Summary
Get to know – or under-Stan, if you will – the desert landscapes, multicultural influences and religious significance in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan on a 26-day Central Asian adventure. The region’s allure lies in the heritage of the Silk Road, where ideas, culture and people flowed from East to West, and in the green field backcountry and sweeping mountain landscapes that play host to the traditional nomadic lifestyle. Journey through cities featuring crumbling reminders of Soviet occupation and influence and out into the stunning wilds, where the ancient history of these long-lived nations – Persian and Mongol, Buddhist and Muslim – becomes clearer. Samarkand’s iconic Registan Square, the soaring Ak-Baital Pass, Khiva’s city within a city, the ‘Door to Hell’ – Central Asia has got it all.
Important Notice: The border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan is not open at the moment. We will review the status of trip operation across Kyrgyz-Tajik border about 3 months before departure and inform our customers accordingly.
Short Itinerary / Route
- Day 1
- Bishkek
- Day 2
- Chychkan/Toktogul/Kok Bel
- Day 3
- Osh
- Day 4
- Sary Tash
- Day 5
- Kyrgyzstan/Tajikistan Border Crossing – Murgab
- Day 6
- Langar
- Day 7
- Ptup
- Day 8
- Khorog
- Day 9
- Khorog
- Day 10
- Kala-I Khum
- Day 11
- Dushanbe
- Day 12
- Dushanbe
- Day 13
- Penjikent
- Day 14
- Tajikistan/Uzbekistan Border Crossing – Samarkand
- Day 15
- Samarkand
- Day 16
- Tashkent
- Day 17
- Tashkent
- Day 18
- Khiva
- Day 19
- Khiva
- Day 20
- Konye-Urgench – Darvaza
- Day 21
- Yerbent – Ashgabat
- Day 22
- Ashgabat
- Day 23
- Mary
- Day 24
- Merv – Mary
- Day 25
- Ashgabat
- Day 26
- Ashgabat
Travel Countries (4): Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Travel Cities (10): Ashgabat, Bishkek, Dushanbe, Khiva, Konye-Urgench, Osh, Panjakent, Samarkand, Tashkent, Wakhan Corridor