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Central Asia Walking Tours & Trips

Central Asia Walking Tours & Trips

Find a walking tour that explores Central Asia. There are 33 adventures to choose from, that range in length from 8 days up to 37 days. The most popular month for these tours is August, which has the most tour departures.

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    YELENA traveled in December, 2024

    5.0
    The Central Asia tour was extremely enjoyable and included a varied mix of history, old and new cities along the Silk Road, varied nature of canyons, mountains, lakes, deserts, and a mix of city and rural life. Wonderful people. Special thanks to our guides Svetlana and Ejesh. Our drivers, local guiedes and hosts. Thanks you, Intrepid.
    Central Asia: Five Stans Express
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    Michael traveled in September

    4.0
    Some aspects of the trip were exceptional, others were, frankly, problematic. The overarching theme is that Intrepid, frankly, seems to have very little understanding of what is actually happening on the ground with its local operators. Starting with the good: our guide in Turkmenistan (Ali) really went out of his way to provide us with an amazing travel experience and presentation of Turkmenistan, including by filling in many of the inexplicable "free time" periods in the official Intrepid itinerary. Independent travel is not permitted in Turkmenistan; "free time" actually means a group activity at the discretion of the tour leader or else sitting around the hotel drinking beer and playing cards. Ali, in response to requests from us and other group members, revised the itinerary to allow an additional excursion to Gonor Depe from Mary (after visiting Merv) as well as a trip to the Carpet Museum in Ashgabat (after returning from Mary). The transport in Turkmenistan was a full-sized 50-person bus, which was admittedly very comfortable but it did seem a bit much for 9 people. Kudos to our driver for being at our beck and call for very long hours. The tent facilities at Darvaza were, frankly, more comfortable than I expected them to be. That segment of the trip was particularly well done. The Uzbekistan portion of the trip was full of problems, starting with the apparent arrest of the tour leader on Day 1 for not being a properly-licensed guide, which resulted in the orientation being cancelled and the group having to get themselves to the airport for the flight to Khiva without tickets or guide. We are not familiar with the particulars since we only joined the tour in Khiva on Day 2. The hotel in Khiva was, literally, a construction site. We arrived a day early and were its very first guests; the remainder of the group were its second guests. The hotel was not yet finished. Construction workers were hammering, moving around furniture, etc, all day. The dining room was occupied by a seamstress making curtains. In fairness to the hotel, the owner and manager really went out of their way to make us as comfortable as possible under the circumstances, including going above-and-beyond in hospitality. I am sure it will be a very nice hotel when it is actually completed. The last-minute replacement guide (Sasha) was knowledgable and made every effort to be helpful, but inexperienced. He candidly acknowledged that it was was first time guiding a group of more than 2 people and he only started learning English 6 months prior. He gets an A+ for effort and I am sure he will make a very good guide with more experience. The Intrepid itinerary misstates the border crossing into Turkmenistan as Xojeli instead of Shavat. This caused some confusion/consternation on the bus to the border as it appeared we were being taken to the wrong place and we were concerned about whether our Turkmenistan guide would be in the right place. Sasha could not explain the discrepancy. Overall, we enjoyed the tour, although we are forced to wonder whether Intrepid/Tourradar actually added much value and whether we could have a similar experience if we had just visited Khiva independently (as we did the rest of Uzbekistan) and dealt directly with a local Turkmenistan operator for that country.
    Tashkent to Ashgabat
  1. Bishkek to AshgabatMap of Bishkek to Ashgabat
    Explorer
    Duration 27 days
    DestinationsKyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan
    Age Range Ages 15+
    OperatorIntrepid Travel

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  2. Journeys: Through the Heart of the Stans National Geographic JourneysMap of Journeys: Through the Heart of the Stans National Geographic Journeys
    In-depth Cultural

    Hike to the Broken Heart at Jety-Oguz's red formations and walk through Charyn Canyon's tall red rock landscape. Kaindy Lake has a strange submerged spruce forest you can walk around, and Cholpon-Ata Petroglyphs date back 3,500 years. Hisor Fortress's ancient gates and Burana Tower, which remains from the Silk Road city of Balasagan, are both on the route.

    Duration 13 days
    DestinationsKyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
    Age Range Ages 12+
    OperatorNational Geographic Expeditions with G Adventures

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  3. Silk Road Odyssey: The Five Stans Adventure and World Nomad Games 2026 (70 destinations)Map of Silk Road Odyssey: The Five Stans Adventure and World Nomad Games 2026 (70 destinations)
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    Walk through Sarmysh Gorge to see over 10,000 ancient Paleolithic petroglyphs, then camp at Aydarkul Lake. Later, hike up Karaul Mountain in Ukhum Village for valley views and see the Severcev sheep nursery with its rare wild argali. Stay in yurts at Son Kul Lake (3,500 meters up) and see the 15th-century Tash-Rabat.

    Duration 33 days
    DestinationsTurkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan
    Age Range Ages 12+
    OperatorYellowwood Adventures Ltd

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  4. Journeys: Echoes of the Silk Road National Geographic JourneysMap of Journeys: Echoes of the Silk Road National Geographic Journeys
    In-depth Cultural

    Trek through Ala Archa National Park's alpine valleys and hike the red cliffs of Charyn Canyon before checking out Jety Oguz's Broken Heart rock formation. Walk Samarkand's Afrasiab archaeological site with a historian, wander Bukhara's ancient trading domes, and see Khiva's pedestrian-only Ichan-Qala.

    Duration 23 days
    DestinationsKyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan
    Age Range Ages 12+
    OperatorNational Geographic Expeditions with G Adventures

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  5. Central Asia: Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan & KyrgyzstanMap of Central Asia: Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan
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    Trek to the seven turquoise Marguzor Lakes in Tajikistan's Fan Mountains and hike 16km to Sayram Su Lake in Kazakhstan's Ugam Chatkal National Park. Walk through UNESCO-listed Old Town Bukhara and see the ancient city of Khiva's stone alleyways. Cross four borders with a CEO guide, staying in hostels and guesthouses across Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan on this 15-day journey.

    Duration 15 days
    DestinationsUzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan
    Age Range Ages 18-39
    OperatorG Adventures

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