Central Asia Explorer

Meals

16 breakfasts and 7 dinners are included

Transport

Private Bus, Metro, Train

Accomodation

Guesthouse/Homestay (2 night), Hotel (11 nights), Tourist Yurt Camps (3 night)

Included Activities

• Bishkek - City walking tour
• Shamsy Valley - Burana tower
• Don Aryk - Kyrgyz family visit and home-cooked lunch
• Issyk-Kul Lake - Yurt workshop
• Kochkor - Market
• Kochkor - Women's Felt Co-op
• Kyzyl-Oi - Boorsok Cooking Demonstration
• Uzgen - Uzgen Minaret & Complex
• Osh - Sulaiman-Too Mountain
• Osh - National Historical and Archaeological Museum Complex
• Kokand - home cooked lunch
• Kokand - Rishton ceramics workshop visit
• Margilan - Itak silk Factory visit
• Kokand - Khudoyar Khan Palace Museum
• Khujand - Jami Mosque
• Panjakent - Ancient city wall & museum
• Lake Marquzor - Tajik family visit with lunch
• Samarkand - Leader-led orientation walk
• Samarkand - Bibi-Khanym Mosque
• Samarkand - Registan Square
• Samarkand - Shakh-I-Zinda
• Samarkand - Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum
• Samarkand - Plov cooking demonstration & family visit

• Take in the beautiful Lakes of Issyk-kul and Song Kol with stays in a traditional yurt camp.
• Travel along the Chychkan River beneath the towering peaks of Kyrgyzstan’s Tien Shan range and take in the grand scenery with your small group of likeminded travellers.
• Meet local masters and get to know the art of silk weaving and the secrets of Rishton ceramics – two of the most important items traded on the Silk Road.
• Wander through the grand square of Registan in Samarkand and discover the imposing architecture from afar and the detailed craftmanship of the tiling up close.
• Explore the ruins of the ancient city wall at Panjakent. Take in the beautiful Marquzor Lakes and share a delicious home-cooked lunch with a local Tajik family.