Itinerary
- Day 1
Bishkek
Optional Activities
- Visit State Museum of Fine Arts
- Sample local samsa pastries
- Day 2
Bishkek
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Guided city tour of Bishkek
- Visit Ala-Too Square
- Explore Dubovy Park and Freedom Avenue
Optional Activities
- Visit Osh Market
Landmarks Ala-Too Square Dubovy Park Osh Market - Day 3
Bishkek to Issyk-Kul Lake
- Meals
- Lunch (Home-cooked lunch with local Kyrgyz family in Don Aryk)
Included Activities
- Visit Burana Tower
- Kyrgyz family visit and home-cooked lunch in Don Aryk
Landmarks Burana Tower Issyk-Kul Lake 
- Day 4
Issyk-Kul Lake
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Yurt workshop and artisan family visit in Kyzyl Tuu
Optional Activities
- Swim in Issyk-Kul Lake
- Short hike around the lake area
Landmarks Kyzyl Tuu - Day 5
Issyk-Kul Lake to Song-Kul Lake
Included Activities
- Visit Kochkor Market
- Visit women's felt co-op in Kochkor
Landmarks Song-Kul Lake Kochkor - Day 6
Song-Kul Lake to Kyzyl-Oi
- Meals
- Lunch (Picnic lunch on the banks of Kokomeren River)
Included Activities
- Boorsok cooking demonstration in Kyzyl-Oi
Optional Activities
- Explore village of Kyzyl-Oi
Landmarks Kokomeren River - Day 7
Kyzyl-Oi to Toktogul
Landmarks Suusamyr Valley Chychkan River 
- Day 8
Toktogul to Osh
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Uzgen Minaret & Complex
Landmarks Uzgen - Day 9
Osh
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain
- Visit National Historical and Archaeological Museum Complex
Optional Activities
- Visit Jayma Bazaar
- Self-guided tour of Soviet past and Lenin statue
Landmarks Sulaiman-Too Sacred Mountain Jayma Bazaar - Day 10
Osh to Margilan, Uzbekistan
- Meals
- Lunch (Home-cooked lunch with potter)
Included Activities
- Visit ikat-silk weavers and workshop in Margilan
- Visit Rishton ceramics workshop
- Home-cooked lunch with potter in Rishton
Landmarks Margilan Rishton - Day 11
Kokand
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Khudayar Khan Palace Museum
Optional Activities
- Visit Friday Mosque
- Explore bazaars
- Visit Royal Cemetery
Landmarks Khudayar Khan Palace Museum Friday Mosque - Day 12
Kokand to Khujand, Tajikistan
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Visit Jami Mosque
- Explore evening bazaar
- Visit History Museum
- Visit Khujand Fortification
Landmarks Jami Mosque - Day 13
Khujand to Panjakent
- Meals
- Lunch (Lunch with local Tajik family)
Included Activities
- Visit Marquzor Lakes and local villages
- Tajik family visit with lunch
Optional Activities
- Explore ancient city walls and ruins of Panjakent
- Visit museum in Panjakent
Landmarks Marquzor Lakes Panjakent - Day 14
Panjakent to Samarkand, Uzbekistan
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Leader-led city orientation walk in Samarkand
Landmarks Samarkand 


- Day 15
Samarkand
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Plov cooking demonstration with local family)
Included Activities
- Visit Registan Square
- Visit Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum
- Visit Bibi-Khanum Mosque
- Visit Shakh-i-Zinda
- Plov cooking demonstration with local family
Landmarks Registan Square Gur-e-Amir Mausoleum Bibi-Khanum Mosque Shakh-i-Zinda - Day 16
Samarkand to Tashkent
- Meals
- Breakfast
Optional Activities
- Visit State Museum of History of Uzbekistan
- Visit Art Gallery of Uzbekistan
- Optional farewell dinner
Landmarks Tashkent 

- Day 17
Tashkent






















