Path of Genghis Khan — Kazakhstan & Uzbekistan — 13 Days

Contrast is the main character of this route: from Astana’s glass skyscrapers and a canyon often compared to the Grand Canyon, to the clay walls and turquoise domes of cities that still remember the Silk Road caravans. North to south, from the 21st century to the 15th, in thirteen days.

Route

Astana → Almaty → Medeo → Kok-Tobe → Charyn Canyon → Almaty → Tashkent → Samarkand → Gijduvan → Bukhara → Khiva → Urgench.

Why this tour

• Connects two completely different Central Asias: futuristic Kazakhstan and medieval Uzbekistan.
• The Charyn Canyon — the “Valley of Castles,” often compared to a smaller Grand Canyon.
• The full classic Uzbekistan route (Tashkent, Samarkand, Bukhara, Khiva) on the same trip, no separate visit required.
• 13 days means neither Kazakhstan nor Uzbekistan feels rushed.

Day by day

1. Arrival in Astana, check-in, free evening.
2. Astana: the Hazrat Sultan Mosque, the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation, the Bayterek monument.
3. Astana continued: the old part of town, the First President’s museum.
4. Flight to Almaty. Panfilov Park, the Green Bazaar, the Medeo gorge.
5. Kok-Tobe hill, the Charyn Canyon — the “Valley of Castles,” a picnic.
6. Flight to Tashkent, check-in.
7. Tashkent: Chorsu Bazaar, the museum of applied arts, lunch at the plov center. Drive to Samarkand.
8. Samarkand: Registan Square, the Gur-Emir mausoleum, the Bibi-Khanym mosque, the Shah-i-Zinda ensemble.
9. Drive to Gijduvan — a masterclass with the ceramicists. On to Bukhara in the evening.
10. Bukhara: the Samanid mausoleum, the Ark fortress, the Poi-Kalyan ensemble, Lyab-i Hauz.
11. Drive to Khiva across the Kyzylkum desert.
12. Khiva: Ichan-Kala, the Kunya-Ark fortress, the Tash-Khauli palace.
13. Transfer to Urgench airport, departure.

Included (placeholder — confirm before publishing)

• Astana–Almaty and Almaty–Tashkent flights (economy class)
• Comfortable transport in both countries
• Guide in each city, cable car tickets in Kazakhstan
• Breakfasts, several lunches as per the itinerary

Not included

• International flights, insurance
• Dinners not listed in the itinerary

Confirmed hotel categories, guaranteed departure dates and the final price are arranged with your travel consultant at booking.