Three Facets of an Eastern Tale — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan — 14 Days
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Three countries without long domestic flights: the mountain scenery of the Almaty region and Issyk-Kul flows smoothly into the classic Uzbekistan route all the way to Khiva.
Route
Almaty → Charyn Canyon → Kolsai Lakes → Lake Kaindy → Karakol → Jeti-Oguz gorge → “Skazka” Canyon → Bokonbaevo → Kochkor → Bishkek → Tashkent → Samarkand → Gijduvan → Bukhara → Khiva → Urgench.
Day by day
- Arrival in Almaty, city tour: the Green Bazaar, Panfilov Park, Kok-Tobe hill, the Medeo gorge.
- Charyn Canyon — the “Valley of Castles,” drive to the Kolsai Lakes.
- Lake Kaindy (the “sunken forest”), crossing the Kazakh-Kyrgyz border, drive to Karakol.
- Karakol: the Przhevalsky museum, the Dungan mosque. The Jeti-Oguz gorge.
- “Skazka” Canyon, falconry in Bokonbaevo, drive to Kochkor.
- Felt-carpet masterclass, drive to Bishkek.
- Bishkek: Ala-Too Square, the Manas monument. Evening flight to Tashkent.
- Tashkent: Khast-Imam complex, Chorsu Bazaar. Drive to Samarkand.
- Samarkand: Registan Square, Gur-Emir mausoleum, Bibi-Khanym mosque, Shah-i-Zinda ensemble.
- Drive to Gijduvan — masterclass with the ceramicists. On to Bukhara in the evening.
- Bukhara: Samanid mausoleum, Ark fortress, Poi-Kalyan ensemble, Lyab-i Hauz.
- Drive to Khiva across the Kyzylkum desert.
- Khiva: Ichan-Kala, Kunya-Ark fortress, Tash-Khauli palace.
- Transfer to Urgench airport, departure.
Included (placeholder — confirm before publishing)
- Bishkek–Tashkent flight (economy class)
- Comfortable transport in all three countries
- Guide in each country, falconry demonstration, felt-carpet masterclass
- Breakfasts, several lunches and dinners as per the itinerary
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