This 18-day tour takes you through three countries, each with its own unique culture and atmosphere. Kyrgyzstan is famous for its mountains and lakes, though the open-air museum of petroglyphs in Cholpon-Ata is a great piece of human history. Uzbekistan’s most famous sights are the monumental cities of Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva (included as UNESCO World Heritage Sites), filled with remarkable buildings that tell of the region’s cultured past. Tajikistan is a little of nature and a little of history: Penjikent and Sarazm are two of Central Asia’s richest ancient treasures, while the Seven Lakes are natural gems. The Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan-Tajikistan Group Tour takes you everywhere, and lets you share costs with other adventurers as you cross Central Asia for almost three weeks.
Tour itinerary:
At 12:00 sightseeing tour: visit Kyrgyz National Philharmoniс, Statue of Manas, Oak Park, Ala-Too Square, Victory Square, Museum of Fine Arts and Osh market. Overnight at the hotel.
Transfer to Cholpon-Ata. Dinner and overnight at the hotel, located near Issyk-Kul Lake.
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Continue driving to Karakol. City tour in Karakol: visiting Prjevalsky museum, Wooden Orthodox Church, Dungan mosque in Chinese style. Kyrgyzstan is a multiethnic country and during this tour you will have a chance to get acquainted with different nations and cultures. Today you will have a dinner in Uigur or Dungan family with Kyrgyz national music and songs. These nations came to Kyrgyzstan from China and live in Karakol since 1869. Overnight in the guest house.
Meals: Breakfast/Dinner
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Meals: Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner
Meals: Breakfast
Day trip to Chimgan Mountains, where you can see petroglyphs, take a 3-kilometer-long cable car ride into the mountains and enjoy the magnificent views from the top.
If you like hiking, check out trip to Gulkam Canyon. With its beautiful river and waterfall tucked between two crags, it’s the perfect spot for a half-day hike and picnic by the stream, and sure to become one of your sweetest memories from Uzbekistan.
If you wish to combine - hiking and a picnic lunch – then Tour to Jade Lakes (Urungach) is calling you!
Transfer to domestic airport, evening flight to Urgench departing at 18:40 (1093 km, 1 h 40 min). Arrival in Urgench at 20:20, transfer to the hotel in Khiva (30 km, 35 min). Overnight at the hotel.
Duration of sightseeing tour: 5-6 hours
Duration of sightseeing tour: 4-5 hours
Visit Lyabi Hauz Ensemble, Magoki-Attori Mosque, Chor-Minor Madrasah, trade domes, Kalyan Minaret, Kalyan Mosque and Miri-Arab Madrasah, Ulugbek and Abdulazizkhan madrasahs, Ark Fortress, Bolo-Khauz Mosque, Ismail Samani and Chashma-Ayub mausoleums. Dinner and a National Show at Nadir Divan-begi Madrasah. Overnight at the hotel.
Duration of sightseeing tour: 6-7 hours
Duration of sightseeing tour: 3-4 hours
Duration of sightseeing tour: 6-7 hours
Duration of sightseeing tour: 4-5 hours
After lunch drive to Penjikent. Sightseeing in Penjikent: Rudaki Museum, as Penjikent is a birthplace of Abu Abdallah Rudaki, considered by many to be the father of Persian Poetry. Visit the ancient Penjikent ruins of old Sogdian town founded in the 5th century and abandoned in the 8th century by Arabs. Foundations of houses, a citadel with a couple of Zoroastrian fire temples and city bazaar are visible in the excavated ruins. Overnight at the hotel.
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
Duration of sightseeing tour: 5-6 hours
Meals: breakfast, lunch, dinner
- Accommodation based on double room sharing, breakfasts included;
- Transportation throughout the tour, including airports/train stations pick up and drop offs;
- Sightseeing tour program in each city with local guides;
- Entrance tickets to the sights as per itinerary;
- Economy class ticket for flights Bishkek-Tashkent, Tashkent-Urgench & Urgench-Bukhara;
- Economy class ticket for train Bukhara-Samarkand (on rare occasions when the high-speed train is unavailable, we will replace this with the most-comfortable class of regular train);
- Dinner with folklore show program at Nadir Divan-Begi Madrasah in Bukhara, farewell lunch in Samarkand;
- Visa support letter for Uzbekistan visa;
- Visa support letter for Tajikistan tourist visa;
- Meals – as per itinerary;
- English speaking tour leader in Tajikistan;
- English speaking tour leader from Advantour to accompany the group of 8 persons and more;
- Full board (lunches and dinners) in Tajikistan;
- A felt carpet workshop and Kyrgyz folklore show in Kochkor, an eagle hunting show in Bokonbaevo, Kyrgyz folkloric in Karakol, Horse game “Ulak-Tartysh” in Tokmok in Kyrgyzstan.
- Tour leader to accompany the travellers for the whole period of the tour;
- Full board in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzsatan (lunches and dinners);
- Hotel charges for additional services;
- Consular fees for Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan and Tajikistan tourist visas;
- Visa support for Kyrgyzstan tourist visa;
- Camera fees, charged separately by museums;
- International flight tickets before and after the tour;
- Travel insurance.
Dates & Prices
100% guaranteed departures – even if there is only 1 traveler.
Group size: 1-16 persons
Please note that itinerary and prices are subject to change due to airline and train schedule changes, currency fluctuations and other unforeseeable events.
We strongly recommend NOT to purchase airline tickets for 2024 tours without discussing it with your travel consultant.