Kazakhstan & Kyrgyzstan & Uzbekistan 2024
Duration: 16 days / 15 nights
Season: June – Mid September
Tour: Combined – Auto, culture
Itenerary: Almaty – Charyn Canyon- Saty - Kaiyndy lake - Kolsai Lakes -Kegen – Karakol - Altyn Arashan – Bokonbaev - Song Kul - Chong Kemin -Bishkek- Tashkent – Urgench – Khiva – Bukhara – Samarkand - Tashkent
Accommodations: Hotels, guesthouses, yurts
Group size: 2-12 pax
Level of Difficulty: Easy to Medium
Requirements: weatherproof warm clothes, boots, hat, sunscreen.
Season: June – Mid September
Tour: Combined – Auto, culture
Itenerary: Almaty – Charyn Canyon- Saty - Kaiyndy lake - Kolsai Lakes -Kegen – Karakol - Altyn Arashan – Bokonbaev - Song Kul - Chong Kemin -Bishkek- Tashkent – Urgench – Khiva – Bukhara – Samarkand - Tashkent
Accommodations: Hotels, guesthouses, yurts
Group size: 2-12 pax
Level of Difficulty: Easy to Medium
Requirements: weatherproof warm clothes, boots, hat, sunscreen.
Tour program
Day 1
Almaty
Upon arrival at Almaty International Airport, you will be transferred to your hotel. Standard check-in time. Enjoy lunch at a café. Afterward, embark on a city tour, including a visit to Kok-Tobe hill. Have dinner at a local café before being transferred back to your hotel.
Services: Almaty Hotel
Three meals a day
Remarks: 1-2 hours drive
Upon arrival at Almaty International Airport, you will be transferred to your hotel. Standard check-in time. Enjoy lunch at a café. Afterward, embark on a city tour, including a visit to Kok-Tobe hill. Have dinner at a local café before being transferred back to your hotel.
Services: Almaty Hotel
Three meals a day
Remarks: 1-2 hours drive
Day 2
Almaty-Saty village
After breakfast, enjoy a city tour in Almaty. Visit the Green Bazaar, Panfilov Park, Zenkov Cathedral, and explore the city center with its cozy alleys and boulevards. Have lunch in Almaty. In the afternoon, transfer to Saty village via Charyn Canyon. Have a late dinner and stay overnight in a guesthouse.
Services: Saty village Guest house Three meals a day
Remarks: 4-5 hours driving
After breakfast, enjoy a city tour in Almaty. Visit the Green Bazaar, Panfilov Park, Zenkov Cathedral, and explore the city center with its cozy alleys and boulevards. Have lunch in Almaty. In the afternoon, transfer to Saty village via Charyn Canyon. Have a late dinner and stay overnight in a guesthouse.
Services: Saty village Guest house Three meals a day
Remarks: 4-5 hours driving
Day 3
Saty village
After breakfast, visit Lake Kaiyndy in a UAZ off-road vehicle. Take a short walk to the lake. Return to the village for lunch. Then, visit Kolsai Lake and enjoy the natural beauty of the surroundings. Return to the village for dinner and stay overnight in the guest house.
Services: Saty village Guesthouse Three meals a day Off-road vehicle
Remarks: 1-2 hours driving
After breakfast, visit Lake Kaiyndy in a UAZ off-road vehicle. Take a short walk to the lake. Return to the village for lunch. Then, visit Kolsai Lake and enjoy the natural beauty of the surroundings. Return to the village for dinner and stay overnight in the guest house.
