11 DAYS JOURNEY
11Days 5Stan Adventure
Duration
11 Days
Price From
Tour Type
Private Tour
Group Size
Max 12
Tour Overview
Destinations:Almaty – Bishkek – Issyk Kul – Bishkek – Tashkent – Dushanbe – Penjakent – Samarkand – Khiva – Darvaza – Ashgabat
Tour Highlights
- Visit Alma-Arsan Resort, one of the beautiful reserves offering an exhilarating and peaceful adventure surrounded by fresh air and stunning landscapes
- Admire Kok-Tobe, the kingdom of crystal-clear air, hospitality and inexhaustible delight.
- Stroll around Issyk Kul Lake, the second largest alpine lake in the world which is called “the pearl of Central Asia”.
- Enjoy your barbeque dinner near the burning gas crater in Darvaza; watch and make photos of the crater during the night time.
- Explore Ashgabat City where there are new parks, a huge complex with fountains and statues of the great men of antiquity, museums and mosques.
Day by Day Itinerary
Almaty City Tour
Today your flight will touch down in Almaty. We will meet you at the airport exit with a welcome board. Then a comfortable drive will send you to the local hotel for check in.
After a rest at hotel, we will visit
Alma-Arsan Resort
(entry ticket included). It is one of the beautiful reserves offering an exhilarating and peaceful adventure surrounded by fresh air and stunning landscapes. Then en
Almaty – Bishkek
The tour starts with the nice buffet in the hotel, then we will stop at the
Republic Square
, the main square in Almaty. It was built in 1980 and is used for public events.
Then continue to the
Astana Square
, which serves as a venue to host variety of public events, including concerts and ceremonies. It is situated in front of the Kazakh-British Technical University and features the monument
Bishkek City – Issyk Kul Northern Shore
Good morning! The first half of the day is dedicated to a guided Bishkek City Tour, which includes visiting the
Pobeda Square
(Victory Square),
Duboviy Park
(Oak Park),
Central Ala-Too Square
,
Old Square
,
National Philharmonic
, and many other places of interest.
After traditional lunch, you will be transferred to
Issyk Kul Lake
. Along the way, you can pay a visit to the
Burana Tower
Issyk Kul – Bishkek – Tashkent
Morning after breakfast, we will drive back to Bishkek and you will take a flight to the city of
Tashkent
. Meet you at the airport exit of Tashkent with a welcome board. Then a comfortable drive will send you to the local hotel for check in. The rest of the day is free for you to explore this city. Have fun yourself and prepare for the next day!
Traffic:
Car&Flight
Hotel:
Overnight in Tas
Tashkent – Tajikstan (Dushanbe)
Morning excursion starts from visiting the old part of Tashkent which includes:
Chorsu Bazaar
,
Kukaldash Madrasah
and
Hast Imam
complex
that consists of several madrasahs, mosques and mausoleum. The highlight of its exhibits is the Othman Quran which is the world’s oldest Quran copy dating back to 8th century. Quran belonged to Othman Ibn Affan, the Third Caliph (of the four righteous Cali
Dushanbe – Penjikent
Today’s highlight is a morning excursion to
Penjikent
. The city of Penjikent (“five villages”) is located in Khujand area of Tajikistan in a picturesque Zeravshan river valley. The five villages originated during the remarkable history of 5th-8th centuries AD. Penjikent in that time was one of the most important cultural and crafts centers of Sogd. It was even named “Central Asian Pompeii”. It w
Penjikent – Samarkand City Tour (Tajik-Uzbek border) – Khiva
This wonderful day will start from visiting Samarkand via Tajik-Uzbek border Jartepa.
Samarkand
is located in the valley of the river Zerafshan. As the second largest city of Uzbekistan, it is of the same long history as city of Babylon or Rome.
Today you will visit its most outstanding sights such as
Registan Square, Shakhi-Zindeh, Mausoleum Guri Emir
and
Bibi Khanum Mosque
. Registan Squa
the Oldest City Khiva
Today enjoy a full day wonderful sightseeing tour in
the oldest city of Uzbekistan
. It is inside of Ichan-Qala, the inner city in Khiva round with strong walls. Centuries aged buildings, palaces, mosques, Madrasahs, Mausoleums, Minarets, Caravan-Sarais and Bathhouses transformed Ichan-Qala into a unique city-monument. Ichan-Qala consists of over 400 traditional dwelling houses and about 60 archi
Khiva – Shavat/Dashoguz Border – Turkmenistan (Darvaza)
In the morning, we will transfer you to Shavat/Dashoguz border to Turkmenistan, and visit
the architectural monuments of Kone-Urgench
, Khorezm capital during 10th-12th centuries.
During the tour, we will visit the
Mausoleum of Najm al-Din al-Kubra, Tyurabek-Khanum, Il-Arslan, Tekesh Ibn Hadzhibey
, and
the highest minaret in Central Asia KutlykTimur
.
Then drive to the most unique site in
Darvaza – Ashgabat City Exploration
The journey will begin from driving 4hrs to explore the capital of Turkmenistan.
Ashgabat
was founded in 1881, located to north of the border with Iran at the Kopet Dag foothills. It was named after a Persian word “eshg” which means love and “abad”, (menas populated and well-maintained).
Here, we will visit new parks, a huge complex with fountains and statues of the great men of antiquity, mus
Ashgabat Departure
Always hard to say goodbye. Today you will end your enjoyable Central Asia Tour and be transferred to the airport based on your flight schedule. We wish you a happy flight home and hope we can serve you again in the future!
Traffic:
Car
Hotel:
No Accommodation
Meals:
Breakfast
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What’s Included
- Private transportation through out the itinerary. SRT will arrange for all travelers to be met on arrival and seen off on departure based on your flight info.
- Shared accommodations in well located, tourist to superior class hotels include breakfast, service charge and government tax.
- All entrance fees(shuttle bus) sightseeing; excursions and activities as per the itinerary
- Domestic flights and 2nd class express train listed in the itinerary
- Private friendly and professional English-Speaking guides (French, Italy, Russian, German can be arranged per your request)
- Visa support letter for you to apply Chinese visa easily.
- Travel and health insurance when travel with us.
- 8, A 24/7 helpline while you are traveling.
What’s Not Included
- International and domestic flights not indicated.
- Food, Lunch or dinner not specified
- Tips or gratuities for guides and drivers
- Personal expenses and the other tours or activities not mentioned
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