This is the tour for those who want to get a great snapshot of what Central Asia has to offer, and there is plenty of amazing, special and weird stuff for us to explore. Starting in Turkmenistan's bizarre and unique capital of Ashgabat, we'll visit the unbelievable Gates of Hell, before crossing into Uzbekistan where we'll include the must-sees in Uzbekistan such as the Registan and the old town of Bukhara, and our tour of Tashkent and surrounds has some pretty cool SAIGA specials, including a solar furnace and a formerly closed Soviet mining town.
We'll explore the spectacular Fann Mountains in Tajikistan, with a night in a Soviet sanatorium, before navigating the mountains and lakes of Kyrgyzstan, fitting in some little-known Soviet relics, and eventually arriving in the cosmopolitan city of Bishkek, with our last stop being in the trendy and progressive city of Almaty.
The tour can be done as a whole, or if your time is limited it can also be split into sections, as below .
It is also preceded by a Turkmenistan Extension , and at the end of the tour you can join our Kazakhstan Polygon Summer Tour .
If you like the look of this tour but the dates don't work for you, or you'd like to do part of the tour, please get in touch and let us know. All our tours are able to be split into smaller sections, we're always scheduling new tours and your dates might work for one of them, or we can always organise an independent tour.
Start | End | Days | Price | Single Sup. | |
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Jun 15
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Jun 18
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4 | $820 | $200 | |
Jun 19
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Jun 21
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3 | $620 | $100 | |
Jun 21
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Jun 28
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8 | $1280 | $350 | |
Jun 28
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Jul 6
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9 | $1280 | $400 | |
Jul 6
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Jul 11
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6 | $1295 | $250 |
INCLUSIONS:
✓ | Letter of Invitation for Turkmenistan |
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Accommodation in twin share at roughly 3 star hotels, breakfast included, except when other accommodation is mentioned in itinerary |
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Where itinerary mentions yurt or homestay accomodation, single supplement and twin share may be affected |
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Transport as per itinerary |
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Entrance fees to most sites (as per itinerary) |
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SAIGA guide and local guides |
SINGLE SUPPLEMENT: $1000
EXCLUSIONS:
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Visa fees if necessary |
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Visa support if necessary, other than Turkmenistan |
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Some activities, eg. treatments at sanatorium (as per itinerary) |
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Meals other than breakfast |
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Transport to and from the start and end of tour |
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Personal expenses such as souvenirs or any optional activities |
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Any COVID related expenses |
Spend the night mesmerised by the horrendous but exhilirating Gates of Hell
Go back in time in the Silk Road gems of Samarkand and Bukhara
Navigate the moutains, valleys and lakes of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan
Explore some little-known Soviet relics in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan