Kyrgyzstan · Uzbekistan

Kyrgyzstan & Uzbekistan Classic

Culture & Silk Road

10 days9 nights

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A JOURNEY TO MAKE YOUR OWN

Designed around your travellers.

Bishkek → Burana → Issyk-Kul (North Shore) → Karakol → Jeti-Oguz → Bishkek → Tashkent → Samarkand

Season: May to October
Accommodation: Hotel/Bed and Breakfast/GH
Activity & pace: Activity grading, walking distances and daily driving times are not specified in the source. Request an individual assessment for your travellers.

Catalogue concept — subject to confirmation. Hotels, access, transport and activities are checked for your dates. Overnight locations are stated only where the source specifies them.

Day-by-day programme

DAY 1

Bishkek

Arrival in Bishkek. Transfer to hotel. Rest after the flight.

DAY 2

Bishkek → Burana → Issyk-Kul (North Shore)

Visit Burana Tower and archaeological remains. Continue through Boom Gorge to Issyk-Kul. Overnight at the lakeshore.

DAY 3

Issyk-Kul → Cholpon-Ata → Karakol

Visit the petroglyphs and local history museum in Cholpon-Ata. Drive to Karakol for evening exploration.

DAY 4

Karakol → Jeti-Oguz → Karakol

City tour: Dungan Mosque, Russian Orthodox Church, bazaar. Excursion to Jeti-Oguz Gorge to see red sandstone formations. Return to Karakol.

DAY 5

Karakol → Bishkek

Drive back to Bishkek along the lakeshore route. Evening at leisure.

DAY 6

Bishkek → Tashkent

Transfer to the airport. Flight to Tashkent. Overnight in the city.

DAY 7

Tashkent

Explore the Old City: Khast-Imam complex, Kukeldash Madrasah, Chorsu Bazaar.

DAY 8

Tashkent → Samarkand

Transfer to Samarkand. Visit Registan Square and Gur-Emir Mausoleum.

DAY 9

Samarkand

Continue sightseeing: Shah-i-Zinda necropolis and Ulugbek Observatory.

DAY 10

Departure

Transfer to Samarkand Airport.

Main English catalogue 2026, PDF pages 22–23

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