Steppe Journeys

Mr Ronaldo Thank you very much for your kind review and for sharing your wonderful photos from the trip with us. We truly appreciate it! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed the tour and especially appreciated the professionalism, knowledge and care of our guides, as well as the friendliness and helpfulness of our drivers. We will be very happy to pass your kind words on to the team. It was a pleasure to have you travelling with Steppe Journeys, and we hope to welcome you back to Central Asia for another adventure in the future! Warm regards, Odil & the Steppe Journeys Team

Dear Alexandria Thank you very much for taking the time to share such a detailed review. We’re delighted to hear that you had a great time on your 18-day Central Asia journey and that you were happy with our local guides, drivers and accommodation throughout the trip. We also really appreciate your comments about the itinerary. With customized tours, personal preferences can make a big difference, and your feedback regarding having more hiking opportunities in Kyrgyzstan and spending an additional day in Turkmenistan instead of visiting Shahrisabz is very helpful to us when planning future tailor-made trips. It was a pleasure organizing your journey through Central Asia, and we’re very happy that overall the trip covered everything you wanted to experience. Thank you for travelling with Steppe Journeys, and we hope to welcome you back to this part of the world again one day! Warm regards, Odil & the Steppe Journeys Team

Dear Louise Thank you so much for your wonderful review and for sharing your fantastic photos from the trip with us! We really enjoyed seeing them. It’s especially lovely to hear that you had such a memorable experience travelling independently and that our guides went beyond the planned itinerary to help you discover the places and experiences that interested you personally. Your evening learning Uzbek and French with a retired teacher sounds like exactly the kind of unexpected local encounter that can make a journey special. Thank you also for your helpful advice . We truly appreciate your recommendation. It was a pleasure organising your journey through Uzbekistan , and we hope to welcome you back for another adventure one day! Warm regards, Odil & the Steppe Journeys Team

Dear Margot, Thank you very much for your wonderful review and for travelling with Steppe Journeys. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed Uzbekistan and were happy with our guides, drivers, and the overall value of the tour. We also really appreciate your constructive feedback regarding the busy itinerary, particularly after a late or long international flight. This is a very useful point, and we will pay more attention to guests’ arrival times when planning the following day wherever the itinerary allows. It was a pleasure having you with us, and we hope to welcome you back to Uzbekistan or another part of Central Asia in the future. Warm regards, Odil & the Steppe Journeys Team

Dear Robert Thank you very much for taking the time to share your feedback. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your journey through the four Stans and found our guides knowledgeable and helpful, the accommodation comfortable and centrally located, and the overall tour experience rewarding. We also truly appreciate your constructive comments regarding the timing of pickup, driver and guide information. We understand that receiving these details earlier makes the journey more comfortable and reassuring, and we are working with our local teams to improve advance communication. Thank you especially for your patience and understanding along the way. It was a pleasure organizing your Central Asia journey, and we hope to welcome you back to the region again in the future. Warm regards, Odil & the Steppe Journeys Team

Dear Khatereh Thank you for kind review of our services. We are very happy to have your review and hope we will be able to serve you again for next trips in Central Asia. Cheers and best regards Odil

Dear Jazz Thank you very much for sharing such a thoughtful and detailed review. We are delighted that your journey through Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan became one of your most memorable travel experiences. It was a pleasure arranging the tour for you, and we are especially happy that our guides and drivers helped make travelling across three countries feel smooth, welcoming and personal. We will proudly share your kind words with Muhammad, Zaure, Ayana and the entire team. It is also wonderful to hear that you and your travelling companion began the journey as strangers and finished as friends. Your suggestion of creating a pre-tour WhatsApp group is excellent. It would allow travellers to introduce themselves and provide one convenient place for guide contacts, meeting details and daily updates. Thank you as well for highlighting the unnecessarily early Khiva transfer and the shower smells at the hotels in Almaty and Issyk-Kul. We take these comments seriously and will review the transfer timing with our local team and raise the accommodation issues directly with the respective hotels. We also appreciate your suggestion about the Seven Lakes in Tajikistan. Adding this experience would require extra time and careful border arrangements, but it is certainly a beautiful option that we can consider for an extended itinerary. Being interviewed by local television in Khiva must have been an unforgettable surprise! These spontaneous moments often become some of the best travel memories. Thank you again for trusting Steppe Journeys with your Central Asian adventure. Your appreciation means a great deal to all of us, and we would be delighted to welcome you back to explore more of this remarkable region in the future. Warm regards, Odil Akhmedov Founder, Steppe Journeys

Dear Jarko Thank you very much for sharing your feedback. We are pleased to hear that you found the tour well organized and were happy with the quality of the hotels. We also appreciate your comments regarding the group size and the schedule in Samarkand. We completely understand that booking a group tour creates an expectation of travelling with other participants, and we are sorry that on this particular departure you were the only traveler. Due to off season the group did not collect more travelers. Your point regarding the long wait before the train in Samarkand is also very helpful, and we will review the itinerary and train timing to make this day more comfortable for future guests. The guide says due to hot weather the tour was completed earlier and he had to take you to the station earlier than scheduled. Thank you again for travelling with us and for helping us improve our tours. Odil

Dear Fiona Thank you so much for your wonderful review. We’re truly delighted to hear that you had such a memorable experience and that Uzbekistan left such a positive impression on you. It means a great deal to us that you felt safe and welcomed throughout your journey, especially as a solo traveller. Your kind words about our team, particularly Bek and our local guides, are greatly appreciated. We will be sure to share your compliments with them—they’ll be thrilled to know they helped make your trip so special. We’re also pleased that our team could provide support when it was needed and help ensure everyone was well looked after. Thank you once again for choosing Steppe Journeys. It was our pleasure to host you, and we would be absolutely delighted to welcome you back to Uzbekistan or any of the other Central Asian countries in the future. Warm regards, Odil Steppe Journeys

Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed the spectacular sights, experienced guides, comfortable hotels, and our restaurant recommendations throughout your journey. We’re especially pleased that having a local guide in each country enriched your experience and gave you a deeper understanding of Central Asia’s history, culture, and traditions. That’s exactly what we aim to provide. We completely understand your wish to spend more time in Kazakhstan. Central Asia is a vast region, and balancing the highlights of five countries within one itinerary is always a challenge. We hope it gives you a great reason to return and explore Kazakhstan in more depth on a future trip! Thank you once again for choosing Steppe Journeys. It was our pleasure to host you, and we hope to welcome you back to Central Asia again soon. Odil Akhmedov