Explore Kyrgyzstan to Turkmenistan

Explore Kyrgyzstan to Turkmenistan

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.

Activities

• Osh – Suleiman’s Mountain
• Osh – Bazaar
• Tajikistan – Karakul Lake
• Langar – Petroglyphs
• Vrang – Buddist Stupa
• Ptup – Yamchun Fort
• Khorog – Regional Museum
• Khorog – Pamir Botanical Gardens
• Khorog – Bazaar
• Dushanbe – City Tour
• Dushanbe – Hissor Fort
• Dushanbe – National Museum of Antiquities of Tajikistan
• Samarkand – Shakh-I-Zinda
• Samarkand – Registan
• Samarkand – Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum
• Samarkand – Bibi-Khanym Mosque
• Samarkand – Paper making workshop & home cooked lunch
• Khiva – Pahlavon Mahmud Mausoleum
• Khiva – Kuhna Ark
• Khiva – Islom Hoja Minaret & Medressa
• Khiva – Juma Mosque
• Khiva – Tosh-Hovli Palace
• Darvaza – “Door to Hell” Crater
• Konye-Urgench – City tour
• Yerbent – Village visit
• Ashgabat – National Museum of Turkmenistan
• Ashgabat – Nisa ruins
• Ashgabat – Anau ruins
• Ashgabat – Independence Monument
• Ashgabat – Neutrality Arch
• Ashgabat – Turkmenbashy Ruhi Mosque & Family Mausoleum of the First President of Turkmenistan
• Ashgabat – Ertugrul Gazi Mosque
• Merv – Big & Small Kizkala
• Merv – Erk Kala & Gayur Kala
• Merv – Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum

Highlights

• Skirting the border with Afghanistan, get glimpses of the other side, from the hair-raising Afghan-built ovrings (footbridges) to the exotic imports on display in Khorog’s local bazaar.
• Soaring along the renowned Pamir Highway is an unforgettable experience, especially in fine weather when the mighty peak of Muztag Ata rears its head.
• Steeped in Silk Road history and immortalised in many great tales, the UNESCO-protected town of Khiva is as photogenic as it is legendary.
• Witness the eternal flames of the Darvaza Crater, known as the ‘Door to Hell’, as you camp nearby – one of the strangest, most mesmerising geological oddities on earth.
• Ashgabat rose from the devastation of an earthquake in 1948 and has enjoyed a surreal and futuristic makeover – witness its often bizarre, but certainly memorable architecture on a city tour.