Itinerary
- Day 1
Bishkek
Optional Activities
- State Museum of Fine Arts
- Search for samsa (pastry pockets filled with meat and vegetables)
- Day 2
Bishkek
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Bishkek city walking tour
- Ala-Too Square visit
- Dubovy Park and Freedom Avenue exploration
Optional Activities
- Osh Market exploration
Landmarks Ala-Too Square Dubovy Park Osh Market - Day 3
Bishkek to Issyk-Kul Lake
- Meals
- Lunch (Home-cooked lunch with Kyrgyz family in Don Aryk)
Included Activities
- Burana Tower visit
- Kyrgyz family visit in Don Aryk with home-cooked lunch
Landmarks Burana Tower Issyk-Kul Lake - Day 4
Issyk-Kul Lake
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Kyzyl Tuu yurt workshop and artisan family visit
Optional Activities
- Relax at yurt camp
- Swimming in Issyk-Kul Lake
- Short hike
Landmarks Kyzyl Tuu - Day 5
Issyk-Kul Lake to Song-Kol Lake
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Kochkor market visit
- Kochkor women's felt co-op visit
Landmarks Song-Kol Lake Kochkor 
- Day 6
Song-Kol Lake to Kyzyl-Oi
- Meals
- Lunch (Picnic lunch on the banks of Kokomeren River)
Included Activities
- Boorsok cooking demonstration
Optional Activities
- Village exploration
Landmarks Kokomeren River - Day 7
Kyzyl-Oi to Toktogul
- Meals
- Breakfast
Landmarks Suusamyr Valley Chychkan River - Day 8
Toktogul to Osh
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Uzgen minaret and complex visit
Landmarks Uzgen - Day 9
Osh
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain visit
- National Historical and Archaeological Museum Complex visit
Optional Activities
- Jayma Bazaar visit and souvenir shopping
- Self-guided tour of Soviet monuments
Landmarks Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain Jayma Bazaar - Day 10
Osh to Margilan
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch at potter's home in Rishton)
Included Activities
- Margilan ikat-silk factory visit
- Rishton ceramics workshop visit with lunch at potter's home
Landmarks Margilan Rishton - Day 11
Kokand
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Khudayar Khan Palace Museum visit
Optional Activities
- Friday Mosque visit
- Bazaar exploration
- Royal Cemetery visit
Landmarks Khudayar Khan Palace - Day 12
Kokand to Khujand
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Evening bazaar exploration
- Jami Mosque visit
- History Museum visit
- Khujand Fortification visit
Landmarks Jami Mosque - Day 13
Khujand to Panjakent
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch with local Tajik family in village near Marquzor Lakes)
Included Activities
- Marquzor Lakes visit with Tajik family lunch
Optional Activities
- Ancient city walls exploration
- Museum visit
Landmarks Marquzor Lakes Panjakent - Day 14
Tajikistan to Samarkand
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Leader-led orientation walk through Samarkand
- Visit historic mosques
- Explore bustling bazaars
Optional Activities
- Dinner at a local restaurant (leader recommendations available)
Landmarks Samarkand 
- Day 15
Samarkand
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Plov cooking demonstration dinner with local family)
Included Activities
- Registan Square visit
- Guri-Amir Mausoleum visit
- Bibi-Khanum Mosque visit
- Shak-i-Zinda necropolis visit
- Plov cooking demonstration with local family
Landmarks Registan Guri-Amir Mausoleum Bibi-Khanum Mosque Shak-i-Zinda - Day 16
Samarkand to Tashkent
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- State Museum of History of Uzbekistan visit
- Art Gallery of Uzbekistan visit
- Optional farewell dinner
Landmarks Tashkent 
- Day 17
Tashkent
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Mosque exploration
- Contemporary architecture walk
- Dinner with new group members
- Day 18
Tashkent
Included Activities
- City tour of Tashkent
- Visit Amir Timur Square
- Explore Chorsu Bazaar
- Tour decorated metro stations
- Visit Khast Imom Complex
Optional Activities
- State Museum of History of Uzbekistan - UZS50000
- Art Gallery of Uzbekistan - UZS20000
- Museum of Applied Arts - UZS25000
Landmarks Amir Timur Square Chorsu Bazaar Khast Imom Complex - Day 19
Khiva
Included Activities
- Khiva city tour
- Kalta Minor Minaret and Mohammed Amin Khan Madrassa visit
- Kuhna Ark visit
- Ak-sheikh Baba Observatory visit
- Islom Hoja Minaret visit
- Juma Mosque visit
- Tosh-Hovli Palace exploration
Landmarks Kalta Minor Minaret Mohammed Amin Khan Madrassa Kuhna Ark Ak-sheikh Baba Observatory Islom Hoja Minaret Juma Mosque Tosh-Hovli Palace 
- Day 20
Khiva
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Museum visits
- Souvenir shopping
- Craft studio exploration
- Self-guided city exploration
- Day 21
Khiva to Derweze
- Meals
- Dinner (Picnic dinner)
Included Activities
- Dashoguz bazaar visit
- Darvaza Crater visit
Landmarks Darvaza Crater - Day 22
Derweze to Nohur Village
- Meals
- Lunch, Dinner (Traditional dinner home-cooked by hosts)
Included Activities
- Yerbent village visit
- Nohur village walking tour
- Keteni weaving demonstration
- Traditional home-cooked dinner
Optional Activities
- Walks to local graves marked with goat horns
- Shepherd's trail exploration with waterfalls and swimming holes
Landmarks Kopet Dag Mountains Yerbent - Day 23
Nohur Village
- Meals
- Breakfast (Traditional breakfast at guesthouse)
Included Activities
- Nohur village tour with ethnic group residents
- Gyz Bibi Cave visit
- Horse breeder farm visit with Baursaki cooking demonstration
- Bread tandoor cooking demonstration
Landmarks Gyz Bibi Cave - Day 24
Ashgabat
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Nisa ancient settlement visit
- Halk Hakydasy Memorial Complex visit
- Anau ruins visit
- Russian Bazaar visit
- Ertugrul Gazi Mosque visit
- Neutrality Arch visit
- Ashgabat city tour
Optional Activities
- Mary Regional Museum visit
- Souvenir shopping
Landmarks Nisa Halk Hakydasy Memorial Complex Anau Russian Bazaar Ertugrul Gazi Mosque Neutrality Arch - Day 25
Ashgabat to Mary
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Mary city tour and bazaar exploration
- Merv UNESCO World Heritage site visit with Greater Kizkala, Erk Kala and Gyaur Kala exploration
Optional Activities
- Mary Regional Museum visit
Landmarks Merv Erk Kala Gyaur Kala 
- Day 26
Mary to Ashgabat
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Orthodox Church visit
- Mary city center exploration
- Ashgabat promenade walk
- Final group dinner
- Day 27
Ashgabat
- Meals
- Breakfast
