Cultural Photography Tours & Trips in 5 stans

Photograph UNESCO-listed Merv ruins including Greater Kizkala columns and Erk Kala fortress walls, then capture the white-marbled Neutrality Arch and four-pointed minarets of Ertugrul Gazi Mosque in Ashgabat. You'll shoot the red rocks of Jety Oguz Valley and frame Registan Square's madrasas.

This 26-day photography trip takes you through Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan to capture ancient Silk Road sites (18+). You'll photograph Bukhara's UNESCO-listed Old Town with its turquoise-tiled madrasas and Islam Khoja Minaret in Khiva, then head to Kazakhstan for the golden Singing Sand Dunes.

Kaindy Lake's submerged forest and Charyn Canyon's moon-like landscape with tall red cliffs make for unusual photos. You'll see traditional yurt building at Ak Orgoo and photograph the colorful Dungan Mosque in Karakol. Burana Tower stands as a Silk Road remnant, and Jety-Oguz's Broken Heart shows off red rock formations.

See the ancient Silk Road through UNESCO-listed Samarkand's turquoise-tiled Registan Square, Bukhara's medieval madrasahs, and Khiva's walled Ichan-Qala fortress. You'll head from Kyrgyzstan's Cholpon-Ata petroglyphs to Turkmenistan's marble capital Ashgabat, with stops to see nomadic yurt builders and Sufism ceremonies.

Visit UNESCO-listed sites like Bukhara's Poi Kalon Minaret, Samarkand's Registan Square, and the ancient Nisa Fortress near Ashgabat as you travel through the Five Stans. You'll photograph eagle hunters in Bokonbayevo and see the striking red sandstone Jety-Orguz gorges.