A 26-day small-group journey through Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, blending capital-city sights with lakes, canyons and deserts, and overnights in standard hotels, homestays and yurts along the storied Silk Road.
  • Experience nomadic life around Song Kul’s sweeping alpine lake.
  • Hike Jety Oguz for views of the crimson Seven Bulls.
  • Trek Kaindy Lake’s surreal sunken forest of submerged trees.
  • Marvel at Charyn Canyon’s striated cliffs and desert vistas.
  • Hike to Iskander Darya waterfall near Iskandarkul Lake.
  • Explore Samarkand’s Registan, Bibi Khanum, and Shaki Zinda complex.
  • Wander Khiva’s Ichon-Qala walls, minarets, and sand-coloured lanes.
  • Witness the fiery Darvaza gas crater, the Gates of Hell.
Stay in a mix of standard hotels and guesthouses (19 nights), traditional yurts (3 nights), CBT homestays (2 nights), and a tented camp (1 night). Expect authentic local stays and simple comforts; note that yurt accommodations use shared bathroom facilities.