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Discovery Of Central Asia – 5 Stans

26 days
From Ashgabat to Tashkent
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Discovery Of Central Asia – 5 Stans - Crooked Compass
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Plan your adventure:
Partially Guided
Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Guided in English
Group Size 2 - 12
Age range 18 to 99
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Highlights

  • Explore Ashgabat's white marble buildings
  • Witness the flames of Darvaza gas crater
  • Discover ancient ruins and grand mosques
  • Visit the majestic Kolsai and Kaindy Lakes
  • Experience nomadic life at Son-Kul Lake

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 Arrival in Ashgabat (Turkmenistan)
  2. Day 2 Ashgabat – Darwaza
  3. Day 3 Darwaza – Ashgabat
  4. Day 4 Ashgabat – Nohur- Ashgabat
  5. Day 5 Ashgabat – Almaty (Kazakhstan)
  6. Day 6 Big Almaty Lake
  7. Day 7 Kaindy Lake
  8. Day 8 Kolsai Lakes
  9. Day 9 Almaty – Charyn Canyon – Karakol (Kazakhstan/Kyrgyzstan)
  10. Day 10 Karakol – Jety Oguz – Kochkor
  11. Day 11 Kochkor – Son-Kul
  12. Day 12 Son-Kul – Bishkek
  13. Day 13 Ala-Archa National Park
  14. Day 14 Bishkek – Tashkent (Uzbekistan)
  15. Day 15 Tashkent
  16. Day 16 Tashkent - Khiva
  17. Day 17 Khiva - Bukhara
  18. Day 18 Bukhara
  19. Day 19 Bukhara – Nurata
  20. Day 20 Village in Nurata Mountains
  21. Day 21 Nurata – Samarkand
  22. Day 22 Samarkand
  23. Day 23 Samarkand – Penjikent – 7 Lakes – Penjikent (Tajikistan)
  24. Day 24 Penjikent – Dushanbe
  25. Day 25 Dushanbe
  26. Day 26 Departure
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What's Included

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  • Accommodation
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  • Guide
  • Meals
  • Additional Services
  • Transport

What's Not Included

  • Insurance
  • Optional
  • Additional Services

Operated by

Crooked Compass

Number of tours

99

Age Range

18 to 99 years old

Response time

12 hours

Response rate

100%

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26 days
Discovery Of Central Asia – 5 Stans
From Ashgabat to Tashkent

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    3 Sep, 2025
    Sunday
    28 Sep, 2025
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    $10,368
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    27 Sep, 2026
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Good to Know

Tour ID: 186888

  • Currencies
    Tenge
    Kazakhstan
    с
    Som
    Kyrgyzstan
    ЅМ
    Somoni
    Tajikistan
    $
    US Dollar
    UZS
    Uzbekistan Sum
    Uzbekistan
  • Plugs & Adapters

    As a traveler from USA, Canada you will need an adaptor for types C, E, F, I. As a traveler from England, South Africa you will need an adaptor for types C, E, F, I, A, B. As a traveler from Australia, New Zealand you will need an adaptor for types C, E, F, A, B.

    Type C
    Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
    Type E
    Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
    Type F
    Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan
    Type I
    Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
    Type A
    Turkmenistan
    Type B
    Turkmenistan
  • Vaccines
    • These are only indications, so please visit your doctor before you travel to be 100% sure.
    • Typhoid - Recommended for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Hepatitis A - Recommended for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
    • Tuberculosis - Recommended for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Ideally 3 months before travel.
    • Hepatitis B - Recommended for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Ideally 2 months before travel.
    • Rabies - Recommended for Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan. Ideally 1 month before travel.
    • Yellow fever - Certificate of vaccination required if arriving from an area with a risk of yellow fever transmission for Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. Ideally 10 days before travel.
    • Tick-borne encephalitis - Recommended for Kazakhstan and Tajikistan. Ideally 3 months before travel.
    • Cholera - Recommended for Tajikistan. Ideally 2 weeks before travel.
  • Visa
    • Unfortunately we cannot offer you a visa application service. Whether you need a visa or not depends on your nationality and where you wish to travel. Assuming your home country does not have a visa agreement with the country you're planning to visit, you will need to apply for a visa in advance of your scheduled departure.
    • Here is an indication for which countries you might need a visa. Please contact the local embassy for help applying for visas to these places.
  • Payment information
    • For any tour departing before February 20th, 2025 a full payment is necessary. For tours departing after February 20th, 2025, a minimum payment of $850 is required to confirm your booking with Crooked Compass. The final payment will be automatically charged to your credit card on the designated due date. The final payment of the remaining balance is required at least 60 days prior to the departure date of your tour. TourRadar never charges you a booking fee and will charge you in the stated currency.
    • Some departure dates and prices may vary and Crooked Compass will contact you with any discrepancies before your booking is confirmed.
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