Itinerary
- Day 1
Bishkek
- Start point
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (Hotel)
- Meals
- Dinner (Welcome Dinner in traditional restaurant with national Kyrgyz cuisine)
- Accommodation
- Hotel (My Hotel or similar)
Included Activities
- City tour in Bishkek
- Welcome meet with guide and group
- Day 2
Bishkek - Burana - Iskra village - Cholpon Ata
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch with Dungan family in Iskra village)
Included Activities
- Visit Burana Tower
- Lunch with Dungan family in Iskra village
- Visit petroglyph museum
- Free time at Issyk Kul lake beach
Landmarks Burana Tower Issyk Kul Lake 
- Day 3
Cholpon Ata - Grigoriev and Semienov gorges - Karakol
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Picnic or lunch in café on the road)
Included Activities
- Walk in Grigoriev and Semienov gorges
- Visit Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Karakol
- Visit Dungan Mosque in Karakol
Landmarks Russian Orthodox Cathedral Dungan Mosque - Day 4
Karakol - Jeti Oguz - Barskoon - Tamga
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner
Included Activities
- Walk in Jeti Oguz gorge
- Visit Barskoon gorge and waterfalls
- See Tears of the Snow Leopard waterfall
- Visit Yuri Gagarin monument
Landmarks Jeti Oguz Gorge Barskoon Gorge 
- Day 5
Tamga - Skazka - Bokonbaevo - Kyzyl Tuu - Kochkor
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch in guesthouse or café), Dinner
Included Activities
- Visit Skazka canyons
- Meet eagle hunter and watch demonstration
- Visit Kyzyl Tuu village for yurt production demonstration
Landmarks Skazka Canyons 
- Day 6
Kochkor - Son-Kul/Tash Rabat
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Lunch in restaurant in Naryn (March, April, October, November only)), Dinner
Included Activities
- Experience nomadic lifestyle and customs (May-September: Son Kul Lake)
- Visit Tash Rabat historic caravanserai (March, April, October, November)
Landmarks Son Kul Lake Tash Rabat - Day 7
Son Kul/Tash Rabat - Chon-Kemin
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (Freshly prepared traditional dinner)
Included Activities
- Learn about felt-making in Kyrgyz culture
- Hands-on workshop creating miniature ala-kiyiz carpet
- Walk through village
- Day 8
Chon-Kemin to Almaty
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- City tour in Almaty
- Visit Independence Square
- Visit Zenkov Cathedral
- Visit Panfilov Park
- Visit WWII memorial
Landmarks Zenkov Cathedral Panfilov Park Independence Square - Day 9
Almaty
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Medeo gorge and mountain sports complex
- Cable car ride to Kok Tobe
- Visit Kok Tobe hill and TV Tower
Landmarks Medeo Gorge Kok Tobe - Day 10
Almaty - Charyn Canyon - Almaty
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Charyn Canyon in national park
- Hike approximately 2 km in Valley of the Castles
Landmarks Charyn Canyon 
- Day 11
Almaty to Dushanbe
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Evening walk in city center with guide
- Dinner near hotel
- Day 12
Dushanbe
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- City center visit
- Ismoil Somoni Monument visit
- Dusti square visit
- New Parliament visit
- Rudaki Park visit
- National Museum of Tajikistan visit
- Flagpole (165m) visit
- New Central Mosque visit
- New Central Market 'Mohrgon' visit
- Hissar Fortress visit
- Hissar Museum in old medrese building visit
Landmarks Ismoil Somoni Monument National Museum of Tajikistan New Central Mosque Hissar Fortress - Day 13
Dushanbe to Khujand
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Mug Teppa Fortress visit
- Local central market visit
- Blacksmith workshops visit
Landmarks Mug Teppa Fortress Varzob Gorge - Day 14
Khujand to Tashkent
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- City center visit
- Monuments of the Kings of Khujand visit
- Museum of Antiquity name of Timurmalik visit
- Khujand Fortress visit
- Panjshanbe Bazaar visit
- Mosque and Mausoleum of Sheikh Moslekhiddin visit
Optional Activities
- Evening orientation walk
- Dinner
Landmarks Khujand Fortress Mosque and Mausoleum of Sheikh Moslekhiddin 
- Day 15
Tashkent to Samarkand
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Khast Imam Complex visit
- Barak Khan Madrasah visit
- Chorsu Bazaar visit
- Metro ride
- Amir Temur Square visit
- Applied Art Museum of Tashkent visit
Landmarks Khast Imam Complex Barak Khan Madrasah Chorsu Bazaar Amir Temur Square 
- Day 16
Samarkand
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guri Amir Mausoleum visit
- Registan Square visit
- Ulugbek Madrasah visit
- Sherdor Madrasah visit
- Tilla-Kori Madrasah visit
- Bibi Khanum Mosque visit
- Siab Bazaar visit
- Shahi Zinda Complex visit
Landmarks Guri Amir Mausoleum Registan Square Ulugbek Madrasah Sherdor Madrasah Tilla-Kori Madrasah Bibi Khanum Mosque Siab Bazaar Shahi Zinda Complex - Day 17
Samarkand to Bukhara
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Traditional Uzbek meal at local family house: 'bichaks' (triangular baked pastries with meat or pumpkin) and 'plov' (cooked with rice, fresh mutton or beef, yellow or red carrot, onions and vegetable oil); opportunity to participate in food preparation)
Included Activities
- Lunch at local Uzbek family house
- Gijduvan Museum of Ceramics visit
Landmarks Gijduvan Museum of Ceramics 
- Day 18
Bukhara
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Ismail Samani Mausoleum visit
- Chashma Ayub Mausoleum visit
- Bolo-Hauz Mosque visit
- Ark Fortress visit
- Poi-Kalyan Complex visit
- Ulug Beg Madrasah visit
- Abdulaziz Khan Madrasah visit
- Tim Abdullah Khan visit
- Magok-I Attari Mosque visit
- Lyabi-Hauz visit
Landmarks Ismail Samani Mausoleum Chashma Ayub Mausoleum Bolo-Hauz Mosque Ark Fortress Poi-Kalyan Complex Ulug Beg Madrasah Abdulaziz Khan Madrasah Magok-I Attari Mosque Lyabi-Hauz - Day 19
Bukhara - Turkmenabad - Ashgabat
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Walking in Turkmenabad
- Day 20
Ashgabat - Darvaza
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Barbecue dinner while enjoying light of Gas Crater at night)
Included Activities
- Explore Ashgabat city
- See Wedding Palace
- See Ferris Wheel
- See Constitution Monument
- See Arch of Neutrality
- See Monument and Park of Independence
- See Ertogrul Gazi Mosque
- See Earthquake Monument
- See WWII Monument
- Visit Darvaza Burning Gas Crater
- See water and mud craters
Landmarks Darvaza Gas Crater - Day 21
Darvaza - Ashgabat
- Meals
- Breakfast (Picnic-style breakfast in Darvaza)
Included Activities
- Visit Altyn Asyr Oriental Bazar (optional day)
- Visit Gulistan Bazaar (optional day)
- Visit Horse Stable to see Akhalteke horses
- Visit Nissa Fortress
Optional Activities
- Visit Altyn Asyr Oriental Bazar
- Visit Gulistan Bazaar
Landmarks Nissa Fortress - Day 22
Ashgabat
- End point
- Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (Hotel )
- Meals
- Breakfast
