Five Stans: Silk Road Highlights

18 nights from $4299

18 nights

Five Stans: Silk Road Highlights

Discover Central Asia’s Silk Road highlights across five countries on a 19-day small-group journey from Ashgabat to Almaty.

$4299 pp excluding flights $239 per night
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Discover Central Asia’s Silk Road highlights across five countries on a 19-day small-group journey from Ashgabat to Almaty.
  • Explore UNESCO-listed Old Nisa, ancient Parthian ruins near Ashgabat.
  • Witness the Darvaza Gas Crater blazing under desert stars.
  • Wander Khiva’s walled old town of minarets and turquoise domes.
  • Explore Samarkand’s Registan Square, Bibi Khanum, and Shaki Zinda.
  • Explore Tajikistan’s Marguzor Seven Lakes on a short hike.
  • Participate in yurt building at Barskoon’s Ak-Orgo workshop.
  • Explore Skazka Canyon’s colorful rock formations on Issyk-Kul’s southern shore.
  • Discover Kazakhstan’s Charyn Canyon, the Grand Canyon of Central Asia.
Across the itinerary, spend 15 nights in hotels/guesthouses and 3 nights in traditional yurts. Please note that bathroom facilities are shared during the yurt stays. Specific properties are listed by destination within the itinerary, offering simple places to rest between each day’s explorations.
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