Itinerary
- Day 1
Ashgabat
- Start point
- Ashgabat, Ahal, Turkmenistan (Airport after clearing customs and immigration, 00:00 - 23:55)
- Day 2
Ashgabat
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Welcome dinner to celebrate the beginning of the journey)
Included Activities
- Visit National Museum of History and Ethnography
- Visit Arch of Neutrality
- Explore ancient Nisa UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Welcome dinner with fellow travelers
Landmarks National Museum of History and Ethnography Arch of Neutrality Nisa - Day 3
Ashgabat to Mary to Ashgabat
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Early morning flight to Mary
- Drive to Merv UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Explore archaeological remains across 2,500 acres
- Walk through museum exhibiting archaeological finds including Bronze Age sites and ancient Merv
- Evening flight from Mary back to Ashgabat
Landmarks Merv - Day 4
Ashgabat to Dashoguz to Konye Urgench to Khiva
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Flight to Dashoguz
- Drive to Konye Urgench UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Explore mosque, caravanserai gates, fortresses, and fortification walls
- Visit mausoleums and brick minaret with geometric designs
- Border crossing into Uzbekistan
Landmarks Konye Urgench - Day 5
Khiva
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch in yurt camp), Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Toprak Kala fortified capital covering 42 acres with adobe brick fortifications and palace-stronghold
- Explore Kyzyl Kala Red Fortress
- Visit Ayaz Kala with three fortresses
- Lunch in yurt camp
Landmarks Toprak Kala Kyzyl Kala Ayaz Kala - Day 6
Khiva to Bukhara
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Explore Dishan Kala outer city and Ichan Kala inner section
- Visit Djuma Mosque with exquisitely-carved wooden columns
- Visit Sheikh Mukhtar-Vali Complex mausoleum
- Explore Kunya Ark stronghold-palace
- Visit Tash-Hauli Palace with azure tiles and painted ceilings
- Evening flight from Khiva to Bukhara
Landmarks Djuma Mosque Sheikh Mukhtar-Vali Complex Kunya Ark Tash-Hauli Palace 
- Day 7
Bukhara
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Traditional Uzbek performance dinner at former madrassah)
Included Activities
- Visit Ismail Samani Mausoleum with sixteen brickwork styles
- Visit Chashma Ayub Mausoleum
- Explore Kukeldash Madrassah, largest Koran school of Central Asia
- Stroll through capmaker and spice bazaars
- Meander past street-level mosques and madrassah
- Traditional Uzbek performance with dinner at former madrassah
Landmarks Ismail Samani Mausoleum Chashma Ayub Mausoleum Kukeldash Madrassah - Day 8
Bukhara to Samarkand
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Chor Minor Madrassah with four blue-topped minarets
- Visit Lyabi-Hauz Plaza
- Train transfer to Samarkand
Landmarks Chor Minor Madrassah Lyabi-Hauz Plaza 
- Day 9
Samarkand to Shakhrisabz to Samarkand
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Drive to Shakhrisabz UNESCO World Heritage Site
- Explore Ak Saray Palace with monumental iwan entryway
- Visit Urgut Bazaar
Landmarks Ak Saray Palace Urgut Bazaar - Day 10
Samarkand to Tashkent
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Registan Square with three madrassas
- Visit Ulug Beg Madrasa
- Visit Shir Dor Madrasah with lion-tiger pursing gazelle motifs
- Visit Tilla Kari Madrasa and Mosque
- Explore Chorsu medieval commercial center
- Visit Gur-Emir Mausoleum
- View Ulug Beg's observatory from 1428 and museum
- Train to Tashkent
Landmarks Registan Square Ulug Beg Madrasa Shir Dor Madrasah Tilla Kari Madrasa and Mosque Chorsu Gur-Emir Mausoleum Ulug Beg Observatory 
- Day 11
Tashkent
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Independence Square
- Visit Navoi Theatre Square and opera house
- Visit Crafts Center
- Visit Abdul Kassim Madrassa
- Visit Russian Orthodox Church over 135 years old
- Visit Barak Khan Madrassa with engravings, gilt, and glazed mosaic
Landmarks Independence Square Navoi Theatre Square Crafts Center Abdul Kassim Madrassa Russian Orthodox Church Barak Khan Madrassa - Day 12
Tashkent to Khujand to Dushanbe
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Border crossing from Uzbekistan to Tajikistan
- Visit Historical Museum of Sughd
- Visit Khujand Fortress
- Visit Muslihiddin Medressa
Landmarks Historical Museum of Sughd Khujand Fortress Muslihiddin Medressa - Day 13
Dushanbe
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Tajikistan National Museum
- Visit Museum of Ethnography
- Visit Shohmansur Bazaar
- Visit Gurminj Musical Instrument Museum
- Visit Hissar Fortress, 18th century fort remains
Landmarks Tajikistan National Museum Museum of Ethnography Shohmansur Bazaar Gurminj Musical Instrument Museum Hissar Fortress - Day 14
Dushanbe to Almaty
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Flight from Dushanbe to Almaty
- Day 15
Almaty
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Panfilov Park
- Visit Zenkov wooden Cathedral
- Visit St. Nicholas Cathedral
- Visit National Musical Instruments Museum
- Visit Central State Museum
- Visit Almaty Green Bazaar
- Panoramic view from Kok Tobe
Landmarks Panfilov Park Zenkov Cathedral St. Nicholas Cathedral National Musical Instruments Museum Central State Museum Almaty Green Bazaar Kok Tobe - Day 16
Almaty to Bishkek
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Drive to Bishkek via newly built highway
- Visit Central Museum
- Visit Independence Square
- Visit Philharmonic Square
- Visit University Boulevard
- Visit TSUM
Landmarks Central Museum Independence Square Philharmonic Square - Day 17
Bishkek to Karakol
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Included Activities
- Drive along south shore of Issyk Kul
- Stop in Kyzyl Tuu yurt maker's village
- Visit yurt masters home
- Visit Jeti-Oguz canyon
Landmarks Issyk Kul Kyzyl Tuu Jeti-Oguz Canyon - Day 18
Karakol to Cholpon Ata to Bishkek
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Farewell dinner)
Included Activities
- City tour of Karakol
- Visit wooden Russian Orthodox Holy Trinity Cathedral
- Visit wooden mosque built without nails
- Visit Museum of Nikolay M. Prjevalskiy
- Drive to Cholpon Ata
- Visit Petroglyphs site of Scythians and Hungsun civilizations
- Farewell dinner in Bishkek
Landmarks Holy Trinity Cathedral Wooden Mosque Museum of Nikolay M. Prjevalskiy Cholpon Ata Petroglyphs - Day 19
Bishkek Departure
- End point
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Airport-Departures Terminal, 00:00 - 23:55)
- Meals
- Breakfast
