The Five Stans of the Silk Road

Hoogtepunten

• Door to Hell giant burning gas pit in Turkmenistan
• Islamic architecture and ruins along the great Silk Road
• Villages and lakes of the Fann and Tien Shan mountains
• Post-Soviet grand monuments
• History of traders, preachers and invaders

In prijs inbegrepen

• All breakfasts, three lunches and eight dinners includedCommon dishes in the region include shish-kebabs and plov (rice usually with mutton, onions, carrots, spices, raisins and peas). The kebabs can be from different meats, including lamb and beef, while plov is a rice-based dish (variants elsewhere are known as pilaf or pilau rice). Another main staple is bread, especially in Uzbekistan where it is freshly baked and sold everywhere; in Turkmenistan, churek is a flat, round bread baked in clay ovens. Other traditional dishes include chorba, a meat and vegetable soup; manty, steamed dumplings filled with lamb; qu’urma, a lamb dish; ichlekli, a meat and onion pie; and gutap, a pie filled with meat, potatoes, spinach and pumpkin. There are normally a couple of opportunities to try home-cooked meals. Tea is also plentiful, both black and green, and drunk with most meals and throughout the day. Please note, vegetarian food choices are limited. If you are vegetarian or have any special dietary requirements, please notify us well in advance. In this region, the availability of certain specialised products for restricted diets, eg gluten-free or dairy-free, is minimal or non-existent and we strongly recommend you bring such specialised dietary items from home. Drinking water is included and will be provided in large containers for you to refill your bottle from – please bring a reusable bottle with you.
• All accommodation
• All transport and listed activities
• Western tour leader throughout (plus a local guide in each country)
• All breakfasts, three lunches and eight dinners
• Arrival transfers for any flight, departure transfers for group flights only

NIET in de prijs inbegrepen

• Travel Insurance
• Single accommodation (available on request)
• Visas or vaccinations

Reisaanbieding

Dit is een georganiseerde groepsreis: het reisplan is door de reisoperator vastgelegd. De reisbestemmingen, duur, overnachtingen, vertrekdatums en prijs zijn fix. Je kunt je aanmelden, meedoen, genieten en andere reizigers ontmoeten.

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