrigation water is transported 14 kilometers through the Dangara irrigation tunnel and is used to irrigate about 700 km2 (300 sq.mi) of farmland.\n\nThe reservoir is very popular with boaters, as its creation opened up vast areas for easy exploration by boat. The middle of the lake is also a great place to simply admire the vast gorges and snow capped peaks on all sides. Many houseboats are moored in rocky niches throughout the many valleys of the reservoir, from which we can swimming.\n- Dushanbe - End of tour, way back to Dushanbe
What's Included
- Lunch included
- Comfort with in-vehicle air conditioning
- All entrance fees covered
- Lunch included
- Comfort with in-vehicle air conditioning
- All entrance fees covered
What's Not Included
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- personal costs, alcohol drinks, food etc.
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- boating;
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- personal costs, alcohol drinks, food etc.
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- boating;
Location
Dushanbe
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
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Vanessaeclark
Mar 11, 2020
Disappointing - We were picked up 10 minutes late, we had to call to see where they were. When they arrived there was 3 people. A tour guide, a driver and another person, who didn’t seem to have a purpose. We asked about why it’s takes 3 people to take two of us and we were told, “that’s how we do it in Tajikistan”. From our perspective it felt uncomfortable.
When we finally got on the road and driving we were advised the site was closed. We wondered where we were going if the site was closed, we were offered another trip (when we insisted they stop driving so we can work something out) that was half the price and we weren’t offered any money back. When we questioned it, they said we will still go to the dam (the initial site). We asked money back as we weren’t going to get the experience, they offered the entry fee (but didn’t get it back). We agreed to go, it was closed but the guide was able to get access to the viewing points which was lovely. Lunch was also good.
Overall, we felt the tour was disorganized, 3 men is too many, they were late and did not turn the heater on in the car when it was snowing outside. The guide didn’t appear to have any knowledge of the Dam, and the tour itself did not feel like a tour just a car dropping us off at the destination. We did get some fantastic pictures from the viewing points, but didn’t get a tour of the dam, so didn’t get the full experience.
We felt the tour itself was very overpriced (for what you get, a ride to the dam, lunch and back to the hotel) given taxis, food and the entry fee is $5USD. Future tourists can probably do the same tour on their own for a quarter if the price.
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