Services: Saty village Guesthouse Three meals a day Off-road vehicle
Remarks: 1-2 hours driving
Day 4
Saty-Karakol
After breakfast, we'll head towards Karakol town. We'll travel on the Kegen-Karkyra road to reach the Kyrgyzstan border, which takes around 2-3 hours. After crossing the border, we'll continue our journey to Karakol town. Along the way, we'll stop to see the San-Tash Scythian Kurgans, known as "counted stones." Upon arrival in Karakol, we'll have a late lunch. After lunch, we'll explore the city by visiting the Dungan Mosque, famous for its construction without nails, and the Orthodox Cathedral Church. We'll then check-in to our guesthouse. For dinner, we'll be treated to a Dungan-style meal hosted by a local Dungan family. They'll share the intriguing history of the Dungan people's Arab-Chinese heritage during the dinner.
Services: Hotel
Three meals a dayEntrance fees
Remarks: 5-6 hours driving
After breakfast, we'll head towards Karakol town. We'll travel on the Kegen-Karkyra road to reach the Kyrgyzstan border, which takes around 2-3 hours. After crossing the border, we'll continue our journey to Karakol town. Along the way, we'll stop to see the San-Tash Scythian Kurgans, known as "counted stones." Upon arrival in Karakol, we'll have a late lunch. After lunch, we'll explore the city by visiting the Dungan Mosque, famous for its construction without nails, and the Orthodox Cathedral Church. We'll then check-in to our guesthouse. For dinner, we'll be treated to a Dungan-style meal hosted by a local Dungan family. They'll share the intriguing history of the Dungan people's Arab-Chinese heritage during the dinner.
Services: Hotel
Three meals a dayEntrance fees
Remarks: 5-6 hours driving
Day 5
Karakol - Bokonbaev
After breakfast, you'll travel to Bokonbay village, following the road along the southern shore of Issyk-Kol lake. Along the way, you'll visit the Jeti-Oguz Gorge, also known as the Seven Bulls, for about 1 hour. You'll also explore the Kok-Jayik area, known as the Valley of Flowers. Lunch will be provided during the journey as you continue driving along the southern shore of Issyk-Kol lake. You'll visit Skazka Canyon, also called the Fairy Tale Canyon, on the way. Afterwards, you'll head towards Bokonbaevo village. Here, you can join a show featuring eagle hunting and archery. Dinner and overnight stay will be arranged at a yurt camp.
Services: Karakol Bokonbaev
Yurt camp
Three meals a day
Eagle hunting show
Remarks: 4 hours driving
After breakfast, you'll travel to Bokonbay village, following the road along the southern shore of Issyk-Kol lake. Along the way, you'll visit the Jeti-Oguz Gorge, also known as the Seven Bulls, for about 1 hour. You'll also explore the Kok-Jayik area, known as the Valley of Flowers. Lunch will be provided during the journey as you continue driving along the southern shore of Issyk-Kol lake. You'll visit Skazka Canyon, also called the Fairy Tale Canyon, on the way. Afterwards, you'll head towards Bokonbaevo village. Here, you can join a show featuring eagle hunting and archery. Dinner and overnight stay will be arranged at a yurt camp.
Services: Karakol Bokonbaev
Yurt camp
Three meals a day
Eagle hunting show
Remarks: 4 hours driving
Day 6
Bokonbaev – Son Kol Lake
After breakfast, you'll be taken to the mountain lake Song-Kol via Kochkor village. While in the village, you'll have the opportunity to visit a local family for lunch and take part in a workshop to learn how to make traditional felt carpets. After lunch, we'll continue our journey to Song-Kol, crossing the Kalmak-Ashuu pass (3400m). Upon arrival at the northern lake shore, you'll be warmly welcomed at the yurt camp. Dinner and overnight stay will be provided in the yurt.
Services: Song Kol
Yurt camp
Three meals a dayFelt making show
Remarks: 5-6 hours driving
After breakfast, you'll be taken to the mountain lake Song-Kol via Kochkor village. While in the village, you'll have the opportunity to visit a local family for lunch and take part in a workshop to learn how to make traditional felt carpets. After lunch, we'll continue our journey to Song-Kol, crossing the Kalmak-Ashuu pass (3400m). Upon arrival at the northern lake shore, you'll be warmly welcomed at the yurt camp. Dinner and overnight stay will be provided in the yurt.
