
If you’re looking to take full advantage of your time abroad and would like to experience the full range of all that Central Asia has to offer, why not consider visiting multiple countries at once? Our Central Asia Immersion Group Tour will help you make the most of your time in the region by providing an expansive introduction to the best of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Join us for 22 days as we explore the major historical, scenic, and cultural highlights of Central Asia, taking advantage of excellent weather in May and September in order to experience places at their best.
Participants need to be in good health, be able to walk for 4-6 hours every day at moderate speed, climb stairs and hills, and be able to carry their own luggage for up to 1 km across borders.
Tour itinerary:
Duration of sightseeing tour: 4-5 hours
Meals: lunch
Duration of sightseeing tour: 5-6 hours
Meals: picnic lunch, dinner
Meals: lunch, dinner
Meals: lunch, dinner
Meals: lunch, dinner
Duration of sightseeing tour: 3 hours
Duration of sightseeing tour: 5-6 hours
Start guided walking sightseeing tour. Spend a day in UNESCO World Heritage site Ichan-Kala Fortress (a UNESCO World Heritage site), Mukhammad Amin Khan Madrassah, Mukhammad Rahimkhan Madrassah, Kalta Minor, Juma Mosque, Toshkhovli Palace, Pakhlavan Makhmud Mausoleum, and the Minaret of Islom Khodja. Free time in the afternoon. Overnight at the hotel.
Duration of sightseeing tour: 5 hours
Duration of sightseeing tour: 2 hours
Meals: camp style dinner
Note: At Darvaza camp you will be provided with sleeping bags, pillows, and 1- or 2-person tents. There is also an option to share a yurt with 3-5 other group members. In both cases, toilets and basic washing facilities are outside.
Duration of sightseeing tour: 6 hours
Meals: lunch, dinner
Duration of sightseeing tour: 4-5 hours
Meals: lunch
Duration of sightseeing tour: 6-7 hours
Duration of sightseeing tour: 2-3 hours
Duration of sightseeing tour: 6-7 hours
Duration of sightseeing tour: 3-4 hours
Meals: lunch, dinner
Note: Today's accommodation, a homestay with a local family, will have quite basic facilities. Hot water, while normally available, is not 100% reliable. The toilet and showers are outside and shared. You may need to share a room with others in your group (especially during high season), with separate bedrooms for men and women. In return, you'll have a unique opportunity to learn about the Tajik culture and the area from the locals' perspective as you share the family's traditional meals and experience their day-to-day life.
Meals: lunch, dinner
Meals: lunch
Duration of sightseeing tour: 4-5 hours
Meals: dinner
- All transfers: 1-2 on Sedan type car, 3-7 pax on minivan/van, 8-16 pax by 30 seat bus;
- Accommodation based on double/twin room sharing, breakfasts included;
- Sightseeing tour program in each country with local English-speaking guides;
- Entrance tickets to sights as per itinerary;
- Economy-class tickets for flights: Astana – Almaty, Bishkek-Tashkent-Urgench, Ashgabat-Mary;
- Economy-class tickets for trains: Bukhara-Samarkand;
- E-visa to Uzbekistan and Tajikistan;
- Visa support letter for Turkmenistan tourist visa;
- Meals as per itinerary;
- Tour leader(s) to accompany the group for the whole tour - only for groups of 6 or more travellers (please note: usually one tour leader will cover Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, and another will cover Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan).
- Full board (lunches and dinners);
- Hotel charges for additional services;
- Personal travel insurance;
- Consular fees for Turkmenistan tourist visa (80 USD) and Turkmenistan migration tax (12 USD);
- Visa support for Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan tourist visas (60 USD);
- International flight tickets before and after the tour.
Accommodation:
Astana - 2 nights |
Wyndham or similar |
Almaty - 1 night |
Mercure, Kazzhol Park or similar |
Karakol - 1 night |
Matsunoki, 78 Hotel, Green Yard or similar |
Kochkor - 1 night |
Mira guest house |
Son-Kul - 1 night |
Yurt (2 people in one yurt) |
Bishkek - 1 night |
Ambassador or similar |
Tashkent - 2 nights |
Lotte City Hotel Tashkent Palace or similar |
Khiva - 1 night |
Erkin Palace, Orient Star or similar |
Darvaza - 1 night |
Tents (optional alternative: yurt shared with other group members) |
Ashgabat - 1 night |
Archabil |
Mary - 1 night |
Mary |
Bukhara - 2 nights |
As-Salom, Minzifa Boutique, K.Komil or similar |
Samarkand - 2 nights |
East Star, Royal, Platan or similar |
Seven Lakes - 1 night |
Homestay with a local family (bedrooms shared with other group members) |
Iskanderkul - 1 night |
Guest house |
Dushanbe - 2 nights |
Serena, the Rumi or similar |