12 DAYS TO DISCOVER CENTRAL ASIA

Grand total TJK-UZB-Kirgizstan: 4770USD
Total distance: 2046 km
  • Transport including transport Tajik-Kyrgyz border to Osh
  • Flight Tashkent-Bukhara and Bukhara-Samarkand train
  • Food, including 1.5L of drinking water per person/day
  • Accommodation
  • Entrance tickets (all museums, hot springs, Botanical Garden and Tajik National Park)
  • Local Guide (for Uzbekistan part)
  • GBAO permit and permit for crossing Tajik-Kyrgyz border
  • Office charge including tax

Description

UZBEKISTAN-TAJIKISTAN-KIRGIZSTAN)
TASHKENT-BUKHARA – SAMARKAND – DUSHANBE –KHOROG- WAKHAN CORRIDOR – OSH – BISHKEK.
THROUGH PAMIR HIGHWAY AND WAKHAN CORRIDOR
ITINERARY

Day 1. Tashkent – full day city tour.
Arrival to Tashkent Airport.Meeting with the company representative. City tour: Hast Imam Square with its madrasah of Barak-Khan, Tilla Sheikh Mosque, mausoleum of the Saint Abu Bakr Kaffal Shashi (XVI century) and the Islamic Institute of Imam al-Bukhari. The world famous Quran of Caliph Uthman - Ottoman has been preserved here. Ottoman Quran is the primary source of Islam holy book that was written in the middle of VII century. After lunch visit Chorsu Bazaar. Overnight in a hotel in Tashkent.
Meals: B/L/D
(Altitudes above sea level during allday: 455m Tashkent)

Day 2. Tashkent – Bukhara flight
Transfer to the airport. Fly to Bukhara. Meeting with the company representative at the airport. Bukhara City Tour: Ismail Samani Mausoleum, Chashma-i Ayub Mausoleum, Ark Citadel (5th century AD), Poi-Kalyan (XII-XVI) and Lyabi-Khauz (XVI-XVII) Ensembles. Overnight in a hotel in Bukhara.

Meals: B/L/D
(Altitudes above sea level during the day: in the beginning of the day – 455m Tashkent. At end of the day – 230m Bukhara)

Day 3. Bukhara – Samarkand. Train to Samarkand.
On the way visit Imam al-Bukhari Memorial Museum, which is located in a modern building, near Samanid’s Mausoleum; Registan Square - a real gem located in the very heart of the ancient city of Samarkand; Gur-Emir Mausoleum (XV century); Bibi-Khanym Mosque; Observatory of Ulugbek; Shakhi Zinda Necropolis. Overnight in a hotel in Samarkand.
Meals: B/L/D
(Altitudes above sea level during the day: in the beginning of the day – 230m Bukhara. At end of the day – 705m Samarkand)

Day 4. Samarkand – Uzbek-Tajik border cross – Dushanbe (7-8 hours of driving)
Depart Samarkand and drive to Sarazm (Penjikent) Uzbek-Tajik border check-post. Cross into Tajikistan. Meet with a Tajik Guide and driver. Drive to Dushanbe. On the way visit Panjakent Rudaki Museum. Overnight in a Hotel in Dushanbe. 300 km

Meals: B/Picnic/D
(Altitudes above sea level during the day: in the beginning of the day – 705m Samarkand. The highest point 910mSarazm. At end of the day – 780m Dushanbe)

Day 5. Dushanbe – Kalai-khumb (10-11 hours of driving)
Half day Dushanbe City Tour: Museum of Antiquities, Ismaili Center, Gurminj Museum of Traditional Musical Instruments. In the afternoon head to the Pamirs. On the way enjoy the view of Nurek lake dam and discover Hulbuk fortress and the mausoleum of a poet and scholar of the 14th century, Khoja Mir Sayid Ali Hamadani in Kulyab. Overnight in a homestay in Kalai-Khumb town. 405 km

Meals: B/L/D
(Altitudes above sea level during the day: in the beginning of the day – 780m Dushanbe. The highest point 2126mShurobod. At end of the day –1295mKalai-Khumb)


Day 6. Kalai-Khumb – Khorog (8-9 hours of driving)
Depart Kalai-Khumb (Darvaz) and head to Khorog. On the way enjoy the Afghan villages along the Panj (Oxsus) River. Overnight in a homestay in Khorog.

