Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Walking Tours & Trips

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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Trek through the alpine meadows of Song Kul Lake at 3,016 meters, where traditional yurts dot the landscape and nomadic herders graze their livestock. Hike the Ak-Say Gorge along the shores of Issyk Kul, Central Asia's second-largest alpine lake, surrounded by the Tian Shan Mountains. Walk the ancient streets of UNESCO-listed Samarkand, checking out the turquoise-domed Registan Square, and wander through the medieval walled city of Khiva's Itchan Kala.