TOUR OVERVIEW
What do Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan have in common? They were all part of the Soviet Union, they’re all landlocked, they all celebrate Nawruz, they all love plov, they all border Kyrgyzstan, and they all like to throw dead goats around whilst riding on horseback. And they’re all part of this awesome tour!
Starting in Osh, we’ll start with the Pamir Highway, a spectacular drive through some of the most rural places in the world, before entering back into modern civilisation when arriving in Dushanbe. From there we’ll cross into Uzbekistan where we’ll show you some incredible ancient sites, the devastating Aral Sea, some funky local culture and some bizarre SAIGA specials. Entering Kazakhstan you’ll see some of the least known Soviet relics that exist, the hip former capital of Almaty, the tragic and confronting Polygon test site and the largest chimney in the world, before finishing up in the custom-built capital of Nur Sultan, formerly known as Astana, formerly known as Akmola, formerly known as Tselinograd, and soon to be something else.
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