About this trip
Eleven days across Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Turkmenistan, tracing the Silk Road through cities, mountains and desert. This is Central Asia at its most varied — grand tiled architecture in one city, glacial valleys the next, then flat desert under a burning gas crater.
You'll walk Samarkand's Registan Square, get lost in Khiva's old town, and head into the Pamir foothills before crossing into Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert to see the Darvaza gas crater after dark.
It's a guided small-group trip with private rooms throughout, pitched as easy-paced, so the focus is on seeing and absorbing rather than physical exertion.
What you'll do
- Wander Samarkand's Registan Square and its tiled minarets
- Explore the old walled city of Khiva
- See the fiery Darvaza gas crater in Turkmenistan's Karakum Desert
- Visit Dushanbe and Tajikistan's Iskanderkul Lake
- Browse working bazaars for spices, bread and silk
- Cross three countries in one continuous overland route
- Covers three countries in 11 days, so expect a fair amount of travel time between stops
- Rated easy paced, with private rooms rather than shared dorms
- Fully guided throughout, suited to those who'd rather not navigate three border crossings solo
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Getting there
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Where to stay
A night before your tour in Tashkent · 15 Oct – 16 Oct
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