Services: Song Kol
Yurt camp
Three meals a dayFelt making show
Remarks: 5-6 hours driving
Day 7
Son Kol Lake – Chong - Kemin
After breakfast, you'll have the chance to experience the daily life of a family living at a summer pasture. You'll witness activities such as milking the cow, making cream, and boiling tea in a samovar (a self-brewing tea boiler). Following this, you can enjoy a short horseback ride. Later, we'll transfer to Chong-Kemin Valley. Dinner and bed & breakfast accommodation will be provided in a comfortable guesthouse.
Services: Chong-Kemin
Guest house
Three meals a day
Horseback riding
Remarks: 5 hours driving
After breakfast, you'll have the chance to experience the daily life of a family living at a summer pasture. You'll witness activities such as milking the cow, making cream, and boiling tea in a samovar (a self-brewing tea boiler). Following this, you can enjoy a short horseback ride. Later, we'll transfer to Chong-Kemin Valley. Dinner and bed & breakfast accommodation will be provided in a comfortable guesthouse.
Services: Chong-Kemin
Guest house
Three meals a day
Horseback riding
Remarks: 5 hours driving
Day 8
Chong-Kemin - Bishkek
After breakfast, we'll head to Bishkek. Along the way, we'll visit the Burana Tower, an architectural complex from the 11th century, which was an important stop on the Great Silk Road. Once we arrive, we'll check into the hotel, where you can freshen up and take a rest. Later, we'll explore the Osh Bazaar and take a tour of the city. For our final evening together, we'll have a farewell dinner at a restaurant, followed by an overnight stay at the hotel.
Services: Bishkek
Hotel
Three meals a day
Remarks: 3-4 hours driving
After breakfast, we'll head to Bishkek. Along the way, we'll visit the Burana Tower, an architectural complex from the 11th century, which was an important stop on the Great Silk Road. Once we arrive, we'll check into the hotel, where you can freshen up and take a rest. Later, we'll explore the Osh Bazaar and take a tour of the city. For our final evening together, we'll have a farewell dinner at a restaurant, followed by an overnight stay at the hotel.
Services: Bishkek
Hotel
Three meals a day
Remarks: 3-4 hours driving
Day 9
Bishkek – Tashkent
Transfer to the Manas Airport (50 min). Flight to Tashkent.
Arrival to Tashkent - the capital of Uzbekistan. Meeting. Overnight at hotel.
Services: Tashkent
Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Dinner is not included
Transfer to the Manas Airport (50 min). Flight to Tashkent.
Arrival to Tashkent - the capital of Uzbekistan. Meeting. Overnight at hotel.
Services: Tashkent
Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Dinner is not included
Day 10
Tashkent
Exploring Tashkent, the biggest modern city in Central Asia and the capital of Uzbekistan. Tashkent today is a modern cultural and business center. Tashkent is divided into two parts: old and new. Your excursion will pass through both old and new parts of the city. Not only is it a bustling cultural, economic and political center, it is also the greenest Uzbek city.
City tour with local guide: Old part of the city: the architectural complex "Khazrati-Imam": Barak-Khan Madrasah (16th c.), The Kaffal-Shashi mausoleum (15th c.), the Juma mosque (9th c.),
We would like to offer you to change the tourist route and go to the very heart of the many-sided old Tashkent city, to its residential quarters mahallas, where the passage of time, social foundations and traditions continue to flow in the same rhythm as several hundred years ago. with daily rituals of a traditional Uzbek family, which tightly life, traditions and social life.
Visit Chorsu gigantesque oriental bazaar on the right of the square Chorsu. Free lunch in the city. Continue city tour in modern part of the city: Independence square, Museum of Art, Amir Temur Square, walk along the local Broadway. Dinner included at restaurant. Overnight at hotel.
