Ensure you have a way to keep water clean

Tajikstan has inadequate hygiene standards; diarrhea and stomach problems are common for visitors. You can't do much about eating in remote locations since alternatives are limited, but you can make sure you have clean water both before and after you've erupted on the toilet a few times and need to rehydrate ASAP.

The preferred technique of sanitizing water is with steripens. They are portable and rechargeable and can sanitize up to one liter of water at a time. Instead of buying countless bottles of water and contributing to the world's plastic waste catastrophe, bring a Steripen and a reusable water bottle and fill up at mountain springs, tiny rivers, or water pumps available throughout Tajikistan's villages. Both the earth and your intestines will be grateful. So, before flying to Tajikistan, be sure to get A Steripen. This is one of some things about Tajikistan you should know.