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Trip Type: Explorer

18 Days
| 1 - 12 People

Starts From:

NZD $11,395.00 /Person
Journey back to the days of the Great Silk Road on an 18-day Premium adventure through Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Explore the cosmopolitan capital …
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Journey back to the days of the Great Silk Road on an 18-day Premium adventure through Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Explore the cosmopolitan capital of Tashkent, marvel at the architecture in Samarkand, discover the holy sites of Bukhara and visit the ancient monuments of Khiva. Get to know the ins and outs of an Uzbek village and go on hikes in Sharyn Canyon and Jety Oguz Valley. Spend a night in a traditional yurt camp alongside the massive alpine lake of Issyk Kul, plus visit a family-owned winery for a tasting, have lunch in a small traditional village and enjoy a masterclass of local cuisine from a Dungan family. With all this and more, what’s holding you back from your next adventure?

Itinerary

Day 1: Tashkent

Day 2: Tashkent

Day 3: Samarkand

Day 4: Samarkand

Day 5: Bukhara

Day 6: Bukhara

Day 7: Khiva

Day 8: Khiva

Day 9: Tashkent

Day 10: Almaty

Day 11: Almaty

Day 12: Bishkek

Day 13: Bishkek

Day 14: Issyk Kul

Day 15: Karakol

Day 16: Karakol

Day 17: Almaty

Day 18: Almaty

Trip Inclusions

Meals

17 breakfasts and 10 dinners are included

Transport

Private vehicle, Plane, Train

Accomodation

Comfortable hotel (14 nights) Feature Stay (3 nights).

Included Activities

  • Tashkent - welcome dinner
  • Tashkent - Amir Timur Square
  • Tashkent - Khast Imom Complex & Moyie Mubarek Library Museum
  • Tashkent - Metro tour
  • Tashkent – Pottery Class and Ceramic Studio Visit
  • Tashkent - City tour, including Chorsu Bazaar
  • Samarkand - Bibi-Khanym Mosque
  • Samarkand - Handmade paper workshop
  • Samarkand - Afrosiab Museum
  • Samarkand - Plov cooking demonstration & family visit
  • Samarkand - Ulugbek's Observatory
  • Samarkand - Uzbek Bagizagan winery visit and tasting
  • Samarkand - City tour
  • Samarkand - Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum
  • Samarkand - Shakh-I-Zinda
  • Samarkand - Registan Square
  • Samarkand - Siob Bazaar
  • Bukhara - Bolo Hauz Complex
  • Bukhara - Chashma Ayub Mausoleum
  • Bukhara - Ismail Samani Mausoleum
  • Bukhara – Miniature Painting Workshop
  • Bukhara - Ark Fortress
  • Bukhara - Bolo Hauz Mosque
  • Bukhara - Chor Minor
  • Bukhara - Kalon Minaret & Mosque
  • Bukhara - Taki Zargaron Trading Dome
  • Bukhara - Lyabi Khauz Complex
  • Bukhara - City tour
  • Bukhara - Sitorai Mohi Hosa Palace
  • Khiva - Islom Hoja Minaret & Medressa
  • Khiva - Juma Mosque
  • Khiva - Tosh-Hovli Palace
  • Khiva - Kunya Ark
  • Khiva - Kalta Minor Minaret
  • Khiva - Sunset drinks
  • Khiva - Muhammad Rahim-khan Medressa
  • Khiva - Muhammad Amin-khan Medressa
  • Khiva - Khorezmian cuisine cooking class
  • Almaty - Welcome Dinner
  • Almaty - City tour with local guide
  • Bishkek Orientation Walk
  • Bishkek - Nomadic Ethnic Centre Visit
  • Bishkek - City Walking Tour
  • Bishkek - Kurak Masterclass
  • Bishkek - Burana Tower
  • Karakol - Skazka Canyon Visit
  • Issky Kul - Kyzyl Tuu - Yurt Making Workshop
  • Karakol - City Tour
  • Karakol - Dungan Family Visit and Cooking Masterclass
  • Karakol - Jety Oguz Visit
  • Almaty - Charyn Canyon Hike
  • Almaty - Winery Visit, Tasting and dinner
Trip Highlights
  • Spend a memorable night in a yurt camp near the second-largest alpine lake in the world, plus sleep within the walls of Uzbekistan’s history at a historical property in Bukhara – your two Feature Stays.
  • Understand local life through food by joining local families for cooking classes in Samarkand and Khiva. Feast on delicious local cuisine at a family-owned winery in Almaty, a Dungan family home and in the remote Kyzyl-Tuu village.
  • Uncover Tashkent’s Soviet legacy and the magic of Uzbekistan's ‘holiest city’ in Bukhara. Hear ancient tales of Khiva and be guided through the architecture of Samarkand.
  • Head off the tourist track and see some incredible natural landscapes – on this trip, you’ll visit Sharyn Canyon (nicknamed the little brother of the Grand Canyon), Jety Oguz, Skazka Canyon and Lake Issyk Kul.
  • Soak up some of the layered history and diverse architecture of two former Silk Route cities – Almaty in Kazakhstan and Bishkek in Kyrgyzstan.
Dates & Availability

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Provided by
Intrepid
Reference Code: KFPUK
Trip Location
Trip Starts: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
Trip Ends: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Countries Visited: Kazakhstan

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Destination Details

Kazakhstan
| 18 Days
| 1 - 12 People