Services: Tashkent
Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Dinner is not included
Exploring Tashkent, the biggest modern city in Central Asia and the capital of Uzbekistan. Tashkent today is a modern cultural and business center. Tashkent is divided into two parts: old and new. Your excursion will pass through both old and new parts of the city. Not only is it a bustling cultural, economic and political center, it is also the greenest Uzbek city.
City tour with local guide: Old part of the city: the architectural complex "Khazrati-Imam": Barak-Khan Madrasah (16th c.), The Kaffal-Shashi mausoleum (15th c.), the Juma mosque (9th c.),
We would like to offer you to change the tourist route and go to the very heart of the many-sided old Tashkent city, to its residential quarters mahallas, where the passage of time, social foundations and traditions continue to flow in the same rhythm as several hundred years ago. with daily rituals of a traditional Uzbek family, which tightly life, traditions and social life.
Visit Chorsu gigantesque oriental bazaar on the right of the square Chorsu. Free lunch in the city. Continue city tour in modern part of the city: Independence square, Museum of Art, Amir Temur Square, walk along the local Broadway. Dinner included at restaurant. Overnight at hotel.
Services: Tashkent
Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Dinner is not included
Day 11
Tashkent – Urgench – Khiva
Early breakfast in the hotel. Transfer to airport. Departure to Urgench on morning flight (1h20min). Arrival in Urgench, the administrative centre of the Khorezm region. Transfer to Khiva - the only "Museum under the open sky" in Central Asia that has been completely preserved up to the present day (35 km, 30 min). Accommodation in a hotel, located inside or nearby Ichan-Qala - the historical center of Khiva which has been inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage List. City tour around the architectural complex "Ichan-Qala": Kunya-Ark khan's castle - the inner citadel of Ichan-Qala (16- 17th cc.), Kalta Minor Tower (Short minaret) that would have become the biggest and tallest minaret in Central Asia (19th c.), Muhammad Amin-Khan - the biggest medieval medressa in Khiva (1845-1855 yy.), Djuma Mosque with 220 wooden columns and a minaret 32,5 m height (10th c.).
Free lunch at local restaurant. Following tour of Khiva: Tash-Hauli (Stone courtyard) palace looking like a fortress with a high battlement, towers and fortified gates (19th c.), Ak- Mosque (White Mosque) - a small quarter mosque by the gates of Palvan-Darvaza (1838-1842), necropolis of Pahlavan Mahmud - the cultic center of Ichan-Qala (1810- 1913 yy.), residence of Islam Khodja (1910 y.) - the vizier of the last khan. Ensemble consists of the smallest medressa in Khiva and a
minaret whose top platform has a height of 45 m and is the highest observation point in town. Dinner included at restaurant. Overnight at hotel.
Services: Khiva
Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Dinner is not included
Early breakfast in the hotel. Transfer to airport. Departure to Urgench on morning flight (1h20min). Arrival in Urgench, the administrative centre of the Khorezm region. Transfer to Khiva - the only "Museum under the open sky" in Central Asia that has been completely preserved up to the present day (35 km, 30 min). Accommodation in a hotel, located inside or nearby Ichan-Qala - the historical center of Khiva which has been inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage List. City tour around the architectural complex "Ichan-Qala": Kunya-Ark khan's castle - the inner citadel of Ichan-Qala (16- 17th cc.), Kalta Minor Tower (Short minaret) that would have become the biggest and tallest minaret in Central Asia (19th c.), Muhammad Amin-Khan - the biggest medieval medressa in Khiva (1845-1855 yy.), Djuma Mosque with 220 wooden columns and a minaret 32,5 m height (10th c.).
