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Five countries, three weeks, one epic trip along the Silk Road through the heart of Central Asia
Tagesprogramm / Reiseroute
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- Arrive Ashgabat
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- Free Morning; Ashgabat City Tour
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- Visit Nisa; Afternoon Transfer To Darvaza Crater, ...
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- To Ancient Dashoguz; Visit Medieval Kunya Urgench
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- Cross Into Uzbekistan; Tour Of Khiva
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- Desert Castles Of Khorezm
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- Drive To Bukhara Through The Kyzylkum Desert
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- Explore Bukhara
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- Visit The Summer Palace Of The Bukharan Emirs; Dri...
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- Explore Samarkand
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- Cross Into Tajikistan; Sarazm And Penjikent
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- Explore The Seven Lakes In The Fann Mountains
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- Drive To Khujand Via Istaravshan
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- Khujand; Back Into Uzbekistan; Rishtan And Margila...
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- Cross Into Kyrgyzstan; Visit Osh And Uzgen
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- Arslanbob Nature Reserve
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- To Son Kul Lake
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- Son Kul Lake
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- Along The Southern Shore Of Issyk-Kul Lake
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- Transfer To Karakol; Sightseeing Tour
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- Visit Charyn Canyon; To Almaty, Kyrgyzstan
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- Explore Almaty; See Panfilov Park
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- End Almaty
Reiseländer (5): Kasachstan, Kirgisistan, Tadschikistan, Turkmenistan, Usbekistan
Reiseziele (10): Almaty, Ashgabat, Bischkek, Bucchara, Darvaza Gas Crater, Karakol, Khiva, Osch, Pendschikent, Samarkand
Detail
Vast deserts, rolling steppe, fertile valleys and majestic mountains form the backdrop to the five former Soviet republics of Central Asia, which are commonly known as the Five Stans. Among this changing and varied landscape are traditional villages, ancient towns and modern cities, which tell a tale of advancing Greek and Persian armies, marauding Mongolian hordes, traders selling wares along the Silk Road, philosophers, astronomers, Communist experiments and post-Soviet eccentrics. Journey past giant burning gas pits, intricately tiled mosques, alpine lakes bordered by yurt camps, grand monuments, rural villages and colourful markets on this epic trip through the heart of Central Asia.About this trip: We have two versions of this trip, with different departure dates. One starts in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, and ends in Almaty, Kazakhstan, and the other runs in reverse. Apart from the direction of travel, the two itineraries are similar, the main difference is the route taken through Kyrgyzstan and the accommodation there. This itinerary (The Five Stans of the Silk Road), which runs from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, to Almaty, Kazakhstan, includes Son Kul Lake and there are three nights staying in yurts in Kyrgyzstan. The reverse itinerary (The Five Stans of the Silk Road - Reverse), includes Chon-Kemin and Bishkek and stays in guesthouses and hotels rather than yurts.Both itineraries include a night in a yurt in Turkmenistan.