2-3 hours Khorog City Tour: Historical Museum, City Park, Visitor Tourism Information Center and handy crafts shops. 280 km

Meals: B/L/D
(Altitudes above sea level during the day: in the beginning of the day – 1295m Kalai-Khumb. At end of the day –2100m Khorog)

Day 7. Khorog – Ishkashim -Langar (Wakhan) (10-12 hours of driving)
After breakfast depart Khorog and drive to Ishkashim, on the way visit Garm Chashma hot spring and watch ruby mines from distance. Lunch in Ishkashim district center.

After lunch drive to the Wakhan Corridor. Visit the ruins of Kah-Kaha and Yamchun fortresses, BibiFotima hot-spring, pre-Islamic shrines, Museum of Sufi MuborakiVakhoni, astronomer and scholar of the 19th century. 2-3 hours trek on the route of Langar petroglyphs. Overnight in a homestay in Zong village. 246 km
Meals: B/Picnic/D
(Altitudes above sea level during the day: in the beginning of the day – 2600m Ishkashim. The highest point ~2900m Zong-Langar trek route. At end of the day –2800m Langar)

Day 8. Langar – Khargush pass (4344m) – Bulunkul (10-12 hours of driving)
Drive to Bulunkul (the coldest place in Tajikistan) along Pamir River via Khargush Pass (4344 m). 2-3 hours hike to the pass viewpoint (Panarama Ridge) for the great view of the whole Wakhan valley, both Tajik and Afghan. In the evening go by walk to Yashilkul (‘Green’) lake to meet the sunset. Overnight in a home-stay in Bulunkul settlement. 130 km

Meals: B/L/D
(Altitudes above sea level during the day: in the beginning of the day – 2800m Langar. At end of the day –3737m Bulunkul)

Day 9. Bulunkul – Rangkul (8-10 hours of driving)
Depart Bulunkul and head to Rangkul village through the Rangkul and Shorkul lakes. Good chance to observe the rare Indian goose (Anser Indicus) in its natural habitat. In the afternoon walk around the village. Overnight in a homestay in Rangkul. 210 km

Meals: B/L/D
(Altitudes above sea level during the day: in the beginning of the day – 3737m Bulunkul. At end of the day –3781m Rangkul)


Day 10. Rangkul – Tajik/Kyrgyz border cross – Sary-Tash (10-12 hours of driving)
Depart Rangkul village and head to Sary-Tash of Kyrgyzstan. On the way short stop to walk along the Karakul lake. Cross the border into Kyrgyzstan. If there are no clouds on the horizon enjoy the view of Lenin Peak (7134m) Sary-Tash. Overnight in a homestay in Sary-Tash. 265 km

Meals: B/Picnic/D
(Altitudes above sea level during the day: in the beginning of the day – 3781m Rangkul.The highest point 4656m Ak-Baital pass. At end of the day –3153m Sary-Tash)

Day 11. Sary-Tash – Osh (7-8 hours of driving)
Drive to Osh. Check-in in a guest-house. After lunch Osh City Tour: Sulaiman Too, Osh Bazaar, and City Park. Overnight in a guest-house in Osh. 190 km

Meals: B/L/D
(Altitudes above sea level during the day: in the beginning of the day – 3153m Sary-Tash. At end of the day –950m Osh)

Day 12. Osh – Bishkek flight
Transfer to the Osh Airport. Fly to Bishkek. 20 km


TRIP DOES NOT INCLUDES:
 Insurance
 Guide service
 Supplement for single room
 All other personal expenses

Accommodation options:
1. –Tashkent 3* Hotels or equivalent guesthouses
2. –Bukhara 3* Hotels or equivalent guesthouses
3. –Samarkand 3* Hotels or equivalent guesthouses
4. –Dushanbe 3* Hotel, double and twin room
5. -Kalai-Khumb Guesthouse
6. –Khorog Pamir Alibaba Hotel, double room and twin room
7. –Ishkashim ANIS or Ren guesthouse
8. –Zong/Langar Sash guesthouse or Mish guesthouse, share bathroom
9. –Bulunkul Homestay
10. –Rangkul Rangkul homestays
11. -Sary-Tash Mirbek or Berdish guesthouse
12. –Osh Eco House guesthouse