Free lunch at local restaurant. Following tour of Khiva: Tash-Hauli (Stone courtyard) palace looking like a fortress with a high battlement, towers and fortified gates (19th c.), Ak- Mosque (White Mosque) - a small quarter mosque by the gates of Palvan-Darvaza (1838-1842), necropolis of Pahlavan Mahmud - the cultic center of Ichan-Qala (1810- 1913 yy.), residence of Islam Khodja (1910 y.) - the vizier of the last khan. Ensemble consists of the smallest medressa in Khiva and a
minaret whose top platform has a height of 45 m and is the highest observation point in town. Dinner included at restaurant. Overnight at hotel.
Services: Khiva
Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Dinner is not included
Day 12
Khiva - Bukhara
Breakfast. Starting drive to Bukhara (480 km, 7 hrs) through the desert along the course of the Amudarya River to Khiva. You’ll make a short stop at the sight of Amudarya (Oxus River) for a picnic. (We do recommend purchasing a lunch box in one of the Khiva cafes to feel comfortable on the way from Khiva to Bukhara). We arrive in Bukhara. Arrival late this afternoon in Sacred Bukhara - one of the most esteemed cities of Islamic civilization. Hotel accommodation. Free time. First discovery of Bukhara: promenade along the lanes of ancient Bukhara. Dinner included at restaurant. Overnight at hotel
Option: Khiva-Bukhara by train according Uzbekistan railways local schedule. Since 2018 a new station was built in Khiva and it is now possible to travel from Khiva to Bukhara by train as well.
Services: Bukhara
Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Dinner is not included
Breakfast. Starting drive to Bukhara (480 km, 7 hrs) through the desert along the course of the Amudarya River to Khiva. You’ll make a short stop at the sight of Amudarya (Oxus River) for a picnic. (We do recommend purchasing a lunch box in one of the Khiva cafes to feel comfortable on the way from Khiva to Bukhara). We arrive in Bukhara. Arrival late this afternoon in Sacred Bukhara - one of the most esteemed cities of Islamic civilization. Hotel accommodation. Free time. First discovery of Bukhara: promenade along the lanes of ancient Bukhara. Dinner included at restaurant. Overnight at hotel
Option: Khiva-Bukhara by train according Uzbekistan railways local schedule. Since 2018 a new station was built in Khiva and it is now possible to travel from Khiva to Bukhara by train as well.
Services: Bukhara
Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Dinner is not included
Day 13
Bukhara
Breakfast. SS of Bukhara: Samanid mausoleum (IXc) 1st brick bui lding shaped as cube covered by dome with unrepeatable geometrical brickwork design, Chashma Ayub Mausoleum. Bolo Khous Ensemble, ARK Fortress (VI — XIX c) — in middle ages it was a whole town with the emir’s house, with wives, mosques mint place, government institutes, store rooms, a prison and a square for public executions, Free lunch at local restaurant. Continue of SS of Bukhara: Poikalon
(XII—XVI c) architectural ensemble of “Masjidi Kalon”, “Miri Arab” madrasah & a minaret (46 m). Ulugbek Madrassah 1417 was the earliest of three commissioned by the enlightened Timurid ruler. Abdul Aziz Khan Madrassah (XVII). Trading Domes including Togi Zargaron, Togi Telpak furushon and Togi Saraffon trades. Tim Abdullakhan 1577 and one of the most elegant trade halls. Magoki Attori mosque, Labi-Hauz (XVI—XVII c) — a complex with Nodir — Devon Begi madrasa. Visit Madrassah Chor Minor (19 c.) - is a tiny madrasah with four different minarets. PM you spend for shops and relax at some tea house. Dinner included at restaurant. Overnight at hotel.
