Itinerary
- Day 1
Bishkek
Optional Activities
- Explore Bishkek at your own pace
- Try local samsa (pastry pockets filled with meat and vegetables)
- Dinner with fellow travelers

- Day 2
Bishkek
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Bishkek city walking tour
- Ala-Too Square visit
- Dubovy Park exploration
Optional Activities
- Osh Market visit and shopping
Landmarks Ala-Too Square Dubovy Park Osh Market - Day 3
Bishkek to Issyk-Kul Lake
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Home-cooked lunch with local Kyrgyz family at Barbulak), Dinner
Included Activities
- Burana Tower visit
- Kyrgyz family visit and home-cooked lunch at Barbulak
- Boorsook cooking demonstration
- Kyrgyz carpet weaving demonstration
- Elecheck demonstration
Landmarks Burana Tower Issyk-Kul Lake 

- Day 4
Issyk-Kul Lake to Karakol
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Skazka Canyon visit
- Jety Oguz Valley visit
Optional Activities
- Explore Karakol's historic streets and gingerbread houses
Landmarks Skazka Canyon Jety Oguz Valley - Day 5
Karakol to Almaty
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Charyn Canyon short hike
Optional Activities
- Explore Almaty at your own pace
Landmarks Charyn Canyon 


- Day 6
Almaty
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Home-cooked lunch at family-run winery with wine tasting)
Included Activities
- Almaty city tour
- Central Square visit
- Zenkov Cathedral visit
- Panfilov Park visit
- Museum of Kazakh Musical Instruments visit
- Winery visit with home-cooked lunch and wine tasting
Optional Activities
- Explore Almaty at your own pace
Landmarks Central Square Zenkov Cathedral Panfilov Park Museum of Kazakh Musical Instruments - Day 7
Almaty
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Wander Almaty's parks
- Try local food at restaurants
- Visit Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Landmarks Central State Museum of the Republic of Kazakhstan 

- Day 8
Tashkent
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Tashkent leader-led orientation walk
Optional Activities
- Amir Timur Square visit
- Chorsu Bazaar exploration
- Khast Imom complex visit
Landmarks Amir Timur Square Chorsu Bazaar Khast Imom complex - Day 9
Tashkent to Samarkand
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Samarkand leader-led orientation walk
- Plov cooking demonstration with local family visit
Optional Activities
- Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum visit
Landmarks Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum 


- Day 10
Samarkand
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Bibi Khanum Mosque visit
- Siob Bazaar exploration
- Registan Square visit
Optional Activities
- Medieval observatory ruins exploration
Landmarks Bibi Khanum Mosque Registan Square 
- Day 11
Samarkand to Bukhara
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Bukhara orientation walk with leader
- Lyabi-Haus complex visit
- Taki Zargaron Trading Dome visit
Optional Activities
- Craft studios exploration in madrasah
Landmarks Lyabi-Haus 


- Day 12
Bukhara
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Sitorai Mohi Khosa Palace visit
- Ark Fortress visit
- Ismail Samani Mausoleum visit
Optional Activities
- Bolo Haus Mosque visit
- Chor Minor visit
- Kalon Mosque and Minaret visit
- Ulugbek Madrasah visit
- Abdulaziz Khan Madrassa visit
Landmarks Sitorai Mohi Khosa Ark Fortress Ismail Samani Mausoleum Bolo Haus Mosque Chor Minor Kalon Mosque Kalon Minaret 
- Day 13
Bukhara to Mary
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Bazaar exploration in Mary



- Day 14
Mary to Ashgabat
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Merv UNESCO World Heritage site exploration
- Greater Kizkala visit
- Erk Kala and Gyaur Kala visit
- Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum visit
Landmarks Merv Greater Kizkala Erk Kala Gyaur Kala Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum 


- Day 15
Ashgabat
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Nisa ancient settlement visit
- Halk Hakydasy Memorial Complex visit
- Anau ruins exploration
- Ertugrul Gazi Mosque visit
- Akhal-Teke horse farm visit
- Neutrality Arch visit
- Turkmenbashy Ruhi Mosque visit
Optional Activities
- Russian Bazaar exploration
- Archabil Street monuments exploration
Landmarks Nisa Halk Hakydasy Memorial Complex Anau Russian Bazaar Ertugrul Gazi Mosque Akhal-Teke horse farm Neutrality Arch Turkmenbashy Ruhi Mosque 

- Day 16
Ashgabat
- Meals
- Breakfast






































