Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Walking Tours & Trips

Trek along Issyk-Kul Lake's shores, the world's second-largest alpine lake stretching 170 km, and hike through Suusamyr Valley at 2,200 meters. Walk around Panjakent's ancient ruins in Tajikistan, once Sogdiana's capital on the Silk Road, then check out UNESCO-listed Sulaiman-Too.

Trek through Charyn Canyon's Valley of the Castles and hike Djety-Oguz Canyon to see the famous Seven Bulls rock formations. Head to Son Kul Lake at 3,000 meters, where you'll stay in traditional yurts and get a real taste of nomadic life at the 15th-century Tash-Rabat Caravanserai.

Hike 16km through Ugam Chatkal National Park to Sayram Su Lake and trek to the remote Lake 7 in the Fan Mountains. Check out UNESCO-listed Old Town Bukhara's stone alleyways and walk the ancient streets of Khiva. Travel by overnight train and private vehicle across Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan, with 11 breakfasts and stays in hostels and guesthouses for travelers aged 18+.

Trek around Son Kul Lake with optional horseback riding to visit nomadic communities and look for ancient petroglyphs in the hills, then walk the old streets of Khiva's Ichan Kala fortress with its 60+ monuments. You'll stay in traditional yurts with wood burners at 3,016 meters.

Trek through Jeti Orghuz Canyon to see waterfall views around Karakol, then hike the trails at Kolsay Lakes National Park and check out Kaindy Lake's submerged forest. Walk among ancient city walls of Panjakent and climb UNESCO-listed Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain in Osh.

Trek mountain trails around Son Kul Lake at 3,016 meters, where you'll find traditional Kyrgyz yurt camps and ancient petroglyphs carved into rocks. Walk through UNESCO-listed Ichan Kala fortress in Khiva to see the 218-pillar Juma Mosque, then climb Solomon's Throne in Osh.

Walk through Khiva's UNESCO-listed Itchan Kala fortress to see ancient madrasahs and tall minarets, then head to Bukhara's medieval old town. You'll follow the historic Silk Road from Samarkand's Registan Square to Tashkent and hike along Issyk Kul Lake's shores at 5,278 feet.