Services: Bukhara
Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Dinner is not included
Breakfast. SS of Bukhara: Samanid mausoleum (IXc) 1st brick bui lding shaped as cube covered by dome with unrepeatable geometrical brickwork design, Chashma Ayub Mausoleum. Bolo Khous Ensemble, ARK Fortress (VI — XIX c) — in middle ages it was a whole town with the emir’s house, with wives, mosques mint place, government institutes, store rooms, a prison and a square for public executions, Free lunch at local restaurant. Continue of SS of Bukhara: Poikalon
(XII—XVI c) architectural ensemble of “Masjidi Kalon”, “Miri Arab” madrasah & a minaret (46 m). Ulugbek Madrassah 1417 was the earliest of three commissioned by the enlightened Timurid ruler. Abdul Aziz Khan Madrassah (XVII). Trading Domes including Togi Zargaron, Togi Telpak furushon and Togi Saraffon trades. Tim Abdullakhan 1577 and one of the most elegant trade halls. Magoki Attori mosque, Labi-Hauz (XVI—XVII c) — a complex with Nodir — Devon Begi madrasa. Visit Madrassah Chor Minor (19 c.) - is a tiny madrasah with four different minarets. PM you spend for shops and relax at some tea house. Dinner included at restaurant. Overnight at hotel.
Services: Bukhara
Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Dinner is not included
Day 14
Bukhara - Samarkand
After breakfast drive to Samarkand. On the route the country excursion: Sitora-i-Mohi Hosa (located 4 km from Bukhara) - a summer palace of the last emir of Bukhara (19 century). On road stop in Guijduvan (45 km) visit famous ceramist workshop of Abdullo Narzullaev. To continue drive to Samarkand. Arrive and hotel accommodation. After free lunch in a local restaurant, you have a half-day tour of Samarkand visiting the mausoleum of Tamerlane - Guri Emir. Dinner at national house offered by us in Samarkand. Overnight at hotel.
Services: Samarkand
Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Dinner is not included
After breakfast drive to Samarkand. On the route the country excursion: Sitora-i-Mohi Hosa (located 4 km from Bukhara) - a summer palace of the last emir of Bukhara (19 century). On road stop in Guijduvan (45 km) visit famous ceramist workshop of Abdullo Narzullaev. To continue drive to Samarkand. Arrive and hotel accommodation. After free lunch in a local restaurant, you have a half-day tour of Samarkand visiting the mausoleum of Tamerlane - Guri Emir. Dinner at national house offered by us in Samarkand. Overnight at hotel.
Services: Samarkand
Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Dinner is not included
Day 15
Samarkand - Tashkent
Meet your guide and driver at hotel lobby to start city tour. Visit spectacular Registan Square, remains of Bibi-Khanum Mosque, Siob Bazaar, Afrosiyob museum, Shakhi- Zinda Necropolis.
Free Lunch in city. Continue sightseeing: Tamerlan’s tomb, Ulugbek Observatory, drive to Konigil village to explore traditional way of making Samarkand paper from mulberry. Enjoy free time with car and driver at your disposal after sightseeing tour. PM transfer to railway station to take the fast-speed Afrosiyob train departing to Tashkent (300 km). Scheduled arrival time is 20:00. Pick-up and transfer to hotel in Tashkent. Farewell Dinner included at restaurant. Overnight at hotel.
Services: Tashkent
Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Dinner is not included
Meet your guide and driver at hotel lobby to start city tour. Visit spectacular Registan Square, remains of Bibi-Khanum Mosque, Siob Bazaar, Afrosiyob museum, Shakhi- Zinda Necropolis.
Free Lunch in city. Continue sightseeing: Tamerlan’s tomb, Ulugbek Observatory, drive to Konigil village to explore traditional way of making Samarkand paper from mulberry. Enjoy free time with car and driver at your disposal after sightseeing tour. PM transfer to railway station to take the fast-speed Afrosiyob train departing to Tashkent (300 km). Scheduled arrival time is 20:00. Pick-up and transfer to hotel in Tashkent. Farewell Dinner included at restaurant. Overnight at hotel.
Services: Tashkent
Hotel
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch
Dinner is not included
Day 16
Tashkent departure
Check-out before 12:00. Transfer to the airport. Departure according to the schedule of the international flight.
Check-out before 12:00. Transfer to the airport. Departure according to the schedule of the international flight.
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