Central Asia in 14 Days — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
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If the 22-day “Five Stans” grand tour is too long, this is its compact alternative: the same five countries, but without the deep Kyrgyzstan mountains and Dushanbe — focused on Almaty, classic Uzbekistan and the Seven Lakes of Tajikistan.
Route
Almaty → Bishkek → Burana Tower → Tashkent → Samarkand → the Seven Lakes → Penjikent → Bukhara → Ashgabat → Darvaza crater → Khiva → Tashkent.
Day by day
- Arrival in Almaty, check-in.
- Almaty: city tour.
- Drive to Bishkek.
- Bishkek: Burana Tower, lunch at a local family’s home. Flight to Tashkent.
- Tashkent: city tour.
- Drive to Samarkand.
- Drive to the Seven Lakes in Tajikistan, border crossing, Penjikent.
- Return via Samarkand to Bukhara.
- Bukhara: city tour, a folklore show.
- Cross the border to Ashgabat.
- Ashgabat: city tour. In the evening, the Darvaza crater, overnight in a yurt camp.
- Drive to Khiva.
- Drive to Urgench, flight to Tashkent, farewell dinner.
- Transfer to the airport, departure.
Included (placeholder — confirm before publishing)
- Bishkek–Tashkent, Turkmenabat–Ashgabat, Urgench–Tashkent flights (economy class)
- Guide in each country, visa support for Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan
- Breakfasts, several lunches and dinners as per the itinerary, a folklore show in Bukhara
Not included
- International flights, Turkmenistan visa fees and the Uzbekistan consular fee
- Full board, insurance, tips
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