Hiking in Tajikistan named among the best travel experiences of 2026

Hiking and wild camping in Tajikistan’s Fan Mountains have been included in Lonely Planet’s list of the 25 best travel experiences for 2026. The publication recommends routes to the Seven Lakes, Alauddin Lakes and Kuli Kalon Basin. The recommendation appears in Lonely Planet’s annual Best in Travel selection, which highlights travel experiences and destinations worth exploring in the coming year. From the Seven Lakes to mountain passes Lonely Planet suggests starting in the Shing Valley, home to the Seven Lakes, where visitors can walk along mountain lakes and explore nearby villages, some of which are accessible by car.

For more experienced hikers, the publication recommends multi-day treks across mountain passes, with the Alauddin Lakes and Kuli Kalon Basin highlighted as places for wild camping. The experience also offers opportunities to discover life in mountain communities, meet local residents and share meals along the way. Nearly 890,000 foreign tourists visited Tajikistan in six months According to the Committee for Tourism Development under the Government of Tajikistan, 889,400 foreign tourists visited Tajikistan in January–June 2026, an increase of 127,100 people, or 16. 7%, compared with the same period last year. Visitors from CIS countries accounted for 806,900 arrivals, while 82,500 came from other countries. Together, CIS visitors represented around 91% of the total. Uzbekistan was the largest source of tourists, with…